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Black Horse


Veronica Blake - 2009
    He was all that a Sioux maiden could want in a mate. But though she'd been raised in the village, Meadow was not really one of the People. Her parents had been white, and her past would bring unexpected disaster upon her band of Oglala.MEADOWShe was his to love, her flaxen hair shining like gold on the furs as he stroked her sweet body. But when she was ripped from his arms after a single night as his wife, Black Horse swore he would rescue her from the pony soldiers. Even if he lost his own freedom, his life, he would gaze one more time into the beautiful jade green eyes of the woman who possessed his soul.

Texas Splendor: His Savage Embrace


Bobbi Smith - 2018
    TEXAS SPLENDOR HAD ALL THE ELEMENTS AS ALWAYS. A SUPER READ. I COULD NOT READ IT FAST ENOUGH.”—Beverly Riedel, Amazon “I absolutely loved the descriptions of desire between Trista and Lance!”—Elicori Verified Purchase, Amazon From New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Bobbi Smith comes the spellbinding story of a half-white Comanche warrior whose quest for vengeance becomes the ultimate lesson in fiery desire and true love... HE CLAIMED HER BODY. . . An Easterner born and bred, Trista Sinclair falls in love the minute she lays eyes on the open Texas terrain of her fiancé’s ranch. But the whispers she hears from corral hands about unseen dangers come instantly to life when she is captured while out riding. The blue-eyed Comanche warrior takes her. He is a broad-chested brute of a man whose sensual touch she finds more dangerous than anything. HE WANTED HER HEART AND SOUL. . . Until he sees Trista Sinclair, the fierce warrior Lance Barrett has never been tempted to take a captive. As Trista Sinclair is his half-brother's untouched fiancé, she poses the perfect way for him to get revenge against the white father who rejected him and the half-brother who berates him. Yet what Lance wants most is the one thing Trista swears never to give—her willing surrender. This beautiful woman has hair like spun gold like a magnificent stallion and the backbone to boot! She will come to me when her heart is full.They soon kiss and their passion overflows. In this wild moment, their hearts are torn between their irresistible desire and the past life they have known. Only together can they claim a love as vast and wild as the West itself... ESCAPE WITH HORSES, STEAMY SEX AND BLUE WESTERN SKY BONUS This edition contains a bonus excerpt from THE LADY AND THE TEXAN by Bobbi Smith. REVIEWS OF TEXAS SPLENDOR 4.21 average rating, 154 ratings, 11 reviews, added by 617 people, 314 to-reads, 95% of people like it—Goodreads4.0 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews)—Amazon“Excellent read…After putting the kids to bed at night, this was a great way to unwind…and just dream...this one does not disappoint in anyway… characters were interesting, plenty of sexy scenes…Highly recommend!”—P.H. ABOUT BOBBI SMITH Bobbi Smith is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author with more than 6 million books in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Since she sold her first book, Rapture’s Rage, in 1982 she has published more than 38 books and contributed to six collections of short stories. When she’s not on deadline, Bobbi teaches writing at The Write Stuff at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and is a frequent guest speaker for writer’s groups. Her western historical romances appeal to readers of C. J. Petit, Shirleen Davies, and Judith E. French. Bobbi Smith is the mother of two sons and lives in St. Charles, Missouri, with her husband and three dogs.

Running Fox


Cassie Edwards - 2006
    In each other, they stir feelings of hope, freedom, and longing. Original.

Unforgettable


Rosanne Bittner - 1994
    No one was going to keep her from her dreams of independence, not even tall, rugged, Ethan Temple. The Cheyenne half breed stirred feelings deep inside her, temting Ally to surrender to his strong embrace. Was Ethan a man she could trust, willing to cherish her without taming her . . . a lover who could satisfy her - body and soul - without trying to conquer her wild heart?

Wind Warrior


Constance O'Banyon - 2010
    But the mystical power that filled him awoke his brother's hatred and envy. Dull Knife would do anything to take what was his.The WomanSlender and lovely, the white captive had long ago caught Wind Warrior's eye. She was the kind of beauty who could make a man forget all else in the exquisite pleasures of the night. But when Dull Knife plotted to steal her away, the rivalry between the two brothers would come to a head, a prophecy would be fulfilled and with her daring rescue, a great passion would be born.

A Warrior's Heart


Amanda McIntyre - 2016
    Now, faced with the unknown they must rely on each other to survive. A new teacher, Sarah Reynold’s sets out to meet her father in the untamed territory of 1837 Georgia, where she is to become a teacher for children of the white settlers. While her father claims all is peaceful between the settlers and the Cherokee, there is much left unsaid. When she is saved from certain death by White Eagle, a bold Cherokee warrior opposed to his tribesmen renegade attack, he, too, is injured. As he fights to survive, they are thrust into the turmoil of the forced emigration of his people. Thrown together by circumstances not of their own making, Sarah and White Eagle overcome betrayal and tragedy to find a love strong enough to bring nations together.

Wolf Shadow's Promise


Karen Kay - 2000
    But now that Alys Clayton was a woman grown and ripe for the love of an honorable man, Moon Wolf knew that man could not be him. For she had since been named Wolf Shadow, a warrior pledged to protect his people. A well-born beauty like Alys deserved much more than a revel Indian could give her. And Moon Wolf loved her too much to deny her anything...Alys had long waited for the day when she would be reunited with the darkly handsome suitor who had filled her young heart with yearning. And once in Moon Wolf's tender embrace, she longed to fulfill their vow of love. But Moon Wolf struggled against his passion, stubbornly denying her the one thing that would make her truly his. Now Alys was determined to show the noble warrior that he need not walk alone and that theirs was a love meant to be...

T'on Ma


Magnolia Belle - 2006
    “T’on Ma”, 1850, explores cross-cultural love in a world of broken treaties, genocide, and slavery, where a young woman is torn between the love of a Kiowa warrior and an Army lieutenant.

Cheyenne Amber


Catherine Anderson - 1994
    When her infant son is kidnapped, Laura hires the rough-edged, dangerously handsome Deke to track down the comancheros responsible.

Night Flame


Catherine Hart - 1989
    She was his Flame, and the desire to possess her soft body burned in his blood. It made no difference that she was a general's daughter, a spoiled, willful Southern belle who was completely unsuited to life an an Indian squaw. It made no difference that she fought him tooth and nail, refusing to bend her proud spirit to his will. All that mattered was the searing ecstasy she would know when he branded her soul with his smouldering love...

Lonestar's Lady


Deborah Camp - 2017
    His name fit him perfectly. It fed every fantasy that Gussie Horton had conjured about Indians and forbidden love. His neighbors whispered that he was a murdering half-breed, which was true. But Gussie believed in second chances, and more importantly, her heart told her to believe in Max Lonestar. Was she a fool to hitch her wagon to his star? Would he be her one true love or her final downfall?

Beyond The Heart


Jeanie P. Johnson - 2016
    However, her despise for a husband she never wanted, only grows. During her most vulnerable moment, as she is giving birth to her first child, Chet’s ranch is raided by Comanche Indians, looking for a milk cow. When the leader of the group sees Callie is in labor, he realizes she can help save the life of his infant son, who’s mother was recently killed. Having already killed her husband, the band takes Callie and her sister’s children with them. From that point on, Callie’s world is turned upside down, as she faces challenges she never dreamed she would be facing, when she left her carefree life in Pennsylvania, and was forced to face the wilds of Texas, in the late 1800s.

The Lawman


Lily Graison - 2011
    That is until a single slap to a man’s face starts a barroom brawl that lands her in the last place she expected to be.Town Marshal Morgan Avery wants nothing more than to wash away the trail-dust and sleep for a week, preferably with a soft, willing woman by his side. Instead, he gets Abigail Thornton – all one hundred pounds of her thrust at him seconds before a fist connects with his face. Breaking up the fight takes more effort than he wants to admit and when the last man falls he finds Abigail still standing and not looking the least bit contrite.Throwing her into the town jail for the night would salve his wounded pride and then he will let her go. Or that was the plan. When morning comes he finds himself oddly reluctant to do so. Miss Thornton is hiding something and he aims to find out what, even if he has to bed her to do so. But will one night in her bed be enough?

Cherokee Storm


Janelle Taylor - 2010
    . .1756. Traveling west of the colonies with a small party, Shannon O'Shea loses her way in the wilderness, soon drenched by driving rains and forced by powerful winds into the shelter of a cave. Stripping quickly, she is drawn to the flickering warmth of a fire deep within, but she stops cold--surely she must be dreaming. Before her stands a Cherokee brave, tall and broad-shouldered, scarcely clothed. Storm Dancer whispers that she knew him once. . .long ago. He vows to keep her safe. By morning, he seems to vanish, yet Storm Dancer will remain with Shannon, in every way a flesh-and-blood man who awakens her every womanly longing. For their spirits call to each other. . .Storm Dancer's vow is kept. He is more honorable by far than the white man Shannon must wed, and time will prove that only he can save her from violence and treachery. That he is the only man she will truly love. . ."A Story That Will Thrill." --Romantic Times on Lakota Dawn

Fire Dancer's Captive


Colleen French - 1997
    There she meets Fire Dancer. A red man. A savage. The most glorious man she has ever laid eyes on. She dares to paint Fire Dancer’s portrait against his wishes and scandalously meets him at a cool brook nearby...HIS PROUD BEARINGFire Dancer, Prince of the Shawnee Nation, is at Fort Belvadere to negotiate peace with the King’s Army during the French and Indian War. He has never met a portrait artist, let alone a white woman like Mackenzie, and now a war rages within him. He forbade her to paint his portrait, lest she steal his soul. But he cannot stop her from stealing his heart.When a King’s soldier is murdered outside the Fort, Fire Dancer is imprisoned and beaten. After Mackenzie reveals she was with Fire Dancer at the time of the murder, she is locked in her room.THEIR FIERY PASSIONFire Dancer escapes and goes to say goodbye to Mackenzie. “Let this man in,” he whispers. “There is not much time, woman of my heart.”Mackenzie watches as Fire Dancer comes in through the window. “What have they done to you?”“Shhh, it is nothing,” he murmurs. “We must speak softly.”“Fire Dancer,” Mackenzie whispers. She kisses him softly on the mouth.“This man will never forget you.” He kisses her back, harder, and pulls her closer.