When a tragic accident claims her father’s life, Katherine is left to deal with an overbearing mother whose agenda does not include a young daughter. Fate deals her another devastating blow, leaving her to face an uncertain future far away from everything and everyone she’s loved. Trace Hawley used to push the limits of the law, and no one was going to plan his future for him. The death of the man who always had his back leaves him to finally face responsibility. The promises he made a decade ago have shaped him into the man he is today, and will bring him face to face with the one girl from his past he always tried to avoid. After a ten year absence, Katherine returns to the ranch she once loved to discover the shocking reason her mother summoned her home. Surprised to find Trace still at the ranch, her childhood infatuation grows into something far stronger as he challenges her to lead the life she once wanted, but seems to have forgotten. When Katherine is forced to make a choice between saving her father’s dreams or following her own, Trace might be the only one who holds the key to both. ***Content Warning: This book contains mild language, mild violence, and adult situations including physical intimacy, and is intended for mature readers.

    When his trading empire is threatened by an unknown enemy who not only wants to see him ruined but dead as well, he uses every means to put an end to it. He turns to a beautiful barbarian seer, a slave with hair the color of firelight and eyes that shine like emeralds only to be betrayed into a fate worse than death—slavery.Bryna of Eire lives each day burdened by the yoke of Rome and her own guilt for leading her beloved brother and clansmen into Rome’s clutches. She curses the gift of sight which her master exploits, keeping her under lock and key, telling fortunes and fattening his purse. When an opportunity to be freed of her confinement comes, Bryna takes it, though her instincts warn that lying to the sensual, golden-eyed man that plagues her visions risks her very soul.Betrayed into slavery, Jared labors under the lash envisioning revenge on the seer who sent him into this hell. But when fate throws Bryna into his arms, he finds exacting vengeance a different matter. As they escape, evade bounty hunters and face their pasts, Jared must battle not only his enemy but his heart. Can the differences that separate them draw them together to save their lives and their love?

    When Daggart sells the farm to join the Gold Rush, Beth must go with him, never expecting how much her life will change.Nicholas Granville is forced by his brother to help a group as they travel the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon. Mourning his late wife, Nick's heart began healing the moment he saw Beth.Now, the couple must find a way to fight a love that is undeniable.

     Book 1, A Soldier's Courage, Marie Hall writing as Summer Evans Love found... Nikki Jensen fell in love with the perfect man, Tyrese Morita. He's handsome, smart, and just like her, a soldier stationed in Baghram Airfield, Afghanistan. They shouldn't have found love during war. But they did. Life was chaos, but life was good. Until the day it wasn't. Until the day friendly fire ripped Ty away from her forever. Love lost... Hideo Morishita's life has seen its fair share of ups and downs, but nothing prepares him for the sight of the woman who steps through the doors of his PTSD survivors group. Pale, gorgeous, and also the widow of his best friend, Tyrese who'd died only three years ago. There are a million different reasons he should stay away from her and keep his distance. But when she turns those soulful blue eyes on him, he forgets everything except his need to save her from herself and maybe in the process, save himself too. Love reborn from the ashes of pain... Book 2, The Wright Brother written as Marie Hall From the moment he opened his eyes Julian Wright could only see the world in shades of gray. There was no noise, no sound, nothing. Deaf and colorblind, he was a loner. His world was bleak, silent and empty, until her. Until the day he met his neighbor, Elisa Jane Adrian. He wanted her. Needed her. The fractured part of him felt whole when she was around. Like the world wasn't so dark, so bleak, and so still. He knew it was impossible, but when he looked at Elisa he swore he could see color, could hear the gentle inhalations of her breath. He knows she feels it too, this magic, this desperate desire... And once a Wright sets his eyes on you, there's no going back. Ever... Book 3, A Moment, Marie Hall I killed myself tonight. Or at least I tried. But a woman I do not know refused to let me die. Liliana Delgado wrapped me up in her slim arms and told me things would be okay. But she doesn't know the demons I live with. The things that have happened to me. Every morning is a struggle just to get out of bed, and the nights are even worse. But the way she smiles at me... I feel something I've never felt before. Hope. ...will change our lives I should not have gone to that burlesque bar on Valentine's Day, but I did. My life isn't easy. I had a child when I was only fourteen, now I'm in college and things should have been easier. But they aren't. My life is spiraling out of control. Then I see Ryan Cosgrove sitting at a table with an empty, broken look in his beautiful blue eyes and something inside of me feels like he knows. He understands what it is to hurt, to struggle. So when I bump into him later that night, bloody, broken, and dying I know I'll do everything in my power to save him and maybe in the process, I'll save myself too. forever...

     Highland Spring – Book 1 (Seasons of Fortitude Series) Spring is a warrior of the Gunn Clan who is offered up as a bride to form an alliance with Shaw Gordon – their enemy. It is actually all a ploy to get inside the castle walls. But once Spring meets the chieftain and his three children from his late wife, she starts to care for them and is pulled into a life she never expected. However, her father has been keeping secrets and Spring finds out she has been lied to her entire life. Can a warrior woman find love and happiness as the wife of her enemy when she discovers her entire life has been based on a lie? Lady Renegade – Book 2 (Legacy of the Blade Series) When a horrific battle between the English and the Scots takes Lady Wren’s sight, she is forced to go into hiding with her newborn, and eventually is the leader of a band of renegades. Highlander Storm MacKeefe is tricked into accepting the challenge of hunting down and bringing back the leader of the Renegades. Little does he know he is searching for a blind woman. Two sides meet, but before he knows it, Storm is captured by a blind woman and her army of women warriors. Sometimes losing one’s sight isn’t what makes a person blind. The Baron’s Bounty – Book 2 (Barons of the Cinque Ports Series) After witnessing the murder of the Scottish king, Isobel MacEwen is sent as her cousin’s proxy to marry the English baron, Lord Conlin de Braose. Isobel has a weakness for shoes and has learned to identify people by their shoes and way they walk. She’s seen the murderer’s shoes and now those same boots appear in England and happen to belong to Lord Conlin de Braose. Love, murder, and mayhem are brought to the surface at the marriage of baron and a proxy with a secret love that isn’t supposed to be. Aidan – Book 3 (MadMan MacKeefe Series) Aidan MacKeefe is the keeper of Scotland’s coronation stone, the Stone of Destiny. He uses the stone as his pillow. Kept in secret, the stone is safe until Aidan saves Effie MacDuff from her attackers and brings her back to camp. Effie needs to steal the Stone of Destiny to bring it to the English and save her sister’s life. But along the way she falls in love with Aidan, and her mind becomes confused. One person is willing to die to protect Scotland’s secret, while the other is willing to betray her country to save someone she loves. But when they both let down their guard, the tables take a turn and beliefs are shattered as desires grow stronger, and someone’s destiny is bound to change.

    She lives in a small town on a farm in Ohio, where nothing new or exciting ever happens. She has survived this long by reading books about exotic places and using her imagination, or what her Ma has termed, her “Magical Thinking.”Will a simple mail order bride ad placed by a cattle rancher in Texas named Heath Key change Hazel’s life for the better? Or will the secret that Heath is hiding threaten to ruin both of their lives? Will the man who has been by Heath’s side as his best friend since childhood bring them closer or come between them in the end?Follow Hazel on her journey to adulthood as she discovers that sometimes you have to close your eyes to really be able to see.

    However, The Gift, Books 1-3, is the first part of a 9 part billionaire romance serial. The remaining 6 parts are available in 2 boxed sets. The Gift, Books 1-3 (The Billionaire's Love Story) Romance is the last thing on her mind when Savannah Page, a struggling, debt-ridden, single mother arrives in New York with her young son to make a fresh start. Paying for sex is Tobias Stone's preference. A cold and ruthless billionaire hedge-fund owner, he doesn't want the emotional baggage that comes with relationships. What happens with the billionaire with too much money meets the single mom with too much heart? The Proposal When a corporate high-flier with no time for romance meets a sexy young stripper at her sister's bachelorette party, she has no idea how much her life is about to change. Can she handle the consequences when she hires him to be her fake boyfriend? Misplaced Love What should have been a South American adventure with her boyfriend soon turns sour and Zoe Carter returns to San Francisco alone. But a sexy escort has taken over the room that should have been hers. Forced to live together, she begrudgingly accepts that they have to get on but attraction, jealousy and obsession soon get in the way... It Takes Two Married life in Denver soon pales in comparison for Rona Fernández when her sister suddenly falls in love and is engaged to marry a wealthy and handsome Italian hotelier. Rona has fond memories of her summer in Italy and the harmless flirtation she enjoyed. So when her sister asks for help with the wedding, who is she to turn her down-especially when it gives her a chance to rekindle the past?

    At ease making life-and-death decisions between breaths, their exploits in the boudoir are as infamous as those on the dueling field. Bold, seductive and thrilling, the Masters At Arms series is swashbuckling romance at its finest by RWA Hall of Famer—and holder of RWA's Lifetime Achievement Award and Romantic Times' Career Achievement Award—Jennifer Blake. Volume One includes Books 1-3: CHALLENGE TO HONOR When Celina barters herself to Rio de Silva to keep him from dueling her brother, he accepts. But Rio harbors a secret far more perilous than the way he sets her soul aflame. DAWN ENCOUNTER When the husband she never loved is killed in a duel with Caid O’Neill, Lisette is left at the mercy of her rapacious father-in-law. Caid agrees to be the desperate woman’s protector—but how can they fight the forbidden love between an heiress and a master at arms? ROGUE'S SALUTE Juliette, called home from a convent just before taking her vows, is in dire need of a husband. Nicholas, notorious swordmaster and mentor to a houseful of street boys, is in need of a wife. Their practical arrangement soon explodes with heady desire, but someone’s trying to stop the wedding, and Juliette must fight to claim a love worth any price.

    When that peace is threatened by a corrupt sheriff, and the ruthless drug dealers he’s protecting, they’ll have to stand together with their friends and some unlikely allies if they hope to survive. Jake Dillon has come to Misty Hill looking for answers about his missing brother; who’s been working undercover for the DEA. He finds the Sanders standing alone against the people connected to his brother’s disappearance. He also finds the family that he’s always wanted, and the love he’s never had. The odds are stacked against them surviving, but Laura and her family won’t back down, and Jake won’t back off, until he finds his brother and his new friends are safe. In the Great Smoky Mountains, people have their own brand of justice. It’s been passed down from generation to generation. It’s called a reckoning, and it’s coming to Misty Hill.

    Married to the man of her dreams, a baby on the way, and finally back home with her husband after being kidnapped by a pirate rumored to be the most vicious cutthroat to ever roam the Caribbean.What more could a girl ask for?Yet, why can’t she shake the worrisome notion that her entire world is about to crumble at her feet?Two reasons.Suzanne Fletcher Jordan. Voodoo priestess in training. Destruction follows in her wake like a shadow.Sean Devereux. Devilishly handsome pirate captain. Determined to hold Lynna to the promise she made while a prisoner on his ship.When Suzanne and Sean join forces to plot revenge, NOTHING is off limits.

    All the people in her life who love her can see her dilemma but they can’t help her see the way clear to a life with the Doc. Will she let him go as the love of her life? Not if Joshua has a say in it. A sweet Christian romance!

    A brave woman leaves everything... She leaves everything she knows for a future as a mail-order bride in an exciting new environment with a man she only knows through a single letter. She travels west in the hopes of finding freedom and a man who will love her.Katie Richards escapes the suffocating atmosphere of New York and her parent’s tiny apartment, giving up everything that she knows and trusts. However, one event after another prevents her from meeting her intended and she ends up in Kansas City working in a boarding house full of men.Although she could easily choose one of the men in Kansas City as a husband and forget about Matthew Carson out in Colorado, her loyal character keeps her true and a unexpected mentor shows her how to bring her personal faith to life.Matthew awaits his much-anticipated bride, but when she fails to show, he must go after her or risk losing his ranch.Both of them must pass a test of faith before they can find the future that they both dream of.Find out how God works all things out for the good of those who love him in the Wild West.A story of hope, sacrifice, romance, suspense, friendship, loyalty, and faith to God.This book is a sweet, clean western romance. It is a novella..??? Love In The West Series in Reading OrderBook 1 - The DreamBook 2 - The Newlyweds (Coming in 2 weeks time)Book 3 - Coming soon in 4 weeks time!Book 4 - Coming soon in 6 weeks time!

    After she instructs him to “grow up first,” he joins the Army Air Corps. Stationed at Hickam Field, the air base adjacent to Pearl Harbor, John survives the devastation of December 7. The aftermath of the attack only begins his odyssey through the South Pacific, four years that burden him with guilt and shame. Returning home a wearied man, John seeks to start a family with Nora, but the young couple confronts hardships intensified by the harrowing memories both carry from their pasts. Amid the unrest of the Cold War and John’s worries about the arms race, he and Nora find solace in raising their daughter, Cassie. But it is not until the impact of September 11 leaves John’s grandson, Johnny DeRosa, overrun with anguish and despair that John fully comprehends how the sacrifices of his generation will have a profound influence on the decisions his grandson makes.The Sky Buries All Sorrow is a riveting, momentous novel that bridges Pearl Harbor with 9/11 and examines how those two tragic events changed the world and shaped the lives of one family over three generations. From the pivotal battles in the Pacific to the homesteads outside of Pittsburgh, and from the beaches of Southern California to the desert terrain of the Nevada Test Site, it is an unforgettable family saga and an intimate story of personal struggle and the challenges of enduring love. In the same vivid fashion as his first novel, The Ramos Brothers Trust Castro and Kennedy, Roger DeBlanck’s second epic novel explores the lives of an array of fascinating characters. The narrative also brings back Juan and Alberto Ramos, as the brothers and their father, Florencio, make appearances in The Sky Buries All Sorrow.

    His love is the only thing that sees her through the trials ahead. When the time comes to make the toughest decision of all, will she choose justice or mercy out of many shades of gray? From Amelia C. Adams, bestselling author of the Kansas Crossroads series, comes this novella about one girl's desire to follow her dreams and the man who encourages her from miles away.

    Carson, the new sheriff of the town and Alina’s childhood friend, will now feel his heart shiver again and try to save her. When the situation is about to get harder and harder Alina and Carson will have a chance to rekindle their friendship. But will it be enough to help them survive and keep the ones they care for alive? The Bounty Hunter of Her Heart Willamina Billie Starling is haunted by a sobering past surrounding her brother’s mysterious exile. When she asks from Jack, the new sheriff, to help her solve the mystery, she will discover things that will change her life forever... And even though Jack finds by her side a spark that he’s been missing, will he risk his chance for love for the sake of justice? Will Billie find the love she wants and the family she needs, or will it wind up costing her everything, even her life? A Quest of Love and Redemption Willamina Billie Starling is haunted by a sobering past surrounding her brother’s mysterious exile. When she asks from Jack, the new sheriff, to help her solve the mystery, she will discover things that will change her life forever... And even though Jack finds by her side a spark that he’s been missing, will he risk his chance for love for the sake of justice? Will Billie find the love she wants and the family she needs, or will it wind up costing her everything, even her life?