Carla Kelly
At the end of the 18th Century, during the decline of the Spanish Empire in the New World, Marco and his wife Paloma fight the scourge of smallpox by bravely venturing onto the Staked Plains, stronghold of the Comanche. As part of a devil's bargain, they must put themselves at the mercy of these dangerous enemies and try to inoculate them. Book 2 of the Spanish Brand Series.
In the early 1800s, seventeen-year-old Hannah Whittier is traveling by ship down the coast from her Quaker home in Massachusetts to her brother's house in Charleston, South Carolina. To while away the dull hours, Hannah composes a list of qualities she wants in a husband. Boredom will soon be the least of her worries. First the Molly Claridge is boarded by the British frigate, H.M.S. Dissuade, and forced to turn over any supposed Englishmen. Later
...A RING, A KISS, AND A CHRISTMAS WISH
Christmas Dance with the Rancher by Carla Kelly
Stranded, Katie becomes chore girl on Ned Avery's ranch. He shows her unexpected kindness and in exchange, she teaches him how to dance!
Christmas in Salvation Falls by Kelly Boyce
Willa Stanford moved to Salvation...
The love of two brave souls offers an "oasis of beauty" on the harsh New Mexico frontier in this acclaimed historical Western romance series (Publisher's Weekly).
In the late 1700s, rancher Marco Mondragón and his loving wife Paloma Vega live on the edge of Indian territory. And while the Kwahadi Comanches seem to be making their peace with the settlers of the Spanish Colony of Nuevo Mexico, other Comanche bands
If you must fight a war, make it good one, so you can entertain admiring children and grandchildren years in the future.
What if your World War II stories are nothing more glamorous than an aircraft factory in boring Kansas, or a sugar beet farm in Southeast Wyoming
Sally Paul is down to her last penny. As she spends it on a cup of tea—to stave off being at the mercy of the workhouse—the last thing she expects is an offer of marriage . . . from a complete stranger!
Admiral...
From riches to rags, Grace Curtis had to swallow her pride and get a job as a baker when her father's death left her in poverty. But everything changes for the baronet's daughter when she becomes the beneficiary of a surprise inheritance—one that comes with an unusual stipulation.
Suddenly, Grace is able...
Tired and hungry after two days of traveling, Susanna Hopkins is just about at the end of her tether when her train finally arrives in Cheyenne. She's bound for a new life in a Western garrison town. Then she discovers she doesn't even have enough money to pay for the stagecoach! Luckily for her, the compassionate Major...
1812: “A Christmas in Paradise”
To save nurse Laura Ortiz from destitution, British naval surgeon Thomas Wilkie has made her an offer this Christmas—a marriage of convenience. . . .
1855: “O Christmas Tree”...
15) Beau Crusoe
Shipwrecked and stranded alone on a desert island, he had lived to tell the tale. A triumphant return to the ton saw James Trevenen hailed as Beau Crusoe—a gentleman of spirit, verve and action. But only he knew the true cost of his survival!
Susannah Park had been shunned by Society. She lived content with...
17) The Double Cross
The year is 1780. Widower Marco Mondragón is a rancher and livestock brand inspector in the royal Spanish colony of New Mexico, living on the edges of Comanche territory. Each autumn, he takes cattle, wool, and his district's...
18) With This Ring
It is 1814, and Lydia Perkins is in London for the Season. While visiting St. Barnabas Church, she is moved by the sight of the wounded soldiers and ends up returning to the makeshift infirmary as a nurse. Among the men is an earl, Major Sam Reed. After Lydia makes a fatal social gaffe, she has nowhere to turn, until Major Reed offers to marry her in name only and take her to his estate.
As a surgeon in the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Philemon Brittle has proved his bravery countless times. But he's never known the thrill that comes with falling in love. Until he meets the beautiful Lady Laura Taunton, who has turned to nursing the wounded as solace from her unhappy past.
Philemon will...
In Regency England, a war widow returns a parcel and attracts the interest of a well-to-do retired sailing master and his sister, a self-made man returns to Scotland to marry the woman he has corresponded with ever since he left as a boy, and a man visits the estate of his relatives to comfort his lovely second cousin, who is unhappy that Christmas has been usurped by her sister's nuptials.