A DEFIANT SPITFIRE OF A GIRL ... A STRONG AND STUBBORN MAN! Her cornsilk hair loose in the wind. Liberty drove her Conestoga wagon as if the devil were after her. She had run away from New York when her Pa demanded she marry Stith Lenning, a domineering coward who would use her body and...  more

A DEFIANT SPITFIRE OF A GIRL ... A STRONG AND STUBBORN MAN! Her cornsilk hair loose in the wind. Liberty drove her Conestoga wagon as if the devil were after her. She had run away from New York when her Pa demanded she marry Stith Lenning, a domineering coward who would use her body and break her spirit. Liberty's response was NEVER... never, as long as a land waited in the West where a river ran fast and a woman was free to follow her dreams. But rampaging Indians along the Wabash's deep waters and Stith's relentless pursuit were more than even a feisty beauty could handle. Then, guns blazing, frontiersman Farr Quill rode into her life. With the same steely strength that had tamed the wilderness, he offered Liberty his protection all he demanded in return as her total surrender.

Yesterday's secrets endangered her dreams. But nothing could keep her from loving him today, tomorrow and forever. ONLY HER DEFIANT PRIDE KEPT HER FROM BEGGING FOR HIS LOVE... Behind her proper schoolmarm ways, sunny blond Mercy was the same sassy spitfire she had been as a child. An...  more

Yesterday's secrets endangered her dreams. But nothing could keep her from loving him today, tomorrow and forever. ONLY HER DEFIANT PRIDE KEPT HER FROM BEGGING FOR HIS LOVE... Behind her proper schoolmarm ways, sunny blond Mercy was the same sassy spitfire she had been as a child. An orphan raised by the Quill family with her foster brother Danny, she had always had a quick temper and often needed the loving protection of her big brother. Now she was a woman and running to Danny again. Two Kentucky bounders had ridden into town with a stunning secret about Mercy's past, one that could separate Mercy and Daniel forever. Surrounded by danger, she would recognize her desperate hunger to have Danny claim her, not as a sister, but as his wife. She knew he would stand by her against a town's cruel whispers and fight against an enemy who wanted her dead. But, if she dared to declare her love, would he respond with his dependable brotherly kindness and break her heart?

SHE FOUGHT AND RODE BETTER THAN ANY MAN... BUT WAS HELPLESS IN HIS ARMS "Amy, I'll be back." For eight years Amy Deverall clung to the words Rain Tallman had whispered, as he kissed her and rode away. Smart as a whip, and as eager for life as a young colt, Amy grew up along...  more

SHE FOUGHT AND RODE BETTER THAN ANY MAN... BUT WAS HELPLESS IN HIS ARMS "Amy, I'll be back." For eight years Amy Deverall clung to the words Rain Tallman had whispered, as he kissed her and rode away. Smart as a whip, and as eager for life as a young colt, Amy grew up along the might Wabash River, waiting for the handsome Shawnee-raised boy who had gone off to explore the wilderness beyond the horizon. Now, the broad-shouldered, gun-toting trapper galloping toward her was a new Rain Tallman. His slow, sweet kisses taught her passion and she long to ride beside him down the dangerous trails he traveled. But where was the boy she had known? Had he really grown to be a steel-hard, silent loner who would take her heart and never say "I love you?"

Spritely, auburn-haired Letty Pringle had been forbidden by her hell-and-brimstone preacher pa to see Mike Dolan, but the young sweethearts had whispered their vows to someday be man and wife.  Then a cruel betrayal tore them apart and left Letty on a windswept Midwestern farm to raise...  more

Spritely, auburn-haired Letty Pringle had been forbidden by her hell-and-brimstone preacher pa to see Mike Dolan, but the young sweethearts had whispered their vows to someday be man and wife.  Then a cruel betrayal tore them apart and left Letty on a windswept Midwestern farm to raise their son alone.   Struggling to build a future, over the years she learned to harden her heart to desire... until big, dark-haired Mike marched into town, looking for his woman and his dream -- and ready to fight the world to have her in his arms again.

She fought and rode better than any man…but was helpless in his arms. “Amy…I’ll be back.”  For eight years Amy Deverall clung to the words Rain Tallman had whispered as he kissed her and rode away.  Smart as a whip, and as eager for life as a young...  more

She fought and rode better than any man…but was helpless in his arms. “Amy…I’ll be back.”  For eight years Amy Deverall clung to the words Rain Tallman had whispered as he kissed her and rode away.  Smart as a whip, and as eager for life as a young colt, Amy grew up along the mighty Wabash River, waiting for the handsome Shawnee-raised boy who had gone off to explore the wilderness beyond the horizon.  Now, the broad-shouldered, gun-toting trapper galloping toward her was a new Rain Tallman.  His slow, sweet kisses taught her passion, and she longed to ride beside him down the dangerous trails he traveled.  But where was the boy she had known?  Had he really grown to be a steel-hard, silent loner who would take her heart -- and never say “I love you”?   

A tale of an upstart firebrand who knows how to shoot a rifle but has to learn how to love a man... NO MAN'S SLAVE Berry Warfield is only eighteen -- and a fresh-mouthed kid -- when she leaves the wagon train to find her father's claim in Missouri.  Happy to be free from...  more

A tale of an upstart firebrand who knows how to shoot a rifle but has to learn how to love a man... NO MAN'S SLAVE Berry Warfield is only eighteen -- and a fresh-mouthed kid -- when she leaves the wagon train to find her father's claim in Missouri.  Happy to be free from her father's tyranny, she vows to let no one stop her from earning her fortune.  But now with only her gentle young stepmother beside her, she faces an unforgiving frontier -- and the trappers and rivermen, riffraff and savages who stand between her and her land.  Quick with a musket but slow to believe a man, Berry is determined to prove that she is a match for them all -- even the brave, hardworking trader who falls in love with her, temper and all.

NO MAN'S SLAVE! Berry was only eighteen--and a fresh-mouthed kid--when she left the wagon trails to find her father's claim in Missouri. She was happy to be free from her father's tyranny. But now with only her gentle young stepmother beside her, she faced an unforgiving...  more

NO MAN'S SLAVE! Berry was only eighteen--and a fresh-mouthed kid--when she left the wagon trails to find her father's claim in Missouri. She was happy to be free from her father's tyranny. But now with only her gentle young stepmother beside her, she faced an unforgiving frontier--and the trappers and rivermen, riffraff and savages who stood between her and her land... Quick with a musket but slow to believe in a man, Berry was determined to prove that she was a match for them all--even the brave, hardworking trader who fell in love with her, temper and all, to the Wild Sweet Wilderness ____________________________________ Set in Missouri in 1805

Dan Murdock was impossibly virile, tormentingly gentle... and fiercely determined to have Casey Farrow.  But a car crash had left its indelible marks on her breathtaking beauty and erased her future.  What were Dan's motive's for pursuing her?  Guilt?  Pity?...  more

Dan Murdock was impossibly virile, tormentingly gentle... and fiercely determined to have Casey Farrow.  But a car crash had left its indelible marks on her breathtaking beauty and erased her future.  What were Dan's motive's for pursuing her?  Guilt?  Pity?   Casey couldn't believe that the rugged giant of a man found her so irresistibly desirable, so totally lovable.  But neither could she escape the iron web he wove around her.  At the mercy of Dan's searing embraces, his sweet caresses, Casey had to choose.  She could live with doubt and fear... or succeed in learning an astonishing lesson in love....  

Available for the first time in over a decade, two classic Dorothy Garlock romances -- AMBER-EYED MAN and THE PLANTING SEASON -- are coming back into print in an irresistible two-in-one volume.   *** AMBER-EYED MAN When chance forces Meredith Moore to seek refuge at Ward...  more

Available for the first time in over a decade, two classic Dorothy Garlock romances -- AMBER-EYED MAN and THE PLANTING SEASON -- are coming back into print in an irresistible two-in-one volume.   *** AMBER-EYED MAN When chance forces Meredith Moore to seek refuge at Ward Sanderson's Mexican estate, she thinks the worst is behind her.  But her host, magnetic and mysterious, is alternately cold, then kind. Winning the trust of Ward's small daughter and invalid brother, Meredith discovers the warmth that she, a foster child, never knew.  Yet is it Ward's love she craves, and the passion smoldering in the depths of his amber eyes.... *** THE PLANTING SEASON Iris Ouverson had poured her energies into the family farm she cultivated with her sister, and the appearance of John Lang was unexpected -- and infuriating.  Suddenly the land was theirs to share, an idea she couldn't accept.  But John was was determined to prove his dedication to the farm and his feelings for Iris.  But when disaster struck the farm, it destroyed their fragile trust, forcing a confrontation that risked everything -- and taught Iris that only learning to grow together would bring them a harvest of love....  

Fiery-haired Vanessa was determined to cross the prairies, ford the mighty rivers, and climb the Rockies to reach Colorado. Her hands held the reins of the mule team with wiry strength but her resolve weakened when a tall stranger, lean of body, wide of shoulder, and wild as the western wind,...  more

Fiery-haired Vanessa was determined to cross the prairies, ford the mighty rivers, and climb the Rockies to reach Colorado. Her hands held the reins of the mule team with wiry strength but her resolve weakened when a tall stranger, lean of body, wide of shoulder, and wild as the western wind, took her in his arms. Vanessa knew Kain DeBolt's gun and fists could protect her from the outlaws waiting on the untamed frontier but his secrets could prove dangerous to a woman in love. Would her surrender to this restless roamer bring her ecstasy or forever break her heart?

The small town of Rainwater, Oklahoma, has become a notorious boomtown now that a gusher has flooded its streets with drillers, welders, and roustabouts of every description. Jill, a spunky and hard-working young woman who runs the hotel for her aunt, is unprepared to cope with the attention she...  more

The small town of Rainwater, Oklahoma, has become a notorious boomtown now that a gusher has flooded its streets with drillers, welders, and roustabouts of every description. Jill, a spunky and hard-working young woman who runs the hotel for her aunt, is unprepared to cope with the attention she receives from the woman-hungry men. Despite her attempts to thwart their advances, she finds herself cornered by a group of men on the street one afternoon when Thad Taylor, a young neighbor, comes to her rescue. Believing Jill to be a street flapper, Thad makes it his duty to curb her wild ways. Jill wants nothing to do with Thad until a woman is murdered in town. Now, Jill's finally accepted Thad's protection...but is she willing to accept more?

Wyoming Territory was no place for a lady -- but Mara was all woman.   Leaving her finishing school behind, Mara Shannon McCall returned to the lawless country of her birth, determined to reclaim the ranch that was her father's legacy.  With a derringer in her pocket and her...  more

Wyoming Territory was no place for a lady -- but Mara was all woman.   Leaving her finishing school behind, Mara Shannon McCall returned to the lawless country of her birth, determined to reclaim the ranch that was her father's legacy.  With a derringer in her pocket and her heart beating wildly in her breast, she rode toward the home she barely remembered -- only to find a wounded man across the rugged trail.   He was beaten and bloody, but Pack Gallagher was unmistakably a fighter -- a handsome Irish brawler with shoulders a yard wide, hands as hard as steel, and midnight blue eyes as proud and passionate as Mara's own.  With a shuddering wave of desire she knew he was a champion who could fight by her side against the outlaws on her land and a soulmate who could share her deepest secrets.  Here was an exciting, defiant lover who could hold her forever -- or the one man who could crush her dreams and break her heart....

A spitfire woman... A savage land... And a rough-riding man determined to tame them both. Lorna's violet eyes glittered with the joy of riding fast and free across Light's Mountain, the Colorado range that was her birthright and fiercest passion.  She was warned that...  more

A spitfire woman... A savage land... And a rough-riding man determined to tame them both. Lorna's violet eyes glittered with the joy of riding fast and free across Light's Mountain, the Colorado range that was her birthright and fiercest passion.  She was warned that dangerous men now roamed these hills, but no desperado could ride faster than this slip of a girl or outfight her with a whip or a knife. Then big, sandy-haired Cooper Parnell strode into her life, a gun in his hand and passion in his eyes, and Lorna had now weapons against the desire that made her tremble like a tree in a storm.  He was man enough to battle the lawless varmints after her innocence and her land... and to match her burning heart with his white-hot fire.  But was he man enough to take her without taming her... or was her freedom the price of his love?  

Available for the first time in over a decade, two classic Dorothy Garlock romances - SING SOFTLY TO ME and GENTLE TORMENT - are coming back into print in an irresistible two-in-one volume.SING SOFTLY TO ME: She thought she'd escaped the man - and the memories. But Tom Clary suddenly appeared...  more

Available for the first time in over a decade, two classic Dorothy Garlock romances - SING SOFTLY TO ME and GENTLE TORMENT - are coming back into print in an irresistible two-in-one volume.SING SOFTLY TO ME: She thought she'd escaped the man - and the memories. But Tom Clary suddenly appeared in Minnesota to summon her home. Without hesitation, Beth Marshall left her hospital job and made the hazardous winter drive back to Cody, Wyoming, with the brash cowboy she'd tried so hard to forget. She couldn't refuse Tom's imperious command to return to nurse her ailing sister. But how could she share Tom's house, where her sister now lived? The magic was still there but so was the danger. Tom's searing embrace rekindled passions that had slept but never died. He swore the past was behind them. But had he really changed, or was she headed for heartbreak -again?GENTLE TORMENT: Tawny-haired Lindy Williamson fled the sun-graced south for the promise of the Alaskan frontier - leaving behind Jake, the rugged ex-husband who'd tormented her even as he tempted her. Facing a challenging job with an oil drilling company, Lindy was determined to build a new - and single - life for herself. Then Jake came to claim her, barging into her life to reopen the wounds he'd inflicted, to revive the yearnings he'd aroused. His burning kisses had seduced her once. Would his fiery passion win her again?

Johanna Doan was a golden-haired, slender woman whose tragic beauty hid her bold, determined spirit.  She had lived through her parents' murder and her sister's rape and pregnancy:  now she could survive the intrigues at the Macklin ranch.  For here, housekeeping with her...  more

Johanna Doan was a golden-haired, slender woman whose tragic beauty hid her bold, determined spirit.  She had lived through her parents' murder and her sister's rape and pregnancy:  now she could survive the intrigues at the Macklin ranch.  For here, housekeeping with her sister, Johanna is expected to marry the son of the cruel landowner himself.  And young Burr Macklin is everything Johanna fears and desires:  a courageous man who arouses her passions, but one who needs to learn that a woman's heart can never be taken by force... only won with love.

When her parents died, lovely Annie Lash was left alone in old St. Louis -- a prize catch for the elderly suitors lined up at her door. But, yearning for a man who could love her completely -- and whom she could love in return, Annie refused them all. Then a young frontiersman named...  more

When her parents died, lovely Annie Lash was left alone in old St. Louis -- a prize catch for the elderly suitors lined up at her door. But, yearning for a man who could love her completely -- and whom she could love in return, Annie refused them all. Then a young frontiersman named Jefferson Merrick offered her the chance to love in a distant settlement. Dreaming of a future by the wide Missouri, she accepted -- never realizing that she would have to face hostile Indians, river bandits, and Jefferson's political enemies. Even more dangerous were the storms of her own heart. For the rugged man who dared to tame the wild country around them was now starting to tame the wild Annie Lash.

She had narrowly escaped the lynch mob that unjustly hanged her foster father. Now lonely Willa Hammer had nothing left except her dog Buddy, her faith in herself, and the protection of a strange, secretive family. She joined their wagon train, headed West never realizing that she was traveling...  more

She had narrowly escaped the lynch mob that unjustly hanged her foster father. Now lonely Willa Hammer had nothing left except her dog Buddy, her faith in herself, and the protection of a strange, secretive family. She joined their wagon train, headed West never realizing that she was traveling to the wilds of the Bighorn Mountains, where a rundown, intrigue-ridden ranch and the arms of an untamed, hardened cowboy awaited her. Haunted by his past, he could infuriate Willa, hurt her and love her if both dared to risk the gentle giving of their hearts.

A FIGHT FOR HER LAND... AND HER MAN Miss Kristin Anderson had never left home before, but no one was going to stop her from going to Montana to take possession of Larkspur, the ranch she had inherited.  She was 23, "a spinster," but she stood up tall, wound her braids primly...  more

A FIGHT FOR HER LAND... AND HER MAN Miss Kristin Anderson had never left home before, but no one was going to stop her from going to Montana to take possession of Larkspur, the ranch she had inherited.  She was 23, "a spinster," but she stood up tall, wound her braids primly around her head, and tucked a derringer into her purse.  She didn't know she'd have to outsmart gunslingers and a land grabber named Forsythe the moment she arrived in Big Timber, Montana.   And she never dreamed that Buck Lenning, the "old" foreman at her ranch, was a young, lanky, secretive cowboy taking care of his elderly pa.  Soon Kristin and Buck were butting heads, hunkering down to protect Larkspur from Forsythe's henchmen, and discovering that they both wanted the same thing -- a home and a love worth fighting for....

Sophie Heller's family immigrated from Germany to Victory, a small town in Illinois, before WWII began. Now that the war has affected the town, the townspeople discriminate against Sophie and her family. When a train derails, it is an accident but the Heller family is blamed. Coming to Sophie's...  more

Sophie Heller's family immigrated from Germany to Victory, a small town in Illinois, before WWII began. Now that the war has affected the town, the townspeople discriminate against Sophie and her family. When a train derails, it is an accident but the Heller family is blamed. Coming to Sophie's rescue is a teacher from the high school, and despite their cultural differences, a romance starts to bloom.

Addie Hyde spent four years waiting for the high-spirited man she married to come back home after the war.  Yet her husband was never among the ragged, defeated soldiers straggling through Arkansas.  A girl who had always had spunk, Addie now also had a young son, two foster children...  more

Addie Hyde spent four years waiting for the high-spirited man she married to come back home after the war.  Yet her husband was never among the ragged, defeated soldiers straggling through Arkansas.  A girl who had always had spunk, Addie now also had a young son, two foster children she cherished, and trouble.  Deserters and drifters were making Addie's isolated farmhouse a dangerous place. Then John Tallman came into her life, his arms promising safety, his heart hidden by a shadow even love might not conquer.  The problems of yesteryear were everywhere -- and Addie would need all her love and all her courage to make tomorrow theirs... YESTERYEAR.

WITH HEART: Tillison County, Oklahoma, 1938. Though scarcity and hardship have taken their toll on the spirit of the nation, one young woman still dares to dream. Kathleen Dolan has high hopes for her investment in the Rawlings, Oklahoma, Gazette. But the feisty newspaper woman hasn't even...  more

WITH HEART: Tillison County, Oklahoma, 1938. Though scarcity and hardship have taken their toll on the spirit of the nation, one young woman still dares to dream. Kathleen Dolan has high hopes for her investment in the Rawlings, Oklahoma, Gazette. But the feisty newspaper woman hasn't even reached the city limits when trouble strikes. Hijackers try to steal her old Nash, and though handsome rancher Johnny Henry rides to her rescue, the attack is only a taste of the perils to come. For Rawlings is a town steeped in dirty secrets, and soon, though Johnny tries to shield her, Kathleen will find herself pitted against a powerful man and his unscrupulous cronies--men who will go to any lengths to silence this gutsy redhead and the man she loves. AFTER THE PARADE: Rawlings, Oklahoma, 1945. Johnny Henry is coming home from the Pacific, and his estranged wife, Kathleen, secretly watches him step off the train to a hero's welcome. Her heart races when she sees him; his breaks when he doesn't spot her. Misunderstanding and tragedy had destroyed their marriage before he shipped out. Now Johnny's pride will keep him from confessing how wrong he had been; now Kathleen's hurt will stop her from running into his arms. But when a disturbed stalker plunges Kathleen into a real-life nightmare, her only hope is Johnny and a love that can bring two hearts through every battle, especially the one within.

Tawny-haired Rosalee challenged the dangers of the rugged Colorado mountains with her courage, her rifle, and her heart. Daring to carve a home from the wilderness for her young sister and brother, she longed for a rough-riding frontiersman strong enough to match her wild spirit without taking...  more

Tawny-haired Rosalee challenged the dangers of the rugged Colorado mountains with her courage, her rifle, and her heart. Daring to carve a home from the wilderness for her young sister and brother, she longed for a rough-riding frontiersman strong enough to match her wild spirit without taking away her freedom or her dreams. Then one starless night he came to her cabin door a stranger of towering strength, handsome and powerful, his dark eyes ablaze with desire from the first moment they met. Here was a man to walk beside, not behind a man able to ignite ecstasy's smoldering fires an outcast she would defy the world to love with the fury of the Restless Wind.

PASSION SETS THE KENTUCKY WILDS AFIRE She was only seventeen years old... and terribly alone.  Running deep into the Kentucky wilderness from the low-down family that dared to sell her to trappers, Cherish Riley knew that her enemies were relentlessly tracking her, and that she risked...  more

PASSION SETS THE KENTUCKY WILDS AFIRE She was only seventeen years old... and terribly alone.  Running deep into the Kentucky wilderness from the low-down family that dared to sell her to trappers, Cherish Riley knew that her enemies were relentlessly tracking her, and that she risked all the dangers an untamed land had to offer.  She never dreamed that a tall, lean, buckskin-clad man with a large brown dog would offer his protection -- and that within hours he would propose marriage!   Sloan Carroll had no doubt that Cherish would make the prettiest little wife in the territory, but he was even more sure that she could give his motherless child the warmth and love she so desperately needed.  He couldn't understand the hurt look on Cherish's face when he made his offer.  And he still had to learn that to win a woman's heart, he had to lose his own.

A tale of an upstart firebrand who knows how to shoot a rifle but has to learn how to love a man... WILD SWEET WILDERNESS Berry Warfield is only eighteen -- and a fresh-mouthed kid -- when she leaves the wagon train to find her father's claim in Missouri.  Happy to be free...  more

A tale of an upstart firebrand who knows how to shoot a rifle but has to learn how to love a man... WILD SWEET WILDERNESS Berry Warfield is only eighteen -- and a fresh-mouthed kid -- when she leaves the wagon train to find her father's claim in Missouri.  Happy to be free from her father's tyranny, she vows to let no one stop her from earning her fortune.  But now with only her gentle young stepmother beside her, she faces an unforgiving frontier -- and the trappers and rivermen, riffraff and savages who stand between her and her land.  Quick with a musket but slow to believe a man, Berry is determined to prove that she is a match for them all -- even the brave, hardworking trader who falls in love with her, temper and all.

Louise Watkins has her hands full. Her mother had been the town midwife, but when her daughter Alice died under her care, she refused to assist in a childbirth ever again. Since then Louise has assumed the work. She also takes care of Alice's six-year old, Charlotte, because the child's...  more

Louise Watkins has her hands full. Her mother had been the town midwife, but when her daughter Alice died under her care, she refused to assist in a childbirth ever again. Since then Louise has assumed the work. She also takes care of Alice's six-year old, Charlotte, because the child's father was lost in World War I. But Louise's principal job is running the boardinghouse that is the family's main source of income. One day, Charlotte befriends a stranger ill with influenza, a man who has taken refuge in an old cabin in the woods nearby. Although badly scarred by wounds suffered in the War, he is strong and slowly recovers. When he gradually takes on odd jobs around the house, Louise accepts his help. She is drawn to him despite his disfigurement, and his voice is comforting, vaguely familiar...  

Though scarcity and hardship have taken their toll on the spirit of the nation, one young woman still dares to dream.  Kathleen Dolan has high hopes for her investment in the Rawlings, Oklahoma, Gazette.  But the feisty newspaper woman hasn't even reached the city limits when...  more

Though scarcity and hardship have taken their toll on the spirit of the nation, one young woman still dares to dream.  Kathleen Dolan has high hopes for her investment in the Rawlings, Oklahoma, Gazette.  But the feisty newspaper woman hasn't even reached the city limits when trouble strikes:  Hijackers try to steal her old Nash; and though handsome rancher Johnny Henry rides to her rescue, the attack is only a taste of the perils to come.  For Rawlings is a town steeped in dirty secrets, and soon, though Johnny tries to shield her, Kathleen will find herself pitted against a powerful man and his unscrupulous cronies -- men who will go to any lengths to silence this gutsy redhead and the man she loves.

Iris Ouverson had poured her energies into the family farm she cultivated with her sister, and the appearance of John Lang was unexpected -- and infuriating.  Suddenly the land was theirs to share, an idea she couldn't accept.  But John was determined to prove his dedication to the...  more

Iris Ouverson had poured her energies into the family farm she cultivated with her sister, and the appearance of John Lang was unexpected -- and infuriating.  Suddenly the land was theirs to share, an idea she couldn't accept.  But John was determined to prove his dedication to the farm and his feelings for Iris.  The caring affection he showed her ripened into a deep, adoring passion that thrived in the fertile climate of their need for each other.   But when disaster struck the farm it destroyed their fragile trust, forcing a confrontation that risked everything... and taught Iris that only learning to grow together would bring them a harvest of love.  

A tale of a town turned against justice, where one woman must dare to defend her man.... TENDERNESS A woman of quiet strength, Jesse Forbes delivers babies and tends the sick in the rural hills of Harpersville, Tennessee.  But soon her gentle courage will be called on to save the...  more

A tale of a town turned against justice, where one woman must dare to defend her man.... TENDERNESS A woman of quiet strength, Jesse Forbes delivers babies and tends the sick in the rural hills of Harpersville, Tennessee.  But soon her gentle courage will be called on to save the life of a strong, stubborn rebel named Wade Simmer.  Although the powerful Harper family calls him a troublemaker and people whisper about the hanging of his pa, Jesse knows he is unshakably honest and dangerous only to those who dare take what is his.  Now the entire town accuses Wade of a crime of perversion and cruelty, forcing Jesse to prove that her love is stronger than lies... and as lasting as the rugged mountains they both call home.

Amid the lonesome pines of an Idaho logging camp, young Dory Callahan was like a burst of bright sunshine -- even when she had to tolerate the scorn of her wealthy, mean-spirited half brothers each day of her life.  Dory was proud, and not ashamed of her toddler, even though the child's...  more

Amid the lonesome pines of an Idaho logging camp, young Dory Callahan was like a burst of bright sunshine -- even when she had to tolerate the scorn of her wealthy, mean-spirited half brothers each day of her life.  Dory was proud, and not ashamed of her toddler, even though the child's father was the son of a rival mill owner who had died before Dory could marry him. Then big, rangy Benton Waller rode into her life.  He was a man with secrets, a face that showed too much sorrow, and a shy, silent daughter who clung like a shadow to his side.  But even as he offered his love, Dory felt fierce emotions gathering like a summer storm.  For soon there would be gunfire set off by hatred, greed, and fear -- and passion's fire between her and the one man who could help her fight for her dreams.

Addie Hyde spent four years waiting for the high-spirited man she married to come back home after the war.  Yet her husband was never among the ragged, defeated soldiers straggling through Arkansas.  A girl who had always had spunk, Addie now also had a young son, two foster children...  more

Addie Hyde spent four years waiting for the high-spirited man she married to come back home after the war.  Yet her husband was never among the ragged, defeated soldiers straggling through Arkansas.  A girl who had always had spunk, Addie now also had a young son, two foster children she cherished, and trouble.  Deserters and drifters were making Addie's isolated farmhouse a dangerous place. Then John Tallman came into her life, his arms promising safety, his heart hidden by a shadow even love might not conquer.  The problems of yesteryear were everywhere -- and Addie would need all her love and all her courage to make tomorrow theirs... YESTERYEAR.

Johanna Doan was a golden-haired, slender woman whose tragic beauty hid her bold, determined spirit.  She had lived through her parents' murder and her sister's rape and pregnancy:  now she could survive the intrigues at the Macklin ranch.  For here, housekeeping with her...  more

Johanna Doan was a golden-haired, slender woman whose tragic beauty hid her bold, determined spirit.  She had lived through her parents' murder and her sister's rape and pregnancy:  now she could survive the intrigues at the Macklin ranch.  For here, housekeeping with her sister, Johanna is expected to marry the son of the cruel landowner himself.  And young Burr Macklin is everything Johanna fears and desires:  a courageous man who arouses her passions, but one who needs to learn that a woman's heart can never be taken by force... only won with love.

He was the spark, she was the flame... Baptiste Lightbody had found the beautiful young girl named Maggie in Missouri Territory. From the moment they met, they became two parts of the same spirit, joined in flesh and soul with an underlying fire. Shunned by a world that called him a...  more

He was the spark, she was the flame... Baptiste Lightbody had found the beautiful young girl named Maggie in Missouri Territory. From the moment they met, they became two parts of the same spirit, joined in flesh and soul with an underlying fire. Shunned by a world that called him a half-breed and her a witch, they struck out together into the wilderness after the same fierce dream: a paradise of their own. But ahead of them lay dangers that could take Maggie away forever: brutal river pirates, rampaging Indian renegades, and a secret that followed them into the virgin forest. And soon they would both face a test that could break their hearts or join them in a love that would become a legend on the untamed American frontier.

At 21, Julie Jones is convinced that life is passing her by. Her mother's death four years ago left her in charge of caring for her father and five siblings, and dashed her hopes of meeting that special someone who would whisk her away to the glamorous big city. Then all at once, Julie's...  more

At 21, Julie Jones is convinced that life is passing her by. Her mother's death four years ago left her in charge of caring for her father and five siblings, and dashed her hopes of meeting that special someone who would whisk her away to the glamorous big city. Then all at once, Julie's predictable existence is overturned when her father finds love with an attractive widow, and Evan Johnson, the mysterious son of the town drunkard returns home and starts courting her. With his arrival, however, comes a series of devastating tragedies as Evan's father is found murdered, and a series of brutal rapes rocks the town. In a rush to judgment, the townsfolk are all pointing to Evan as the guilty party, except for one person. Amid growing tensions, Julie Jones has been hiding a dark personal secret-and falling desperately in love.

Louise Watkins has her hands full. Her mother had been the town midwife, but when her daughter Alice died under her care, she refused to assist in a childbirth ever again. Since then Louise has assumed the work. She also takes care of her Alice's six-year old, Charlotte, because the...  more

Louise Watkins has her hands full. Her mother had been the town midwife, but when her daughter Alice died under her care, she refused to assist in a childbirth ever again. Since then Louise has assumed the work. She also takes care of her Alice's six-year old, Charlotte, because the child's father was lost in World War I. But Louise's principal job is running the boardinghouse that is the family's main source of income. One day, Charlotte befriends a stranger ill with influenza, a man who has taken refuge in an old cabin in the woods nearby. Although badly scarred by wounds suffered in the War, he is strong and slowly recovers. When he gradually takes on odd jobs around the house, Louise accepts his help. She is drawn to him despite his disfigurement, and his voice is comforting, vaguely familiar ...

The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author follows Charlotte Tucker, the young girl from Garlock's most recent novel, Stay A Little Longer, into adulthood. As a child, Charlotte Tucker was raised in small town Minnesota where the only real company was the people who came...  more

The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author follows Charlotte Tucker, the young girl from Garlock's most recent novel, Stay A Little Longer, into adulthood. As a child, Charlotte Tucker was raised in small town Minnesota where the only real company was the people who came to her aunt Louise's boarding house.Several years later, Charlotte is a young woman and thirsty to get out of her hometown and see the world. When a teaching position opens up in Oklahoma, she jumps at the opportunity to take a room on John Grant's ranch in Sawyer, a small town to the north, to begin her new career. She soon befriends Owen and Hannah Wallace, a brother and sister who have come from Colorado following the death of their mother. Abandoned at an early age by a father they never knew, they are set on revenge against the man who left them -- a man they believe is John Grant. As the summer heats up and a brutal storm wreaks havoc on the town, a secret is revealed that threatens to change Charlotte's life -- and her new friends -- forever.