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This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by Amberley, a British-accented digital voice based on a human narrator.Extra! Extra! Mail-Order Brides Compete To See Who Can Deliver!That should be the headline in the Gazette, Lolly Mayfield swore. Here she’d gotten up the gumption to answer an ad, only to find herself competing for bride status against two other women, with Kellen Macready as the extremely eligible–and very masculine–prize!If it weren’t for charity, Kellen Macready would never have agreed to be the grand prize in a public matchmaking contest. But then he’d never have met Lolly Mayfield–sassy, direct, outrageous and the one woman in the competition, or out of it, able to make his slumbering heart wake up and sing!

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.SHOULD SHE TRUST HIM?When a stranger turned up at her farm, in need of a place to rest, Ellen O''Brian didn''t have the heart to turn him away. He looked darkly dangerous, but she could handle herself; she had learned hard and fast when her husband upped and left.Jess Flint couldn''t help but admire Ellen''s courage and grit–even though he had to keep secrets from her. He showed her what it was like to feel like a woman again, to have a man to hold and rely on. With danger just around the corner, could their bond help them survive–or would his past tear them apart?

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by Amberley, a British-accented digital voice based on a human narrator.EVERYTHING DR. SAGE WEST NEEDED TO KNOW SHE LEARNED FROM...A BOUNTY HUNTER?When she trekked into the mountains with Cord Lawson to save a life, she'd thought that book smarts alone mattered. Now one rain-soaked river swim and bare-chested kiss in the sun later, she knew that being alive meant feeling things. But could she survive the heartbreak when her tantalizing tutor resumed his wandering ways?Life was uncertain, so a man took his pleasures where he found them. That was the law that Cord Lawson lived by. But when he found Sage West, everything changed, for this surprising lady doctor sparked something new in his footloose soul a certainty that he d at last come home!

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.MAIL-ORDER MARRIAGEIt''s whispered in Smoke River that single father Thad MacAllister is a few quarters short of a dollar: his ambitious plans for his farm are downright crazy and his young son is heading off the rails. This family needs a woman''s touch!But the arrival of Leah Cameron, Thad''s mail-order bride, causes a ripple of disapproval. Oregon is a far cry from China, and to make her dream of family come true, Leah will have to win over the townsfolk…and unlock the secrets of her husband''s shattered heart.

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.A WOMAN DETECTIVE? NOT ON HIS WATCH!As if tracking down train robbers wasn''t hard enough, now Sheriff Jericho Silver''s backup has arrived, and she''s a gun-toting, head-turning beauty. She sure spells trouble.Madison O''Donnell had the perfect life–a beautiful home and all the ladies'' luncheons she could stomach–but it left her bored to tears. Now a widow, she''s determined to fill her days with daring deeds and wild adventures.Jericho is equally determined that she''ll be on the next train home. But this is one lady who won''t take no for an answer…."Another delightful, quick and heartwarming read." –RT Book Reviews on Smoke River Bride

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.A baby to bring them together… When Dr. Zane Dougherty swept Winifred Von Dannen''s sister off to Smoke River, Winifred was resentful, but now she wants to be part of her late sister''s baby''s life. That means dealing with Zane and the shadows of loneliness–and incredible hunger–she sees in his eyes.Zane knows he and his infant daughter are truly blessed. But he wants more. He wants Winifred! Is there a way he can mend this broken family and care for them forever?

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.This town''s not big enough for both of us… Self-proclaimed spinster Jessamine Lassiter is striving to keep Smoke River''s newspaper afloat when Cole Sanders rides into town to start up a rival paper. Emotions run high as Cole''s constant, infuriating presence causes sparks to fly both in and out of the office!But does he truly desire Jess, or is he just waiting to put her out of business? Whatever it is he wants, she''s prepared to fight him all the way…

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator."Ladies unite. Votes for women!" Caroline MacFarlane has one mission in life. The pain she experienced at the hands of her father is numbed when she stands on stage and teaches the world that women are just as strong, rational and capable as men!But when her safety is threatened, suddenly protective sheriff Hawk Rivera is glued to her side–day and night! This unexpected bodyguard has Caroline''s life in his hands, and she''s surprised to find that Hawk''s commanding presence is not just reassuring, but enticing, too…

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.New Year, new family!Heading West, pregnant widow Jenna Borland's life surely can't get any more complicated-until fate throws Lee Carver across her path. She resents his help, but she needs him to drive her wagon over the Great Plains.Lee can't fathom why this prickly woman gets under his skin. But as the journey brings these two outsiders together, he wonders if Jenna and her baby could be just what he needs to begin a new life with a brand-new family!

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.A home for the drifterCordell Winterman is haunted by his mistakes–and the years spent paying for them. Broke and hungry, he takes a job as a hired man on Eleanor Malloy''s farm.Eleanor needs help. Desperately. Her kids are running wild and the place is held up by spit and rust. But as Cord helps her set her home to rights, Eleanor realizes she doesn''t just need this enigmatic drifter with hunger in his eyes…she wants him, too!

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.A cattle drive is no place for a greenhornBut this city miss is here for the ride!Cowboy Zachariah Strickland should put Alexandra Murray on the first eastbound train home. But he has no choice except to take her on his cattle trail. She hasn''t ridden a horse to death, or shot anybody, but she does drive him furious with longing… Is it possible Alex belongs right here in the Wild West–with Zach?"Charming, heartwarming and tender" – RT Book Reviews on Western Spring Weddings

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator."e;I want you to marry me."e;A wedding in Smoke River, Oregon...Marianne Collingwood has inherited a business, the perfect escape from her life of drudgery. There's one condition: to claim the business, she must be married! Her coworker, handsome Lance Burnside, will have to be the groom-this marriage of convenience will help them both. Only once it's too late does she consider the question of the marriage bed they must share..."e;Banning's talent for crafting warm, delightful tales once again wins"e; - RT Book Reviews on Marianne's Marriage of Convenience"e;A sweet, heartwarming traditional western romance"e; - RT Book Reviews on The Hired Man

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries Everything Dr Sage West needed to know she’d learned from… a bounty hunter! When she had trekked into the mountains with Cord Lawson to save a life, she’d thought that book learning was all that mattered. Now, one rain-soaked river swim and bare-chested kiss in the sun later, she knew that being alive meant feeling things. But could Sage survive the heartbreak when her tantalising tutor resumed his wandering ways? Life was uncertain, so a man took his pleasures where he found them. That was the law that Cord Lawson lived by.But when he found Sage West everything changed, for this surprising lady doctor sparked something new in his footloose soul – a certainty that he’d at last come home!

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries Lynna Banning is an "older," retired woman who loves history, particularly the medieval and Old West periods. She was a professional editor for 30-plus years, taught high school English and upon early retirement in 1993, she began writing fiction. She found it wasn't easy. How-to books, workshops, conferences and sweaty hours with pen in hand finally led to a completed novel, which was rejected. But they asked for "what else did she have?" and thus was born her first published book, Western Rose, a tale of the Old West (Oregon frontier) and, loosely, the story of her grandparents' courtship.An amateur pianist and harpsichordist, Lynna performs on harp, psaltery and percussion instruments in a medieval music ensemble. She enjoys hearing from her readers; you may write directly to P. O. Box 324, Felton CA 95018, or e-mail carolynw@cruzio. com. You can also visit Lynna's Web site at www. lynnabanning. com.

In Wildwood Valley, Trouble Wore a Badge enticingly pinned to Sheriff Ben Kearney's broad, muscular wall of a chest – and Jessamyn Whittaker was determined to find a way around it. But how could she, when just looking at the man put her at a loss for words? The day Jess Whittaker stepped off the stage, Ben Kearney knew he was in for a hell of a ride. The woman had not only inherited her father's nosiness, but boasted her own special talent for trouble – and a real knack for dragging him into the thick of it!

PLUM CREEK BRIDE Erika Scharf Had Always Followed Her Heart Now it had led her to America, and a tortured man with a motherless infant. But would the widowed Dr. Jonathan Callender ever recover from his grief? Whatever drove him had died with his young wife – or so it seemed to Jonathan Callender.He knew only that nothing mattered anymore – until the day a German whirlwind disguised as the very determined Erika Scharf charged into his life – and made his heart live again.

A hardened, battle-weary warrior, Reynaud has forgotten what it is to be in the company of a beautiful woman, to delight in her comfort and warmth.On his return to Granada, he is drawn to Leonor and senses that she could heal his hidden scars. She is set upon a dangerous path, a path that they travel together, becoming closer every day—every night. But such forbidden passion may be their undoing….

Widow Jeanne Nicolet''s beautiful lavender fields are threatened by the advancing railroad. With her livelihood in danger, Jeanne will fight to protect her, and her little daughter''s, future.Constantly on the move, surveying the land, suits Colonel Washington Halliday just fine. He can escape the haunting memories of war that have left his emotions as damaged as his injured body.Under the sultry heat of the Western sun, the scent of the purple fields is heady, but not as intoxicating as the lavender lady herself….

Extra! Extra! Mail-Order Brides Compete To See Who Can Deliver!That should be the headline in the Gazette, Lolly Mayfield swore. Here she’d gotten up the gumption to answer an ad, only to find herself competing for bride status against two other women, with Kellen Macready as the extremely eligible—and very masculine—prize!If it weren’t for charity, Kellen Macready would never have agreed to be the grand prize in a public matchmaking contest. But then he’d never have met Lolly Mayfield—sassy, direct, outrageous and the one woman in the competition, or out of it, able to make his slumbering heart wake up and sing!

Jerusalem, 1192, The Third CrusadeSoraya al-Din is a woman bent on revenge. Disguised as a boy, nothing will keep her from her quarry!Marc de Valery is a war-weary knight who has one last duty—to protect King Richard on his perilous journey back to England.As the sun rises over the golden desert, Soraya sets out with Marc. It is the first step on a journey that will take her away from all she knows—across the Mediterranean to the beautiful Italian countryside and over the harsh French Alps. While danger follows close in her footsteps, can she shield her heart against the honorable knight she has sworn to destroy?

In this historical Western romance, a woman with a missing husband hires a cowboy to work on her farm, but he hides a dangerous secret.When a stranger turned up at her farm, in need of a place to rest, Ellen O’Brian didn’t have the heart to turn him away. He looked darkly dangerous, but she could handle herself; she had learned hard and fast when her husband upped and left.Jess Flint couldn’t help but admire Ellen’s courage and grit—even though he had to keep secrets from her. He showed her what it was like to feel like a woman again, to have a man to hold and rely on. With danger just around the corner, could their bond help them survive—or would his past tear them apart?“Banning’s smooth and very readable prose made Loner’s Lady an enjoyable, fast read.” —All About Romance

Expecting The Unexpected Was An Army Scout’s JobStill, Major John Montgomery never anticipated finding love along the Oregon Trail. But Constance Weldon, outspoken, courageous and possessed of a quiet beauty completely at home under the wide Western sky, was like a balm from heaven to his wounded soul…!She’d promised her dying father she’d drive their wagon west, and Constance Weldon was always and forever a woman of her word. Though keeping that word had proven to be difficult, even dangerous, when her selfish younger sister regularly refused to pull her weight. And when the younger woman set her sights on John Montgomery, the only man Constance had ever dared desire, Constance had finally had enough…!

The Lone Sheriff encounters his headstrong match in a lady Pinkerton in this historical romance from Lynna Banning.A woman detective? Not on his watch!As if tracking down train robbers wasn’t hard enough, now Sheriff Jericho Silver’s backup has arrived, and she’s a gun-toting, head-turning beauty. She sure spells trouble.Madison O’Donnell had the perfect life—a beautiful home and all the ladies’ luncheons she could stomach—but it left her bored to tears. Now a widow, she’s determined to fill her days with daring deeds and wild adventures.Jericho is equally determined that she’ll be on the next train home. But this is one lady who won’t take no for an answer.

Temporarily displaced Southern belle Jane Charlotte Davis was desperate to make enough money to return home. So when town banker Rydell Wilder, a Northerner through and through, offered her a loan to start her own business, she jumped at the chance. Even though the man was too handsome—and too interested in her—for her peace of mind.…Once, Rydell Wilder had been the new, poor boy in town. Now he had the wealth and the means to get whatever he wanted. And what he wanted more than anything was Jane. But did he have a prayer of turning their business deal into a marriage contract?

A widow before she''d even been a wife—Mary Margaret Hampton was in big trouble! Lonely loggers. One genteel lady. A dangerous combination, Tom Randall thought. He was trying to run a business, not a tea party! And if obstinate Meggy Hampton didn''t hightail her moonlight and magnolias back south, the sweet sparks she was igniting would make the camp—and his passion—explode like the Fourth of July!

Three festive stories to make your dreams come true HIS CHRISTMAS BELLE by Lynna Banning Nursemaid to a spoiled Southern belle isn''t how loner Brand Wyler imagined spending Christmas. But beautiful Suzannah''s intrepid spirit makes him feel less empty inside… THE COWBOY OF CHRISTMAS PAST by Kelly Boyce Ada had left her dreams of cowboy Levi MacAllistair behind. Until one Christmas he arrives injured on her doorstep! Maybe it''s time for Ada to reveal the truth about their son… SNOWBOUND WITH THE COWBOY by Carol Arens Mary Blair''s Christmas wishes come true when Joe Landon seeks shelter from the snow. The handsome cowboy wants to adopt the orphans in her care. The catch: he needs a wife!

MAIL-ORDER MARRIAGEIt’s whispered in Smoke River that single father Thad MacAllister is a few quarters short of a dollar: his ambitious plans for his farm are downright crazy and his young son is heading off the rails. This family needs a woman’s touch! But the arrival of Leah Cameron, Thad’s mail-order bride, causes a ripple of disapproval.Oregon is a far cry from China, and to make her dream of family come true Leah will have to win over the townsfolk… and unlock the secrets of her husband’s shattered heart.

Jerusalem, 1192, The Third Crusade Soraya al-Din is a woman bent on revenge. Disguised as a boy, nothing will keep her from her quarry!Marc de Valery is a war-weary knight who has one last duty–to protect King Richard on his perilous journey back to England.As the sun rises over the golden desert, Soraya sets out with Marc. It is the first step on a journey that will take her away from all she knows–across the Mediterranean to the beautiful Italian countryside and over the harsh French Alps. While danger follows close in her footsteps, can she shield her heart against the honorable knight she has sworn to destroy?