After being abandoned by her almost-betrothed, Caroline Nash vows to never again get involved with a man. Especially not the middle-aged earl her father has chosen for her. The man is a pompous ass and one of Prinny’s set who only wants her for her dowry. To complicate matters, a kiss from the Midnight Marauder unleashes an unbelievable passion that Caroline can’t seem to forget. Stephan, the Marquis of Kendrick, poses as the robbing marauder to avenge his low-born mother. But he starts questioning his plans when one of his “missions” crosses paths with Caroline and leads to the kiss of a lifetime. Stephan senses that this proper miss is more fiery than he expected and he wants more. To be properly introduced to the woman of his dreams, he attends the Prince Regent’s house party. He finds her, begging a friend to pretend to court her – to fend off the man her father has chosen. Stephan couldn’t wish for a better opportunity – he’ll happily court her, but he doesn’t want to pretend. Their connection is sizzling, but can this charade become something real once Stephan’s secrets are revealed? Each book in the Rake Trilogy series is STANDALONE: * A Rake's Redemption * A Rake's Revenge
If Juliana Caldwell said the sky was blue, Rory MacGregor would tell her it was gray with a storm due any minute. No man gets under her skin more than the arrogantly handsome Scot. When she is abducted by a rival clan, Rory is the last person she expects or wants to call her hero. Rory is the best tracker the MacGregors have, so when his brother’s sister-by-marriage goes missing, he’s ordered to find her. But binding himself to the fiery English redhead with an opinion about everything is not how he saw this rescue going. To save her from the clutches of the villainous Cameron laird’s son, though, he must declare them handfasted. When their escape goes horribly awry, Juliana and Rory are forced to take the long way home. Surviving blizzard conditions, meddling clanspeople, and a near-fatal ambush on the trail, nothing compares to the unexpected and unlikely passion that ignites between the rugged Highlander and his English warrior princess. Each book in the Children of the Mist series is STANDALONE: * Highland Renegade * Highland Hero * Highland Champion
After a night of debauchery, Lord Barclay wakes up to find a woman in his bed. That's not unusual, but this one is fully clothed. When she tells him they are married, he is instantly cold sober and looking for a way out. Miss Sarah Vincent, an orphan raised in an American convent, didn’t ask for this marriage. She’ll be damned if it’s in name only. But seducing a man? How ever will she do that?! Good thing her friend lent her a copy of The Kama Sutra.... Brice starts to wonder what has come over his young wife. She’s suddenly taking charge of him, and their house, and no longer the timid woman he assumed her to be. Despite his aversion to this marriage he’s starting to want his wife...in every way possible. Each book in the Rake Trilogy series is STANDALONE: * A Rake's Redemption * A Rake's Revenge * A Rake's Rebellion
He's sworn to protect her from any danger...even himself. Rogue, Book 2 What a pity Jamie MacLeod had to be such a good-looking man. And so tall. With such broad shoulders. Because he's quite possibly the most annoying male Marissa Barclay has ever met. No matter what her sister's new husband seems to think, Mari has no need for his brother, a hulking, kilted Highlander, hovering over her through London's Little Season. Family or nae, Jamie has enough on his plate overseeing his family's English estates without the added annoyance of keeping an eye on Mari. Especially since she seems as determined to slip by him as he is determined to do his protective duty. In truth, it's quite a job keeping the willful little minx out of trouble. But when an old enemy strikes at the heart of the MacLeod family, Jamie whisks Mari away from London's glitter to the wilds of his homeland. Where a stormy love blooms...and danger lurks in the hills. Warning: This wee book contains a stubborn English lass and a braw Scottish lad with bull-headedness in his blood. Aye, and romps in the heather ye'll not want yer mither tae be seein'.
“Lush, evocative, and sizzling-hot.” -Ann Major, USA Today bestselling author Emily, the Dowager Countess of Woodhaven, has received title to lands in the Highlands—MacGregor lands—and after surviving an abusive marriage, she’s determined to make a new start...without a man. She just has to win over the handsome Scottish laird whose family has lived there for centuries. How hard could it be? When Ian MacGregor heard that the Sassenach countess was actually laying claim to his lands, he figured to scare the aging widow away by showing her the hardships of living in the Highlands. She’d leave before the first snowflake fell. But he never imagined that the widow was young and beautiful and more territorial than a she-wolf. No matter, he’ll prove that a fragile, London woman like her would never survive life without her servants...and if he happens to give her the coldest and most remote rooms, all the better. Despite his best efforts to freeze her out, things between them heat up. But Highlanders hate the Sassenach, so Ian faces a dire choice—his clan or the irresistible English aristocrat who seems to have taken not only his lands, but also his heart. Each book in the Children of the Mist series is STANDALONE: * Highland Renegade * Highland Hero * Highland Champion
Alexander Ashley has decided women of the ton are more interested in status than love. His game is seduction and nothing more. His feelings regarding aristocratic ladies leads to an outlandish idea—prove a servant can be taught to be as ladylike as those born to it. And the beautiful Inis Fitzgerald might be just the woman for his plan. Inis Fitzgerald escaped her home in Dublin to avoid an arranged marriage and is now working for a rakishly handsome lord who seems to enjoy bucking convention as much as she does. She plays along with his little game, pretending she knows nothing about being a lady. It doesn’t take long before Alex discovers Inis is every bit as much of an aristocrat as the women he’s sworn only to seduce and not love... Each book in the Rake Trilogy series is STANDALONE: * A Rake's Redemption * A Rake's Revenge * A Rake's Rebellion
He's a braw ship commander...until a petite English lass takes command of his heart. Rogue, Book 3 The first time Abigail Townsend laid eyes on Captain Shane MacLeod, she felt something she'd only read about in books. The Highlander sticks out in London society like a medieval warrior amidst lace-cuffed dandies, which makes him all the more intriguing. Lord knows, she's bored with the stuffy, two-faced ton, and cares nothing for parties and fashion. She longs for adventure, not tea and crumpets. By the time Shane realizes the lad his cook hired is a girl-an earl's daughter, no less-his ship is bound for a secret meeting of the Knights Templar, and there's no turning back. Forced into a temporary marriage, Shane calls upon every ounce of his honor to keep her virtue intact-virtue she has no interest in keeping-so the marriage can be annulled after enough time has gone by. And as his resolve weakens, an old enemy takes advantage of his distraction to destroy him-and expose a Templar secret Shane may have to sacrifice his life to keep. Warning: This title contains sexually explicit scenes and a stubborn young lady determined to get her Highlander.
Lorelei Caldwell is elated about her first season in London. For the next few months, she and her best friend can indulge in balls, flirting, and enjoying the delights of London society without any family interference. This season is for adventure, not marriage. But her adventures are short-lived after the arrival of her friend’s brawny, dark-haired Highlander brother, Alasdair MacGregor, who insists on standing as chaperone. Officially, Alasdair is in London to reclaim lands that rightfully belong to his clan. Unofficially, he’s here to figure out how best to win Lorelei’s hand in marriage. But London proves to be full of complications...especially when she begins matchmaking him with someone else. Except Lorelai’s plans have backfired and she is finding herself craving Alasdair’s attentions. Her longing for freedom could come at a high price, unless Alasdair can salvage her reputation...without destroying her independent heart. Each book in the Children of the Mist series is STANDALONE: * Highland Renegade * Highland Hero * Highland Champion
Magic Happens at Christmas Three modern women are sent back in Time to ensure their futures are bright. Cynical after her louse of an (ex)boyfriend took the money she thought she was donating to a just cause, Maggie Maguire doesn't trust herself to make good decisions. Even when she dreams of nineteenth century Ireland's struggle for independence, she resists believing in it, but then Finn O'Byrne, Prince of the Fae, gives her a wee nudge. Finn is used to assisting mortals on their way. He's done it for centuries, but he's never allowed human emotion to penetrate the icy crystal barrier he's erected around himself... that is, until a blue-eyed, brunette beauty enters his world and melts his heart. Elizabeth Shelton is a high-powered stockbroker who has little sympathy for those who don't break through the glass ceiling. When her dream transports her to Victorian England and a duke's castle, she naturally thinks she's a guest. Instead, she finds she's a serving wench. She tries to convince the duke of her proper status, but he has more lecherous thoughts in mind. Broc Hadon, the evil warlock duke's good twin, has lots of practice in rescuing damsels from his brother's clutches. He's lost track of the number over time. As Elizabeth slowly starts to understand the plight of servants and her humbling station in this life, Broc realizes he has a void in his own life to fill...with Elizabeth. After her husband's untimely death in Afghanistan, Caroline Campbell withdraws from society, preferring to keep her nose stuck in history books, where the outcomes of events are certain. When her dream sends her to Inverness, Scotland, shortly before the Battle of Culloden in 1746, she wonders if she might be able to change history and prevent the loss of nearly two thousand Scottish lives. Shape-shifter Gavin MacLean knows any Campbell is in enemy territory this far north. Between his own clan and the MacDonald's, Caroline will not be safe if they discover who she is. What Gavin doesn't realize as he decides to protect her is that he isn't safe either...from falling in love with her.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive." – Marmion, Sir Walter ScottArt instructor Eve O'Connor's louse of an ex-husband absconded with her entire savings, making her wary of ever committing to a relationship again. Still, a woman has needs…and what safer way than to fulfill them with a married man?Athletic Director Brian Caldwell has no qualms about taking a mistress since his Society wife is too involved in charities to have time for him. Besides, Eve's sexual appetite mirrors his own, including racy sexting.Coach Chad Olsen's wife is more preoccupied with diapers and baby formula rather than attending to his desires. Having a long history of seducing willing women, the more experienced the better, Chad is intrigued when he meets a young, vulnerable secretary at the school who is truly naïve.Molly Whitefield recently moved from the Hill Country of Texas to Dallas and is charmed by the gentleman-like qualities that Chad demonstrates. Sure that she's found the “right” man, she blogs her happiness to all her friends, while she moves closer to the brink of losing her virginity.
Art instructor Eve O’Conner’s ex-husband absconded with her entire savings, making her wary of ever committing to a relationship again. Still, a woman has needs... So she finds what she thinks is a safe way to fulfill them, while watching her best friend from high school become badly entangled. Athletic Director Brian Caldwell keeps his life compartmentalized, and Eve fits perfectly into one of those compartments. She comes with no strings attached, unlike others in his world. However, the “string” he doesn’t count on is his computer-whiz teenage son, who enrolls in Eve’s art class and discovers what’s been going on.
Samantha Talbot is looking forward to her fifty-year high school reunion, to be held on a ship, the Good Times, cruising the Caribbean. She hasn’t seen the other members of her all-girl band for years, but most of all, she wonders if her old flame—“nemesis” might be a better word, since he always got her into difficult situations—Jack O’Neil will be on board. When he doesn’t show, she pretends not to care. However, there’s a surprise in store for her. Jack always was a prankster. She should have remembered that.
Left widowed and penniless after a loveless arranged marriage, Jillian reluctantly accepts the job of “refining” a Scottish Highlander who’s inherited an English title. The man infuriates and intrigues her, as well as shakes her resolve to never again let a man close. Ian MacLeod never wanted to come to England, but his clan needs the profits he can gain by claiming his inherited English lands. When he meets the very proper Lady Jillian Newburn, he’s fascinated by what he suspects is a warm heart and fiery passion underneath her icy demeanor. Getting past her chilly resolve to keep him at arm’s length will be a challenge, but this MacLeod has never backed down from a challenge in his life. But it’s not all fun and games and stolen kisses. There’s something about Jillian’s stepson that raises the hair on the back of Ian’s neck, and he’s knows better than to ignore the sign of danger that has never steered him wrong. Each book in the Rogue series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order: Book 1: Rogue of the Highlands Book 2: Rogue of the Isles Book 3: Rogue of the Borders Book 4: Sister of Rogues Book 5: Rogue of the High Seas Book 6: Rogue of the Moors
Adrian de Soules, exiled Templar in clandestine service to Robert the Bruce, finds himself drawn to flame-haired Kendra Claremont—niece of the Earl of Pembroke and granddaughter of an arch-enemy of the secret Templar Brotherhood—and knows she’s trouble. Finding she hates Templars, blaming them for her father’s suicide, increases the incentive to keep his distance. But, like a sailor at sea, he hears the ancient siren call. Kendra is intrigued by Adrian, the French knight so unlike the foppish couriers her aunt wants her to marry. She can’t deny his striking eyes send tingles through her, but she senses something secretive about him. Is he really just an envoy from Scotland as he says? A dark current runs deep within him, and she’s determined to find it out. Yet, when she does, where will her loyalty lie?
Ariel has a job to do and she never mixes business with pleasure. As satisfying as their night together has been, she can’t allow her interest in sexy Alexander Padget to go any further, particularly after her boss insists she work with the man. She has a serial killer to stop and an upward career step to accomplish. Alex needs to bring in their quarry for personal reasons, but not to the same kind of justice Ariel plans. Capturing the small fish will give him the big one, the drug lord who supplied the goods responsible for the deaths of Alex’s family. How can both keep their secrets and reach their goals—and still keep their hands off each other?
Surrounded by Highlander brothers and cousins, Shauna MacLeod is used to big and burly men thinking they’re in charge. The visiting American ship captain is a breath of fresh air and a welcome distraction from her daily duties at the MacLeod dock office, even if his past seems to hold more secrets than the sea. Captain Robert Henderson has his share of complications waiting for him when he returns to New Orleans, so he knows he needs to stay away from Shauna until he’s managed to uncomplicate his life, no matter how tempting she is. Her overprotective family certainly helps him keep his distance. But when Shauna’s abducted and thrown aboard a ship bound for the Barbary slave trade, Robert races the four winds to find her before she’s lost to him forever.
A victim of a madman who wants revenge on her family, Fiona MacLeod is kidnapped and committed to the Dublin Lunatic Asylum. Her only bit of good luck is that the asylum’s overcrowded and she’s assigned a room in a nearby castle. She knows the more she tries to convince her captors of the plot against her family, the more insane she sounds, but she finds a spark of hope in the young earl of the castle. With his family fortune dwindling, Earl Kier O’Reilly pays his taxes by hosting non-violent asylum inmates in his ancestral castle. He knows that since Fiona is his ward, he should not be attracted to her, but the grey-eyed beauty has captured his heart, and he soon begins to doubt she’s as mad as everyone says she is...which means there’s a sinister plot afoot, and the lovely Fiona is in danger. Each book in the Rogue series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed in any order. Series Order: Book 1: Rogue of the Highlands Book 2: Rogue of the Isles Book 3: Rogue of the Borders Book 4: Sister of Rogues Book 5: Rogue of the High Seas Book 6: Rogue of the Moors
The long-awaited 7th book in Breeding's Rogue series.An independent Scottish lass who takes orders from no one...A Highlander used to being obeyed without question...Maybe Fate does have a sense of humor.Having lost her virginity to a smooth-talking man who betrayed her, Annie Ferguson vows never to make that mistake again. She is educated and perfectly capable of making her own way in life as an independent businesswoman. She joins a women's club devoted to breaking the ranks of union workers and allowing women equal jobs for equal pay. The problem is they are a century and a half too early. 1817 Glasgow isn't ready for them...a fact that becomes apparent when the group is attacked at a meeting and pelted with rotten fruit and vegetables.Niall MacDonald has no intentions of letting the parson slip a noose over his neck any time soon. There are too many willing lasses to woo. But when Annie and her club members are attacked on the street, he decides to become her official escort. It's the least he can do since he is a resident of her mother's boarding house and Annie has no father. It's a good thing he's decided to do so, since the stubborn female keeps placing herself in precarious situations. Not that she is grateful. Annie is the most tenacious, obstinate, and opinionated female Niall has ever met.Yet the more she insists she doesn't need his protection, the more he is drawn to provide it, making Annie all the more determined to slip away from him every chance she gets. But will she slip away one time too often?
Bridget MacLeod needs some space from her well-intentioned but overbearing family who’ve been crowding around her since her husband’s death. How can she keep her late husband’s secret and explain to them that her arranged marriage was pleasant but passionless, that she lost a friend but not a lover. Seeking a change of scenery, she arrives in Arisaig only to find she has no place to stay, unless she accepts the offer from a family friend. Alasdair MacDonald remembers Bridget well from when she stitched a wound in his leg last spring. Her touch was light and gentle, but she was a married woman. She may not be married now, but her husband’s passing is too recent for the honorable Alasdair to do more than invite her to stay with his boisterous family. But someone notices the way Alasdair looks at Bridget, someone who will stop at nothing to make Alasdair her own.
English and Eastern born ladies moved out West, to small towns where dreams of finding home could come true... The Lady and the Cowboy - An English Lady finds a home on the range with a very determined cowboy... Lady Eloise always believed honesty was the best policy until her forthright character encouraged her guardian to send her to a distant relative in the American West. Unfortunately, Eloise's cousin dies before she arrives, and she soon becomes embroiled in a feud between the man determined to take over her cousin's ranch and a mysterious cowboy who has his own reasons to see justice done. Homesick and alone, Eloise must choose between trusting an unknown cowboy or abandoning a last chance at love and returning to the stultifying life she left in England. The Rancher's Special Delivery - Banished from her home and out of options, Marie LaBelle answers a mail-order bride ad from a rancher in Colorado. She makes the best of marriage to grieving widower Randall Sparks, although he closely guards his heart. She closely guards her secret shame. But the couple must close ranks and open up about their secrets if they're to survive the trouble that follows Marie from New Orleans. Bloomin' Rose - City born and bred school teacher Rose Carter leaves New York for Colorado in search of purpose and meaning to her life. Arriving in rural Jefferson, she meets fellow teacher Johnathon Poole and his group of eager teenage students, excited to be part of the very first class in the newly opened Jefferson High School. While falling in love with the rugged West and its welcoming people, Rose is reminded of why she left New York when the train brings in Allister Mitchell - a man from her past. Can the city teachers adjust to the ways of the West, or will an unforeseen disaster pull them apart forever? Blue Skies of Texas- Left orphaned and penniless, Victoria 'Tori' Caldwell has no choice but to leave New England for her aunt and uncle's ranch in Texas. She has almost reached her destination when her stagecoach is held up by bandits, the leader of which has piercing grey eyes like a wolf and a touch soft as a caress as he searches her. Only after she arrives at her destination, does she recognize those eyes as belonging to her uncle's trusted foreman.
A newly-minted university instructor, Vi Sutherland is thrilled to visit Scotland on Hogmanay and begin her research project on 18th-century weaponry. She never thought she’d actually end up in the 18th century. But when she brushed the hilt of a sword held by the braw Highlander she’d just met, the world went misty-white... Robbie Farquharson doesn’t know what to make of the feisty redhead whose temper matches her hair. Since she appears lost, he takes her to his cousin, the only female colonel in the Jacobite army. Much to his amazement, they begin to plot Bonnie Prince Charlie’s military strategy together. But who is this strange lady? And how does she know what the English army plans to do?
Ian Stuart trips and falls at a Hogmanay celebration—and opens his eyes to find a beautiful woman straddling him enticingly. She accuses him of putting her there, but he’d definitely remember that. Furthering confusion, she doesn’t know where she is or how she got there. Rather than leave her alone in a strange place at night, he takes her home to Kilcoy Castle. The last “normal” thing Thea Ross remembers is checking whether the fallen man was hurt. Now she’s in eighteenth-century Scotland, talking with a Stuart related to Bonnie Prince Charlie. Is her mission to prevent the Culloden massacre? She’s a pacifist, but Ian is a staunch Jacobite, ready to die for freedom. What will be more important to him...love of country or love for Thea?
While celebrating the Scottish Hogmanay in Inverness, American romance writer Charlotte Campbell meets a kilt-wearing Highlander who definitely meets the requirements to be on her next cover. To her delight, he asks for a wee kiss after their dance...and suddenly the world grows misty. When Charlotte opens her eyes, the 21st century has disappeared and she is now in the 18th. But how did she get here and for what purpose? Niall Fraser has a different question. Who is the lass that seemingly appeared from nowhere in the middle of the night? When he finds out she’s a Campbell—in the midst of Jacobite territory—he wonders if she is a spy…or does she need protection?
With King Arthur and his knights sleeping under an enchantment in Avalon, Morgan le Fey, queen of Faerie, is pushed through the Portal of Time by her ancient rival, Aoibhill. Cernunnos leaps after Morgan, and they find themselves in 21st-century England with no magical powers and little knowledge of how to survive in a world that moves way too fast.
Everything mammals ever wanted to know about the theory of evolution-but were afraid to ask This important new book by award-winning science writer Cynthia Mills clearly explains one of the most crucial, and most misunderstood, concepts of modern science-the theory of evolution. After examining Darwin, his precursors, and how the theory of evolution developed, Mills answers key questions, including: How successful is the theory at explaining the natural world, and what does it fail to explain? What are some of the competing ideas and theories about the origin of the species? How will the theory of evolution likely hold up over time, as our understanding of genetics grows? Cynthia L. Mills (Portland, OR) is an award-winning science writer and veterinarian. Her article "Breeding and Discontents," originally published in The Sciences, was selected for The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2001, guest-edited by E. O. Wilson. Also in the same series: The Big Bang Theory (0-471-39452-1) by Karen C. Fox
A Regency Anthology - The Thief - On a lark, Constance Archer wagers with Lord Blackhazel that one of them will be betrothed before the Season ended. A wager she now hates. At the same time, she reluctantly sets out to assist her brother with affairs of the heart, although he is the last person people would describe as lonely. When a family heirloom goes missing, people are thrown together in a search for its recovery. Is the necklace the only thing that is lost, or will hearts be lost as well? A Gift Unsought - The chance Alethea had waited for all her life arrived when the whole household turned out in best uniforms to welcome the Marquess and Marchioness of Holmwood and their son, the Earl of Payton to Harper Hall. But Alethea was out of uniform for the first time since entering service. She stood proudly in one of Lady Johanna's cast-off mourning dresses, deliciously bareheaded. No cap, kerchief or apron for Alethea today! A Wild Blooded Christmas: With Fangs - Lady Annette Louvel returns to the earl of Ardmoor's home, bringing five unexpected and rather peculiar guests, as well as a heart mending from a rejection one year ago. More unexpected guests arrive, and with it, the possibility of a miracle and love. The Devil With Green Eyes - A bump on the head leaves Julia with no memory except her first name. She wakes up cold, alone and frightened, until she finds her way to the estate of the fierce Lord James Moore. James has cut himself off from society following the death of his wife, even though the one year mourning period has long since come and gone. Julia helps James rediscover love. When she regains her memory and makes plans to return home, he has to decide if opening himself up to the risk of pain is worth losing his soul a second time. Barbary Coast Affair - Alexander Haines has a mission-recapture the USS Philadelphia from Barbary Coast pirates. Coddling a pampered daughter of an English earl has no part in that mission. Not, that is, until Katherine Alcott becomes a hostage.
Accompanied by Gwenhwyfar, King Arthur is healed on the holy isle of Avalon. Cernunnos, god of the Wild Hunt, captures Gwenhwyfar and keeps her in Avalon, intending to make her his mistress. Enraged that Gwenhwyfar has been abducted, Lancelot swears he will bring her back to Camelot.
This fourth edition of "The Mule Companion" is a comprehensive book on mules with new photos of many real people and mules doing real mule activities. "The Mule Companion" has been called an excellent 'mule primer' for those people just getting into mules. However, the book also hosts an in-depth study of why mules do what they do, their idiosyncrasies, training, and problem solving. Also, the book is rich with 'how to' information on: caring for, breeding for, fitting tack on, buying, and mule activities, past and present.
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