Branded Hearts
KIT O'SHANE WOULD NEVER SURRENDER Her quest for justice came before any chance at love, even if that chance was with rancher Garret Blaine, a man she wanted with a wildfire intensity that rivaled the desert sun!GARRET BLAINE HAD MET HIS MATCHWhen Kit O'Shane rode onto his ranch and proved she could bust a bronc as well as any man, Garret knew he was lost. She'd stolen his heart like a thief in the night, and now that she had it… he was never going to let her go.
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“Does your fiancée know you make a habit of kissing other women?”
“Not other women.” He folded his arms. The material of his shirt strained across the expanse of his chest. “Just you.”
“And what does that mean? I don’t count?” Silence answered her question. The realization cut her to the quick. “You don’t think I’m worth much, do you?”
“Abigail’s a woman of breeding. Hell, her uncle owns—”
“Your integrity?” Kit unleashed her own anger. “Just because you think my lineage isn’t rich enough doesn’t give you the right to maul me and walk away with a clean conscience.”
“You don’t understand.” Garret spoke through clenched teeth. “Abigail’s name carries a lot of respect.”
“Well, it’s a good thing it does. ‘Cause you haven’t any.” Kit felt tears sting her eyes. He considered her good enough to seduce but not good enough to be seen with in public…!
Dear Reader,
Autumn is such a romantic season—fall colors, rustling leaves, big sweaters and, for many of you, the kids are back in school! So, as the leaves fall, snuggle up in a cozy chair and let us sweep you away to the romantic past!
We are delighted with the return of Diana Hall with Branded Hearts, a terrific Western chock-full of juicy surprises! Here, a privileged young woman is on a quest to find the man who attacked her family. When she goes undercover as a cowgirl, she soon must fight her feelings for her boss, a stern cattle rancher, and eventually choose between love and vengeance…
Jacqueline Navin returns with Strathmere’s Bride, an evocative Regency-style historical novel about a darling duke who suddenly finds himself the single father of his two orphaned nieces, and in dire need of a wife! Briana by bestselling author Ruth Langan is the final book of THE O’NEIL SAGA. Here, a feisty Irish noblewoman falls in love with a lonely, tormented landowner, who first saves her life—and then succumbs to her charms! In The Doctor’s Wife by the popular Cheryl St. John, scandalous secrets are revealed but love triumphs when a waitress “from the other side of the tracks” marries a young doctor in need of a mother for his baby girl.
Enjoy. And come back again next month for four more choices of the best in historical romance.
Sincerely,
Tracy Farrell
Senior Editor
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DIANA HALL
If experience feeds a writer’s soul, then I must be stuffed.
I’ve worked as a pickle packer, a ticket taker at a drive-in movie, a waitress, a bartender, a factory worker, a truck driver cementing oil wells in south Texas, a geological technician with oil companies, a teacher, a part-time ecological travel agent and now an author. The only job I’ve kept longer than five years is wife and mother.
A geographical accident, I was meant to live in the South. After high school I left rural Ohio and attended college in Mobile, Alabama. There I fell in love with balmy nights and the beaches of the Gulf. I lived in Texas, but now live in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania with my understanding husband, a beautiful daughter, a sedate, overweight collie and a hyperactive dalmatian.
To Mom and Dad:
Thanks for all the love and support through the years, especially this past one. Thanks for being there when I needed you most.
Love,
Your daughter Diana
Denver, Colorado, 1865
Katherine Benton’s hands shook as she ran them down the soft silk of her mourning dress. She had to remain firm, no matter how Father tried to manipulate or frighten her. This time, her will would prevail over her father’s. Her mother’s last wish would be granted.
Taking a deep breath, she demanded, “Mama asked me—no, begged me with her dying breath—to find my brother. And I will, just as soon as you tell me why I never knew he existed.”
Sam Benton rested his elbows on his mahogany desk. An angry flush of red tinged his neck and cheeks. Gritting a smile, he cajoled, “Kathleen was delirious in fever before she died. Forget those ramblings.” He pointed to the stack of papers surrounding him. “Now, kitten, I have work to do.”
Katherine gathered her fortitude and patience. She wasn’t one of her father’s lackeys, and she refused to be dismissed as one. “I’m almost sixteen, Father, not six. You don’t need to protect me from the truth.”
The gentleness left Sam Benton’s face, replaced with the ire of a man used to getting his own way. “It’s a cruel world out there, daughter. Be glad I’m here to run interference.”
