True love requires trust... Can it thrive when a relationship is built on secrets and lies?Tessa O’Connor is tired of the high society lifestyle, and the pressure is on for her to marry a wealthy man. Fearful of becoming trapped in a life that would make her increasingly miserable, she decides to try the mail-order bride approach.Meanwhile, Dean Samuels is struggling to take care of his two young children while managing his ranch and business in the wake of his wife’s death. He jokingly agrees to his brother’s suggestion to place an ad for a bride, never expecting that anyone would reply… or that he would develop feelings for her so quickly. After several months of correspondence, it’s clear that there’s something burning between Tessa and Dean, and Tessa starts planning to run away to Montana to meet him.Everything looks perfect… Until Tessa uncovers a secret… Can she really trust Dean? And how many of their private and intimate moments are less private than she thought?But Dean isn’t the only one with a secret, and when he discovers what Tessa’s been hiding, he isn’t sure he can trust her either.Is their relationship doomed to a fate of mistrust and secrecy? Or is the love between them enough to carry them through and find their way back to each other’s hearts?Mail Order Bride -Westward Winds is the first book in the Montana Mail Order Brides series. Brimming with love and the hope for a better life, it’s a tale of trust and betrayal… and one that will stay with you long after you put the story down. Lose yourself in romance as you root for a couple whose biggest weakness is each other: Scroll up and get your FREE copy right now.Montana Mail Order Brides Reading Order: Westward Winds #1 Westward Dance #2 Westward Bound #3 Westward Destiny #4 Westward Fortune #5 Westward Justice #6 Westward Dreams #7 Westward Holiday #8 Westward Sunrise #9 Westward Moon #10 Westward Christmas #11 Westward Visions #12 Westward Secrets #13 Westward Changes #14 Westward Heartbeat #15 Westward Joy #16 Westward Courage #17 Westward Spirit #18 Westward Fate #19 Westward Hope #20 Westward Wild #21 Westward Sight #22 Westward Horizons #23

Love, Danger, and Passion Blaze Across the Untamed American Frontier in the Wild Western Hearts Box Set—Featuring the First Three Full-Length Novels in the SeriesHolt's Gamble (Book 1):Kierin McKendry's freedom depends on a dangerous poker game, but Clay Holt, scarred by his past, isn't looking for love. Posing as husband and wife on a wagon train, their fiery passion ignites a trail of danger and desire as they face a ruthless saloon owner's deadly pursuit.Renegade Bride (Book 2):Bounty hunter Creed Devereaux escorts Mariah Travers, his best friend's bride-to-be, across treacherous mountains. Forced together by danger, their forbidden attraction tests their loyalties while facing a relentless enemy determined to end Creed’s life.Renegade’s Kiss (Book 3):Jesse Winslow, a mountain man haunted by his past, returns to find his late brother's widow, Andrea, determined to keep the family farm. Passion and peril collide as Jesse fights to protect Andrea from deadly raiders—and his own rekindled feelings.Reviews:"Ms. Ankrum has a gift for characterization and a unique voice that will speak to many readers' hearts."~Kathe Robin, Romantic TimesWILD WESTERN HEARTS, in series order:Holt's GambleRenegade BrideRenegade's KissChase the FireAbout Barbara Ankrum:Bestselling author Barbara Ankrum was a successful commercial actress until her love of romance novels led to a publishing contract. Years later, she still believes in happy endings and feels very lucky to do what she loves, with her husband, two cats and one scruffy, unrepentant dog at her side.

Passion ignites between an intense warrior and a disgraced beauty in USA Today bestselling author Sandra Hill’s The Tarnished Lady.Banished from polite society for bearing a child out of wedlock, Lady Eadyth of Hawks’ Lair spends her days hidden under a voluminous veil, tending her bees. But when her son’s detested father threatens to reveal the boy’s true paternity and seize her beloved lands, Lady Eadyth seeks a husband willing to claim the child as his own.Eirik of Ravenshire is England’s most virile bachelor, notorious for loving—and leaving—the most beautiful damsels in the land. Now a mysterious lady is offering him a vow of chaste matrimony in exchange for revenge against his most hated enemy, and Eirik simply cannot refuse. But the lusty knight’s plans go awry when he finds himself unable to resist Eadyth’s myriad charms . . . and he succumbs to the sweet sting of the tarnished lady’s love.“Sandra Hill writes stories that tickle the funnybone and touch the heart. Her books are always fresh, romantic, inventive, and hilarious.” —New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs“Sandra Hill always delivers smart, sexy, laugh-out-loud action.” —New York Times bestselling author Christine FeehanViking IThe Relucatant VikingThe Outlaw VikingThe Tarnished LadyThe Bewitched VikingThe Blue VikingThe Viking’s CaptiveA Tale of Two VikingsViking in LoveThe Viking Takes a KnightThe Norse King’s DaughterThe Pirate Bride

He yearns for family. She’s desperate to escape hers. When the stagecoach delivers his wife-to-be, will he win her wounded heart?Mathew Jenkins feels isolated on his remote, rural ranch. Though he longs for a family, women in mining country are scarcer than gold nuggets. So he’s delighted by the dapper response to his mail-order bride ad from a comely Virginian lady.Jenny Phillips’ good name was ruined by her father’s stupidity. Forced into hiding with her ma, she’s desperate to put her pa’s stained reputation behind. But when her domineering uncle tries to sell her to the highest bidder, she flees by answering a lonely Montana man’s classified…Upon meeting the Virginia rose, Mathew falls hard and offers to help her get settled. And though Jenny finds herself attracted to the kindhearted cattle farmer, she fears a marriage amid deadly conflict between miners and natives could spoil their chance at happiness.Can the couple survive a bumpy trail to love and begin a new life together?The Rescued Brides Savior is the first book in the charming Bear Creek Brides historical western romance series. If you like sweet relationships, frontier tensions, and action-packed pages, then you’ll adore Amelia Rose’s engaging tale.Buy The Rescued Brides Savior to ride up to the altar today!

Read Book One in a fabulous new Highlander Romance series, only from NYT Bestselling author Paula Quinn!Read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited.A Scottish warrior and a Norman maiden clash in this stunning epic! Cainnech (Cain) MacPherson’s hatred for the English was born when he was a lad of seven, the day they raided his village and killed his family. They took everything from him without mercy and tossed him onto the battlefield, where the memory of love faded to dust and left nothing in its wake but violence. Now, as Robert the Bruce’s most formidable, most lethal warrior, he wreaks havoc on his enemy, taking land by force and without mercy. But when he raids a small castle in Northumberland, he faces his greatest opponent yet—a bold, beautiful Norman lass who will see him dead at any cost rather than give up her home…even if it means tearing open his armored heart and stirring the ashes that remain.Aleysia d’Argentan will do anything to keep the hated Scots out of her castle and away from her villagers. She has prepared for this day for the last four years, building traps in the forest, poisoning the grain, and hiding daggers wherever she could use them to kill her enemy. But she isn’t prepared for the brawny, brooding Highland warlord who invades her life—and her heart. He is an infuriating, irresistible opponent with a curious touch, a smoldering kiss, and a reluctant smile that begins to shine on her alone.Can the ashes of his heart be stirred into flame by his enemy?Books in Series:Heart of AshesHeart of ShadowsHeart of Stone

An innocent scheme leads a charming young lady into a deceitful trap in the New York Times–bestselling author’s “delightful” Regency romance (Publishers Weekly).Lady Calandra should have suitors beating down her door. But her overprotective brother, the Duke of Rochford, has managed to scare off every suitable gentleman. Every man except the mysterious Earl of Bromwell, that is. Callie finds herself drawn to the enigmatic earl, despite her brother’s protestations.In defiance of her brother, Callie devises a plan to see Bromwell again, enlisting the help of matchmaker Francesca Haughston. But when shadowy secrets about the duke and the earl come to light, it may be too late for Callie to see that she’s walked straight into a trap.