A exciting historical romance from a Two-Time RITA Award-Winning Author.Two Worlds, Two Loves . . .Bristol Adam's ravishing beauty caught the attention of a man she could not refuse, but the price for passion came high. After a public lashing for the sin of outrageous behavior with handsome Caleb Wainwright, Bristol's furious Puritan father exiles her to England.London is not the punishment her father intended. Here, Bristol is feted for her beauty and freshness, pursued by dazzling young society blades. But only the dashing sea captain, Jean Pierre La Crosse, can capture her heart, a man who teaches Bristol the depth and rapture of passions she has struggled to deny, a dark and exciting man who can promise her everything but marriage.When Bristol is summoned home, she returns to a destiny she had hoped she left behind. Home to a fractured family, a town she no longer recognizes, a man she no longer loves, and the madness of the Salem witch trials . . ."One of the best writers in...

Living on a rundown farm at the edge of a small Texas town, Della Ward is haunted by the bittersweet life she once lived with an adoring husband who died too soon. Once a laughing, carefree soul, Della is now a widow with only guilty memories for company. Until the day she sees a rugged stranger riding across the prairie toward her house. His presence awakens Della’s heart, but she can never imagine the ways this man will forever change her life.Lawman James Cameron believes in settling debts and living by honor. It may have taken him ten years to arrive at Della’s door, but he’s finally here and is determined to tell her the truth about the day her husband died. But one look at the woman whose picture he has carried with him for years and he knows that the truth may destroy them both. For Cameron will have to face the past and force Della to do the same before either of them can have a future . . . or each other.From Library JournalFor ten years, Della Ward has struggled with guilt over the tone of the last letter she sent to her husband, Clarence, before he was killed during the Civil War. Now she is forced to resolve her feelings when gun-slinging lawman James Cameron, who was with her husband when he died, brings her Clarence's last letter and with it an account of his final minutes. But Cameron's calm, cool exterior is deceptive, hiding a guilty secret that he knows he must eventually share, even though it could destroy them both. Set against the stark background of post-Civil War Texas, this well-developed, character-driven Western romance clearly depicts the realities of the times and beautifully describes the developing relationship between Della and James and their reluctance to embrace it. With her classic flair and with great sensitivity, Osborne has penned an intense story of two emotionally fragile people who find healing and hope in their love for each other. Readers will be waiting. Winner of both a RITA Award and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, Osborne (The Bride of Willow Creek) lives in Colorado. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review“One of the best writers in the business.”–SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS New York Times bestselling author“Wit, style, and class. Maggie Osborne is a storyteller who consistently delivers all three.”–NORA ROBERTS

Lily Dale is no lady. In fact, she's spent the past five years in Yuma Women's Prison for aiding and abetting a holdup. Men have been her downfall her whole life, and when she's unexpectedly paroled from prison her only goal is to return to Missouri and to her 6-year-old daughter. But someone has pulled the strings to get Lily released from jail, and that someone wants a favor in return, namely her cooperation in impersonating another woman for the next seven months. The woman a politician named Kazinsky wants her to impersonate is none other than Marian Westin, the missing wife of Colorado candidate-for-Governor, Quinn Westin. Stunned, Lily refuses but quickly learns that Quinn won't take no for an answer. Compelled to cooperate by both the threat of returning to jail and the promise of a new life for her and her daughter in Europe, Lily reluctantly agrees and begins intensive lessons acting out the role of the mysterious Mrs. Westin. Lily is quickly drawn to Quinn with an overwhelming attraction that is returned by the influential man. Despite the knowledge that Lily must disappear in seven months while Quinn goes on to govern Colorado, the two find themselves giving in to their growing love.

Joe Roark's three daughters have just learned that the only way they will inherit their father's ranch is to drive a herd of 1,200 longhorns to Dodge City, Kansas and sell them there. If they fail, his wife Lola inherits everything. Terrified, but knowing they will be penniless without their inheritance, the girls decide to drive the cattle. What follows is an unparalleled adventure filled with the raw wildness of nature, the force of sheer determination, and an unexpected love that will change one sister's life...

SUMMARY: MAGGIE OSBORNE is the author of "Shotgun Wedding; Prairie Moon; The Bride of Willow Creek; I Do, I Do, I Do; "and "Silver Lining"; as well as more than forty contemporary and historical romance novels written as Maggie Osborne and Margaret St. George. She has won numerous awards from "Romantic Times, Affaire de Coeur, "BookraK, the Colorado Romance Writers, and Coeur du Bois," " among others. In 1998 Osborne won the RITA for Long Historical from the Romance Writers of America. Osborne lives in a resort town in the Colorado mountains with her husband, one mule, two horses, one cat, and one dog, all of whom are a lot of aggravation, but she loves them anyway. "From the Paperback edition."

Osborne's nineteenth-century American romance is more traditionally romantic. Wealthy young Juliette March is searching for her missing husband. When she stops at an inn run by Clara Klaus, she discovers that the robust German is wearing a wedding ring identical to hers, and indeed, they've married the same scoundrel. They head north and discover that he has joined the Klondike gold rush and married a third woman, Zoe Wilder. Intent on revenge, the three continue the grueling search together, experiencing the hardships of seasickness and a trek across Alaska and Canada. Each young woman discerns her own unique strengths and inner resources along the way and meets her ideal mate. Osborne, a multiple romance-award winner, effectively portrays endearing heroines, sexily heroic heroes, and tastefully erotic encounters.

SUMMARY: Knowing that she can save the life of a condemned man by offering to marry him, Rosie Mulvehey opts for a marriage of convenience to ex-cavalry man Bowie Stone, who promises to save her rundown farm as his part of the agreement. Original.

A rollicking historical romance with unforgettable characters from a Two-Time RITA Award-Winning Author.Beautiful, fiery Blusette Morgan, daughter of a notorious pirate, has been raised in the rough vulgar atmosphere of Morgan's Island. Now, her father is sending her, against her will, to her mother in London, with instructions to Lady Paget, to make Blu into a lady.Convinced that she is the only virgin on the island, Blu intends to remedy that state before meeting her detested mother, and her discerning eye lands on Thomas, the gorgeous privateer who will sail her to England. This is the man who will make her into a woman and not sour her forever. But the momentous event does not unfold as expected.Blu arrives in London to discover a family she didn't know she had, a glittering life she could not have imagined, and Thomas is the center of that vibrant world. Thomas, the passionate man she loves and craves but cannot have . . ."LADY RELUCTANT is utterly delightful and exuberant ....

SUMMARY: Patriotism and all things American are highly popular at this time. Harlequin's newly reintroduced A Century of American Dreams series embodies the patriotic dream of this nation, and these four upbeat stories of Americana are just what readers are looking for. Reissue.

SUMMARY: Don't let the title of this book prevent you from reading one of the most moving historical romances of 1997! A tearjerker from the very start, you have no idea where this story is going to end up. Imprisoned in a Mexican jail and condemned to die, Jenny Jones hasn't lived a traditional life. When a dying woman offers Jenny her life in exchange for a promise, Jenny believes she has bested the barter. But one thing about Jenny--she may steal, fight, curse, and spit, but she doesn't lie, and a promise means more to her than life. Jenny Jones is one of the strongest, most compelling romance heroines ever written.

SUMMARY: The twelve women from Chastity, Missouri, meant trouble for Wagon Master Cody Snow. Snow was used to transporting guns and whiskey, not mail-order brides. Then Cody looked into the defiant eyes of Perrin Waverly, a woman who had a past as painful as his own. Snow discovered an even bigger problem - his own desire. When he yells "Wagons Ho!," they all begin a perilous odyssey. The spinsters and widows, a seventeen-year-old innocent, a Missouri belle, and the wagon train's handsome half-breed scout all have reasons for moving west, all of them carrying secrets. Now they will discover the dangers of the trail match the dangers in their souls.

Ten years ago Angie Bartoli eloped with Sam Holland. But before their impetuous marriage even began, they were torn apart by chance. For Angie, the gold band on her finger is a constant reminder of the man she could never forget. Aiming to find her husband and resolve their relationship once and for all, Angie sets out on the adventure of a lifetime.In a small Colorado town, Angie discovers that her young groom has grown into a man--still handsome, irresistible, and infuriating as ever . . . and now the father of two young children. Forced to become a temporary family, Sam and Angie are surprised to find a deeper love awakening between them--one that could require more than they are willing to give if they are to forge a lasting new life on the American frontier.