The English island called Abandon, enshrouded in ancient legend, has been home to warriors as well as enchanting women -- and none more spellbinding than lovely Morwenna Halliwell. Determined to fight when Abandon is offered to the highest bidder, Morwenna confronts the enemy: the Earl of Pentargon, Anthony Hartstone -- or "Lord Heart-of-Stone" as she indignantly calls him. Yet little does Morwenna realize she will soon be forced to marry the forbidding lord who holds her future in his strong hands. Anthony arrogantly dismisses Morwenna and her litany of complaints against him -- all the while drawn to her beauty and courage. But when danger confronts Morwenna, Anthony knows he must call upon all his power to protect the innocent miss he desires. It is up to him to unmask the villain who threatens her, and also to convince his bride that he is not her opponent -- but her most passionate and devoted admirer.
Dorie McCabe needs a husband, and she can't think of a better one than Shane Graham. Unfortunately Shane is just about to marry, so she kidnaps him. His bride, Marilee, has run away, so he reluctantly agrees to help Dorie by pretending to be her husband when she meets her half-brother's grandparents. Their feelings for each other grow and change from friends to possible lovers. Despite that, Shane tells Dorie that he still plans to marry Marilee when she's found. Meanwhile, they must face the consequences of their deception about being married.
Lady Desire Godwin keeps out of the public eye, preferring instead to tend her rooftop garden in the Strand. Her gentle existence is shattered when a handsome brigand crosses the parapet. She watches, dismayed, as this impudent stranger is carried off to gaol. As fire rages across London, Jakob Balston uses the confusion to escape. He fully expects that Desire will have already fled town. Only she is still there, at the mercy of the flames and ... alone. Is his intention rescue or abduction as he rows them both to safety upstream? He must surely be after her wealth, because no man could possibly want a woman as scarred as she ...
When Stephen Chesterfield, the Earl of Whitmore, awakes to find a beautiful woman berating him, he knows he is in trouble! He cannot recall the past three months of his life, never mind having a wife! What’s more, someone is trying to silence him before his memory returns….
Emily Chesterfield is trapped in a marriage of convenience with a man who doesn’t remember her. Stephen clearly thinks she is the most unsuitable countess, but she is falling for her enigmatic husband…. Can they find trust and love before it is too late?
Less than five minutes after arriving in a one-horse Texas town, Hank Larson foils a bank robbery. Suddenly, the newcomer is hailed as a hero and anointed sheriff. Everyone thinks the Lord had led Hank there to save the day--everyone except Amelia Hawthorne, the town's beautiful healer.