On a desolate night in the Dakota territories, fate deposits a mysterious drifter at the door of a lonely spinster. It was supposed to be just one passionate night… instead, it became the love of a lifetime.
Virtuous gun-for-hire Kieran McDermott nearly freezes to death in the Dakota Territories and winds up on the doorstep of Margaret Thayer, a lonely woman who long ago had given up on love.
An innovative historical romance anthology of interrelated stories about babies — penned by three beloved romance writers.
A wary loner is brought together with the lovely neighbor he’d never noticed by the baby mysteriously abandoned on his doorstep. Susan Kay Law writes lovingly about how that baby brings together a lonely widower and the pretty woman next door whom he’d never noticed.
In the meantime, the mother flees west to escape her painful memories and build a new life for herself. Cassie Edwards depicts her adventures and romance with a Blackfoot chief who needs her help in raising his orphaned infant nephew.
Ultimately, through the magical pen of Lori Copeland, the two babies grow up and meet to form their own lasting connection.
THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR,
a novella in the anthology:
BABY ON THE DOORSTEP
Joshua West had been a lot of things — a lover, a drifter, a soldier, a cowboy. What he’d never been before was dead, and he wasn’t too crazy about it. Especially when he found out he was assigned to do the very last thing on heaven or earth he wanted to do: watch over the woman who jilted him when he was alive.
Kathryn has set her sights on the most wanted bachelor in Denver. But, once she realizes his love is worth more than his loot, will she be forgiven?
A woman with too many secrets and a man with too many memories are brought together by two young boys and a love that could rescue them all.
Amanda‘s marriage was the envy of New York high society. But in truth, her life was unbearable. Gathering her courage, Amanda escaped and sought refuge far away, in a small and beautiful Minnesota town. There, at the crossroads of two peaceful rivers, she found hope—and Jakob Hall.
Sprawling fun in post-Gold Rush San Francisco – a control freak hero, a resolutely uncontrollable heroine, a wild saloon, and a cast of outrageous and eccentric characters.
After joining forces to seek their fortunes in San Francisco, Jeremiah Johnston, owner of the city’s most notorious saloon, and his partner, Angelina Winchester, find their new lives and security threatened by love.
They were on opposites sides of a war, held apart by duty, family, and danger, but brought together by a love that overcame it all.
Against her will, colonist Elizabeth Jones is drawn to the handsome, strong, and brave Jonathan Leighton, a soldier in the British Army, and she vows to fight her growing feelings.
A woman in search of her family and a man bent on justice are discover that a mock marriage of convenience is anything but convenient.
Jessamyn Johnston is willing to pretend to be the wife of Tony Winchester if it means she can realize her dream of travelling west, but she soon finds herself falling for the handsome Kentucky horse breeder.
One man faces an unusual dilemma when he finds himself the only able-bodied, red-blooded man in a town full of lonely women.
AN UNUSUAL PROPOSAL
All Lucas Garrett longed for was a good night’s sleep. But as the last able-bodied, hot-blooded man left in a town full of lonely women, he hadn’t had a moment’s peace since the Gold Rush had lured all the eligible bachelors westward. Now he’s just plain exhausted. So he turns to the only person he can trust—pretty, proper Priscilla Wentworth. If she would agree to pose as his future bride, then the fluttering flock of amorous ladies would finally leave him alone.
A TEMPORARY ENGAGEMENT
Priscilla agrees to pretend to be Lucas’s fiancée in exchange for one thing only: he must help her find a husband of her own. Of course, Lucas is completely unsuitable—he’s too handsome, too charming. But then he takes her in his arms, tantalising her with unforgettable kisses…and so much more. And suddenly Priscilla is wondering if the last man in town is really the only man for her..
He’ll leave town when he’s good and ready…and when the pretty and proper young schoolmarm consents to be his bride.
At first glance, the lovely Easterner Anthea Bright seems woefully unsuited for her position as the new schoolmarm in Haven, Kansas. But behind that fine finishing school polish is a fiery spirit and a determination to succeed. Gabriel Jackson, however, is a different kind of challenge. The intensely passionate, devastatingly sexy man is Haven’s most disreputable citizen — and he’s put Anthea’s level head and her heart in a furious spin.
How can the prim, pretty newcomer hope to stand firm to her principles when she feels breathless whenever Gabriel’s near? And though a small voice inside tells her the “bad man’s” not nearly as bad as his reputation would suggest, does she dare surrender to this dangerous stranger who is bound and determined to make Anthea his bride?