From Award Winning Australian Author Cassandra Dean comes the third in her sweeping Old American West series where a laidback gunslinger and a woman bent on vengeance discover a passionate love on a journey to redemption... A peacemaker. That’s how gunslinger Jake Wade likes to think of himself. Holed up in a dead-end town waiting on a job, he’s ambushed by a drab, implacable woman in an expensive dress. When the relentless lady engages his services to find her an evil man, he takes her job to protect her from herself…and discovers this drab wren is more than she appears. Hope McElroy knows of a man who needs killing. Engaging the services of an ex-marshal gunslinger was supposed to find her that man, allowing her to return to her life with a minimum of fuss. However, the infuriating man’s lackadaisical ways forces her efficient world to chaos, but she can’t help being drawn to the gunslinger’s lazy grin. The journey across an emerald sea takes Hope and Jake into unknown and lawless land, and territory uncharted by either one has them relying on one another. As they draw closer, will they find a way to map a course to forever?

From Award Winning Australian Author comes the first in her sweeping Old America Western romance series where a stubborn lady saloon owner and a seemingly empty-headed Englishman discover each is more than what they seem and tumble into an unexpected passion… Owner of the Diamond Saloon and Theater, Alice Reynolds is astounded when a fancy Englishman offers to buy her saloon. She won’t be selling her saloon to anyone, let alone a man with a pretty, empty-headed grin…but then, she reckons that grin just might be a lie, and a man of intelligence and cunning resides beneath. Rupert Llewellyn has another purpose for offering to buy the pretty widow’s saloon—the coal buried deep in land she owns. However, he never banked on her knowing eyes making him weak at the knees, or how his deception would burn upon his soul. Each determined to outwit the other, they tantalize and tease until passion explodes. But can their desire bridge the lies told and trust broken? Prevoiusly published but revised and expanded, Rough Diamond is perfect for fans of Lorraine Heath, Susan Kay Law, and Catherine Anderson.

The first three books in Award-Winning Australian author Cassandra Dean's beloved Silk Series are gathered into one volume where people who adore the law find intense passion and all-consuming love in Victorian England. Silk & Scandal Separated by fate, childhood friends reunite and discover the affection they have always held has become a passionate love. But will scandal keep them apart? Silk & Scorn Childhood enemies discover there is a fine line between scorn and passion when a legal challenge forces them together. But will they put their differences aside and admit disdain has become admiration, while the contempt they have always felt has become something approaching love? Silk & Scars A mistake in correspondence between a commoner and a duke leads to a friendship with the promise of something more. But when they meet in person at the duke's estate in the wilds of the moors, will they discover a love for all time or will the pressures of society expectations divide them forever? Collecting together Silk & Scandal, Silk & Scorn, and Silk & Scars, this volume is perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Loretta Chase, and Tessa Dare. With swoon-worthy heroes, strong heroines, and a happily ever after, you'll love this enchanting series from award-winning author Cassandra Dean.

For the first time, Award-Winning Australian author Cassandra Dean's delicious Regency romance series, Lost Lords, is gathered into one volume where the Farlisle brothers discover consuming passion and love for all time... Finding Lord Farlisle The promise of young love is tragically cut short only to ignite again eleven years later... An avid ghost hunter, Lady Alexandra Torrence never expects to discover a ghost from her past in the wilds of Yorkshire on a dark and stormy night - her childhood friend, the presumed dead Lord Maxim Farlisle. Rescuing Lord Roxwaithe An older Earl fights his feelings for a younger lady... Lady Lydia Torrence has always known she and Oliver, the Earl of Roxwaithe, were meant to be. A little thing like a fourteen year age gap means nothing to her...but everything to Oliver. Stealing Lord Stephen A scheming lady and a defiant lord find that false courtship can lead to so much more... A queen of the ton, Lady Seraphina Waller-Mitchell enters a false courtship with Lord Stephen Farlisle to win a wager but will very real emotions play havoc with their plan? Collecting together Finding Lord Farlisle, Rescuing Lord Roxwaithe, and Stealing Lord Stephen, this volume is perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Loretta Chase, and Tessa Dare. With swoon-worthy heroes, strong heroines, and a happily ever after, you'll love this enchanting series from award-winning author Cassandra Dean.

At CIA headquarters, a young officer discovers that terrorists may have commandeered their computer systems to launch an unauthorized mission. Elsewhere, conspirators abduct nine people to manipulate the rules of their game. Two disparate ambitions — Clint Masters becomes the reluctant link in the chain of danger.Ever since Clint's almost ex-wife dumped him, he bobs along the Massachusetts coast in a sailboat with his black lab for company. He avoids all forms of technology, a counterintuitive effort for the burned-out founder of CatSat Laboratories. Tired of clutching the brass ring, he needed to untether, step off the corporate treadmill, and smell a flower. Fortunately, he met one, a beautiful, unspoiled woman who doesn't treat him like a commodity. His relationship with Beth offers more promise than his marriage ever did, even if she is on dialysis for her recovering kidneys, until she disappears.In spite of the evidence, her family refuses to admit she's in danger. Without routine dialysis, she won't survive. As Clint realizes that he loves Beth, damn-near ex-wife Paige sashays back into his life with disturbing news.While the CIA young gun tracks his quarry, Clint enlists the help of two men to find Beth, a blithe Brit named Merlin, and Todd, his playboy partner-in-tech. But Clint must find Beth before her kidneys fail. And before someone unloads a bullet in his head.

"This story has everything from pirates and kidnapping to a murder plot, Judith E. French doesn't disappoint." ~Maria, eBook Discovery Reviewer --Single Woman Overcomes Stereotypes to Manage Plantation in the Early America Romance Adventure, Bold Surrender, by Judith French-- In a time when women are seen and not heard, Ashley Morgan fights prejudice, nature, pirates, and the British Empire to hold on to her Maryland plantation, and her independence. And if success requires she hire a male overseer to ship her crops to England, she will find one willing to work for a woman. Brought to America as a bondservant, Scotsman Kelt Saxon has fought his way to freedom. Obtaining a position as plantation overseer was beyond expectation. Answering to a woman seems beyond possibility, especially a beautiful woman who has already stolen his heart, while refusing to surrender her own. Publisher's Note: An impeccably researched, masterful work that tells the tale of adventure, strife and romance in the pre-dawn of a new nation. Readers who enjoy quality historical romance by authors such as Colleen French, Christi Caldwell, Lauraine Snelling, Adriana Trigiani, Mary Balogh, Sabrina Jeffries, Candace Camp and Stephanie Lauens will enjoy this historical fiction series. This story does contain some violent scenes in keeping with historical accuracy. ". . . the story is so rich in details, the characters so alive, the action so compelling, the romance as hot as it is believable--I liked every bit . . ." ~Melanie S. "What an awesome story, loved it so much that I finished in one day . . . beautifully written." ~Maria TRIUMPHANT HEARTS SERIES in order Defiant Love Tender Fortune Bold Surrender By Love Alone

Sailing home to England with her two younger brothers, the intrepid Miss Zara Greeley plucks a half-drowned stranger from icy seas. The handsome man says he's a duke—a claim Zara is tempted to believe, for only a duke could be so impossibly arrogant. Prestwick wants nothing more than to part ways with the sharp-tongued young lady. But Fate quickly plunges the pair into another encounter. Zara and her brothers are long-lost relatives, come to reclaim their inheritance from an unscrupulous cousin... and suddenly the duke finds himself caught in the swirling current of duty and desire. INTREPID HEROINES SERIES, in order Code of Honor The Hired Hero A Stroke of Luck Pistols at Dawn SCANDALOUS SECRETS SERIES, in order The Banished Bride Lady of Letters The Major's Mistake LESSONS IN LOVE, in series order The Defiant Governess Second Chances The Storybook Hero