Falling in love was simple. But staying together will take everything they have.Thea Keats and Frederick Voss know exactly what they want: a quiet proposal, a beautiful wedding, and a lifetime of love. Their path is clear, their hearts are certain, and nothing stands in their way.Until his father dies and their world unravels at the seams.Instead of a happily ever after, Frederick inherits a legacy of lies and a crumbling estate. Bankrupt and disgraced, saving his mother and siblings from destitution will take a miracle, and he refuses to drag Thea into a life of poverty and ruin.Love does not always conquer all.With Frederick pushing her away and her friends and family insisting she leave him, Thea discovers that love and loyalty come at a high price. One that may cost her everything.But what neither of them knows is how deep his father’s lies run, and if the truth comes to light, more than their two hearts will shatter…

Love, Danger, and Passion Blaze Across the Untamed American Frontier in the Wild Western Hearts Box Set—Featuring the First Three Full-Length Novels in the SeriesHolt's Gamble (Book 1):Kierin McKendry's freedom depends on a dangerous poker game, but Clay Holt, scarred by his past, isn't looking for love. Posing as husband and wife on a wagon train, their fiery passion ignites a trail of danger and desire as they face a ruthless saloon owner's deadly pursuit. Renegade Bride (Book 2):Bounty hunter Creed Devereaux escorts Mariah Travers, his best friend's bride-to-be, across treacherous mountains. Forced together by danger, their forbidden attraction tests their loyalties while facing a relentless enemy determined to end Creed's life. Renegade's Kiss (Book 3):Jesse Winslow, a mountain man haunted by his past, returns to find his late brother's widow, Andrea, determined to keep the family farm. Passion and peril collide as Jesse fights to protect Andrea from deadly raiders—and his own rekindled feelings. Reviews:"Ms. Ankrum has a gift for characterization and a unique voice that will speak to many readers' hearts."~Kathe Robin, Romantic Times WILD WESTERN HEARTS, in series order:Holt's GambleRenegade BrideRenegade's KissChase the FireAbout Barbara Ankrum:Bestselling author Barbara Ankrum was a successful commercial actress until her love of romance novels led to a publishing contract. Years later, she still believes in happy endings and feels very lucky to do what she loves, with her husband, two cats and one scruffy, unrepentant dog at her side.

She's not the wife he left behind...Ronan MacPherson Grant married five years ago to earn his grandfather’s permission to go to France and the glory of war.Now, he’s returning as laird. Wounded in more than body, he will face the wife he left. His uncle has warned him his bride has turned into a power-hungry harpy, much like Ronan’s mother. But as Ronan gets to know her, and fends off repeated threats to his life, he doesn’t see the woman she’s been reported to be.Brenna had never fit in with her clan and thought marrying Ronan would give her a fresh start and a home. Instead, he left her the morning after their wedding. Since his return, he seems to hate her. He's aligned himself with his demon of an uncle, and she will have to wait for him to see the truth. Can she earn the love of the husband who has tried to forget her all these years?

She would do anything to save her family, if she could only ignore her heart.Oxfordshire, 1800. When a series of disasters strikes the Barstows, oldest daughter Adela devises a secret plan for their salvation: she will marry their elderly benefactor, Lord Dere of Perryfield. But her pursuit encounters obstacles, first in the form of the handsome household tutor, who openly disdains her efforts, and then from her own unpredictable, unruly affections.Tutor Gerard Weatherill faces struggles of his own. Determined to shoulder his way into respectable society, he cannot let anyone draw too close, lest his own secrets be discovered. And clearly the person he must avoid above all others is the observant Miss Barstow. Observant, mischievous, marvelous Miss Barstow. But if he keeps her at arm’s length, will he lose something worth far more than his sterling reputation????By His Grace and Favor is a clean and wholesome traditional Regency romance, first in the Lord Dere’s Dependents series. Each book can be read as a standalone or in order.Christina Dudley is the author of two other series of Regency romances, The Hapgoods of Bramleigh and The Ellsworth Assortment, as well as contemporary Austen adaptation Pride and Preston Lin. Her novels have been called “sparkling,” “swoon-worthy,” and “compulsively readable” (Publishers Weekly). Pride and Preston Lin was the February 2024 Fiction Editor’s Pick for Kirkus Reviews and chosen as a Gold Standard selection by the Junior Library Guild.???

Readers will love To Shoot a Sinner, the first book in Lydia Margett’s unapologetically feminist Regency romance trilogy, Dreamers and Dukes. "Delightfully sexy, rich in voice, emotionally resonant, and full of heart," Margett's writing brings a fresh new taste to the adored genre. Lady Charlotte Aston was never taught how to fire a pistol. She certainly was never taught how to partake in a duel. And so, she never considered the possibility that she might find herself in such a situation: standing in a misty field at the crack of dawn, pistol in hand, opposite the king of London’s underworld. The outcome of her next moments—the salvation or the destruction of her family.Mr. Benjamin Scarsdale is too familiar with death to be daunted by the prospect of standing twenty paces downfield from a flying bullet. But his challenger’s contempt for the capriciousness of life has Benjamin itching to teach him a lesson–how quickly one can find themselves out of charity with fate. However, when Benjamin’s lesson lodges itself in the shoulder of Charlotte Aston and not her good-for-nothing brother, Benjamin finds she is not a problem he can solve and walk away from. Lady Charlotte Aston might just be the thing that unravels his entire empire.A duel brings them together, and an unexpected proposition binds them, but will they be able to overcome the chasm that divides their worlds and give their love a shot?

Marianna Sinclair has lived years in England, separated from her family and regarded only as an unpaid servant to her aunt and uncle, waiting for something better to come along. She is overjoyed when her brother comes to collect her, returning her to Scotland. Yet, her thrill is quickly diminished when she learns she’s to wed the son of a local landowner, the detestable Walter Ramsay. But even this is overshadowed as her traveling party is pursued by a fierce Highlander army. Her dismay becomes outright fear when her own brother abandons her to the coming army while he makes his escape.Lachlan Maitland spent seven months as a prisoner of the English and bears the scars of their brutality, inside and out. He wants only to be at King Robert Bruce’s side, winning Scotland’s freedom, not chasing the bandits terrorizing the Highlands. His pursuit leads him to the half-English Mari Sinclair, and once he discovers she is betrothed to the Maitlands’ longtime enemy, he eagerly kidnaps her, hoping to trade her to the Ramsays for peace in the Highlands.He quickly decides that she is the most confounding captive he has ever known, sweet and beyond brave, with kisses that raise long-dead hope inside Lachlan. She will challenge every bit of rage that he’s clung to over the years, one smile and one kiss at a time. Soon, he regrets that he’s made any deal with the Ramsays to trade her for peace, for Lachlan is not sure he can ever let her go.As with all the Highlander Heroes Series, The Depths of Her Soul is a stand-alone novel. The characters from different books do sometimes interact, but these can be read in any order.