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Go as a River by Shelley Read
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsA sweeping, heart-stopping epic of a young woman's journey to becoming, set against the harsh beauty of mid-century ColoradoOn a cool autumn day in 1948, Victoria Nash delivers late-season peaches from her family's farm set amid the wild beauty of Colorado. As she heads into her village, a disheveled stranger stops to ask her the way... -
The Mountain Dark by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Executioner Knights are back, now with one of their own falling in love with a Welsh princess who holds the key to a renewed rebellion. Will love win out over his sense of duty? Kress de Rhydian is a man on a mission... -
Sacajawea by Anna Lee Waldo
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsClad in a doeskin, alone and unafraid, she stood straight and proud before the onrushing forces of America's destiny: Sacajawea, child of a Shoshoni chief, lone woman on Lewis and Clark's historic trek -- beautiful spear of a dying nation. She knew many men, walked many miles...Categorized as:
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The Wood's Edge by Lori Benton
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAt the wood's edge cultures collide. Can two families survive the impact? The 1757 New York frontier is home to the Oneida tribe and to British colonists, yet their feet rarely walk the same paths. On the day Fort William Henry falls, Major Reginald Aubrey is beside himself with grief. His son, born that day, has died in the arms of his sleeping wife... -
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Something Like Love by Beverly Jenkins
Blackboard bestselling author Beverly Jenkins delivers another lush historical novel featuring brothers that were first introduced in her award-winning novel Always and Forever . This is the story that readers have been waiting for. He was a wanted man. But no one wanted him more than she did. Desperate to escape an arranged marriage, Olivia Sterling flees Chicago and heads west... -
Blood of a Gladiator by Ashley Gardner
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLeonidas, champion gladiator of Rome, is set free from the games by a mysterious benefactor who grants him freedom, a place to live, and a servant—Cassia, a scribe—to look after him.But the benefactor is only so generous—Leonidas must pay his own way and Cassia’s, which means hiring himself out. The sharp-witted Cassia quickly lands him a post as a bodyguard, escorting a retired senator to Ostia...Categorized as:
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My Sister the Moon by Sue Harrison
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn abused and unwanted daughter of the First Men Tribe, young Kiin knows the harsh realities of life in a frozen land at the top of the world... -
Embrace The Wild Land by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbigail Trent was very young when she left the world she knew to forge her destiny with a half-breed Cheyenne brave, Lone Eagle. But now, as Civil War raged across the land, their love was put to the harshest test of all. For even in the peaceful New Mexico territory, they couldn't escape the violence of a country in upheaval... -
A Flight of Arrows by Lori Benton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOctober 1776--August 1777 It is said that what a man sows he will reap--and for such a harvest there is no set season. No one connected to Reginald Aubrey is untouched by the crime he committed twenty years ago. Not William, the Oneida child Reginald stole and raised as his own... -
Silversword by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1266 A.D. – Chadwick “Chad” de Lohr, son of Daniel de Lohr (SHADOWMOOR) is a hero at the Battle of Evesham. Saving the hostage Henry III from Simon de Montfort, he is riding high on a wave of royal praise at the conclusion of the battle. But that favor with the king his short-lived... -
Guardian Of Darkness by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratings1200 A.D. After decades of warring between the Lairds of Kerr and Prudhoe Castles in Northumbria, a tentative peace is reached. The Lady Carington Kerr is sent to Prudhoe as a hostage to ensure her father’s good behavior, and a more reluctant hostage there never was. Small and dark, with emerald eyes and a luscious figure, she is as gorgeous as she is fiery. Enter Sir Creed de Reyne...Categorized as:
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Savage Moon by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Savage Moon, bestselling author Cassie Edwards brings readers another passionate historical romance set on the American frontier. Misshi Bradley knew two lives. As a settler girl, she'd seen her family die, one by one, on the grueling trail west. Stolen by renegade Indians, she'd grown to womanhood with an Indian family... -
A River Too Deep by Sydney Tooman Betts
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the Spring of 1817, Alcy Callen and her father visit a step-uncle they have long presumed dead; but instead of enjoying a loving reunion, they are plunged into treachery and deceit. Nothing is as they expected and little is what it seems. Even the man who helps her escape is not the reliable suitor he appears... -
The Tory by T.J. London
His King or His Conscience…which will he choose?It is the winter of 1776, and Captain John Carlisle, one of His Majesty’s not-so-finest, has gone back to the scene of the crime to right a wrong so dark it left a permanent stain on what was once an illustrious career and left a man broken, defeated, in search of justice…In an effort to win back his commission, he must discover the true nature of... -
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Rocky Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller
Lorelei Collins possesses a soft heart for any animal in need, so when she finds a buffalo calf bawling beside its mother's lifeless body, she can't help but bring it home to raise on the ranch she and her sisters are building in the Rocky Mountain wilderness... -
Under a Blackberry Moon by Serena B. Miller
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJust a few days after she gave birth alone in the northwoods, a recently widowed young Chippewa woman stumbled into a nearby lumber camp in search of refuge from the winter snows... -
Spectre of the Sword by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1203 A.D. The Lady Elizabeau Treveighan is the illegitimate daughter of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany. Elizabeau was sent to foster at a very young age, her identity known only to a herself and the earl who fostered her... -
Savage Skies by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShirleen has always been self-reliant and adventurous, but after dealing with a husband who beat her, the disappearance of her four-year-old daughter and kidnapping at the hands of the notorious Comanche renegade Big Nose, she’s almost given up hope. When the most handsome man she’s ever seen sweeps in to rescue her, she sees a man in whom she can finally put her trust... -
Savage Passions by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiving among the virgin forests of frontier Michigan, Yvonne secretly admires the chieftain of a peaceful Ottawa tribe. A warrior with great mystical powers and many secrets, Silver Arrow tempts her heart. But white men and Indians alike threaten to keep them apart forever. Yvonne and Silver Arrow will need more than mere magic... -
Tender Ecstasy by Janelle Taylor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKiss of the night wind. . .Whispered kisses. . .Follow the wind. . .Each novel that Janelle Taylor writes is filled with heart-pounding passion and romantic adventure. Yet it is the compelling saga of the beautiful Alisha and her Indian lover Gray Eagle and their descendants which continues to enthrall her readers the most. . -
Running Fox by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNancy Partrain's life in pioneer Michigan has become a nightmare since her mother married her stepfather--who has involved her in his underhanded whiskey trading scheme. Then Nancy meets handsome Running Fox, chieftain of the Fox band of the Lakota tribe, who wants to put an end to her stepfather's corruption of his people. In each other they stir feelings of hope, freedom...and longing... -
Savage Bliss by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEntranced by her beloved and virile Gray Wing, Amelia is torn away by her family from her proud and magnificent Susquamish chief and taken to a an exotic shore, far from his touch but her hidden longings cannot be denied when he claims her as his forever. Reissue... -
Savage Illusion by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in a white man's world, Blackfoot Jolena Edmonds is haunted by visions of a handsome warrior that call her back to the world of her own people, and on a trip through the Montana Territory, she encounters Spotted Eagle. Original... -
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Proud Eagle by Cassie Edwards
Lumber heiress Billie Shaughnessy has arrived in Eagle Bay to bury her father--and fight for what is hers. Unfortunately, the land her father razed may have belonged to another... Makah Chief Proud Eagle has every reason to despise the Shaughnessys. Billie's late father broke treaties, stole land, and caused mudslides which killed a number of the Owl Clan, including Proud Eagle's beloved wife... -
The Rogue and the Runaway by Mary Jo Putney
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe unusual heroine, Maxie, is half Native American and doesn't fit in too well with her British relatives at their country home and comes to suspect that her uncle is hiding something about her father's death. She decides to go to her other aunt in London and sets out on foot from the country estate... -
The Woman on the Painted Horse by Angela Christina Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlexandra Monroe is a slave smuggler, smuggling slaves north to Tennessee where they can live as free people. Her crime is sedition and her punishment, if caught, is death. The daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Montgomery, Alexandra lives a life not by her own accord, but a life she willingly accepts for her secret quest to save the lives of slaves... -
Silk And Stone: An Enchanting Novel of the Heart by Deborah Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe was home from prison.Ten years compressed in the nerve-racking space of a few seconds.This tall, broad-shouldered stranger was her husband. Every memory she had of his appearance was there, stamped with a brutal decade of maturity, but there. Except for the look in his eyes. Nothing had ever been bleak and hard about him before... -
Sweet Savage Heart by Janelle Taylor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTraded back to her white relatives, Rana Michaels, a young woman who was kidnapped and raised by Sioux, vows to slay the handsome white man escorting her back to the white world, before returning to her people. Reissue... -
Bold Wolf by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn the late nineteenth century in rural Maine, a beautiful young Boston socialite is expected to blossom into a lady of refined manners and delicate sensibilities. But despite what her parents and society expect her to be, she falls in love with the handsome Indian Brave called Bold Wolf, who ignites a passion within her soul... -
Savage Sun by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen she loses everything after the Civil War, Rowena Dowell must accept the invitation of a family friend to live in a rough Arkansas logging camp, where she finds unexpected love in the arms of a handsome Cherokee chief... -
Fire Cloud by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight Falcon comes a new Indian romance set in the lush expanse of the Great Plains-an extraordinary tale of divided loyalties and passionate hearts.. -
Wind Walker by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsYearning for adventure, Maggie Tolan convinces her mother to leave Boston-and everything they have ever known-for the wilderness of the frontier. But by the time she reaches the Wyoming territory, Maggie has lost her mother-and her desire to go on. Until she meets a Cheyenne Warrior who takes her breath away.. -
Forbidden by Susan Johnson
FORBIDDEN He was raised in the gilded lap of luxury: Etienne Martel , the magnificently virile Duc de Vec, notorious rake, expert sportsman --- and the most celebrated lover in all of Paris. But from the moment he saw the incomparable Daisy Black, he knew he would never desire another... -
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Kill or Be Kilt by Victoria Roberts
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLady Elizabeth Walsingham pined after the same man for years. When she finally realizes the brawny Highland laird doesn't return her feelings, she decides to leave for London and start anew. It seems that her prayers are answered when she catches the eye of a charming actor at the Globe Theatre - a man who is the complete opposite of the Highlander she once loved...Categorized as:
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Apache Runaway by Madeline Baker
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAPACHE CAPTIVE Ruthless and cunning, Ryder Fallon could deal cards and death in the same breath. Yet when the Indians took him prisoner, he was in danger of being sent to the devil -- until a green-eyed angel saved his life. APACHE RUNAWAY For two long years, Jenny Braedon had prayed for someone to rescue her from the heathen savages who'd enslaved her... -
Wild Silver by Iris Johansen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMysterious, enigmatic Prince Nicholas Savron had the face of a fallen angel, but Silver Delaney knew his devil's beauty was a snare, and she dared not be trapped by it. He understood she'd never yield to him without a struggle, but her hair like dark flame stirred him, her satin skin tempted him irresistibly, and he felt the passion in her reach out and stroke him... -
The Reluctant Debutante by Becky Lower
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVoted #1 Surprising Good Books by Goodreads readers Voted #27 Romantic ebook Must Reads by Goodreads readers In 1855 New York, Ginger Fitzpatrick has absolutely no interest in taking part in the newest rage in America-the Cotillion Ball. Instead, Ginger would rather be rallying for women's rights-at least until she meets her brother's best friend from St... -
Savage Heat by Nan Ryan
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSHE WAS THE GENERAL'S GOLDEN-HAIRED DAUGHTER. Recklessly she danced the night away. Newly arrived at the Denver cavalry post, she was the darling of the regiment... until a shadow fell across her path -- a raven-haired man who made her blood run hot and her heart stop cold... -
Captive by Colleen Faulkner, Colleen French
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOVER A MILLION COPIES OF HER ROMANCES IN PRINT From bestselling author Colleen French comes an unforgettable love story set in the French and Indian War in the Maryland Colony...the thrilling tale of a man and a woman from different worlds who find passion in a divided land...two bold hearts bound by one thrilling destiny... -
The Gold Eaters by Ronald Wright
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Utterly irresistible… The Gold Eaters is truly the gold standard to which all fiction — historical and otherwise — should aspire.” — BuzzfeedA sweeping, epic historical novel of exploration and invasion, of conquest and resistance, and of an enduring love that must overcome the destruction of one empire by another... -
Heart Of Courage by Kat Martin
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUnder the pert pen name "Lady Smart," opinionated Lindsey Graham crusades for social change among London's elite, writing for the ladies' gazette "Heart to Heart." But Lindsey's greatest campaign begins when her brother Rudy, a notorious rake, is accused of murdering a string of prostitutes... -
Mistress of Scandal by Sara Bennett
Proper, reserved Francesca detests chaotic London and one of its most infamous inhabitants: her birth mother, the notorious courtesan Madame Aphrodite. Lovingly raised by the devoted Lady Greentree, she's content to remain in Yorkshire, far from the scandalous parent whose life and profession shock . . . yet intrigue her... -
The Bodyguard by Joan Johnston
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSworn to protect her, he was forbidden to touch her.... Joan Johnston is a masterful creator of unforgettable characters and stories that make you feel as if you're falling in love again. Now she sweeps you back to Regency-era Scotland, where a determined young woman challenges a man's world—even as she embraces the outsider who protects her life and steals her heart... -
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Foxfire by Anya Seton
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGolden girl: that was Amanda. Born into luxury, she was pampered, adored, spoiled, and very beautiful. She could have had any man she wanted. Millionaire Tom Merrill had been in love with her for years. But she chose Dart, tall, handsome, mining engineer. He was half-Indian, proud, and very poor... -
Beauty and the Bodyguard by Merline Lovelace
Someone was stalking million-dollar cover girl Allie Fortune—and ex-mercenary Rafe Stone had been hired to protect her. Tokeep her safe, he spirited Allie away to a secluded spot, tellinghimself to just do his job and not be seduced by her beauty. ButRafe soon discovered that guarding Allie was far more dangerousthan he'd anticipated. Because it wasn't solely his existence thatwas threatened... -
Pure Sin by Susan Johnson
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPURE TEMPTATION Lady Flora Bonham couldn't help but be tantalized by Adam Serre's potent sensuality. It made no difference that she'd only just met the exotic half-blood or that he was the scandal of polite society. Flora had never lived according to anybody's rules, and the instant she felt the heat of Adam's savage passion, the only thing that mattered was that she wanted him... -
Seduced at Midnight by Jacquie D'Alessandro
The Ladies Literary Society of London gathers again for a ghost story... Lady Julianne Bradley has always longed for wild adventure. Unfortunately, the man with whom she wishes to share her fervor can never be hers...Categorized as:
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Savage Destiny by Phoebe Conn
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHE WAS DANGER When Alanna meets the Seneca scout called Hunter, she sees only a cruel savage like the ones who killed her family. But the handsome warrior also exudes an aura of dangerous sensuality... and soon Alanna realizes that for this hunter, she is the irresistible prey... -
Red Bird's Song by Beth Trissel
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTaken captive by a Shawnee war party wasn't how Charity Edmonson hoped to escape an unwanted marriage. Nor did Shawnee warrior Wicomechee expect to find the treasure promised by his grandfather's vision in the unpredictable red-headed girl...
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