He sought justice—with a lie

Nick Baron knew it was wrong to buy trust with a falsehood, but there was no other way. His reputation as the most dangerous bounty hunter west of the Rockies terrified even decent folks, not just the outlaws he hunted. So he sure as hell wasn’t about to let a spitfire fugitive from a sporting house know he wasn’t the U.S. Marshal he claimed to be—no matter how appealing she was.

Especially when she held the key to his best friend’s murder. And particularly when she’d not only shot him—but saved his life right after!

Things with Ellie Watson could get complicated!

When danger took root, her courage grew strong…and Rachel Emmons fled her violent marriage, seeking a safe haven. Her brave escape led her to the saving embrace of Ben Mitchell, the man who rescued her from the depths of the ocean and made her determined to heal….

The island locals claimed he’d drawn a mermaid from the sea, and light keeper Ben Mitchell agreed. Certainly Rachel possessed sirenlike beauty her widow’s weeds could not hide, and the bruises she bore testified to secrets as deep — and dark — as any hidden beneath the waves. But could he help her see that happiness — together — was on her horizon?

He Could Never Love Again

Of that, Matthias Barrington was certain, despite the well-intentioned meddling of his neighbors. But now they’d sent him a special delivery in the form of the very comely Miss Abigail Smyth, who’d stepped off the stagecoach and announced that he needed a wife — and she was just the woman!

Mail-order bride Abby Smyth just wanted a place to belong — preferably at rancher

Matthias Barrington’s side, making a home for his motherless boys. Ever practical, she knew love wasn’t necessary, really. Yet the more she learned of this decent, honorable man, the more she knew the only place she wanted was one securely in his heart!

In 1884 in his will her father asked Alanna Patterson to deliver a box to Caleb Pitt in Easton, North Carolina. She would prefer to forget Caleb, the man she always loved, but who rejected her offer of empathy and left her behind as he wallows in guilt. Still, Alanna honors her dad’s request.

Former sea Captain Caleb Pitt lives in disgrace accompanied only by his feelings of guilt. His nightmares run rampant as he was the only survivor of the Intrepid, a ship he captained that sank. Filled with remorse and pain, Caleb hides on an isolated barrier reef off the North Carolina coast as a lightkeeper. A hermit saving lives from a distance is the life he believes he deserves. However, Alanna has arrived on his Outer Banks remote rock. She wants to hold him until he heals and even after that, but will he let her though he still loves her like she does him.

Revenge Was His Mission…

No person had ever caused such fire in Travis Rafferty’s blood as Civil War nurse Meredith Carter had. Yet when the prisoner of war had attempted an escape, she’d betrayed him and his bedraggled men. Now, years later, vengeance led him on his journey west, with nightmares of battle on his heels. This time, Meredith wouldn’t get away…

Love Was His Due…

She had to persuade Travis of her innocence. But how could she convince him of anything when she reacted so strongly to just standing next to him? Nursing his wounds — staying with him — was the only way to show him how she felt, that she could no more betray him than her own soul…