Texas Brides

Texas Brides and Bachelors If they can overcome their past these cowboys will make great husbands. Book 1: As a kid, Kurt Holden and his brothers grew up in a bad home situation until they left to make it on their own in the rodeo. Now, Kurt’s bought a ranch and is determined to expand it so his brothers will have a legacy that has nothing to do with the legacy of their past. Finding a wife is not on his to-do list. But he wasn’t counting on sassy Mandy Brown coming to town with her undeniable charm. Book 2: Jess Holden never plans to marry but when he rescues vet assistant, Gabi Newberry from a dangerous flash flood, she's too sweet to resist and though he tries to avoid her it turns out when his cattle start coming up dead he needs her help. On a mission to save his ranch will they lose their hearts despite their determination not to? Book 3: Annie Ridgeway learns her nephew's daddy is bull-rider Colt Holden. Now she’s on a mission to right a terrible wrong. She’s seen the cocky cowboy on TV and she’s not holding her breath but he deserves to at least know he's a daddy. Still, reeling from a terrible tragedy, Colt must try to come to terms with his past for his son’s benefit, but first he must prove himself worthy to his son’s aunt.

THE RANCHER AND THE RUNAWAY BRIDE Tate Whitelaw has had enough of her older brothers interfering in her life. So she decides to split from the ranch and does what any young, red-blooded girl would do--run straight into the arms of rancher Adam Phillips. Adam's in no mood to rescue a damsel in distress, but his heart has other ideas. Tate has no clue that her estranged brother, Jesse, is as close as the neighboring spread...and Adam has no intention of telling her. But when she discovers that Jesse is a ranch hand next door, Adam has some explaining ahead of him. Add in the three Whitelaw boys, who show up to make sure their sister's an honest woman, and there's nothing left to say except "I do." THE BLUEST EYES IN TEXAS When debutante Lindsey Major came under the protection of Texas Ranger Burr Covington, she discovered her greatest challenge yet. Because Burr was determined not to succumb to her charms--despite the desire she saw simmering in his...

Three gifts lead brothers to Romance in a new country.

HE MAY BE HER ONLY HOPE. SHE MAY BE HIS LAST CHANCE. Miranda Wentworth never imagined becoming a mail-order bride. Now marriage to a stranger is her only hope of finding a home where she and her two younger brothers can escape the brutality of the Chicago orphanage where they live. With any luck, she can even start a family of her own, once the three of them are settled at Jacob Creed’s Texas ranch. But Miranda has one gigantic concern: Her husband-to-be knows nothing about the brothers she’s bringing along. What if he calls off the deal when he discovers the trick she’s played on him? Jake Creed is hanging on to his Texas ranch by his fingernails. His nemesis, Alexander Blackthorne, is determined to ruin him. Jake will never give up, but he’s in desperate trouble. His wife died six months ago in childbirth, along with their stillborn son, and his two-year-old daughter needs a mother. The advertisement Jake wrote never mentioned his daughter—or the fact that he has no intention of consummating his marriage. He’s determined never to subject another wife to the burden of pregnancy. But Jake doesn’t count on finding his bride so desirable. He doesn’t count on aching with need when she joins him in bed. And he never suspected his bride would have plans of her own to seduce him. The passionate Westerns in Joan Johnston’s Bitter Creek series can be enjoyed together or separately, in any order: TEXAS BRIDE • WYOMING BRIDE • MONTANA BRIDE • SINFUL • SHAMELESS • BLACKTHORNE’S BRIDE • SULLIVAN’S PROMISE

She'd come to Texas for a little R and R, but after meeting her sexy riding instructor, sophisticated Carly Kirkwood began experiencing sleepless nights filled with vivid dreams. For Zane Roan Eagle was like no man she'd ever met, and his chiseled Lakota features made Carly wild with anticipation every time he was in her presence. Before long, their days were filled with lingering looks and their nights with yearning. And although Carly always believed she belonged in Los Angeles, the thought of leaving Zane created an ache deep in her heart. Could this die-hard city girl conceive a future as a West Texas bride?

Enjoy a wild ride through Texas history in this collection of nine romances that bring together the lawful, the lawless, and the lonely.

The groom came...C.O.D.' Well, maybe not exactly. But just when unlucky-in-love AJ (that's Agnes Jane to you ) had decided that she was going to focus on her career as a caterer and keep her mind off men, that's when fate sent her a delivery she couldn't ignore. In the form of Sergeant Shane Harrison, bearer of French chocolates, and newly arrived for a short-term project. And though clearly the good sergeant was as attracted to the lovely caterer as she was to him, Shane made it clear that when his job was done, he was outta there.... So now AJ has a project of her own--convincing the handsome footloose soldier that though he'd planned to breeze through town on his way to his next adventure, falling in love is the biggest adventure of all

After a mail-order bride debacle, Shannon O'Neil and Leah Bennett are stranded in Texas with two options: get a job or find another man to marry. Garrett and Mark Corbett try to atone for the mess they created when they ordered their cousin three brides by hosting Saturday socials for the town's singles. Will Shannon be wooed out of her timidity by a gallant rancher? When the livery owner comes to Leah's rescue, will she find a diamond in the rough?