Ruth Ryan Langan

Jill Gregory

Marianne Willman

An enchanting collection of four all-new, magical romance novellas includes "Spellbound" by Nora Roberts, "Castle Doom" by Jill Gregory, "Falcon's Lair" by Ruth Ryan Langan, and "Dragonspell" by Marianne Willman. Original.

Once Upon a Castle

Nora Roberts

Ever After / Catch a Falling Star / The Curse of Castle Clough / Starry, Starry Night

Once Upon A Star

Karen Tintori

This historical suspense thriller, a classic battle of good and evil, mines ancient history and the secrets of the Kabbala. The Zohar claims that the Book of Names, an operating manual for creation, does exist. The Gnoseos, a group of people that want to get rid of mankind and to remake the world are desperately trying to get hold of the Book of Names. But one man stands in their way: David Shepard, a professor who has been haunted by the sacred names in the book since a near-death experience as a child. He must find the book before the Gnoseos do in order to save mankind.

The Book of Names

Having received a mysterious necklace with an evil eye pendant from her sister, museum curator Natalie is shocked by her sister's subsequent murder and pursues a suspicion that the necklace is somehow involved, in a case that draws her into an international battle between powerful religious factions. 30,000 first printing.

A Novel

The Illumination

Forever After

Brillante femme d'affaire, Katy Templeton revient au ranch familial afin d'oublier l'echec e sa vie sentimentale. Pourtant, un terrible malheur hante encore Thunder Creek : le décès de son frère Matt, lycéen à l'époque du drame. Mais Katy veut faire son deuil, et prendre un nouveau départ . Elle vas rouvrir le restaurant familial et retrouver ses vieux amis. Un jour, elle découvre un croquis dessiné par Matt juste avant la tragédie. Il représente une femme... morte. Qui était-elle ? Quel secret cachait Matt au siens ? A-t-il Vraiment était victimes d'un accident ? Toutes ces question, Katy va devoir les poser à celui qu'elle redoute de revoir, Jackson Brent, le meilleur ami de son frère. Peut-elle lui faire confiance ? Car bien qu'elle soit résolut à faire éclater la vérité, son enquête gêne visiblement beaucoup de monde et pourrait bien réveiller la folie d'un assassin...

Prémonitions

Maura Jane Reed was twenty-four years old and had never gone to a dance, owned a new dress, spoken aloud without giving careful thought to each word, or kissed a man. On that savage January night when snow engulged the Rockies in a raging blur of glittering white, when the wild creatures hid and shivered, and no one stirred in the tiny, dirty town of Knotsville, Montana, she had no inkling that her life was about to change forever. Quinn Lassiter was a feared gunfighter, a man without home or roots. But when one night of love-making left Maura pregnant, Quinn did the one thing he’d thought he’d never do. He married Maura and promised to take care of her and their child. He was certain married life in a cabin would be like prison, but soon his new bride’s irresistible beauty and spirit made him long for her with a need that couldn’t be denied. Quinn never thought he’d fall in love, but that was before he found the one woman who made him forget his wandering ways…. “Jill Gregory’s western romances always pack a wallop. Cold Night, Warm Stranger is true to form. Strong characters that engage reader’s emotions and an action-packed story with a powerful plot makes this a not-to-be-missed western.” – Romantic Times 4 ½ stars. Top Pick! “You will be enticed from the first chapter…You will cry and cheer for these wonderfully beloved characters, who will do nothing less than capture your heart…Jill Gregory has done it again. Her talent shines through in this sensually captivating novel -- she shows us once again that love can conquer all.” -- Rendezvous

Cold Night, Warm Stranger

Follow the journey from the saloons of the American West to the glittering salons of Victorian England as Josie Cooper, a charming pickpocket trying to discover the truth about her past is forced into a pretend marriage by Ethan Savage, the powerful Earl of Stonecliff. Can a former dance hall girl and experienced pickpocket find love in London with the man who blackmailed her into becoming his wife? Ethan needs a bride to fulfill the terms of his father’s will. He won’t let anything get in the way of what he wants. Yet somehow his adorable but untrustworthy countess begins to steal her way into his heart. His agreement with Josie was only supposed to last for six months, but when he looks into her eyes, and holds her in his arms, he begins to realize he might never want to let her go… “Refreshing characters, witty dialogue and adventure…Just This Once enthralls, delights, and captivates, winning readers’ hearts along the way.” – Romantic Times. Historical Romance of the Year nominee. 4 ½ stars. Top Pick! “Here is another unforgettable story that will keep you captivated. She has combined the Old West and the elegance of England into this brilliantly glorious tale. The characters are undeniably wonderful. Their pains and joys will reach through the pages and touch your heart.” — Rendezvous

Just This Once

Penniless orphan Belinda Cady finds that her beauty leads to all kinds of problems among the Puritans of Salem, Massachusetts

Promise Me the Dawn

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents four illuminating stories of romance, passion, and magic... In Nora Roberts's "Ever After," an ancient star pendant sends an enchanting woman to an otherwordly land—where she introduces a skeptical stranger to the magical powers of love. In Jill Gregory's "Catch a Falling Star," a young woman forced to marry a barbarian invokes an ancient spell—as an unexpected passion consumes her heart. In Ruth Ryan Langan's "The Curse of Castle Clough," a beautiful professor uncovers a shocking series of secrets while appraising the contents of a haunted castle—and falls in love with a desperate lord who's fighting to save everything he holds dear. In Marianne Willman's "Starry, Starry Night," a lovely lady is drawn into the tragedies of the past—and finds that true love always stands the test of time.

Once Upon a Star

Rebecca Brandewyne

Becky Lee Weyrich

Shannon Drake

A collection of romance stories by four top names in the genre includes the tale of an Irish beauty in love with the leader of a rival clan and of a medieval enchantress torn by her desire for a bold warrior. Original.

Night Magic

Avon Books Presents

When rodeo champ Jake Tanner learns that he fathered a child with Carly McKinnon during a one-night-stand years ago, he wants to be part of his daughter's life, even if Carly wants no part of him, but they both soon find out that the attraction between them won't so easily be denied. Original. 40,000 first printing.

Blackbird Lake

While spending the summer in Lonesome Way, Montana, where she hopes to make a home for her orphaned young nieces and nephew, Annabelle Harper doesn't have time for romance until rugged Wes McPhee and his fear of commitment walk back into her life. Includes teaser. By the best-selling author of Blackbird Lake. Original. 40,000 first printing.

Sunflower Lane

Carla Alves

Era uma vez um castelo

Learning that her rancher father has been shot and killed in the small town of Winchester, Arizona, delicately raised Bryony Hill leaves her sheltered life in St. Louis and travels west to take charge of his ranch. But when outlaws attack her stagecoach, the peaceful journey becomes a nightmare -- until rugged gunfighter Texas Jim Logan shows up, rescues her, and takes Bryony to safety. But sharing one stolen, reckless kiss with the handsome gunfighter who protected her sparks a wildfire passion neither of them ever expected -- until Bryony learns that the man who saved her and kissed her in a way she'd never been kissed before is the very man who killed her father in a gunfight. She tries to hate Texas Jim Logan, and to push him away, but as danger edges closer in the small western town, he is always there for her. Can she find the courage to accept the truth about her father and to trust the one man who has risked his life for her -- the gunfighter who has lassoed her heart?

The Wayward Heart

Sixteen, pregnant, and left alone to wander the Texas plains in 1870, Maggie Clay settles down to start a life for herself and her son, and eventually is able to parlay her meager beginnings into a cattle empire

Lone Star Lady

The long-standing feud between the Tuckers and the Malloys has never abated, but Emma Malloy can’t forget that years ago Tucker Garrettson stole a kiss. An unforgettable kiss. Now she’s returned from the East to her father’s ranch, and discovers that Tucker is all grown up, a tough, powerfully handsome cowboy. Though they’re sworn enemies and Emma is certain she hates him, they can’t seem to stay away from each other. Especially when one kiss leads to another…

Never Love A Cowboy

Beautiful Georgianna Daughtry returns to Lost Gulch, Wyoming to attend a retirement banquet in honor of her old friend Judge Morgan -- only to find that her childhood friend, the Judge's estranged son, Gabe, is back in Lost Gulch as well. Now a gunfighter, Gabe believes his father's old enemy might show up at the celebration to cause trouble, and he is determined to protect the Judge -- and Georgianna. What he doesn't expect to find is that the wild, scrappy tomboy he'd befriended -- and kissed -- years ago is now a stunning redheaded beauty who might make him rethink his gunfighting ways and draw him back to the roots of the small town and family he thought he'd left behind for good.

And Then There Was You (A Novella)

In a place called thunder creek, two wary hearts are about to get a second chance at love. When Katy Templeton fled her small Wyoming town and its painful memories, she thought she’d said good-bye to Thunder Creek forever. But now the prodigal daughter has come home. Home to the relentless ghosts of the past. Home to Jackson Brent, the lean, hard cowboy with the lazy smile--and the last person on earth she ever wanted to lay eyes on again. Time and tragedy had come between them, but Jackson never forgot his best friend’s kid sister. The coltish beauty blossomed into a stunning woman, burned by love yet unafraid to take on the whole town to get justice for her family. Katy blames him for her beloved brother’s death, but as she digs for answers about that fateful day fourteen years earlier, there is someone ready to kill to keep her from getting them--and Jackson might be the only one who can save her. He wants her safe--and in his arms, but Katy can’t rest until she discovers the truth. Fighting her red-hot attraction to Jackson, Katy risks everything--even the yearnings of her own heart--to unravel the truth about her brother’s death.

Thunder Creek

Kidnapped by a handsome cowboy on the eve of her wedding, Melora Deane finds herself racing on horseback through the Wyoming wilderness with a stranger. Cal intends to settle a score with her fiance and use his beautiful captive as bait, but when danger threatens, Cal protects her and finds himself drawn to his enemy's fiance more than he's ever been drawn to any woman -- even as Melora realizes there is much more to this rugged cowboy than she ever dreamed....

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