Even as others feast around her, Lady Liliana is in no mood to celebrate the peace made between her father and his greatest rival, for this accord was sealed with a contract for her hand in marriage—her opinion on the matter notwithstanding. Almost before she knows it, Liliana finds herself the reluctant bride of Lord Andrew, the son of her family’s oldest and bitterest foe.   To Liliana’s surprise, though he is fierce in battle, Andrew is no bloodthirsty savage, and i...

Ruth doesn't want to marry Simon, nor does she want to move to Sunny Side, his family farm, but as it is her only way to escape embarrassment, she has to go along. Still, she doesn't intend to make it easy for anyone concerned, including Simon's family, his hired hands, and their wives.The peaceful countryside will never be the same after Ruth moves in and wreaks her havoc, but Simon is even more determined to change Ruth's ways and capture her heart. He has six months to make this...

Twenty-two-year-old Addie Pardue is deeply in love with her fiancé, Jarod Newgate, but she finds it difficult to be happy with her own life while her sister remains married to Amos Longstreth, a despicable man who cheats on her and treats her horribly. As much as she hates Amos, however, the last thing she expects is for him to turn up dead on Jarod’s property.   Though she is certain Jarod is innocent of the murder, the fact that Addie witnessed a fistfight bet...

Love John Wayne westerns? Want to live out the dream? Come to Purple Sage, Texas and try your hand at being a hand! A cowhand, that is. Live as you might have in the late 1800’s. Give us a call if you want to make history come alive.”Sheri will do whatever it takes to complete her covert mission. When Jeb threatens to blow her cover, she has no choice but to agree to his terms. Jeb has no intention of letting Sheri get away from him, but what lengths will he go to in his attempt to...

Kyla O’Guinn was forced to fend for herself over the years since her father died at sea, and by the age of twenty she has grown quite adept at petty theft. Yet when she attempts a burglary at the home of the Baron of Tynell, her luck runs out and she is caught red-handed. As a former admiral accustomed to enforcing strict discipline when it is necessary, the baron decides to handle her chastisement personally, and soon she is over his knee for a sound spanking.   The a...

Sophia Tamworth never planned to marry, having chosen instead to look after her aging father and assist her brother in the running of the family estate. Then Spencer Preston, the duke of Page, came to court her sister…   Spencer tired long ago of the frivolities of London high society and a marriage to Dorothy Tamworth, agreed with her father before his passing, seemed like the perfect arrangement… until he met her sister. Sophia intrigues and excites him, and he canno...

The last thing Joe Tharp expects to find out in the woods in Northern Texas is a girl like Pip. All she needs is a little help from him, and while she’s cagey about why she needs it, Joe can’t stop thinking about her or keep from doing what is best for her – even if that means throwing her over his knee for a little lesson in manners. When she tries to make off with his horse, what she really steals is his heart.Pip’s plans take a twist when she meets the implacable Joe, but she doe...

After her father passes away, twenty-two-year-old Grace Marplesdon finds herself in a predicament. He has left her an inheritance in the form of a hunting lodge, but his will states that the lodge must serve as her dowry and she has no interest in finding a husband. To resolve the situation, her good friend Captain Roderick Weaver suggests a marriage in name only. This arrangement will leave him free to spend as much time as he likes at sea while allowing Grace to follow he...

Twenty-year-old Lacey Alton knows she’s behaving scandalously when she catches a stagecoach to another town to meet Hal Earhart, her potential husband, but what’s a girl to do when she has three bossy brothers always in the way of her plans? Upon meeting Hal, Lacey quickly concludes he’s a good man, but not the man for her. She’s more than ready to play matchmaker, though, and she’s pretty sure she has a friend who would be just perfect for Hal.   Unfortunately for Lac...

“Love John Wayne westerns? Want to live out the dream? Come to Purple Sage, Texas and try your hand at being a hand! A cowhand, that is. Live as you might have in the late 1800’s. Give us a call if you want to make history come alive.”When Sasha reads this ad on Greg’s list, little does she know how it will change her life. Her job as an attendant for the elderly Mr. Parham leaves her longing for a little outdoor adventure and company, so she decides to visit the intriguing Purple ...

Merriview, Texas isn’t the place many men would come to find a wife, but Shep knows that he can get some good advice from his old friends there, so he agrees to make a delivery that’s sure to raise some eyebrows. The first girl he meets has him thinking of staying much longer than he had planned and the Sloan brothers and their wives are elated to hear it. Though Shep falls for the lovely Treli, he almost gives up on winning her when fate, and the feisty Pinkie Sloan step in.What’s...

A New Schoolteacher. A pair of bullies and a murder investigation. Life in Chestnut, Wyoming was about to get a lot more exciting. Clary Mae Watson wanted to see her brother’s killer brought to justice. Determined to find an eye witness to the crime, she kept butting heads with the Marshal, Lukey Boyd Haskins. Luke would rather she returned home and left the murder investigation to him, but she surprised him by taking a teaching position for the one-room school in ...