Jarrett Family Saga Series by Vivian Vaughan

“...the real treasure of SWEET AUTUMN SURRENDER is the love Ellie Jarrett has to give to Kale and his family.” —THE BOOK SHELF Ellie Langstrom has built a quiet, simple life on a ranch in Summer Valley, married to the gentle, older Benjamin Jarrett, the love of her life. But that dream is shattered when she finds Benjamin’s bullet-riddled corpse on the back doorstep and watches her barn burn to the ground... more“...the real treasure of SWEET AUTUMN SURRENDER is the love Ellie Jarrett has to give to Kale and his family.” —THE BOOK SHELF Ellie Langstrom has built a quiet, simple life on a ranch in Summer Valley, married to the gentle, older Benjamin Jarrett, the love of her life. But that dream is shattered when she finds Benjamin’s bullet-riddled corpse on the back doorstep and watches her barn burn to the ground. Ellie doesn’t know who is after her or why, so she telegraphs Benjamin’s far-flung brother Carson for help. Two months later, a Jarrett brother finally arrives—not Carson, Texas Ranger, but the blue-eyed gunfighter, Kale Jarrett. Ellie is terrified of guns and of the handsome gunslinger now living in her house. But she needs him…maybe in ways she doesn’t want to admit. less

“...a high adventure, bursting with the flavor of México” —RT BOOK REVIEWS Aurelia Mazón lives with only one goal: to escape her high-mountain silver mining town for the big city. Though her father owns the mine, she wants more from life. After her father vows to send Aurelia and her mother to Guanajuato if the silver thefts at the mine continue, Aurelia sets a plan in motion to make her dreams come true... more“...a high adventure, bursting with the flavor of México” —RT BOOK REVIEWS Aurelia Mazón lives with only one goal: to escape her high-mountain silver mining town for the big city. Though her father owns the mine, she wants more from life. After her father vows to send Aurelia and her mother to Guanajuato if the silver thefts at the mine continue, Aurelia sets a plan in motion to make her dreams come true. But just when her plan begins to work, the unthinkable happens: a handsome stranger, a gringo, is arrested for the thefts. Aurelia has no choice but to break the gringo out and escape with him into the Sierra Madres, where she falls into his arms. There, she learns the gringo is Carson Jarrett, a Texas Ranger. Chased through the Sierras by the Federales, Carson realizes that their budding, passionate romance cannot come to pass: the Mazón family will never allow Aurelia to marry a gringo. But Aurelia’s ingenuity and indomitable spirit will say otherwise. less

HAUNTED BY DESIRE Delta Jarrett hoped that a scenic riverboat journey down the Mississippi would prove just the distraction she needed from the recurring dreams that had been haunting her sleep...disturbing, wickedly passionate dreams in which she was seduced by a dashing pirate whose searing embrace seemed all too tantalizingly real... moreHAUNTED BY DESIRE Delta Jarrett hoped that a scenic riverboat journey down the Mississippi would prove just the distraction she needed from the recurring dreams that had been haunting her sleep...disturbing, wickedly passionate dreams in which she was seduced by a dashing pirate whose searing embrace seemed all too tantalizingly real. Then one night aboard ship, she suddenly came face to face with her fantasy lover! Boldly seductive, Brett Reall was no buccaneer, but he was a man of deep, dark secrets...secrets Delta was determined to fathom. For though his manner was harsh and cold, his smoldering gaze burned hotter than a southern sunrise...and when at last his lips claimed hers, she knew that this was the man she'd been fated to love! /b>POSSESSED BY LOVE Accused of a crime he hadn't committed, Brett had fled his bayou home in disgrace. Forced into the life of a desperate fugitive, he hardened his heart against any hope of love. The he saw her across the gambling tables -- a bewitching, blue-eyed beauty who seemed strangely familiar and made him burn with a desire that seared his very soul. And as Brett swept Delta into his hungry embrace and caressed every soft, satiny curve, he knew that his only hope for salvation lay in the tender fury of their tempestuous union. A dangerous destiny had brought them together...and only together could they conquer the past and surrender to a passion that would unite them for all time! less

“A superbly spun tale of love and desire that will capture your heart from the beginning. An emotionally layered and thoroughly engaging story of love lost and found.” —PAPERBACK FORUM The year is 1879, and Molly Durant has fallen on hard times. When her mother died, Molly was left with a dilapidated boarding house and five siblings, all of whom she was determined to keep together... more“A superbly spun tale of love and desire that will capture your heart from the beginning. An emotionally layered and thoroughly engaging story of love lost and found.” —PAPERBACK FORUM The year is 1879, and Molly Durant has fallen on hard times. When her mother died, Molly was left with a dilapidated boarding house and five siblings, all of whom she was determined to keep together. But with no boarders, thieves stealing her family’s timber, and her banker fiancé set on sending her siblings to foster homes, fate seems against her. Then Molly gets an unexpected knock on her door. There, standing before her, is the man to whom she once foolishly gave her body, the same man who abandoned her: Rubal Jarrett. Or someone who looks like him? The man claims to be Jubal, twin brother of Molly’s old lover, here to survey a route for a railroad through the timberland. “Jubal” soon has the boarding house brimming with paying guests, Molly serving meals to the public, and the family of siblings pitching in to help. He plans to help her turn her life around. Only then can he leave without a guilty conscience. He will not run out on her again. But memories of that long-ago night with her race through his head and hum in his ears. He dismisses a fleeting thought: “This time, Jarrett, you might get caught in your own trap.” less