A lovelorn, widowed duke…Gabriel Anson, Duke of Northam, wants his wife alive and beside him again. Given the impossibility of that occurrence, he’ll settle for seclusion from society and a good scotch to share with his demons. But devotion to his young daughter prohibits even that pathetic option. Returning to his country estate, Gabriel longs to find his equilibrium and some much-needed peace. What he discovers instead is a quirky, goat-farming scientist and her shy, adolescent son.An eccentric bluestocking…Violet Evans is content to fill her days raising goats, pondering scientific curiosities, and helping her remarkable, but slightly out-of-synch son navigate the world and his feelings. Despite being a tenant farmer on the Duke of Northam’s land, she never expects or wants to actually meet the man. After all, dukes are all insufferable, self-important prigs. Right?An unorthodox friendship…When a chance meeting between the children culminates in their unlikely friendship, Gabriel and Violet can’t stop their paths from converging as well. Neither expects the friendly affection that blossoms between them, much less the sparks of something far more complicated that ignite when they’re together. When catastrophe strikes and marriage becomes the only means of safety for the Evans family, Violet and Gabriel fight for their budding love even as it’s threatened by shadows from the past.After thirteen years of marriage to a rose, will this duke fall for a wildflower?

Who ever heard of a mail-order husband?Evie Miller certainly hadn’t until Jake Hannigan showed up on her doorstep thanks to an advertisement her niece placed in papers all over the country, unbeknownst to her. Evie has absolutely no need for a husband. She has managed Montaña del Trueno, the Silva family ranch, and raised her late sister’s children to full-grown and married. Now, she plans to spend her days enjoying the fruits of her labor. But the man did come a long way, so rather than send him home, she offers him a job. Though she has no use for a husband, she can always use another ranch hand.Jake Hannigan, a former gambler, has no desire to marry either—not really—he’s just looking for a place to hide until the gambling kingpin in San Francisco stops looking for him, and what better place to do it than this ranch in New Mexico? He’s happy to accept the position as ranch hand even if he knows nothing about cowboying or how to ride a horse. He’s a fast learner, though, and it could be entertaining to see who else answers the husband-wanted advertisement.It doesn’t take long for Jake to catch on, even discovering he has a special talent with horses. He’s also quick to understand what a catch Evie Miller actually is. As their friendship blossoms, he finds himself dreading the next suitor to come to the ranch and the possibility Evie will accept an offer of marriage. How can he reveal his growing feelings to her when he came under false pretenses, especially now that word from San Francisco says the kingpin is close and his life is in danger? He has only one choice. To protect Evie and her family, he must leave and quite possibly break both their hearts.

Welcome to the cozy small town of Cedar Falls, where second chances are as common as front-porch rocking chairs. Around here you’ll find chivalrous cowboys, undercover spies, wounded soldiers, determined bounty hunters, and honorable lawmen. Some wear badges and some keep their secrets hidden, but every one of them is searching for the same thing — hope, redemption, and the kind of love that feels like coming home.This collection features books 1-4:Lawfully WitnessedWhen an undercover soldier’s duty demands deception, can love survive?Wanted Bounty HunterTo protect an heiress being targeted for her fortune, a rugged bounty hunter poses as her fiancé.The Bounty Hunter’s SisterA single mother finds out she has a bounty on her head that her brother’s best friend is determined to collect.Rescuing the BlacksmithThe most eligible bachelor in Cedar Falls pursues the only woman in town who’s not trying to capture his attention in this sweet, second-chance historical romance.

A Midsummer Night’s masquerade at her family’s country home presents the Honorable Nancy Lovelace with the perfect opportunity for revenge against the man who ruined her first London season—a man she’s known since childhood, a man she’d once thought she loved.Simon Crayding’s newly inherited properties are in disarray, and, thanks to his bad behavior, he’s no longer known to society as Captain Crayding but as the Swilling Duke. When an old school chum invites him for a Midsummer Night’s party, he jumps at the chance to lick his wounds among friends… as well as apologize to his friend’s sister, Nancy, because apparently, he’d done something to hurt her, he just didn’t remember what.It soon becomes clear that Nancy will not easily forgive. Never one to resist a challenge—or a beautiful woman—Simon vows to find out why. As the night unfolds and passions rise, will Simon be well and truly punished, or will Nancy be caught in her own game?

Sometimes one must spark the flame to ignite the hidden passion.A fiery spinster. An irritating gentleman. One scandalous night filled with indulging in their desires.Eden Worthington strode through the London ballrooms with the confidence of an independent lady. She didn’t believe in the foolish notion of soul mates, nor did she wish to fall victim to the Marriage Mart. Eden was perfectly content to live her life free from a husband’s demands and help her brother with his detective agency. She refused to allow the attraction of a certain infuriating gentleman to ruin her plans. No matter how much she craved his lips upon hers. However, after an evening spent in decadent sin with the irresistible marquess, Eden was powerless to resist her fate. Could Eden open her heart to the love within her grasp?Victor Falcone wanted his freedom to be his own man, not one controlled by others. He spent the past few years redeeming for his sins. Now he only wanted to secure himself a bride to ease his loneliness. But first he must finish his final mission to destroy the villain terrorizing England. However, he found himself distracted by a lady who only ever snarled at him. A snarl he wished to kiss away. When Victor gave into the temptation of his desire for Eden, he discovered their hostility was really a hidden passion waiting to be explored. Could he put his arrogance to the side to show Eden how they are soul mates?A lady who hides behind her snarls. A gentleman who uses his smirks to annoy. Would they forgo their differences to discover an untamed passion filled with undeniable love? Or would they continue to hold contempt for one another?The Fiery Vixen is the third book in Laura A. Barnes’s Fate of the Worthingtons Series. If you love an enemies to lovers romance filled with swoon worthy scenes, then you’ll love Eden and Victor’s tempestuous courtship.Enjoy The Fiery Vixen to fall in love with the Fate of the Worthingtons.

My Highland Warrior in the exciting Warriors of the Highlands series by beloved storyteller Miriam Minger brings you fast-paced adventure, an arranged marriage, passion, and romance!Fearsome Scots laird Gabriel MacLachlan must take a bride, but not just any bride. Magdalene, his overlord's younger sister, is known to be as bonny as any Highland lass but as mad as a loon. Mad Maggie, they call her—and Gabriel has no choice. Not if he wants to put food in his clansmen's bellies, clothes on their backs, and repair the crumbling castle he calls home. A fat dowry in exchange for a madwoman, whose life will be in danger from the MacLachlan family curse the instant she becomes his wife..A generations-old curse, an honorable chieftain, a clever beauty—it's the perfect recipe for a spirited Highland Romance.My Highland Warrior is the first novel in the acclaimed Warriors of the Highlands series by bestselling author Miriam Minger. For fans of strapping Highlanders and spirited lasses, you don't want to miss this breathtaking Highland romance set during the tumultuous time of Braveheart and Robert the Bruce!