Автор: Laurie Grant

THESE WERE DANGEROUS TIMESAnd none knew it better than Brys de Balleroy as he played a deadly game in the service of his queen. ‘Twas an honorable but lonely life, until the night the Lady Gisele stood naked and determined by his bedside&#13!Gisele de L’Aigle would be no man’s property, yet she’d brought upon herself the royal decree that would see her wed tot he Baron of Balleroy. And though her spirit rebelled, Brys had saved her from certain death, and roused her passion in a way no man had done…

You Just Couldn’t Count On A Woman That’s what Garrick Devlin believed when his wife deserted him after the war. Now he’d been deceived by a woman – again. The man he’d hired for his Texas newspaper had turned out to be a meddlesome female and a Yanker to boot! But her fiery beauty still attracted him, though he knew perfectly well that a woman couldn’t be trusted… .Love saw with the heart, not the eyes. And Maggie’s heart longed for Garrick Devlin and his young son. But would Garrick ever learn to trust her? Or would a foolish liaison from her past…

How Could One Hide A Noble Heart? Alain, Baron of Hawkswell, knew his children’s winsome nursemaid was not all she seemed. Nay, beneath her serf’s homespun lay a golden soul whose mysterious allure would change his life forever… !Lady Claire de Coverly dared not reveal her Norman identity or her duplicitous mission to the imposing Lord of Hawkswell Castle, for to do so would destroy the joy she found with his children and end the exquisite passion she felt in his arms……

A GOOD MAN WAS HARD TO FIND…Especially for Mercy Fairweather, whose preacher father kept her well hidden. Mercy was innocence, smarts and beauty – tempting to the Devil himself. But even an angel deserved some fun. So when cowboy Sam Devlin asked her to dinner, she found a way to say yes. Sam Devlin knew a pretty lady when he saw one, and Mercedes LaFleche was one such woman.He’d heard she was «particular» with her favors, but he’d never wined and dined a more blushing, naive little gal, and he was beginning to wonder if this was, indeed, the infamous soiled dove… .…

Morgan Calhoun Was A Wanted Man Morgan knew he would someday prove his innocence, but for now Sarah Challoner needed his protection, and he was determined to guard her with his life… even if it meant loosing both his freedom… and his heart!Sarah’s lofty title had proven to be of little use in the rugged lawlessness of the American West, and when exrancher Morgan Calhoun offered her his help, she could only hope that her faith in the desperate man was not a mistake she would later…

Rede Smith didn’t think so, yet the Texas Ranger hadn’t counted on the brave and beautiful Addy Kelly, whose tender mercies and intoxicating touch gave him hope for a life free of the dark secret that plagued him.Respectable widow Adelaide Kelly had a secret: she was neither a widow nor respectable in small-town eyes. But the scandal her divorced status would create paled beside the shocking fact that she’d allowed the rugged Rede Smith into her home, heart and deepest…

Olivia Didn’t Believe in Second ChancesShe and Cal Devlin had been in love a lifetime ago, before she’d lost everything and been branded a «scarlet woman.» And though she longed for nothing more than to be back in Cal’s arms, their passion could only mean his ruin… !Caleb had learned that some Texans never forgave their native sons who fought for the Union, but as the new lawman in town, he was determined to prove himself worthy of respect, and win back the heart of the woman he’d left…