The Keepsake

On the journey to her new life, Sara Mercer decides to make one pit stop to see the daughter she gave up for adoption four years ago. She only wants to catch a glimpse of the child she has longed for, but mother nature has other plans. When a blizzard strands Sara in Moose Creek, Montana territory, she has no choice but to stay with little Mary's adoptive family. Her love for her child grows, as do her feelings for Mary's widowed father, Sheriff Gabe Chapman. But can love overcome the secret of Sara's past?

This is a re-issue of the original story published by Zebra Historical Romance in the Christmas Kisses Anthology under the pen name Jill Henry. Sensual content. Approximately 35,000 words (about 124 print pages)

Stranded in a blizzard with a bounty hunter on his trail, Luke McKenna is desperate to find someplace safe for his young daughter. Sure to freeze to death in the Montana wilderness, Luke and his daughter are rescued by the only person within miles.

School teacher Molly Lambert knows that letting a handsome, rugged stranger sleep in her house could ruin her reputation and get her fired, but she can't turn away the sweet child and her wounded father. Snowed in with the fugitive, Molly can't help but notice the tenderness he shows his daughter and the soft heart he hides beneath his tough exterior.

The cold winter winds can't subdue the heat between Luke and Molly, but Luke knows he can't risk staying in Montana and being caught. He knows he must do the best thing for everyone and leave Molly and his daughter or risk putting them both in danger. But can love light the darkest places and overcome the impossible forces pulling them apart?

After the death of her husband, Hannah Sawyer swears that she will never again allow a man to have control over her life. Working as hard as any man, Hannah struggles to run her prized ranch on her own, but mounting debt and numerous accidents put Hannah in danger of losing the property she has worked so hard to keep. Her only option is to marry a man she barely knows and trust that he is not as cruel and controlling as her late husband.

Colton Kincaid dreams of starting a new life and putting his bounty hunter past behind him for the sake of his three-year-old son. Marrying Hannah seems like the perfect way to do that. The two strike a deal. Their marriage will be mutually beneficial, Hannah will get the help she needs to keep her ranch running, and Colton will get a mother for his child. Neither of them counted on the mounting attraction they would feel for one another. Caught up in a whirl of passion and danger, Hannah and Colton discover they have to rely on one another. But can they learn to trust each other before the dangers of the past pull them apart?

Re-issue. Approximately 100,000 words. Sensual content.

After suffering a head wound, Jack Emerson, wakes in a small Montana town with no idea who he is or what his life was like. His only clue to his true identity is the beautiful woman at his side. A woman he apparently traveled to Montana to marry and care for. Although he doesn't remember his promise, Jack is a man of his word. Knowing Lissa is in danger of losing her ranch, he wastes no time, marrying her as soon as he is able and working to help her raise her son and protect her property.

When Lissa finds the handsome stranger on the road to her house, she knows he must be the man who is coming to marry her. Recently widowed, marriage is the only way to guarantee that her ranch and her son will be safe from the rustlers who have been stealing cattle and threatening her livelihood. She wants a marriage of convenience, but swears that she will never give her heart away again. But as Jack works to protect her home and her son, Lissa finds it harder to keep that promise even as she finds herself wondering who Jack Emerson really is.  With her heart and her future on the line, Lissa has to wonder if she's married the wrong man.

The Sheriff and the Outlaw

Polly Brown was nothing like typical women whose only dream was to marry and start a family. The daughter of a notorious outlaw, Polly grew up wearing six-guns and learning to ride horses and cook over an open fire. But while being pursued by an enemy with a grudge, Polly decides her best option is to pose as a mail-order-bride. In the disguise of a proper lady, she knows there is no way her enemy will recognize her. Little does Polly know that the husband waiting for her is the handsome sheriff of Indian Trails.

Sheriff Ben MacLain isn't a man to be easily fooled. He quickly realizes that Polly is not who she says, but Ben after seeing how quickly his daughter has taken to Polly, he finds himself in on hurry to send her away. Instead he tries to strike a deal: marriage or jail. With outstanding warrants for Polly's arrest, Ben knows this may be his only chance to convince Polly to stay, and although he plans to have a marriage of convenience for the sake of his daughter, the passion that draws the two together cannot be denied.

This is a re-issue.  Sensual Content.  Approximately 70,000 words (about 250 printed pages).

Gwyneth of Blackthorne was once a noble lady, but when her parents were murdered for their land and title, she was forced to live with a cruel uncle who worked her harder than any servant. After years spent living as a commoner, Gwyneth is ordered to marry Bran the Fair. Although she must obey the King's decree, Gwyneth vows she will not love and obey her husband, convinced that he is just like his evil father, who murdered her family in cold blood.

As the bastard son of a cruel baron, nothing has ever come easily for Bran. The warrior made a name for himself as a loyal and courageous knight. When the king decrees that Bran is to marry Gwyneth, take over Blackthorne Keep and bring peace to the broken land, he agrees, knowing it is his duty. He doesn't count on becoming enthralled with the lady of the keep and wanting nothing more than her safety and happiness. He also doesn't count on the fact that she is keeping a secret from him that could destroy them both.

This is a re-issue, originally published by Zebra Precious Gem under the pen name Jill Henry.  Sensual Content.  Approximately 70,000 words (about 250 printed pages).

Garnet Jones journeys to rugged Montana Territory with one goal in mind--finding her ailing father and bringing him back home on the next stage coach. She doesn't count on being stranded penniless in the remote wilderness, or on her growing feelings for the ruggedly handsome miner, Wyatt Tanner.

The last thing Wyatt wants is a woman in his life. Posing as a miner, the deputy is on the hunt for the man who murdered his brother, not to help the New York woman find her way home--but spending time with her brings his heart to life again. What are the chances a man like him can win Garnet's love for keeps?

This is a re-issue.  Sensual Content.

This is a re-issue. Sensual Content. Approximately 250 printed pages.

Hank Callahan didn't intend to murder anyone, but when he left his house to investigate a potential theft, he accidentally shot his friend, Richard, leaving the man's widow and child to struggle on their own. After being run out of town, Hank returns to Washington Territory years later to attend his own father's funeral and finds vengeful neighbors waiting for him. Beaten to the point of helplessness, the only caring face he sees is that of Nettie Pickering, Richard's widowed wife.

Bound by kindness, Nettie knows she needs to care for Hank's injuries. Believing that he is a thief and a murderer, no one else in town will lift a hand to help, including Hank's own mother. Despite his guilt and her anger over her husband's death, Nettie can't help feeling drawn to the haunted man. But can she find it in her heart to forgive the man who denied her son the chance to know his father? And can they prove Hank's innocence and find the real thief before Hank is punished for a crime he didn't commit.

Bound by Duty

Spinster Tessa Bradford has no other fate than a loveless marriage as a convenient bride, but she wishes for so much more from the man who claims her as his wife. Marrying handsome Army Major Jonah Hunter should be a dream come true...but there's one tiny problem---she's falling in love with her husband, and he doesn't love her back.

The last thing Jonah wants is a bride--but it is his father's dying wish. How can a man say no to that? As the oldest son, he has a duty to the family to marry and put down roots in the Connecticut village where he was born. But how can he make a marriage work and give Tessa the love she deserves when he has no heart to give her?

This is a re-issue.  Sensual content.