An outlaw, a horse thief, a man killer, J.T. Cutter wasn't surprised when he was strung up for his crimes. What amazed him was the heavenly being who granted him one year to change his wicked ways, Yet when he returned to his old life, he hoped to cram a whole lot of hell-raising into those 12 mo...
She was a runaway wife, with a hefty reward posted for her return. And he was the best darn tracker in the territory. For the half-breed bounty hunter, it was an easy choice. His had been a hard life, with little to show for it except his horse, his Colt, and his scars. The pampered, brown-eyed b...
Beautiful and hot-headed, Caitlyn had vowed to hate all Indians until the day she died. After all, weren't they the ones responsible for the senseless massacre of her beloved brothers? But when she gazed into the defiant eyes of the half-breed her father was planning to hang, she knew she couldn'...
"He is the most frightening, handsome man I have ever seen" Although these words had been written in another time, in another woman's diary, Kathy Conley thought they described Dalton Crowkiller perfectly. He was the kind of a man a woman would sin for, die for, if she could only keep him in he...
ON THE RUN ...The stallion emerged from the swirling mist, sunlight dancing on its white coat, glinting like liquid silver in its flowing mane and tail. It was a spirit horse, Trey had been told, one that would always carry him away from danger. And if ever he'd needed such an animal, now was the...
BLACK WINDHe gazed out over a land as vast and empty as the sky, praying for the strength to guide his people, and he saw her face. She came to him in a vision, a woman as mysterious as the new moon over the prairie, as tender as springtime in the Paha Sapa. And he knew his life was changed forev...
Creed Maddigan is handy with six-guns and fists. But the rugged half-breed isn't used to innocents like Jassy McCloud who curtsy and make ginger snaps. Then Creed is falsely jailed for a crime he didn't commit and Jassy is determined to take Creed for better or worse--even if she has to spend the...
The West — it had been Loralee's dream for as long as she could remember, and Indians were the most fascinating part of the wildly beautiful frontier she imagined. But when Loralee arrived at Fort Apache as the new schoolmarm, she had some hard realities to learn...and a harsh taskmaster to teach...
Baker's historical romance is the story of a sheltered beauty who discovers true love in the arms of an Indian brave. Although accustomed to the ways of the white man, Michael Wolf returns to his tribe to share with the Cheyenne the glory and heartache of the last golden days before Little Big Ho...
Rising, I dressed quickly and went into the kitchen. After drinking a cup of hot chocolate, I began to make the pie I had promised Hawk. While it baked, I tidied up the house, my eyes wandering to the front window several times in hopes of seeing Shadow. Where had he gone?...
But that fight had been a tea party compared to this one.Alejandro fought with a single-minded intensity the likes of which she had never seen, seemingly impervious to the blows that he received. Blood oozed from a cut on his lower lip, and another on his right cheek. McCrory looked far worse. He...
A glance at the smoke hole showed that the sky was growing light. It would be morning soon. The thought of seeing Rides the Buffalo now that he knew he was her son filled her with trepidation. She tried to imagine what he must be feeling, thinking. No doubt it had been a terrible shock. She praye...
Two days had passed since their ill-fated ride. Two tension-filled days. Lee had avoided her except at mealtimes and then he had been sullen and withdrawn. She’d been tempted to take her meals in her bedroom, but had refused to let him chase her out of her own kitchen. If he didn’t like her compa...
He finally agreed to let her doctor him up, but only after he had taken care of the stallion and fed the stock. Now he sat on a chair in the kitchen, clad once again in his clout and moccasins, while she washed the blood from his face and ribs and back. Her touch was gentl...
Winter Rain stayed in bed most of the time, recovering from her wounds and trying to think of some way to catch Wolf Shadow alone. Her mother and father hovered over her as if they feared she would vanish again. They tried not to let her know how worried they were, but she could see it in their e...
Black Owl and his band returned to Bear Valley, and we spent the rest of the summer there. How peaceful it was, there in the broad, grassy valley. Shadow and I had our own lodge at last, pitched next to that of Black Owl. Often, in the afternoon, I sat outside with Fawn and New Leaf, enjoying the...
She spent several days organizing the menu, and then spent another full day trying to decide how to get rid of Tyree on the night of the party. As it turned out, Tyree solved the problem for her. One look at the guest list was all it took. Rachel had invited Essie O’Shay, who was the Yellow Creek...
J.T. felt his whole body tense as one of the lawmen turned the key in the lock, opened the wagon door and ordered the prisoners out. He sat where he was told, let them shackle his right hand to the wagon wheel, ate the bacon and beans they served him. And every act of obed...
There were times when Lacey could see nothing at all to indicate that anyone had passed by, but Matt seemed confident they were heading in the right direction and she took comfort in that. When they stopped at noon to eat and rest the horses, she asked him where he had learned to read trail sign....
Trey spent most of his time catching up on lost sleep, giving his body a chance to heal. The wound in his back wasn’t serious, but it was sore as a boil. He wasn’t usually one to laze around in bed, but he needed the rest, and he had to admit he enjoyed having the woman look after him. Now it was...
The moon hung low, a great golden scythe surrounded by countless twinkling stars. A gentle breeze whispered through the cottonwoods, sharing the secrets of the night. Elayna’s head rested on Michael’s shoulder, and she thought she had never known such contentment, such a f...