Three years ago Francie Hampton shocked the ton by jilting Sir Thomas Spencer at their bethrothal ball when she discovered that he kept several lightskirts. How dare Sir Thomas now ask to marry her sister! Gentle Mary should not be married to a proud, tyrannical rake. But Francie protested too much against the man who long ago had won her heart...though not her hand. Regency Romance by Fran Baker; originally published by Belgrave House/Regency Reads

Fran Baker tells the remarkable story of a single mom who must question her convictions after seeing an adversary in a different light.Kitty Reardon is a working mother struggling to make ends meet and move on from her disastrous first marriage. As a third-generation miner, she has always believed that management is a natural enemy. So when Kitty comes face-to-face with the mine’s current owner after a car accident one rainy night, she’s shocked to find that he’s y...

This new edition of Lyme Disease provides up-to-date evidence-based research and covers the significant advances in our understanding of the disorders referred to as Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis. This book explores the causative organism, its requisite ecosystem, disease epidemiology, host-Borrelia interactions, diagnostic testing, clinical manifestations, therapeutic options, the role of host immunity on pathogenesis and long term prognosis. The authors provide balanced perspectives o...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder in Fran Baker’s seductive tale of first love and second chances.The rugged stranger’s cool, blue-eyed stare is the last thing Dovie Brown sees before she plunges into the icy river. After he saves her, Dovie figures she’ll never see her arrogant rescuer again. But nothing about Dr. Nick Monroe is what it seems—including the tragic secret that changed his life forever. What stuns her are the emotions he awakens, making Dovie long...

Fran Baker delivers the captivating story of a woman haunted by the ghosts of the past, and a daredevil who promises a future filled with love.Joni Fletcher knows that there’s enough oil beneath her grandfather’s land to save the family farm—and then some. She’s just got to convince Chance McCoy, the arrogant oil man whose exploits have earned him a reputation as a wildcatter. But when she meets Chance, his assured manner and striking good looks catch her off-guard...

The May/June 2023 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Aliette de Bodard, Kylie Lee Baker, Lindsey Godfrey Eccles, Fran Wilde, Ewen Ma, Theodora Ward, and K.S. Walker. Reprint fiction by Chimedum Ohaegbu. Essays by Caroline M. Yoachim, LaShawn M. Wanak, Hana Lee, and Sam J. Miller, poetry by Nnadi Samuel, Jennifer Mace, Tehnuka, and Angela Liu, interviews with Kylie Lee Baker and Ewen Ma by Caroline M. Yoachim, a cover by Antonio Caparo, an...

Only a rogue like Colin Phillips would choose a bride on the basis of a careless wager. And only a rakehell like Colin would then fall in love with his betrothed's grey-eyed sister! Country spinster Rose Lawrence is determined to ignore Colin's knowing, mocking gaze, to resist his darkly handsome smile and to rebuff his perfect, polished charm. But can she deny her own traitorous heart? Regency Romance by Fran Baker; originally published by Delphi Bo

When Sophie Althorpe arrived in London, her beloved Aunt Ruth hoped to present her to the ton and make a proper match. But the secret surrounding her birth haunted Sophie. And when the dashing cavalier Jonathan Gray returned, it became more important than ever that she find out the truth. For Sophie dared not long for Jonathan's love until she unlocked the mystery of her past. Regency Romance by Fran Baker; originally published by Delphi Books

During the Great Depression Roxie Mitchell has been warned to avoid Luke Bauer, an ex-con. Yet she hires him, daring to offer him a second chance even as gossip mushrooms in the small Missouri town to which they each have recently returned. Luke is an underdog and a man she finds hard to resist. Roxie is Lukes only friend, but both their friends and foes will test them. A Daughters of the Great Depression novel by Fran Baker; originally published by Five Star

Antiqua Greybill doesn't care that the handsome stranger thinks her a lightskirt so long as he takes her with him back to England. She has a dangerous mission to deliver the secret papers hidden in her muff. More dangerous yet, however, are the stranger's skillful kisses and the discovery that he is the notorious Jack Vincent--the very man she is fleeing! Regency Romance by Fran Baker; originally published by Delphi Books and Belgrave House/Regency Reads

In this remarkable romance, Fran Baker weaves a story of hope and heartache, passion and pain—deep in the heart of Texas.With a mixture of reluctance and curiosity, Rafe Martinez has returned to the Circle C ranch. He certainly hasn’t come to mourn the loss of Big Tom Crane, the powerful ranch owner who drove him away eleven years ago. No, Rafe has come to the man’s funeral for one reason: to see Tom’s daughter, Jeanne—the woman he once loved passionately, and left...

When Dolly Baker was three years old, she found herself on a plane to Kentucky with her two sisters and a social worker. Even though their mother was still alive, the siblings had been adopted by a grandmother. Baker missed her mother’s presence deeply, and for years, she struggled with understanding her life’s true purpose.In The Other Side of the Sun, Baker shares her story, the story of a young black girl trying to grow, heal, and learn to love herself. She chronicles the many o...