Dragonblade Publishing

Hildie McQueen

From USA Today bestselling author Hildie McQueen... Coming face to face amidst battles and danger, a heartless man and a gentle healer begin the first of many impassioned interactions. Seeking to avenge his father's death, new laird Malcolm Ross declares war. Nothing will deter him from finding and killing the man who murdered his father, especially not a beautiful healer who needs to learn her place.Elsbeth Murray has a kind heart and dedicates her life to caring for those injured in the clan wars. Despite her dislike of Laird Malcolm Ross, there is something about him that calls to the healer within.It could be that Elsbeth's abilities go deeper than skin deep and she will melt his frozen heart.The "Clan Ross" SeriesBook 1 - A Heartless LairdBook 2 - A Hardened WarriorBook 3 - A Hellish Highlander

A Heartless Laird

Preferring to spend time outdoors sketching and not worrying overmuch about her appearance, Isobel Macdonald is shocked when a handsome laird chooses her to marry. However, as one who treasures loyalty above all, she is mortified to learn his lover lives at the family keep as well. After being publicly humiliated by her new husband, Isobel must ensure two things: to keep her heart protected, and to remain a wife in name only.After his late father's time as laird, where he ruled by fear, Darach Ross inherits a clan of people who do not trust in him, or his leadership. With the threat of insurrection and possible attack by another clan, every move he makes must be measured. When he is captured by an enemy clan and forced to face the possibility of leaving no legacy, he makes a mistake that could rob him of happiness forever.

Clan Ross of the Hebrides

The Lion

Twelve Days of Christmas in a Highlander's Arms

The Lyon's Den

Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves.After being caught in the most embarrassing of situations that leaves her with a permanent limp, Evangeline Prescott's reputation is beyond repair, and so her mother takes it upon herself to approach the Widow of Whitehall in an attempt to find her a suitable husband.In London for a short season, Scottish Laird Camren MacLean accepts an intriguing invitation to a prestigious gambling den where he loses a high stakes card game. The price of his loss is for him to marry a stranger within a week.A beautiful socialite, a handsome Laird, and a game of chance. Can anyone win?The Lyon's Den Connected WorldInto The Lyon's DenThe Scandalous LyonFed to the LyonThe Lyon's Lady LoveThe Lyon's Laird

The Lyon's Laird

When love blossoms between two unwilling people, will hopeless odds end it all? Ruari Ross, cousin to the laird, ponders a marriage arrangement that would ally Clan Ross with Clan Fraser. After a lonely youth, Ruari wants the companionship of a wife without the complication of a love match. When he stumbles upon an injured woman in the forest, he not only saves her life, but changes the course of his entire future. Strong-willed daughter of Laird Fraser, Esme has avoided all her parents' matchmaking attempts. Above all else, she wishes to avoid marrying a Ross. During a jaunt in the forest, she is mortally wounded and left for dead. When she awakens, she realizes her courageous rescuer is not only a Ross, but the man who would be her husband. As Esme recovers beneath Ruari's watchful eye, an unexpected love blossoms, and Ruari soon discovers his betrothed is not only a fiery beauty, but the best archer he's ever seen. But when a massive enemy army attacks, Clan Fraser faces hopeless odds. With the shadow of war looming, will these reluctant hearts find love, or will a brutal attack end it all? There can only be one outcome. Triumph or death!

A Flawed Scotsman

Montana Bachelor

The Beast

Out of options, Wilhelmina Wilkins heads west to marry a total stranger upon answering a mail order bride ad. What could have been a fairytale beginning turns out to be this bride's nightmare. Instead of meeting Wilhelmina at the train station, her husband-to-be is in the center of town brawling.

Brides for All Seasons

Wilhelmina, a Winter Bride

Big Sky Blue

Robyn Peterman

Kerrigan Byrne

Skye Warren

Kristan Higgins

April White

Darynda Jones

Jennifer Ashley

Mira Lyn Kelly

Ruby Dixon

Sara Ney

Erica Ridley

Janna MacGregor

Kim Loraine

Amalie Howard

Rosalind James

Cynthia St. Aubin

Piper Huguley

Kathy Lyons

Mila Finelli

Camille Duplessis

Chencia Higgins

Pride Not Prejudice is a charity collection of 22, never-before-published, brand-new stories featuring and benefiting love and Happily Ever Afters across the gender and sexual identity spectrums. Proceeds from both ebook and paperback will be donated to four nationally renowned organizations in support of LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized and oppressed communities in the United States, including PLANNED PARENTHOOD, HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY and HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ADVANCING LGBTQ+ MEDICAL TREATMENT AND EQUALITY. The following contributing authors are either NYT or USA Today bestselling or LGBTQIA+ or BIPOC own-voice authors who are allies, parents, or children touched by the need to read more romance where people of all identities and orientations find love. Amalie Howard ~ April White ~ Camille Duplessis ~ Chencia Higgins ~ Cynthia St. Aubin ~ Darynda Jones ~ Erica Ridley ~ Hildie McQueen ~ Jade Lee w/a Kathy Lyons ~ Janna MacGregor ~ Jennifer Ashley ~ Mila Finelli ~ Kerrigan Byrne ~ Kim Loraine ~ Kristan Higgins ~ Mira Lyn Kelly ~ Piper Huguley ~ Robyn Peterman ~ Rosalind James ~ Ruby Dixon ~ Sara Ney ~ Skye Warren Please note: **We are not affiliated with these charities, but are a collective of authors who hold human rights, dignity, and the ability to love and live without fear incredibly sacred.**

Pride Not Prejudice

When Nora Banks hides in a hayloft to find a moment of peace, she doesn't expect the man she's loved from afar for years to climb up and join her, or that both their fathers find them in such a compromising situation. The last thing Grayson Cole wants is to be attached to the only woman that's affected him since his late wife. Now that everyone expects him to marry her, can he risk that kind of pain again? Neither Nora nor Grayson plan to go through with the marriage, not when their pasts are obstacles too great to overcome. But when the tides turn and those that demanded the wedding now try pull them apart, they decide to fight it.

Shades of Blue

A Different Shade of Blue

Sandra Sookoo

Lysa Demorest

A collection of short stories about finding love in Las Vegas. The advertising label may say "What Happens In Vegas Stays in Vegas," but sometimes what happens in Vegas can mean happily ever after. "Anything You Can Do" By: Sandra Sookoo A second chance at love is on the table when ex-couple Hailey and Flynn run into each other at a Vegas cooking class. "Portrait of A Hero" By: Hildie McQueen Despite past experiences, it's best to give in to destiny, especially when the pull of temptation between photographer Chelsea Montoya and wounded Veteran Austin Ford is hotter than a Las Vegas summer. "Shore Leave" By: Lysa Demorest Mission Plans: A weekend about friendship and geeking out at the Vegas Star Trek Convention. For Astrid, mission parameters change to boldly explore forgotten horizons. "Fools Rush In" By: Gail R. Delaney Daniel believes in love, despite all evidence against it. Tessa has given up on love. A wedding chapel owner and a runaway bride. Who would've thought? "Hauntings in Howlin' Moon Hotel" By: Nicole Zoltack One haunted hotel plus one physician assistant plus one toy store manager equals a terrifying yet romantic trip to Vegas. "Ctl+Alt+Del" By: Tamara McHatton RomanticTimes Convention Virgin Alessia finds her high-tech life off kilter when she meets Brodie, the sexiest programmer alive, who has more to his story than meets the eye.

Viva Las Vegas Anthology

Run away to the medieval highlands and into a Highlander's kiss

The Mcdougalls

Highlander's Kiss

At times, vengeance and hatred can only be conquered with love.Bent on revenge, Keithen Fraser focus on killing those who kidnapped and attacked his mother and family friend. His father, Laird Fraser, proposes an alliance to end the fighting, which means he must marry the daughter of their sworn enemy, Laird Mackenzie.Ava Mackenzie is a warrior at heart. Despite a confined life, she manages to escape and fight to protect those who are under attack by her unscrupulous father. After she is married to Keithen Fraser, a man she once saved, Ava is publicly humiliated by being sent back to her clan.Word of Clan Mackenzie being under attack, Keithen must decide if he should save the woman he rejected.

A Fearless Rebel

When a warrior's fiercest battle is between his heart and his oath!Book three in the Clan Ross series is now available. Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited.Warrior Kieran Ross, the youngest son of Laird Ross, is intent on finding his father's killer and exacting revenge, even if it means losing his own life. While tracking his enemy, an unexpected encounter with a familiar face could ruin all his plans.When village girl Gisela Munro happens upon the same handsome man who insulted her, she is forced to ask for his help. Little does she know; the simple action will wreak havoc on both of their lives. The day Gisela disappears, Kieran once again faces the anguish of losing someone he loves.Clan RossBook 1 - A Heartless LairdBook 2 - A Hardened WarriorBook 3 - A Hellish Highlander

A Hellish Highlander

Town rake, Grayson Cole, climbs into a hayloft where schoolmarm Nora Banks is hiding and puts them in a compromising situation. What makes things worse is the group of people who gather in the barn just when Grayson slips and falls on top of her. Reluctantly agreeing to a shotgun wedding, they hatch up a plan to break up. Now only if they were not so attracted to each other. A delightful love story that takes place in 1860's Alder Gulch, Montana.

If two people are meant to be together, nothing can stand in their way. When everything goes wrong are you still meant for each other?After being dispatched to Blanchard Creek, Wyoming by her mother as a mail order bride, Christina Mills tumbles from one mishap to another. As if arriving in Wyoming with a fever, losing luggage and being accosted by the hotel owner isn't already bad enough, her to be groom decides to back out of the marriage.Alexander Barrett Patterson is a man of honor. However, the scars from battle are more than skin deep. Rather than tying the beautiful woman to a cripple, he decides to give her up and suffer the consequences of a decision every ounce of his being protests. Now, if only half the town would stop trying to make him change his mind.A story of hurt, scars and the healing power of love.****Christina is part of the Brides For All Seasons world. However, it can be enjoyed as a complete standalone.

Christina, a Bride for Christmas

Ashley Cole's life changed the day he failed to save a friend's life. When his cavalry captain comes to town bringing the secrets from his past, he is forced to face his demons. Not just her father, the town sheriff, but every instinct warns Grace Dawson to stay away from the darkest of the Cole brothers. But fate has other plans for them and the attraction between them grows with each passing day. The same secrets that forge the connection between Ashley and Grace can also ruin any chance of happiness.

The Darkest Blue

Carrick Gordon gave his word and now he will marry a lass he's never met. After lying with her long enough to procure an heir he plans to release her from the marriage bed. She won't fight it, Carrick is certain one look at his marred face and she'll recoil in horror. It had to be a cruel joke. Analise Macgregor cannot believe the handsome man is to be her husband. That he rejects her after a wonderful night is hurtful, but not surprising once she sees how Carrick keeps everyone at a distance. Will Carrick and Analise get past preconceived notions to finally admit their mutual attraction?

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