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Sweetwater Seduction
Joan Johnston - 1990
Most men in Sweetwater wouldn't tangle with her. Until Burke Kerrigan rode into town. Big, hard, and handsome, he wore a pair of six-guns and a bold, lazy smile. He came to settle the war between the nesters and the ranchers, but soon had another challenge on his hands. Both sides in Sweetwater's violent dispute wanted the meddling Miss Devlin taught a thing or two. Simple seduction seemed the perfect lesson. But Kerrigan didnt' count on the fire beneath the brains and innocence. And Miss Devlin? She found a blazing passion that promised happiness beyond her wildest expectations - and a love that might break her heart.
Tarnished
Karina Cooper - 2012
Croix. Society would claim that I am a well-heeled miss with an unfortunate familial reputation. They've no idea of the truth of it. In my secret world, I hunt down vagrants, thieves . . . and now, a murderer. For a monster stalks London's streets, leaving a trail of mystery and murder below the fog.Eager for coin to fuel my infatuations, I must decide where my attentions will turn: to my daylight world, where my scientific mind sets me apart from respectable Society, or to the compelling domain of London below. Each has a man who has claimed my time as his - for good or for ill. Though as the corpses pile, and the treacherous waters of Society gossip churn, I am learning that each also has its dangers. One choice will see me cast from polite company . . . the other might just see me dead.
Give Me Tonight
Lisa Kleypas - 1989
This strong, handsome man was different from the other ranchhands on her father's vast Texas spread, as different as Addie was from the meek women around her. But Addie was from the future and could only reveal her secret in the white heat of passion!
A Duke's Temptation
Jillian Hunter - 2010
Willing ladies stolen by desire, seduced into risking it all.Samuel Charles Aubrey St. Aldwyn, Duke of Gravenhurst, is a radical rogue and champion of unpopular causes. No one would dream that he is also the author of a bestselling series of dark historical novels, a writer accused of corrupting the morals of the public, and a master seducer who counts among his passionate fans wellborn Miss Lily Boscastle. But Lily is no stranger to disrepute.When her engagement to another man ends in a tarnished image and public disgrace, Lily is forced to seek employment outside London --- as housekeeper for Gravenhurst himself. Her sharp wit and sensuality appeal to his wicked instincts --- and she's a perfect match for every beguiling move he makes. Yet there's more to him than Lily imagined --- a secret known to few living souls, ghosts from the past that haunt both of their futures in ways too dangerous for even the duke to have invented.
Seminole Song
Vella Munn - 1997
They are joined there by slaves fleeing cruel plantation owners. One such slave is Calida, who once saved the life of the war chief Panther, and who witnessed her master murder his wife. Soon, Panther and Calida are deeply in love--with enemies closing in on both sides.
A Moment in Time
Bertrice Small - 1991
She devotes herself to managing the great family estate in Wales, vowing to protect it and her younger brother until he comes of age to inherit. Then Madoc of Powys enters her life, and all her beliefs are turned upside down. For Wynne and Madoc have been lovers in another time, another place. And an unfinished destiny lies between them . . .
Sea Jewel
Penelope Neri - 1986
How dare her enemy ignore her noble birth and treat her like any other female captured in battle! But even as the wild-haired beauty vowed eternal revenge, the spark of ecstasy was kindled deep inside her, and her supple body betrayed her. Then she couldn't help but swear allegiance to the man who made her vibrate with passion and beg for satisfaction...WINDSTORM OF LUSTHot- tempered Alaric had long planned the humiliation of his hated foe's daughter. Finally he clasped her hard against him and made free with her ample womanly charms... but the ruthless prince never expected her musky feminine scent to intoxicate him, her full provocative curves to drive him wild. Alaric had thought only of making the wench from across the ocean his lowly bedchamber slave; he'd never accept that now she was mistress of his heart, his treasured, beloved SEA JEWEL(less)
A Reckless Encounter
Rosemary Rogers - 2001
Remy Sinclair has harbored a dark obsession since the tender age of twelve: to bring about the downfall of Lord Northington, the man responsible for her mother's death. Now an elegant and self-possessed beauty of twenty-two, she leaves America for London, determined to avenge the act of violence that shattered her life.REDEMPTIONCelia is stunned when she comes face-to-face with her nemesis -- for this rakishly charming gentleman called Colter is not what she expected. When she discovers he is the new Lord Northington, son of the man she's vowed to destroy, she embarks upon a daring plot to take revenge on the father through the son. But even the best-laid plans can be thwarted by the powerful forces of the human heart...
Princess of Fire
Shannon Drake - 1989
Although Alaric, a mighty Norman warrior, rescues Fallon from certain death, she tries desperately to resist this seductive enemy who vows to conquer her with a love that will turn her heart to fire.
Beauty and the Spy
Julie Anne Long - 2006
In town, she would never have seen a man swimming naked in a pond. And she certainly would have resisted the urge to draw every single bit of him in astonishing detail!SIZZLING!Very few people know that Viscount Kit Whitelaw is the best spy in His Majesty's secret service. But his high-flying life has finally banished him from London. Not to worry --- if Susannah's erotic sketches are any indication of her nature, she'll be a delicious stand-in for the thrill of espionage.SCANDALOUS!When odd accidents follow in Susannah's wake, Kit's spy senses start tingling. For what better mystery is there for England's greatest spy than the secrets of the delectable puzzle that is Susannah?
Dueling Hearts
Kat Martin - 1989
Nineteen-year-old Molly James fights trouble at every turn. Her uncle wants to sell the ranch and her handsome neighbor wants to buy more than just Molly's ranch!
Scoundrel for Hire
Adrienne deWolfe - 1999
When Colorado mining heiress, Silver Nichols, hires him to stop her precious daddy from marrying a golddigger, Rafe sets out to seduce Silver and win her fortune.But beneath Silver's cool veneer, Rafe encounters a sweet vulnerability and an aching secret that threatens to send his whole world up in smoke.Now the wily scoundrel must choose: walk away or wager the one thing he can't afford to lose—his heart.VELVET LIES in series orderScoundrel for HireHis Wicked DreamSeduced by an Angel
The Unquiet
J.D. Robb - 2011
Robb:Eve and Roarke return to investigate a series of murders connected to a brilliant young surgeon in Chaos in Death.From Mary Blayney:A shopkeeper's solitude is complicated by a magic coin, a daring rogue, and dreams of her late husband, who whispers but one word...wish.From Patricia Gaffney:A lonely woman and a hotline psychic turn their astonishing connection to the other side into an unexpected romance.From Ruth Ryan Langan:The shattered soul of an angry spirit imprisoned in a Scottish manor house could be a young widow's only salvation.From Mary Kay McComas:A young ghost eases his brother's pain and guilt by inviting him into the dreams of an imaginative author of children's books.
Passion’s Savage Moon: Enchanted By The Warrior's Wild Passion
Colleen French
But Tshingee, the young Lenni-Lenape warrior, finds it hard to look away from his captive, Lady Deborah Montague. She has cast a spell on him and her skin is so soft it reminds him of a dogwood petal. He wants to kiss her lips…run his hand through her silky hair…he stops himself. For the sake of his brother he must look away.”You haunt me, woman,” he whispers. The warrior’s blood stirs and his mouth hungers to crush hers.High-spirited Lady Montague flashes to how men have always used her—first her father, Earl of Manchester, then her fiancé who took advantage of her—and now this redskin warrior.She cannot take her eyes of his bare chest. She is in a trance, drawn to him like a moth to the flame. “I can’t be here with you,” she breathes.”That’s right,” he whispers back. “Because I cannot be here with you.”Deborah knows he is going to kiss her, but instead of pulling back, she leans into him. Shamelessly. Then she raises her arms pulls him close as her hands rest on his smooth bare back. His lips touch hers ever so gently.He is awed by the fire that dances between them. This cannot be! his inner self warns.Deborah’s head spins. She will never be the same. No man has ever kissed her with such wild passion….No man has ever cared enough. REVIEWS OF PASSION’S SAVAGE MOON 4.25 average rating, 115 ratings, 5 reviews, added by 431 people, 64 to-reads, 96% of people like it—Goodreads4.4 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)—Amazon
"I loved this story! I look forward to reading more of her books. I recommend everyone to read this book."—Kattie, Goodreads
"Very good story!....had a little bit of everything ...sad…happy…excitement…love...so many stories…they meet and know that they were meant for each other…a little humor which was good….and in the end love conquers all and they are happy together!!!" -- Myrna Jewell, Kindle customer
BONUS This edition contains a bonus excerpt from MORGAN’S WOMAN by Judith E. French. ABOUT COLLEEN FRENCH Colleen French has a unique gift for capturing the essence of passion in her breathtaking tales of romance and adventure. Winner of the Delaware Diamond Award for Literary Excellence and the P.E.A.R.L. award, she is the daughter of bestselling novelist Judith E. French who first taught her how to write. Colleen has written more than 130 print novels which have sold more than 5 million copies and been translated into Bulgarian, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish. Her Native American novels are inspired by her English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, and Lenni–Lenape ancestry and her home near the Chesapeake Bay, where her family has lived for more than 300 years. Her books appeal to fans of Christi Caldwell, Mary Balogh, C. J. Petit, Shirleen Davies, Karen Kay, Madeline Baker, Elle Marlow, Ellen O'Connell, Vonna Harper, Judith E. French, Kathryn Le Veque, Margaret Mallory, Julie Garwood, Caroline Fyffe, and Hannah Howell.
Hidden Fires
Laura Jordan - 1982
Instead, the matriarch makes Lauren a scandalous offer to marry her son in name only. Lauren has strong feelings for him but are they strong enough?