Martha Hix

Revenge is in the air in this tension-filled historical of a voluptuous blonde who is willing to offer any ransom--including herself--to a dashing blackguard bent on destroying her and her family!

Magnolia Nights

Mexican Fire

Struggling to rebuild her life in the wake of the Civil War, pampered but impoverished Mississippi belle Skylla St. Clair advertises for a husband, never expecting Braxton Hale, a sweet-talking rogue and con man. Original.

Mail-order Man

Tells the love story of the Texas rancher, Jon Marc O'Brien and his ideal wife, Beth Buchanna, a cattle buyer's daughter from Kansas.

Magic and the Texan

Win, lose—or fall in love . . . After losing her mama and all she has, vagabond Patience “Patty” Sweet dreams of reuniting with her father in the New Mexico territory. So she teams up with a no-good gambler whose winnings enable her to get her closer to her destination. Patty hates hanging around saloons and poker parlors, pulling dishonest deeds. But when a game of five-card draw goes wrong in Lubbock, Texas, Patty gets offered up as collateral—to a handsome stranger who’s about to turn the tables . . . Lawyer Grant Kincaid has no intention of claiming his prize—a nearly nineteen-year-old petite beauty with sweet eyes—who has a hold on him he can’t deny. But as he tries to help Patty untangle herself from her shady partner, he discovers she’s not as innocent as she seems. For starters, she’s already stolen his hardened heart . . . “Real chemistry.” —RT Book Reviews on His Make-Believe Bride

His High-Stakes Bride

Skylla St. Clair, a pampered Mississippi belle, advertises in the newspaper for a husband to help her with her newly inherited Texas ranch. An ex-Rebel soldier named Braxton Hale answers the ad, intending to deceive Skylla and steal her land.

Mail Order Man

Elizabeth Graham

Veronica Ashley

A mother's love is boundless, and so is her desire to make her children happy--even, sometimes, by meddling in matters of the heart. Now, three beloved Zebra authors offer delightful tales of long-ago lovers that prove when it comes to romance, mother knows best in "Cassandra's Quest" by Veronica Ashley, "The Best-Laid Plans" by Elizabeth Graham, and "His Mother's Gauntlet" by Martha Hix.

A Mother's Heart

She’s a bride with a secret as big as Texas... Widowed and alone, Linnea Powell agrees to swap places with a reluctant mail-order bride. Arriving in Lubbock, Texas, armed only with her future husband’s letters promising a prosperous life, Linnea feels hopeful—until the stagecoach leaves her standing before a handsome stranger who has more ambition than he does prospects. Still, Linnea accepts Sam Kincaid’s proposal, knowing the moment he seals their vows with a hungry kiss, she’ll never be able to keep her past a secret. For her appealing new husband is all too eager to share the marriage bed.... Sam knows there’s something mysterious about his new bride. But that only adds to Linnea’s allure. And when he learns his wife is really a vulnerable widow, he’s even more determined to give her the life and family she dreams of. Sam’s not afraid of hard work, especially when the prize is Linnea’s love. What the rugged rancher doesn’t know is that Linnea has an even bigger secret, one that could destroy his reputation—and shatter his heart.... Praise for Martha Hix “A romantic mixture of sensitivity, humor and spice, Martha Hix's delicious love story offers a refreshingly atypical heroine.” —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars, on Terrific Tom “Filled with humor...and a wealth of love. Enjoy!” —RT Book Reviews on Magic and the Texan

His Make-Believe Bride

HE DESPISED HIM As her beloved Mexico teetered on the brink of overthrow by the ruthless dictator Santa Anna, beautiful Alejandra Sierra schemed with her countrymen to defeat him. They needed a spy from his ranks, and who better than Texas soldier-of-fortune, Reece Montgomery? It was Alejandra's job to "charm" the arrogant, flaxen-haired Reece into helping their cause -- a job she despised, for he was an unscrupulous traitor, loyal only to gold. But when she felt the fire in his soul and the hunger in his kisses, Alejandra found herself cursing her own seduction -- and her own burning need for his masterful touch. HE ADORED HER Reece Montgomery had his own private reasons for being on General Santa Anna's payroll. Still, he didn't trust the general, and he'd bet the raven-haired beauty who'd come to bribe and seduce him was part of some elaborate trap. Well, Reece didn't plan on falling for it ... but then he didn't plan on Alejandra's lips being sweeter than a warm Gulf breeze, or her green eyes promising more passion than an erupting volcano. He would not trust her motives, yet he could not deny his blazing desire to bury himself in her fiery Mexican passion!

India Marshall took one look at the Union Army's Rock Island Prison Camp, on the banks of the Mississippi...and prayed for strength. The determined Confederate belle had vowed to set her brother free at any cost. If she could somehow entice Major Connor O'Brien into trusting her, she might be able to stage a prison break...until she found herself caught between fear and desire, desperation and a passion that promised to break her heart. West Point soldier Connor O'Brien fought for the North, even though his big, brawling family came from Tennessee. He had mixed feelings about guarding this prison camp, but no doubts about the southern charmer who was placing both their lives at risk. Now, as the dark currents of war and treachery swept them toward certain betrayal, Connor and India were trapped between the loyalties they held dear and the love they could no longer resist...

River Magic

Burke O'Brien has instructed his crew that no females are to board his Mississippi riverboat on his 30th birthday. Long ago, the captain had been cursed to meet his bride on this date, and he will do anything to break the hex. Now, as the clock is about to chime midnight, a golden-haired enchantress steals her way onto his vessel--and into his heart.

Destiny's Magic

British beauty Mariah Rose hires Whitman Reagor, a tall, handsome Texan, to escort her safely across the rugged plains, and it is all he can do to keep from giving in to the passions she arouses in him

Wild Texas Rose

Disowned by her wealthy family, Charity McLoughlin begins smuggling Texas silver into Mexico and is pursued by David Fierce Hawk, who has been hired by the McLoughlin's to bring Charity back into the family fold. Original.

Lone Star Loving

SHE WAS RIPE FOR SEDUCTION If she hadn't been absolutely desperate, Margaret McLoughlin never would have hired the very rogue who'd wronged her family to guide her through perilous bandit territory...and wouldn't now be standing face to face with the bare-chested scoundrel with the six-gun strapped to his muscular thigh and his insolent gaze hotly raking her body! But her mother was trapped in the legendary Copper Canyons, and Rafe Delgado was the only man alive who could get her safely out. So the gently-bred innocent would just have to ignore the sinful half-Spaniard's seductive charms, refuse to grant him even one kiss and just pray he never learned her shameful secret: that she burned for him with a fiery yearning only he could satisfy! HE WAS READY FOR LOVE Let the lady think he was leading her into Mexico for the money. Rafe didn't need any starchy schoolteacher asking a lot of dangerous questions...especially with the country on the brink of war. He'd take her where she wanted to go--and take care that she never discovered his other identity: as El Aguila, Mexican savior! But the deeper they ventured into treacherous territory, the more the hot-blooded, onetime revolutionary craved the azure-eyed enchantress's exquisite caress. Soon, he'd sweep her into his searing embrace and plunder her hidden treasures...with a passion that would make her his for the taking--now and forever!!

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