With her family's fortune in ruins, Harriet Handley has given up her aspirations of becoming an author.All effort must go to helping her pretty sister Sophie marry well. But when Sophie's wealthy beau returns from the war, he is no longer a wild, lighthearted youth. And while Sophie is dismayed by the transformation, Harriet finds this thoughtful, war-weary man utterly intriguing….Waterloo left Captain John Brookes scarred in body and mind, and ...
To Save lives, she would risk her own.A woman doctor! Missionary William Mayweather can’t hide his disappointment. The Nynabo mission in Liberia, Africa, desperately needs help, but he’s vowed not to put another female in jeopardy. Too bad flame-haired Dr. Mary O’Hara refuses to turn back—and he cannot allow her to go into the jungle alone.Medicine or marriage?For Mary, the choice was clear. Far away from the patriarchal medical community, she r ...
Though he never planned to wed, Daniel Westland must marry and produce a grandchild before his brother does in order to inherit the family ranch. Leave it to him to pick a mail-order bride who insists on being courted! Yet every time Daniel wonders if Hannah Young is even suited to rugged living, the petite schoolteacher shows her gumption.What man sends away for a bride but doesn’t really want to get married? Hannah came to Granite, Texas, hopi ...
AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE Some might call it a proposal. Violet Burton knows it’s blackmail, and she refuses to give in. She won’t marry the unscrupulous banker who holds the mortgage on her Virginia home. Instead, she’ll find employment in New York City, earning enough to pay her debts before returning home. Virginia’s where she belongs…even if reconnecting with childhood friend Michael Heaton makes her long to stay permanently at his mother’s board ...
THE WILD WEST AWAITS… Any other socialite would view being packed off to a remote Oregon ranch as a punishment. But Gracelyn Riley knows that this is her opportunity to become a real reporter. If she can make her name through an interview with the elusive hero known as Stryker, then she’ll never have to depend upon anyone ever again.Rancher Trevor Cruz can’t believe his secret identity is being endangered by an overly chatty city girl. But if th ...
A Second Chance A quiet ranch in the Oregon desert gives Mary O'Roarke the solace she craves after a painful childhood. Concealing her growing feelings for her boss, government agent Lou Riley, is a small price to pay. Then an abandoned little girl is placed in Mary's care, awakening dreams she's all but forgotten.In all the years Lou has known her, how could he not have noticed Mary's courage and warmth? Seeing her care for ...
A HEART UNCONQUEREDWidowed Saxon lady Ediva Dunmow will do anything to protect her people—even marry one of the invading Norman knights. The king sees it as a way to keep Ediva, her lands, and her tenants subdued. But Ediva’s embittered heart, still healing from the abuse of her first husband, will not yield so easily. Marriage never held any appeal for Adrien de Ries.Yet, it is his king’s will, and perhaps his Lord’s too—though he finds his fai ...
She Broke His Heart.Now She Needs His Help. Hendrick Simmons despises her. Mariah Meeks doesn’t blame him—not after she rejected the handsome mechanic’s proposal two years ago. She’s certain she’s not meant for marriage. All Mariah’s energy goes to one purpose—her work as an agent of the Orphaned Children’s Society.Now a prodigal father’s return threatens a boy under Mariah’s care. Mariah insists on approving the lad’s future home for herself, e ...
MATCHMAKER–MATCHED!For Ellie O’Brien, finding the perfect partner is easy—as long as it’s for other people. Now the townsfolk of Peppin want to return the favor. But how could Lawson Williams be the right choice? The handsome ranch foreman was her childhood friend, but he’s the man Ellie deems least likely to court a tomboy with a guilty secret.Lawson can’t help enjoying the town’s efforts to push him together with Ellie, though marriage isn’t i ...
