Candace McCarthy

Attempting to manage her late husband's estate despite the vicious rumors that she is a heartless gold-digger, Elizabeth Foley is delighted when her friend Kathleen Quaid sends help in the form of Conor McDermott, who soon learns not to believe the gossip when he discovers that Elizabeth is a gentle, kind, and passionate woman. Original.

Irish Rogue

Traveling to America after the death of her father, mail-order bride Meghan McBride is rescued from an attacker by the elegant Lucas Ridgeley, who poses as her groom for her protection and falls in love with her. Original.

Irish Linen

Reprinted Edition Dreams Of Freedom It was a stroke of sheer luck that saved the newborn's life. Kidnapped as she traveled from New York to Delaware, Rebecca Morton had been forced to become a slave to the Cayuga chief's pregnant wife. Now, suddenly hailed throughout the land as a great healer, Rebecca lived for one dream: her freedom. Trapped By Desire Night Wind, the warrior who crept into his enemy's camp under cloak of darkness, was driven by one thought: to save his brother. As he carried the woman they called "White Medicine Woman" bound and blindfolded into the wilderness, she was his only hope. She would become his only desire. . . 17,500 Words

Heaven's Fire

When Bess Metcalfe inherits her family's merchant business, she plots revenge against her former love, rugged seaman Seth Garret, but the two are swept up into a turbulent passion. Original.

Sea Mistress

Reprinted Edition She Ran From The Arm Of English Law. . . After killing her lecherous stepfather in self-defense, Hannah Gibbons fled to the New World where another cruel fate awaited her as slave to the fierce Seneca Indians. Terrified, her first thought was escape. . .until she met her new master, the mysterious blond brave with sapphire eyes. And Into The Hands Of A Savage. . . When Hannah, bathing in a lake, found herself face to face with White Bear's golden muscles and nothing between them but the crystal blue water, she was shocked to discover that the wild beating of her heart, and the prickling of her skin was not fear. . .but desire. And suddenly, slavery seemed sweeter than freedom. Praise For Candace Mccarthy's Books "Passion burns through the story." --Rendezvous on Heaven's Fire "Exciting. . .superb. . .A timely tale." --Affaire de Coeur on Irish Linen 120,000 Words

White Bear's Woman

On the shores of Lake Ontario in search of her missing brother, Abigail Rawlins falls under the sway of Onondaga chief, Great Arrow, a white man who has chosen the more harmonious native American way of life. Original.

Warrior's Caress

A Pampered Belle. . . Devastated by her fiancé's betrayal, young Rachel Dempsey fled a life of privilege in Baltimore's high society for a hard-scrabble existence at her father's mission on the rugged shores of Lake Superior. There she tended the wounded brought to the mission's infirmary and vowed no man would ever touch her heart again--certainly not Black Hawk, the disturbingly sensual Ojibwa warrior she was tenderly nursing back to health. A Fearless Brave. . . Black Hawk had never allowed a woman to distract him from the dark dream of vengeance he had harbored against his hated Sioux enemy since boyhood. But soon the warmth in Rachel's eyes began melting the ice that shrouded his soul, and when danger threatened the mission, the fierce warrior spirited away the beautiful white angel to the safety of his own village. There Rachel discovered a new peace among the gentle Ojibwa, while the tenderness in Black Hawk's fiery touch ignited a sudden passion--convincing them both that they shared a love as bold and timeless as the untamed plains of the wild Northwest. 110,000 Words

Wild Innocence

Reprinted Edition HE HELD HER CAPTIVE Abigail Rawlins came to the shores of Lake Ontario in search of her missing brother. She knew about the threat of Indians, but she never expected to find herself a captive to a mighty chief. Determined to ignore the arrogant savage, she soon becomes fascinated with this white man-turned-Indian. As much as she tries to deny it, Abbey knows that he alone could pleasure her with glorious nights of wild, untamed love. . . SHE HELD HIS HEART Great Arrow was happy to avenge the loss of his betrothed by kidnapping this white woman and then trading her to French trappers. He had been born into an English family, but after being captured and raised by Indians he has no interest in white people and their violent ways. Yet his newest captive has succeeded in stirring his desire like no other. Her fierce spirit makes her stand out, as does her golden hair which shines bright as the midday sun. He'll take this defiant woman as his own, caress her shapely body, and carry her to the heights of white hot passion. . . 93,500 Words

SHE DESIRES ONLY HIM. . . Meghan McBride owes her life to the elegant stranger who saved her from a brutal attacker. Death had cruelly taken away her father on this long voyage to America, leaving her alone and prey to the dangers that lay beyond her Irish homeland. Now, in need of a man's protection until they reach Delaware's shores, she agrees to pose as Lucas Ridgely's bride-to-be. . . .BUT SHE WAS PROMISED TO ANOTHER Meghan is nothing like the pampered beauties Lucas is used to courting, but this waif-like woman with the haunting air of melancholy stirs something deep inside him. In America, a man waits for her. But the thought of Meghan in another's arms drives Lucas almost to madness. Somehow, he must find a way to claim her for his own, to show her the true meaning of passion—and to convince her that promises are made to be broken. . .and true love is meant to be fulfilled. 121,800 Words

A Woman Bound By Her Future. . . Raised by the Lenni Lenape tribe, Joanna Neville returns to them after spending six years in England under the strict hand of her uncle. The carefree young girl known to her tribe as "Autumn Wind" is now an heiress with the bearing of an English blue-blood. But her passion remains untamed, as she is about to discover when she is reunited with a man from her past. . . A Brave Chosen To Lead. . . Fireheart is no longer the lovestruck youth he once was when he knew Autumn Wind. Upon the village sachem's death, he will be the new leader. Yet beneath Fireheart's grim weight of responsibility lies a need that can be filled by only one woman--a woman whose prim and proper facade masks a spirit as wild as the wind. . .and a desire waiting to be unleashed. 100,000 Words

Fireheart

Finding herself declared a great healer by the tribe that holds her captive when she inadvertently saves the chief's newborn child, Rebecca Morton is abducted by determined warrior Night Wind, who wants her to heal his brother. Original.

Kathryn Fox

Jean Wilson

In a land brimming with legends and magic, three tales of passion and romance play out in the lives of innocent characters under the sway of forces greater than themselves. Original.

Irish Enchantment

A BALTIMORE BEAUTY. . . As innocent as she is idealistic, Amelia Dempsy arrives in Michigan knowing nothing of life in this untamed land or of the Indian people she has come to help. It's no wonder she immediately clashes with Daniel Trahern, a rugged blond frontiersman who opposes those who attempt to "civilize" the Indians with the White man's ways. A RUGGED BLACKSMITH And when raiders attack her home, kidnapping her father, Amelia is left with no other choice but to accept Daniel's protection. Unsettled by the awakening passion he ignites, she fights her attraction for the handsome blacksmith—realizing only too late she has put her heart in jeopardy. For Daniel's tragic past conspires to keep them apart even as their undeniable desire brings them together. . . 124,600 Words

Sweet Possession

Laurel Collins

Stobie Piel

Cupid's arrows strike again in a trio of historical romances that include "The Secret Heart," in which a spinster undergoes a beautiful transformation; "Mountain Bride" about a farmer who loses his heart to the disdainful new teacher; and "Apache Valentine," in which a commander's daughter falls for an Apache warrior. Original.

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