Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. One minute, sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is a normal teenager dealing with everyday high school stress: her cute boyfriend Heath, the school’s star quarterback...  more

Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. One minute, sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is a normal teenager dealing with everyday high school stress: her cute boyfriend Heath, the school’s star quarterback who suddenly seems more interested in partying than playing ball; her nosy frenemy Kayla, who’s way too concerned with how things are going with Heath; her uber-tough geometry test tomorrow. The next, she’s Marked as a fledgling vampyre, forcing her to leave her ordinary life behind and join the House of Night, a boarding school where she will train to become an adult vampyre. That is, if she makes it through the Change -- and not all of those who are Marked do. It sucks to begin a new life, especially away from her friends, and on top of that, Zoey is no average fledgling. She has been chosen as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx. Zoey discovers she has amazing powers, but along with her powers come bloodlust and an unfortunate ability to Imprint with Heath, who just doesn’t know how to take “no” for an answer. To add to her stress, she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers: when she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite group, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny -- with a little help from her new vampyre friends.

Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and Zoey Redbird’s adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare situation of having three...  more

Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and Zoey Redbird’s adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey finds herself in the very unexpected and rare situation of having three boyfriends. Mix a little bloodlust into the equation and the situation has the potential to spell social disaster. Just when it seems things couldn’t get any tougher, vampyres start turning up dead. Really dead. It looks like the People of Faith are tired of living side-by-side with vampyres. But, as Zoey and her friends so often find out, how things appear rarely affects the truth…

Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird -- she's become an expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Speaking of...  more

Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird -- she's become an expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong. But will anyone listen to her? Zoey's adventures at vampyre finishing school take a wild and dangerous turn as loyalties are tested, shocking true intentions come to light, and an ancient evil is awakened.

Chely Wright, singer, songwriter, country music star, writes in this moving, telling memoir about her life and her career; about growing up in America’s heartland, the youngest of three children; about barely remembering a time when she didn’t know she was different.   She...  more

Chely Wright, singer, songwriter, country music star, writes in this moving, telling memoir about her life and her career; about growing up in America’s heartland, the youngest of three children; about barely remembering a time when she didn’t know she was different.   She writes about her parents, putting down roots in their twenties in the farming town of Wellsville, Kansas, Old Glory flying atop the poles on the town’s manicured lawns, and being raised to believe that hard work, honesty, and determination would take her far.    She writes of making up her mind at a young age to become a country music star, knowing then that her feelings and crushes on girls were “sinful” and hoping and praying that she would somehow be “fixed.” (“Dear God, please don’t let me be gay. I promise not to lie. I promise not to steal. I promise to always believe in you . . . Please take it away.”)   We see her, high school homecoming queen, heading out on her own at seventeen and landing a job as a featured vocalist on the Ozark Jubilee (the show that started Brenda Lee, Red Foley, and Porter Wagoner), being cast in Country Music U.S.A., doing four live shows a day, and—after only a few months in Nashville—her dream coming true, performing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry . . .    She describes writing and singing her own songs for producers who’d discovered and recorded the likes of Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, and Toby Keith, who heard in her music something special and signed her to a record contract, releasing her first album and sending her out on the road on her first bus tour . . . She writes of sacrificing all for a shot at success that would come a couple of years later with her first hit single, “Shut Up And Drive” . . . her songs (from her fourth album, Single White Female) climbing the Billboard chart for twenty-nine weeks, hitting the #1 spot . . .     She writes about the friends she made along the way—Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, and others—writing songs, recording and touring together, some of the friendships developing into romantic attachments that did not end happily . . . Keeping the truth of who she was clutched deep inside, trying to ignore it in a world she longed to be a part of—and now was—a world in which country music stars had never been, could not be, openly gay . . .   She writes of the very real prospect of losing everything she’d worked so hard to create . . . doing her best to have a real life—her best not good enough . . .    And in the face of everything she did to keep herself afloat, she writes about how the vortex of success and hiding who she was took its toll: her life, a tangled mess she didn’t see coming, didn’t want to; and, finally, finding the guts to untangle herself from the image of the country music star she’d become, an image steeped in long-standing ideals and notions about who—and what—a country artist is, and what their fans expect them to be . . .   I am a songwriter,” she writes. “I am a singer of my songs—and I have a story to tell. As I’ve traveled this path that has delivered me to where I am today, my monument of thanks, paying honor to God, remains. I will do all I can with what I have been given . . .”    Like Me is fearless, inspiring, true.  

It's 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma's...  more

It's 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma's reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she's been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence's most powerful girls -- and their foray into the spiritual world -- lead to?

Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf.  At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail.  But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and...  more

Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf.  At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail.  But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland.  She longs for a normal life.  But what is normal for a werewolf?Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy.  Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack.  He's fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him.  Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would.Vivian's divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack.  Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either.  What is she really--human or beast?  Which tastes sweeter--blood or chocolate?

Alisa has been in control of her urges for the five thousand years she has been a vampire. She feeds but does not kill, and she lives her life on the fringe to maintain her secret. But when her creator returns to hunt her, she must break her own rules in order to survive. Her quest leads her to...  more

Alisa has been in control of her urges for the five thousand years she has been a vampire. She feeds but does not kill, and she lives her life on the fringe to maintain her secret. But when her creator returns to hunt her, she must break her own rules in order to survive. Her quest leads her to Ray. He is the only person who can help her; he also has every reason to fear her. Alisa must get closer to him to ensure her immortality. But as she begins to fall in love with Ray, suddenly there is more at stake than her own life.. Alisa isn't like the modern meaning of the word "vampire". She doesn't turn into ashes when exposed to the sun, she can wear a crucifix without cringing, her heart beats like any human, she can digest food, and the list goes on. She does feed but never does she kill. In fact, in order to live she must not make another vampire. Little does she know that that's going to change... Alisa, a fearless and cold woman, thinks she has been the last vampire walking on Earth for five thousand years but then she gets a call from a private investigator requesting a meeting. He reveals to her that someone wants to find out more about her and her strange activities. She starts suspecting that perhaps she is not alone in this world. It turns out that Yaksha, her creator, is hunting her. Now, she must request the help of Ray, her lover, Seymour, the nerd with prophetic dreams and AIDS, FBI agent Joel, and Andy, the scientist, in order to put an end to it all..

Holly Cathers's world shatters when her parents are killed in a terrible accident. Wrenched from her home in San Francisco, she is sent to Seattle to live with her relatives, Aunt Marie-Claire and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole. In her new home, Holly's sorrow and grief soon...  more

Holly Cathers's world shatters when her parents are killed in a terrible accident. Wrenched from her home in San Francisco, she is sent to Seattle to live with her relatives, Aunt Marie-Claire and her twin cousins, Amanda and Nicole. In her new home, Holly's sorrow and grief soon give way to bewilderment at the strange incidents going on around her. Such as how any wish she whispers to her cat seems to come true. Or the way a friend is injured after a freak attack from a vicious falcon. And there's the undeniable, magnetic attraction to a boy Holly barely knows. Holly, Amanda, and Nicole are about to be launched into a dark legacy of witches, secrets, and alliances, where ancient magics yield dangerous results. The girls will assume their roles in an intergenerational feud beyond their wildest imaginations...and in doing so, will attempt to fulfill their shared destiny.

Catty has always wanted to find out who her birth mother was, and oddly enough, she has the power to allow her to do just that. When Catty goes back in time, she not only manages to meet her mother, but she also finds out some very disturbing truths about her identity and her fate.

Holly Cathers is not the same person she was almost a year and a half ago. After discovering her connection to an ancient legacy of witches, Holly has accepted her destiny as a descendant of the House of Cahors. She is determined to end an intergenerational feud that has plagued her family for...  more

Holly Cathers is not the same person she was almost a year and a half ago. After discovering her connection to an ancient legacy of witches, Holly has accepted her destiny as a descendant of the House of Cahors. She is determined to end an intergenerational feud that has plagued her family for centuries. Holly will have to overcome unworldly obstacles as she battles to protect her loved ones -- including Jer, a member of the rival House of Deveraux and her one true love. A war of magical proportions is being waged, and Holly is at the center of it all. Lives will be lost, and sacrifices will have to be made.... Includes the complete texts of Legacy and Spellbound

Stanton, a Follower of the ancient evil called the Atrox, is torn between his love for Serena, one of the moon goddesses, and his urge to destroy her by turning her to the dark forces. Stanton is in love with Serena. But it is a relationship that can never be. Stanton is committed to the...  more

Stanton, a Follower of the ancient evil called the Atrox, is torn between his love for Serena, one of the moon goddesses, and his urge to destroy her by turning her to the dark forces. Stanton is in love with Serena. But it is a relationship that can never be. Stanton is committed to the Atrox, an ancient evil that has been around since the beginning of time. And Serena is a Daughter of the Moon, a force of good whose mission is to stop Stanton and his kind.

After awakening with amnesia and an overwhelming sense of danger, a teenager discovers that she has the gift of telekinesis and a long-standing war with the evil Followers of Atrox.

In the small village of Hawkins Hollow, three best friends who share the same birthday sneak off into the woods for a sleepover the evening before turning 10.  But a night of pre-pubescent celebration turns into a night of horror as their blood brother oath unleashes a three-hundred-year...  more

In the small village of Hawkins Hollow, three best friends who share the same birthday sneak off into the woods for a sleepover the evening before turning 10.  But a night of pre-pubescent celebration turns into a night of horror as their blood brother oath unleashes a three-hundred-year curse. Twenty-one years later, Cal Hawkins and his friends have seen their town plagued by a week of unexplainable evil events two more times -- every seven years.  With the clock winding down on the third set of seven years, someone else has taken an interest in the town's folklore.  Quinn is a well known scholar of local legends, and despite Cal's protests, insists on delving in the mystery.  But when the first signs of evil appear months early, it's not only the town Cal tries to protect, but also his heart.

For Fox, Caleb, Gage and the other residents of Hawkins Hollow, the number seven portends doom - ever since, as boys, they freed a demon trapped for centuries when their blood spilled upon The Pagan Stone. Their innocent bonding ritual led to seven days of madness, every seven years. And...  more

For Fox, Caleb, Gage and the other residents of Hawkins Hollow, the number seven portends doom - ever since, as boys, they freed a demon trapped for centuries when their blood spilled upon The Pagan Stone. Their innocent bonding ritual led to seven days of madness, every seven years. And now, as the dreaded seventh month looms before them, the men can feel the storm brewing. Already they are plagued by visions of death and destruction. But this year, they are better prepared, joined in their battle by three women who have come to The Hollow. Layla, Quinn, and Cybil are somehow connected to the demon, just as the men are connected to the force that trapped it. Since that day at The Pagan Stone, town lawyer Fox has been able to see into others' minds, a talent he shares with Layla. He must earn her trust, because their link will help fight the darkness that threatens to engulf the town. But Layla is having trouble coming to terms with her newfound ability - and this intimate connection to Fox. She knows that once she opens her mind, she'll have no defenses against the desire that threatens to consume them both.

The Pagan Stone had stood for hundreds of years, long before three boys gathered around it to spill their blood in a bond of brotherhood, unwittingly releasing a force bent on destruction...  Gage Turner has been running from his past for a long time. The son of an abusive drunk, his...  more

The Pagan Stone had stood for hundreds of years, long before three boys gathered around it to spill their blood in a bond of brotherhood, unwittingly releasing a force bent on destruction...  Gage Turner has been running from his past for a long time. The son of an abusive drunk, his childhood in the small town of Hawkins Hollow was tough -- his only solace his friendship with Fox O'Dell and Caleb Hawkins. But, aged ten, the boys unleashed evil on their town: every seven years murder and mayhem reign, and each cycle is more extreme than the last. Now Gage has returned home to help his friends save Hawkins Hollow, but a lifetime as a loner has made him wary of emotional ties. And who can make plans for the future when their present is so uncertain? For unless they find a way to use the Pagan Stone against the demonic force, everything they know and love will be destroyed... 

Fate brings three women together for a chance to unlock their deepest desires. Dana has always found her greatest passion in books. She must search for the Key of Knowledge -- on the second of three dangerous quests that lead her to find the truth hidden among deception and lies... or succumb to...  more

Fate brings three women together for a chance to unlock their deepest desires. Dana has always found her greatest passion in books. She must search for the Key of Knowledge -- on the second of three dangerous quests that lead her to find the truth hidden among deception and lies... or succumb to her worst nightmare. Three women. Three keys. Each has 28 days to find her key. If one fails, they all lose. If they all succeed, money, power, and a new destiny await. pseudonyms:  JD Robb

Blair Murphy has always worked alone. Destined to be a demon hunter in a world that doesn't believe in such things, she lives for the kill. But now, she finds herself the warrior in a circle of six, chosen by the goddess Morrigan to defeat the vampire Lilith and her minions. Learning to...  more

Blair Murphy has always worked alone. Destined to be a demon hunter in a world that doesn't believe in such things, she lives for the kill. But now, she finds herself the warrior in a circle of six, chosen by the goddess Morrigan to defeat the vampire Lilith and her minions. Learning to trust the others has been hard, for Blair has never allowed herself such a luxury. But she finds herself drawn to Larkin, a man of many shapes. As a horse, he is proud and graceful; as a dragon, beautifully fierce; and as a man ... well, Blair has seen her share of hunks, but none quite so ruggedly handsome and playfully charming as this nobleman from the past. In two months' time, the circle of six will face Lilith and her army in Geall. To complete preparations and round up forces to fight, the circle travels through time to Larkin's world, where Blair must choose between battling her overwhelming attraction to him - or risking everything for a love that can never be.

When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband -- and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago... But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful...  more

When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband -- and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago... But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful to conceal her true identity, she takes a job as a cook at the local bookstore café -- and begins to explore her feelings for the island sheriff, Zack Todd. But there is a part of herself she can never reveal to him -- for she must continue to guard her secrets if she wants to keep the past at bay. One careless word, one misplaced confidence, and the new life she's created so carefully could shatter completely. Just as Nell starts to wonder if she'll ever be able to break free of her fear, she realizes that the island suffers under a terrible curse -- one that can only be broken by the descendants of the Three Sisters, the witches who settled the island back in 1692. And now, with the help of two other strong, gifted women -- and with the nightmares of the past haunting her every step -- she must find the power to save her home, her love... and herself...

The final book in the New England-set trilogy that began with Dance Upon the Air and Heaven and Earth. A stunningly beautiful, powerful witch who possesses the gift of Fire, Mia Devlin locked her heart away when Sam Logan rejected her youthful love and left Three Sisters Island. Eleven...  more

The final book in the New England-set trilogy that began with Dance Upon the Air and Heaven and Earth. A stunningly beautiful, powerful witch who possesses the gift of Fire, Mia Devlin locked her heart away when Sam Logan rejected her youthful love and left Three Sisters Island. Eleven years later, Sam returns to the island to claim Mia and take over his family business, the Magick Inn. Passion still burns between them, but Mia refuses to trust the man who once tore her life apart, leaving her grieving and alone. It's imperative that they find a way to resolve their thorny, complicated relationship for time is running out and the deadline for breaking a centuries-old curse is near. Mia has the steadfast aid of her two sisters of the heart, powerful witches that rule Air and Earth, but without Sam's help, even Mia's powers may not be enough to keep her alive until the deadline. And unless Mia makes the right choice about her heart and Sam, evil may win in the final confrontation, destroying all their lives and Three Sisters Island as well.

Having traveled through the Dance of the Gods to the land of Geall, the circle finds themselves convincing then training the people of Geall to defeat Lilith's vampire army. The Valley of Silence is a forbidding place for the battle of all battles, but the circle continues to prepare through...  more

Having traveled through the Dance of the Gods to the land of Geall, the circle finds themselves convincing then training the people of Geall to defeat Lilith's vampire army. The Valley of Silence is a forbidding place for the battle of all battles, but the circle continues to prepare through magic and a few early stakeouts that test their strength individually and as a team. Moira finds herself playing the roles of warrior and royal, as she follows the tradition of her people and prepares to take the crown before leading them into battle. And if that isn't enough, she finds her thoughts turning to Cian more often than not. So what's a chaste and intelligent young woman to do when given less than a month with the man she loves, who's not a man, but a vampire? And how will the people of Geall fare against an army of blood-thirsty vampires who have had centuries to prepare?

Ripley Todd just wants to live a quiet, peaceful kind of life. Her job as a sheriff's deputy keeps her busy and happy, and she has no trouble finding men when she wants them -- which, lately, isn't all that often. She's perfectly content, except for one thing: she has special powers...  more

Ripley Todd just wants to live a quiet, peaceful kind of life. Her job as a sheriff's deputy keeps her busy and happy, and she has no trouble finding men when she wants them -- which, lately, isn't all that often. She's perfectly content, except for one thing: she has special powers that both frighten and confuse her -- and though she tries hard to hide them, she can't get them under control... Distraction soon arrives in the handsome form of MacAllister Booke -- a researcher who's come to investigate the rumors of witchcraft that haunt Three Sisters Island. Right from the start, he knows there's something extraordinary about Ripley Todd. It's not just her blazing green eyes and her sultry smile. There's something else. Something he can detect, but she'll never admit. Fascinated by her struggle with her amazing abilities, he becomes determined to help her accept who she is -- and find the courage to open her heart. But before Ripley and Mac can dream of what lies in the future, they must confront the pain of the past. For Three Sisters shelters centuries of secrets -- and a legacy of danger that plagues them still...

Fate brings three women together for a chance to unlock their deepest desires. Malory has the soul of an artist and an eye for beauty. She must find the Key of Light -- on the first of three dangerous quests that could fulfill her destiny... or forever destroy her life. Three women. Three keys....  more

Fate brings three women together for a chance to unlock their deepest desires. Malory has the soul of an artist and an eye for beauty. She must find the Key of Light -- on the first of three dangerous quests that could fulfill her destiny... or forever destroy her life. Three women. Three keys. Each has 28 days to find her key. If one fails, they all lose. If they all succeed, money, power and a new destiny awaits.

It all comes down to this -- the conclusion to the Key trilogy. Three women. Three keys. Each has 28 days to find her key. If one fails, they all lose. If they all succeed, money, power, and a new destiny awaits. This book concludes Roberts's Key Trilogy, in which mortal women quest to...  more

It all comes down to this -- the conclusion to the Key trilogy. Three women. Three keys. Each has 28 days to find her key. If one fails, they all lose. If they all succeed, money, power, and a new destiny awaits. This book concludes Roberts's Key Trilogy, in which mortal women quest to unlock the spellbound souls of ancient demigoddesses. The third and last woman to make the attempt is hairstylist Zoe McCourt. Like her friends Malory and Dana -- heroines of the previous installments (Key of Light, Key of Knowledge) -- Zoe has a single month and a cryptic set of clues with which to find her key. The angry sorcerer Kane fights her efforts as friends both mortal and immortal lend their support. As she searches, Zoe is courted by Bradley Vane IV, the sexy heir to a home improvement empire. She's not sure which is more difficult: accepting that she's magically linked with Brad or trying to quell her suspicions long enough to accept his love in the here and now. When she finds the courage to do both, the souls of all three goddesses are finally released. Smart but struggling single mom Zoe is an appealing heroine whose working-class grit finds a perfect foil in Brad's patrician confidence. Scenes involving her feisty son, Simon, temper the story's mysticism with humor, and the joining together of the trio as a family is genuinely moving. When it comes to combining sweetness, sexiness and the supernatural, Roberts proves once again that she is the most powerful spellbinder of all.

Standing on the cliffs of 12th century Ireland following the disappearance of his twin, Hoyt Mac Cionaoith is visited by the goddess Morrigan and is charged with the ultimate of tasks: saving his and all future worlds. His enemy, the beautiful but deadly vampire queen Lilith, has had over two...  more

Standing on the cliffs of 12th century Ireland following the disappearance of his twin, Hoyt Mac Cionaoith is visited by the goddess Morrigan and is charged with the ultimate of tasks: saving his and all future worlds. His enemy, the beautiful but deadly vampire queen Lilith, has had over two thousand years experience in cruelly killing and changing humans into one of her own -- including Hoyt's brother, Cian. Now, Hoyt, a sorcerer, must travel across the world and through time to find and train the five others Morrigan has prophesized will join him as a circle and do battle against Lilith's army of vampires on Samhain in the land of Geall. But just who is the witch, the shape-changer, the scholar, the warrior and the vampire? How will this unlikely band of six prepare and become one with less than three months until the possible end of the world? Following the arrival of Glenna Ward -- a modern day witch with a knack for making her own kind of magic, the kind that makes his heart melt -- Hoyt must find the strength to save the world, and a love that knows no bounds.

Margo Sullivan had everything a young woman could ask for. But while growing up along the rocky cliffs of Monterey, she couldn't help but dream of bigger things. The daughter of the Templeton's stern Irish housekeeper, Margo had been treated like a member of the family. Deep down, she...  more

Margo Sullivan had everything a young woman could ask for. But while growing up along the rocky cliffs of Monterey, she couldn't help but dream of bigger things. The daughter of the Templeton's stern Irish housekeeper, Margo had been treated like a member of the family. Deep down, she knew that money could not buy the one thing she craved most--her mother's acceptance. Maybe things would be different if she could be sweet like Laura--or had Kate's shrewd head for business. But all Margo knew how to do was be Margo, and that meant doing things her own way--no matter what the consequences...

Devastated by a ruthless betrayal, disillusioned by the War Between the States, Ward Dillon swears he will escape his bitter past and start anew even if he has to abandon his heart's desire. So the San Antonio doctor trades his medical practice for the rugged life of the open trail, refined...  more

Devastated by a ruthless betrayal, disillusioned by the War Between the States, Ward Dillon swears he will escape his bitter past and start anew even if he has to abandon his heart's desire. So the San Antonio doctor trades his medical practice for the rugged life of the open trail, refined society for the rough-and-ready cowpokes. Yet what hope, what harmony, what hint of happiness could be his without the woman he left behind? And when Marina tracks Ward down on the windswept Texas plains, how can he resist the burning brand of passion that had once brought them searing ecstasy and promises the only peace possible for his embattled heart?

Meet Hannah, golden-haired and blue-eyed, she was lovely enough to make any man forget the past.  Any man except Buck Hogan.  For though she had more than fulfilled the promise of beauty in the fourteen-year-old girl he'd once known, Buck would always remember that back then he had...  more

Meet Hannah, golden-haired and blue-eyed, she was lovely enough to make any man forget the past.  Any man except Buck Hogan.  For though she had more than fulfilled the promise of beauty in the fourteen-year-old girl he'd once known, Buck would always remember that back then he had been her father's whipping boy, helpless and abused.   Well, he was helpless no longer, and now he would have his revenge by taking the old man's ranch and making it his own.  The only thing he hadn't counted on was falling in love with Hannah, whose gentle sweetness could heal his battered heart only if he would let her.  

In Greenwood's latest he catches up with Hawk and Zeke, who banded together as the two misfits in the Maxwell clan. Hawk is the son of a Comanche chief and a white woman, and Zeke was a black slave sold to the same farmers who abused Buck in The Cowboys: Buck (1998). Resigned to a future as...  more

In Greenwood's latest he catches up with Hawk and Zeke, who banded together as the two misfits in the Maxwell clan. Hawk is the son of a Comanche chief and a white woman, and Zeke was a black slave sold to the same farmers who abused Buck in The Cowboys: Buck (1998). Resigned to a future as bachelors and social outcasts, they sink all their money into a small Arizona ranch and a string of horses they plan to breed. As they bring the last of the mares, heavy with foals, home, they spy a broken-down wagon and stop to help. It's full of saloon girls, and Hawk and Zeke elect to escort them on the trail, although their lives are complicated immeasurably by the attraction they feel for two of the women. Greenwood's compelling western romance offers cameo appearances of characters from his earlier series, including Seven Brides, and it is chock-full of action and adventure, brimming with colorful scenery, and bristling with clashes between well-developed characters. -- Booklist

The bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky -- they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love of a good woman. Will: He was the most beautiful man Idalou Ellsworth had ever set eyes...  more

The bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky -- they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love of a good woman. Will: He was the most beautiful man Idalou Ellsworth had ever set eyes on. When he appeared at her front door, she was struck speechless at the very sight of him. Folks in Dunmore, Texas thought her bossy, too focused on rescuing her family's failing ranch to be interested in courting. But in Will's company, she couldn't think of anything but him. And when the devil-may-care cowboy took her in his arms, she understood as never before the pleasures of being a woman.

WANTED:  A WOMAN TO COOK, CLEAN, AND WASH FOR SEVEN MEN To penniless, friendless Rose Thornton, the advertisement seemed like an answer to her prayers, and the incredibly handsome man who hired her seemed like a dream come true.  But when she first set eyes on her hero's...  more

WANTED:  A WOMAN TO COOK, CLEAN, AND WASH FOR SEVEN MEN To penniless, friendless Rose Thornton, the advertisement seemed like an answer to her prayers, and the incredibly handsome man who hired her seemed like a dream come true.  But when she first set eyes on her hero's ramshackle ranch in the wilds of the Texas brush country and met his utterly impossible brothers, Rose decided even George's earth-shattering kisses weren't compensation enough for the job ahead of her. Never in her life had she seen a place more in need of a woman's touch, or men more in need of a civilizing influence.  The Randolph brothers were a wild bunch -- carving an empire out of the rugged land, fighting off rustlers and Mexican bandits -- and they weren't about to let any female change their ways... not until George laid down the law and then lost his heart to the beguiling spitfire who'd turned all their lives upside down.

Drew Townsend wants to buy a ranch close to Jake and Isabelle. In order to earn the money to pay for it, she goes to work for Earl Odom's Wild West Show as the sharpshooter. Cole Benton, an undercover agent for the United States government, has been given the job of arresting the leader...  more

Drew Townsend wants to buy a ranch close to Jake and Isabelle. In order to earn the money to pay for it, she goes to work for Earl Odom's Wild West Show as the sharpshooter. Cole Benton, an undercover agent for the United States government, has been given the job of arresting the leader of a gang that has been robbing banks all over the Midwest. He has just three solid clues. The leader is a woman, she's a top-notch marksman, and the robberies always take place in the vicinity of the Wild West Show's performances. His top suspect is Drew Townsend. Pretending to be an amiable drifter, Cole gets a job in the Wild West Show. Drew does everything she can to keep Cole out of her act . . . and out of her heart. But Cole's smile and unwavering attention batter down Drew's defenses. Drew is hurt and furious when she discovers Cole is trying to collect evidence to prove she's a thief. She leaves the Wild West Show determined never to see him again. Despite accumulating circumstantial evidence, Cole believes Drew is innocent. He convinces her that rejoining the show is the only way to capture the real thieves. He intends to capture her heart as well.

Born and bred in Savannah, Georgia, she is the kind of woman Jake avoids at all cost. When Savannah had arrived with her wagonload of orphans, Jake had realized that the boys under her care were the only way to get his cattle to the Texas market. Can he teach the boys to become cowboys, while...  more

Born and bred in Savannah, Georgia, she is the kind of woman Jake avoids at all cost. When Savannah had arrived with her wagonload of orphans, Jake had realized that the boys under her care were the only way to get his cattle to the Texas market. Can he teach the boys to become cowboys, while keeping his hands off the southern belle?

BRIDE OF DESIRE Although Hen Randolph was the perfect choice for a sheriff in the Arizona Territory, he was no one's idea of a model husband. The trail-weary cowboy had just broken free from his six rough-and-ready brothers, and he wasn't about the start a family of his own. Then a...  more

BRIDE OF DESIRE Although Hen Randolph was the perfect choice for a sheriff in the Arizona Territory, he was no one's idea of a model husband. The trail-weary cowboy had just broken free from his six rough-and-ready brothers, and he wasn't about the start a family of his own. Then a beauty with a tarnished reputation caught his eye, and the thought of taking a wife aroused him as never before. But Laurel Blackthorne had been hurt too often to trust any man -- least of all one she considered a ruthless, cold hearted gunslinger. Not until Hen proved that drawing quickly and shooting true weren't his only assets would she give him her heart. When his pistol was at last snug in its holster, Laurel would reward the virile lawman with the rapture of her love's sweet splendor -- and take her place as the newest bride to tame a Randolph's heart.

The freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky -- they get into a man's blood until he knows there is nothing better than the life of a cowboy -- except the love of a good woman. With hair like a raven's wing and ruby lips, she had a...  more

The freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky -- they get into a man's blood until he knows there is nothing better than the life of a cowboy -- except the love of a good woman. With hair like a raven's wing and ruby lips, she had a fiery temperament that hints of wild Gypsy blood. Luke finds himself inexorably drawn to her, despite her haughty manner, despite his reservations about all women, despite the fact that she is promised to another. Luke is the one who's been hired to protect her-and he is a man of his word-but who will protect either of them from the desert storm of desire that arises whenever his lips meet hers?

The freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky--they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love of a good woman ELLEN Matt's rough-and-tumble childhood had taught him...  more

The freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky--they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love of a good woman ELLEN Matt's rough-and-tumble childhood had taught him to size up a situation at a hundred paces. And to end his standoff with respectable society he knew he had to take a wife. Ellen agreed to act as a mother for the two boys he'd sworn to protect, if he'd be a father for the two children she brought to the union. It was a business arrangement. But nothing had prepared him for the desires the former saloon girl incited. She gentled him like a newborn colt, until he longed to be saddled with all the trappings of a real marriage. Until he understood he'd found a woman to heal his orphaned heart.

THE COWBOYS ... The freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky--they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love a good woman. PEARL In the West there were only two...  more

THE COWBOYS ... The freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky--they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love a good woman. PEARL In the West there were only two kinds of women--the wives and mothers and daughters, and the good-time girls. It was said that Pearl Belladonna could show a man the best time ever, but Sean O'Ryan had not come to the gold fields looking for a floozy. He wanted gold to buy a ranch, and a virtuous woman to make a wife. The sensual barroom singer might tempt his body with her lush curves, and tease his mind with her bright wit, but she wasn't for him. From her red curls to her assumed name, nothing about her seemed real until a glimpse into her heart convinced Sean that the lady was, indeed, a pearl beyond price.

THE COWBOYS ... The freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky -- they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love a good woman. Pete rides up to the Winged T...  more

THE COWBOYS ... The freedom of the range, the bawling of the longhorns, the lonesome night watch beneath a vast, starry sky -- they got into a man's blood until he knew there was nothing better than the life of a cowboy...except the love a good woman. Pete rides up to the Winged T cattle ranch with one purpose:  to retrieve his stolen money.  A self-proclaimed drifter, he is not a man to get roped into anything.  But within moments of his arrival he finds himself owner of a cattle ranch and husband to a charming woman.  His new wife looks at him as if he were a cross between Paul Bunyan and Wild Bill Hickok -- a lot of pressure for a confirmed wanderer.  But when he takes the petite beauty in his arms, he wonders what it would be like to be tied to one place, to one woman.  For though he came in search of his fortune, he finds something far more precious:  the love of a lifetime.

A TARNISHED PAST Rough and read as any of the Randolph boys, Monty bristled under his eldest brother's tight rein.  All he wanted to do was light out from Texas for a new beginning.  But a spirited beauty was hot on his trail, bringing with her a blazing passion he couldn't...  more

A TARNISHED PAST Rough and read as any of the Randolph boys, Monty bristled under his eldest brother's tight rein.  All he wanted to do was light out from Texas for a new beginning.  But a spirited beauty was hot on his trail, bringing with her a blazing passion he couldn't deny and painful memories he couldn't forget.   A SHINING FUTURE An orphan with nothing to her name except a herd of cattle, Irish Richmond had to get her livestock to Wyoming's open ranges before rustlers wiped her out.  As luck would have it, Monty was heading that way, but the bullheaded wrangler flat out refused to help her.  Never one to take no for an answer, Iris saddled up to coax, rope, and tame the ornery cowboy she'd always desired.  

THE PROSPECTOR'S PRIZE   The state of Texas wasn't big enough for Tyler Randolph and his six rough-and-ready brothers.  So the rugged loner set off for New Mexico in search of a lost mine.  He was out to find gold in them thar hills, but he struck the real mother lode...  more

THE PROSPECTOR'S PRIZE   The state of Texas wasn't big enough for Tyler Randolph and his six rough-and-ready brothers.  So the rugged loner set off for New Mexico in search of a lost mine.  He was out to find gold in them thar hills, but he struck the real mother lode when he rescued a feisty and independent beauty from the wilderness.   Attacked, shot, and left for dead, Daisy was horrified to wake up in Tyler's cabin.  Then a blizzard trapped them together, and she was convinced that the mountain man was a fourteen-carat cad -- until his unpolished charm claimed her love.  Before long, Daisy was determined to do some digging of her own to unearth the treasures hidden in Tyler's heart.  

WORLDS APART...HEARTS TOGETHER A man of taste and culture, James Madison Randolph enjoyed the refined pleasures of life in Boston.  It had been years since the suave lawyer abandoned the Randolphs' ramshackle ranch -- and the dark secrets that haunted him there.  Forced to...  more

WORLDS APART...HEARTS TOGETHER A man of taste and culture, James Madison Randolph enjoyed the refined pleasures of life in Boston.  It had been years since the suave lawyer abandoned the Randolphs' ramshackle ranch -- and the dark secrets that haunted him there.  Forced to return to the hated frontier when his brother was falsely accused of murder, he still had no use for anything it had to offer -- not the backbreaking work, not the barren wastelands, and especially not the sharp-tongued vixen who wanted to gun down his entire family. As tough as any cowhand in Kansas, Fern Sproull would see her cousin's killer hang for his crime, and no smooth-talking city slicker would stop her from seeing justice done.  But one look at Madison Randolph awakened a tender longing to taste heaven in a kiss.  While the townsfolk of Abilene prepared for the trial of the century, Madison and Fern readied themselves for a knock-down, drag-out battle of the sexes that might just have two winners.

THE GAMBLING MAN The way Zac Randolph saw it, he was the luckiest man on earth.  The handsome devil even owned his own Little Corner of Heaven, the best saloon in California.  And with every temptress on the Barbary Coast yearning to take him to paradise, he certainly had no plans...  more

THE GAMBLING MAN The way Zac Randolph saw it, he was the luckiest man on earth.  The handsome devil even owned his own Little Corner of Heaven, the best saloon in California.  And with every temptress on the Barbary Coast yearning to take him to paradise, he certainly had no plans to be trapped by the so-called wedded bliss that had already claimed his six brothers.  Then an enchanting angel came into his life, and Zac had to fight harder than ever to escape the bonds of matrimony. THE LUCKY LADY Refusing to bet her happiness on an arranged marriage, Lily Sterling fled from her old Virginia home to the streets of San Francisco.  Trusting and naive, she vowed to help the needy, and despite Zac Randolph's wealth, she considered him the neediest man in town.  When the scoundrel refused Lily's kindness, she took the biggest gamble of her life.  And if she won, she'd become the last -- and the luckiest -- of the Randolph brides.  

Broken and bitter, Jefferson Randolph can never forget all he lost in the War Between the States--or forgive those he has fought. Long after most of his six brothers have found wedded bliss, the former Rebel soldier keeps himself buried in work, until a run-in with a Yankee schoolteacher teaches...  more

Broken and bitter, Jefferson Randolph can never forget all he lost in the War Between the States--or forgive those he has fought. Long after most of his six brothers have found wedded bliss, the former Rebel soldier keeps himself buried in work, until a run-in with a Yankee schoolteacher teaches him that he has a lot to learn about passion. Violet Goodwin is too refined and genteel for an ornery bachelor like Jeff. Yet before he knows it, his disdain for Violet blossoms into desire. But Jeff fears that love alone isn't enough to help him put his past behind him--or convince a proper lady that she can find happiness as the newest bride in the rowdy Randolph clan.

Melody Jordan would rather pack her bags and head back to Virginia than marry a man she doesn't love. But her father is dead and she can't leave her stepmother and two young half-brothers to fend for themselves while rustlers steal their cattle and the nearest rancher tries to steal...  more

Melody Jordan would rather pack her bags and head back to Virginia than marry a man she doesn't love. But her father is dead and she can't leave her stepmother and two young half-brothers to fend for themselves while rustlers steal their cattle and the nearest rancher tries to steal their ranch. Lantz Royal has made it clear he intends to get the Spring Water Ranch one way or another. Which means Melody either has to marry the man or get ready to put up the fight of her life. Ignoring the advice of her foreman, Melody has been managing the ranch since the death of her father. She is desperate for help, but not desperate enough to hire Chet Attmore, a man with a gun riding on his hip. Chet Attmore is ready to hang up his guns and find a quiet place to settle down where no one knows him. He's only passing through and has no intentions of getting involved in the troubles of the Spring Water Ranch or the pretty young woman who lives there. Chet is not looking for employment; he only wants to trade his tired horse for a fresh one. Chet knows he's a gunfighter first and foremost, and that alone will prevent him from having the only kind of life he ever wanted. But all his good intentions are lost when he gets pulled into the fray. Soon he's in too deep to leave and his heart is hoping for things his mind knows he an never have.

In the ethereal world of dreams, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamer and there are demons who prey on them... Arik is such a predator. Condemned by the gods to live eternity without emotions, Arik can only feel when he's in the dreams of others. For thousands of years,...  more

In the ethereal world of dreams, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamer and there are demons who prey on them... Arik is such a predator. Condemned by the gods to live eternity without emotions, Arik can only feel when he's in the dreams of others. For thousands of years, he's drifted through the human unconscious, searching for sensation. Now he's finally found a dreamer whose vivid mind can fill his emptiness. Dr. Megeara Kafieri watched her father ruin himself and his reputation as he searched to prove Atlantis was real. Her deathbed promise to him to salvage his reputation has now brought her to Greece where she intends to prove once and for all that the fabled island is right where her father said it was. But frustration and bad luck dog her every step. Especially the day they find a stranger floating in the sea. His is a face she's seen many times.... in her dreams. What she doesn't know is that Arik holds more than the ancient secrets that can help her find the mythical isle of Atlantis. He has made a pact with the god Hades: In exchange for two weeks as a mortal man, he must return to Olympus with a human soul. Megeara's soul. With a secret society out to ruin her expedition, and mysterious accidents that keep threatening her life, Megeara refuses to quit. She knows she's getting closer to Atlantis and as she does, she stumbles onto the truth of what Arik really is. For Arik his quest is no longer simple. No human can know of a Dream-Hunter's existence. His dream of being mortal has quickly turned into his own nightmare and the only way to save himself will be to sacrifice the very thing he wanted to be human for. The only question is, will he?

Ever think Scrooge had it right before the ghosts ruined his life? Meet Aidan O'Conner. At one time he was a world-renowned celebrity who gave freely of himself and his money without wanting anything in return...until those around him took without asking. Now Aidan wants nothing of the...  more

Ever think Scrooge had it right before the ghosts ruined his life? Meet Aidan O'Conner. At one time he was a world-renowned celebrity who gave freely of himself and his money without wanting anything in return...until those around him took without asking. Now Aidan wants nothing of the world-or anyone who's a part of it. When a stranger appears at his doorstep, Aidan knows he's seen her before... in his dreams. Born on Olympus as a goddess, Leta knows nothing of the human world. But a ruthless enemy has driven her from the world of dreams and into the home of the only man who can help her: Aidan. Her immortal powers are derived from human emotions-and his anger is just the fuel she needs to defend herself... One cold winter's night will change their lives forever... Trapped together in a brutal winter storm, Aidan and Leta must turn to the only power capable of saving them-or destroying them both: trust.

HADES DOESN'T OFTEN GIVE SECOND CHANCES... Xypher has one month on Earth to redeem himself through one good deed or be condemned to eternal torture in Tarturus.  But redemption means little to a demigod who only wants vengeance on the one who caused his downfall. UNTIL ONE DAY IN...  more

HADES DOESN'T OFTEN GIVE SECOND CHANCES... Xypher has one month on Earth to redeem himself through one good deed or be condemned to eternal torture in Tarturus.  But redemption means little to a demigod who only wants vengeance on the one who caused his downfall. UNTIL ONE DAY IN A CEMETERY... Simone Dubois is a medical examiner with a real knack for the job.  Those who are wrongfully killed appear to her and help her find the evidence the police need to convict their killers.  But when a man appears and tells her that she's more than just a psychic, she's convinced he's insane. NOW THE FATE OF THE WORLD HANGS IN HER HANDS... It was bad enough when just the dead relied on her.  Now's there's the seductive Dream-Hunter Xypher who needs Simone's help in opening a portal to the Atlantean hell realm to fight insatiable demons.  The future of mankind is at stake -- and so is her life.  The only question now is:  Who is the bigger threat:  the demons out to kill her, or the man who has left her forever changed?