From fashionable New Orleans society, Miss Della Mott is now bound for frontier Spanish Texas where anything might happen. At twenty-five and never interested in marriage, she is glad finally to be considered “on the shelf.” But her plans for independence in Louisiana have failed and now her very life may be in danger. The panic of 1819 destroyed many fortunes, including Della’s stepfather’s plantation. When he hears of Stephen Austin's agreement with Spain to allow angloamericanos to settle on free land in colonial Texas, the impulsive man packs up the family, slaves, and their ...

The American cowboy and the lady of Spanish descent. Though their backgrounds are worlds apart—when history invades their lives, survival becomes their mutual goal. In 1836 Texas, Mariana, the lady of Rancho Sandoval, is determined to prove to all a woman can run a ranch as well as any man. But when renegade Comanches kidnap her, the top hand at the nearby ranch, Scully rescues her and is entrusted with protecting her. Though Mariana protests, the determined Scully sticks to her side like a burr. Relatives Mariana never knew burst into her life and begin making demands. And does someone ...

Daughter of parents who counted President Washington as a friend, Sarah had a bright future. Until... she's caught up in a scandal and cast outside society. Three lonely years pass and to start afresh, she forsakes the thirteen United States for faraway French Colonial New Orleans. But sailing south through the pirate-ridden Caribbean is no place for an unprotected lady. Douglas “Mac” McKuen is hired to protect her. Though also outcast, at first he believes the ill-founded gossip. But during the dangerous voyage, the two forge a bond to face whatever comes—as friends. Mac plans to ...

Identical twin brothers are unjustly outcast from society and parted— Rejected by New Orleans society, Johnny McKuen has escaped to Mexican frontier Texas. A childhood friend Tristan arrives, bearing Johnny’s neighbor, mortally wounded. The new widow Angel asks who shot her husband and started to scalp him? Taking care of the family plantation Beau Rivage, Callum McKuen faces not only his brother’s scandal but men who want to force him to sell. He meets Minette, a young woman hiding her beauty beneath layers of clothing. Why? Shouldn’t she show off her beauty in order to find a ...

Daughter of a French courtesan to frontier wife to friend of Martha Washington- In the early 1700's Christiane flees France with her renegade father. In the Canadian wilderness, she survives the shock of leaving a life of wealth and privilege. To escape frontier violence, she moves southward only to become involved in the burgeoning American Revolution. Daughter of a French courtesan to frontier wife to companion of Martha Washington--circumstances move Christiane into the very heart of the American rebel elite. But one man in her life can never be forgotten. John Eastham, who’d also left...

What will it take for a clueless computer genius to notice the caring woman at the desk beside him? Will he solve the case before someone dies? She has loved him since the day he hired her. Unable to avoid her feelings for her boss, Annie’s about to quit the job she loves. But an unexpected call from Jack’s estranged, successful surgeon father upends Annie’s plan and Jack’s life. He wants nothing to do with his father. But with Jack’s record with successful cyber security, he’s the man for the job. Jack wants to refuse. But Annie insists it’s a business decision. Secretly she ...

East Meets West in this frontier Western~ Rafe McKuen, the son of an Osage chief’s daughter and a successful American fur trader turned planter, has one foot in each world. As a child, he often visited his mother’s tribal camp near St. Louis. At his father’s Louisiana plantation, he was a beloved son, but “invisible” to New Orleans society which ignores his existence. Now he is a man—where will he spend his life--in which world? Miss Eve Holcombe is an Eastern beauty with influential relatives. Her father’s unexpected announcement that they are moving West startles and worries...

Both a wounded hero and heroine face murder in their small town, where murders never happen. She survived a childhood tragedy. Bookstore owner Sylvie and state homocide detective Ridge share a painful history — but when they discover the dead body of Sylvie’s cousin, they have no choice but to work together to unravel the truth… Marked by the same tragedy, he’s forced to linger here in his hometown, aching for his still embittered parents. As he investigates, subsequent break-ins and odd occurrences plague those nearest Sylvie. So he’s constantly in contact with her, the woman ...

Can a shy girl find her moxie and win her hometown hero? Or "let" him win her? Food blogger and columnist Hannah, recently “unengaged,” strikes out to help her parents get settled in their new house and show them the new forceful Hannah. When she arrives, what meets her eye— just a foundation! What’s wrong with the builder—Guthrie? How can Hannah achieve her hopes of helping her parents get settled well before snow flies.Hannah becomes involved with the build, the new town, Guthrie and his wounded family. As she pursues her goal which involves the hardworking good-guy Guthrie, she...

Later in life hero and heroine join forces to aid a young woman suffering amnesia. Lois has come home to reconnect with her daughters. At a snowy March midnight, Lois Blair arrives at her lakeshore home. A frantic dog leaps against her car window—barking, obviously demanding her help. Without hesitation, she follows the dog through the forest to find a young woman lying, unconscious. In the morning, the girl is diagnosed with dis-associative fugue, a form of amnesia. No ID, no car, no clues. Taking in the nameless young woman and her dog, grandmother Lois finds an ally in the local vet, ...

What could unite a disgruntled DA and the pretty teacher, responsible for his hung jury? Perhaps his little boy in need of love… One of her first graders sparks her concern. Beginning teacher, Patience knows first hand what getting a reputation for trouble-making may do to a child’s future. She sets out to prevent this. But a stint of jury duty takes her out of the classroom, away from Jackson, and into conflict with Jackson’s dad, by-the-book DA Gil Montgomery. He knows more about his small town and the law than she does. When her lone “not guilty” vote results in a hung jury, it...

1906: Lady Elizabeth “Libby” Sinclair, with her love of microscopes and nature, isn’t favored in society. She flees to the beautiful Isles of Scilly for the summer and stumbles onto the dangerous secrets left behind by her holiday cottage’s former occupant, also named Elizabeth, who mysteriously vanished. Oliver Tremayne - gentleman and clergyman - is determined to discover what happened to his sister, with the help of the girl now living in what should have been Beth’s summer cottage...especially when he realizes it’s the curious young lady he met briefly two years ago.

What happens when a “thinker” and a “live wire” collide? Sparks? Or a 5-alarm fire? Small town Pleasant Prairie has been slowly dying. Then an influx of Hispanic Americans from southern Texas gives the town much needed new life and possibilities. Pastor Tanner Bond hopes to connect the longtime families and the newcomers for the good of all. But he wants to make the right decisions and has prayed for help. But he didn't expect God to send him Lucy Kirkland. Bold, brash, and bilingual, Lucy swoops in to help Tanner take action among the new Hispanic residents. But she's also ...

A spunky heroine takes on a wounded hero as partner, but will they keep it strictly business? Independent Kat, short for Katherine, Simmons lost her father a year ago. Now the family business, a garden nursery, is in danger because of his medical expenses. She's forced to take on a partner from the big city A year ago Gage Farrell's life changed due to a boating accident. He's recovered mostly but lost a fiancée and has forsaken his workaholic lifestyle. He senses his new partner is prickly and uneasy with their partnership. He wants to keep matters all business too. But only heaven knows ...

In spite of their painful pasts, can best friends fall in love? Everyone calls her "the girl who had amnesia.” With the help of her best friend and fishing buddy, Jessie has spent the past two years healing from her ordeal and making a new life for herself in Winfield. He feels he’ll never overcome the “stain” from his family. Though attracted to her, Chad respects the barrier Jessie maintains. Her happiness means so much to him. And she never looks down on him. On a sunny July afternoon, she and Chad go angling to catch supper. Successful, they take fresh caught trout to share with...