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When adventurer, Eben St. Claire, discovers a dying man in the wilderness, they strike a bargain: a handsome reward in exchange for his cooperation. All that’s required is for him to provide protection to the man’s daughter. Only Eben soon learns that his newly acquired responsibility is not the dutiful child he’s been led to believe, but a headstrong beauty as untamed as the land Eben calls home. Rough and Tender was awarded the Romantic Times Best First Western Historical Romance. It is the first book in the Quest for the West Series. Winner of the Best First Western Historical ...

After barely surviving a massacre in the Pennsylvania wilderness, Sarah Marsters finds herself in a ramshackle hunter’s cabin besieged by wolves. As she prepares to die, a stranger arrives, and the wolves bow down and whimper at his feet.. Kingston Sauvage is unlike anyone Sarah has ever encountered. A mysterious man with uncanny abilities, a man on a collision course with a brutal fate. And while he tutors her in survival skills during their journey, he also introduces her to a searing passion. Set against a starkly beautiful wilderness caught in the throes of the French and Indian War, ...

When Catherine Breaux sets out to find her brother's killer, getting set upon by bandits along the Natchez Trace is not in her plans. When all seems lost, a mysterious stranger comes pounding out of the night to scatter the outlaws. Wealthy planter, Jase St. Claire's timely appearance is a mixed blessing. St. Claire saved Catherine from ravishment at the hands of the outlaws. . . now who will save her from him? Forbidden Flame, is the second book in the Quest For The West Series.

When a parish priest, is brutally murdered, Lily Martin needs to know why. Yet, questions aren't always welcome in steamy Acadia Parish--not by her ex-lover, Gitan Boudreaux, an ex-con struggling to make it on the outside, not by her bitter ex-husband Sheriff Hugh Lothiar, and not by the man who murdered Father Dugas.... In At The Kill is a former Doubleday Book Club Selection, and the second book in the Southern Sizzler Romantic Thriller Series. A former Doubleday Book Club Selection. Explicit sex, violence, and language.

Fegan Broussard’s world is filled with daily reminders of his sister’s murder, something he’d rather forget. So, when another young girl is killed and dumped in the swamp, Fegan doesn’t welcome the attention it brings to his doorstep… especially when it’s Clairee’ Sumner, a long-legged beauty and the daughter of his sister’s killer, asking the questions. Don’t Tell A Soul is the first book in the Southern Sizzlers Romantic Thriller Series.

What’s a hero to do? Detective Thomas Tanner doesn’t always play by the rules when it comes to crime-busting, but his arrest record is the envy of the department, and he takes pride in his reputation for getting the job done. So when his identity is stolen and FBI Agent Nathan Cuddy shows up at headquarters with accusations of Internet fraud via a romance scam, Tanner goes ballistic. Cuddy, Tanner’s nemesis is not above twisting the facts to get to Thomas, but the complaint against him is right there in black and white, claiming he bilked one Samantha Savage out of ten grand… and ...

"Dark and Eerie, As Night Falls serves up chills, suspense and danger. If you like sitting on the edge of your seat, then this book is for you. S. K. McClafferty knows how to keep readers balancing on the edge." --Jill Smith, R. T. Book Reviews Professor Abigail Youngblood has come home to Abundance, New York, a quaint village tucked away in the picturesque Hudson Valley. Yet, sleepy Abundance is not as Abby remembers it, and neither is her Aunt Catherine’s estate, now crumbling from years of neglect. The old place is falling apart, and a team of archeological students from NYU have dug ...

When her life is shattered by the War Between the States, Olivia Harrington scrambles to rebuild a lost family fortune by running the Federal blockade out of Wilmington, North Carolina. Her daring and bravery has allowed her to keep Bliss, the home she hasn’t seen in months... the place where she is now headed. Yet waiting at home for Livie is a houseful of trouble… her dying brother, and the man who risked everything to honor a friend’s final wish… the very man who broke Livie’s heart long ago, and whom she thought never to see again…. The Long Road Home is a novella that is ...

It wasn’t easy growing up the daughter of a traitor and Quintana Wade has struggled just to keep a roof over her head… so when the father who abandoned her to join the cause of American liberty sends an emissary to “fetch her home” Quintana launches her own full scale rebellion. Draper Boone is unlike any man Quintana has ever encountered. Devastatingly handsome, exotic, and wild, the militia captain is more than a match for her in every way. Sexual tension crackles between them, and Draper’s seductive ways are hard to resist. As hardheaded as her father, Quintana is not about to ...

London Llewellyn, the Llewellyn clan's newest spy meets sexy ex-spook, Adam De Wulf, CIA legend, in the worst possible way... over her brother's dead body. In From The Cold is a high energy romantic suspense packed with emotion and spiced with humor. This book was originally published in digital format as Beggarman Thief.

James White-Hawk Morgan has a trading post in the Mohawk River Valley in New York, and a fairly promising future. What he doesn’t have are friends in high places. . . like England. A business man like himself can prosper if he has the proper connections, so he seeks to remedy this deficit by travelling to London. . . and there he meets Lizzie Gardener, a pretty spinster with connections, but few prospects she will actually accept. There is an instant attraction between the English rose and the wilderness entrepreneur, yet their potential relationship is cut short when James receives news ...

The brothers MacLeod bury their secrets in the front yard. Julianne Rhys gave her heart to Will MacLeod years ago, and he broke it when he disappeared. Now, suddenly, he's back, but he isn't the boy she fell in love with. Government assassin Will MacLeod exists in the shadowy world of the CIA, and he has returned home to complete his last assignment. Only this time, it's personal. But home is a landscape riddled with complications. Will's brother Jimmy has always been trouble, but is he part of the evil threatening the town? A town where the ghosts of Will's troubled past eagerly await his ...

Christmas for a single-mom is hard enough, and the last thing Maggie needs is to be called back home to Sutter's Mountain to deal with a father she hasn't seen or spoken to in fifteen years. She's been asking for help and advice, but for some reason, God doesn't seem to be listening. Or maybe He has a round-about way of getting things done, and getting stubborn folks to stop hurting one another... and Maggie, and her father, will have to learn the hard way. A Christmas short story about the generations of one family coming together and mending past hurts that will warm your heart.

As her uncle’s representative, it is up to Fallon Deane to work closely with the handsome new minister until he becomes acclimated to his post and familiar with his flock. But the more time she spends with the Right Reverend Draegan Mattais, the clearer it becomes to patriotic Fallon that there may be more to the man than it seems. He is secretive, and mysterious, and too well armed for a simple man of God. But the more Fallon questions him, the more the man resists… until one night she finds him prowling around in Gilead Manor, her uncle’s great house. Draegan is given no choice but ...

When Reagan Broussard's fairytale life is shattered by dreadful nightmares she is certain it is a portent of evil threatening her family. Desperate for answers, she makes the journey to her native Kentucky and a wise woman living there, but the answers she receives bring her no peace. Instead, she must make an arduous trip home to St. Louis and hope that she is in time to save Miranda, her firstborn. Meanwhile, an unseen evil lurks, plotting and planning to attain a long-awaited revenge, waiting to strike.

Widowed Michaela Strong has a soft spot for strays. It’s the reason she adopted the wolf-dog she calls Boo. Sometimes a dog is dutiful, and then there is Boo. So , when he has run off to have an adventure and ends up causing a dreadful ruckus in the woods, Michaela goes out to bring him home. The crazy dog is always finding trouble, and this time is no exception… only this time trouble comes in the form of a handsome man, lying broken in the woods. Judson Nance just wants a new start. He’s given up his sinful ways, and with the Lord’s help, he intends to make a new start. Thirteen ...

Adventurer Eben St. Claire, and his beautiful bride, Raven, are beginning their new life in Louisiana when tragedy strikes. Their love is legendary... but can it survive the ultimate test? Forever And A Day is a novella sequel to the award-winning Rough And Tender, and the latest addition to the Quest For The West Series.

Abby's school project presents a challenge that ends in an unexpected discovery: a journal written by Maggie's great-grandmother documenting personal tragedy and her own participation in West Virginia's Coal Wars of the early 20th Century. The poignant memoir awakens a new appreciation in Maggie for her own family history. Meanwhile, a visiting aunt and her involvement in the local historical society triggers conflict between Maggie and her irascible dad.The Legacy Quilt is the third book in The Country Road Series, which takes place in West Virginia. Appropriate for all ages.

Devlin Muir is having the worst day of his life. He lost his job, his girlfriend dumped him on Facebook, and his apartment exploded. In the midst of devastating chaos, a lawyer appears and informs him that he’s the long lost heir to the Foxley Mansion: a sprawling estate near Bar Harbor with a breathtaking view of the ocean. It certainly seems like the perfect place for an artist to hang out to lick his wounds and create, and since there’s nothing left for Devlin in Boston, he decides to relocate, and he heads for the quaint seaside village of Jenna’s Cove. But his new situation holds...

Brand new!! Bailey Mainwaring is a hereditary witch who bombs when it comes to magic, so when she accidentally casts a spell, the Universe answers by sending her a seventeenth-century hunk in the form of Captain Matthew Blackthorne. But can a truly old-fashioned alpha-male fit into Bailey's modern-day world?