The wealth of the Pawnee was in their horses. And so High Hawk set out to prove his prowess to the Wold Band by stealing new mounts. He had promised as much to his chieftain father, but Rising Moon had demanded something else of his son-the abduction of a white woman. It was wrong, High Hawk knew, but when he saw the beautiful redhead standing in the moonlight just as his father had prophesied, his heart was torn.
Captive
Joylynn Anderson lived all alone in the wilderness, hiding her shame from the rest of the world. She would never trust another man. But to her surprise, the appearence of a virile Pawnee warrior @ her cabin awoke not only her terror, but wild longing. Here was a man whose strength was tempered by gentleness, whose midnight-dark eyes held both desire & love. His tenderness fought with her fear, while his sweet caresses aroused in her a...
Savage Tempest
Blood And Wine -- Penny Colvin
Her Pride Was Formidable, Her Love Undying... Her Saga, Unforgetable.
It was 1940. Nazi troops plundered the French countryside. But radiant, willful Michou Valette stood fearless in her father's great vineyards. Someday these lush lands of St. Emilion would be hers... & she would allow no invader to ravage them. Filled with a valiant hatred for the Nazis, she forged her destiny from the raw ashes of war. And 3 men-an American agent, a German Officer, & a French collaborator-would vow to possess her & challenge the smoldering power of her passion, in... Blood And Wine.
Compromising Positions -- Susan Isaacs
Life On Long Island Was An X-Rated Film. But Judith Never Got To Star...
34, bright & bored, Judith Singer knew something intriguing was going on in Shorehaven. After 10 years, she was sure it wasn't her marriage.
What was going on was a crime...
The victim: Dr. Bruce Fleckstein, gum specialist & stud-who kissed the girls & made them smile for his camera.
Now their faces were red. The movies were blue. The dentist was dead.
And solving the murder became Judith's hobby-then her passion... When she met Sharpe, the sexy lieutenant... & when her deep-buried, dazzling sensuous self burst into the light, breaking her out of her own...
Destiny Unleashed -- Sherryl Woods
Destiny Carlton is finally ready for a little sweet revenge.
For twenty years Destiny Carlton has put family and duty ahead of her own hopes and dreams. Now with the orphaned nephews she raised grown and married, it's time for the once free-spirited artist to reinvent herself yet again, this time as a savvy businesswoman out for revenge. Her target -- William Harcourt, a man she once loved, a man who now seems hell-bent on destroying her family's business.
For William, going after Carlton Industries is a high-stakes gamble. He's gotten Destiny's attention, but he's also infuriated her family. Now they stand firmly between him and his real goal-winning Destiny's heart.
William has set the corporate game in motion, but suddenly he's playing by Destiny's rules. And when an unpredictable woman's fury has been unleashed, who knows what unexpected twists life might take?
The Clinic -- Jonathan Kellerman
Her male - bashing pop - psych bestseller created a storm of controversy on the talk-show circuit. Now Professor Hope Devane is dead, brutally slashed on a quiet street in 1 of L.A.'s safest neighborhoods. The LAPD's investigation has reached a dead end, and the homicide detective Milo Sturgis turns to his friend Dr. Alex Delaware for a psychological profile of the victim- and a portrait of the killer.
Hope Devane had very different public & private faces. The killer could be any 1 of the millions who read her book, or someone from the personal lives she kept so carefully seperate. As Alex & Milo dig deeper into her shadowy past, they will set an elaborate trap for her killer... And reveal the unspeakable act that triggered a dark chain of violence.
Evil At Whispering Hills -- Kate Cameron
Amanda
As if in a dream she saw the house, a graceful manor swirled round by endless mists of white. Dense & tangled trees guarded the approach, sentinels of doom bathed in the dying light.
As if in a dream he appeared to claim his virgin bride, a dark, powerfull man whose very touch stopped her frenzied flight.
As if in a dream he left her, his lingering scent upon the pillow, a thousand questions in her heart. For out of the misty shadows came the murmurous voices of warning, whispering in the night.
(Book is MUCH better than the back cover hints!)
The Wedding Gamble -- Cait Logan
She Was Lady Luck, Playing The Men Like A Pro.
Cairo Brown felt a thrill of danger as she accepted the black-clad gunfighter's challenge. His predator eyes took full measure of the billiard-playing queen who had beaten Montana's best. Then his gaze drifted down her body, setting her temper sizzling-& Cairo began to play recklessly, greedily. She knew she was truly lost when she took his outrageous bet: everything he had-against marriage, a game she'd vowed never to play...
Untill A Reckless Gunslinger Challenged Her Heart...
He tossed his gun onto Cairo's billiard table. Then coolly, surely, Soloman Wolfe began to beat her @ her game. They probed each other's weaknesses, aiming for the kill. Then he threw down the wedding ring; it was for the ultimate prize:Cairo Brown herself. He thought he was buying a mother for his orpaned niece-a 1 year contract, no strings. But he hadn't reckoned on the flamboyant beauty who walked away from love-straight into his heart.
Has a section of about 150 pages that are all bent down @ the top, like it was shoved into a shelf & left with the pages caught on something. There's some discoloration on the backside of the front cover that looks like water damage, but not sure. It's readable as I just read it last week. Never noticed all the spots until I checked for this listing.
Bright Morning Star -- Kathryn Fox
Josie Hardwick was scared to death of Indians, but she just had to go West. Tennessee held only bad memories. She had no prospects, no money, just the determination to find a better life. What she found was wagonmaster Caleb McCall.
Raised by the Sioux, Caleb was a man divided-born white, yet joined in spirit to the proud warriors he called brother. When he caught a tiny hellion named Josie tagging behind his wagon train, he discovered a woman brave enough to face danger @ his side, passionate enough to step into his arms.
But Caleb intended to return to his adopted family, to fight for a noble people who were vanishing with every snow. A people Josie called savages. If she followed Caleb, she would be swept into an unknown world where fear could destroy her-or where ecstasy waited with a future as newborn & glorious as the...
Bright Morning Star.
Golden Roses -- Patricia Hagan
Undone By Fate
With her dear father dead, Amber Forrest was alone in a foreign land, @ the mercy of a cruel domineering stepbrother who vowed he would bend her to his will & make her his bride.
Pursued By Desire
But Amber Forrest was a prize all men wanted. Mexico's most dashing matador, captivated by her pale golden beauty, promised his life to save her. His reckless gallantry touched her innocence, yet her heart was drawn to the handsome American who boldly demanded she be his.
Impassioned By Love
Forced to fight for her destiny, Amber faced bravely the ravishing storm of 2 men's passions, her gentleness torn between the vicious stepbrother whose pleasure was her pain... & the ruggen American whose tender violence was love.