Paxton Series by Shana Carrol

Karen Hampton -- the belle of Washington, D.C. society, an irresistible beauty who won mens hearts and used them -- until the rugged Texan, Vance Paxton, conquered her and claimed her, awakening her hungry young desire... As Vance Paxton's woman, Karen was to learn that love could be as wild and dangerous as the untamed Texas country that was her new home. Could Karen ever forget the terrible nightmare that had taken her first-born child from her.. moreKaren Hampton -- the belle of Washington, D.C. society, an irresistible beauty who won mens hearts and used them -- until the rugged Texan, Vance Paxton, conquered her and claimed her, awakening her hungry young desire... As Vance Paxton's woman, Karen was to learn that love could be as wild and dangerous as the untamed Texas country that was her new home. Could Karen ever forget the terrible nightmare that had taken her first-born child from her...her fear of the savage outlaw who sought to violate her...or, worst of all, the day her husband brutally renounced her? Could she ever win back the love of the proud Vance Paxton? less

Named for the bird of night, she vowed to fly free and soar on the wings of passion. Once, she had been Marie Celeste Ravenne, a shy and lovely free spirit plucked from her Caribbean island home to become the ward of a cruel, scheming English nobleman. But now she was Raven - a fiery temptress whose daring spirit astonished all who sailed the sea...whose sumptuous body excited the lust of the powerful men who longed to claim her, to use her, prehaps to kill her.. moreNamed for the bird of night, she vowed to fly free and soar on the wings of passion. Once, she had been Marie Celeste Ravenne, a shy and lovely free spirit plucked from her Caribbean island home to become the ward of a cruel, scheming English nobleman. But now she was Raven - a fiery temptress whose daring spirit astonished all who sailed the sea...whose sumptuous body excited the lust of the powerful men who longed to claim her, to use her, prehaps to kill her... and whose aching woman's heart led her across elegant ballrooms and raging oceans in search of the dashing rebel chieftain who had won her love forever. less

A Passion As Wild As the Texas They Loved Her beauty radiated love. And like a flower, her heart yearned to open and surrender to desire. But Elizabeth Michaelson had to be strong. Forced to leave drought-plagued Pennsylvania, she sought new roots in the rugged prairie lands of Texas, on a forbidding frontier where a woman alone was fair prey for every hungry man. Then Elizabeth met True Paxton... moreA Passion As Wild As the Texas They Loved Her beauty radiated love. And like a flower, her heart yearned to open and surrender to desire. But Elizabeth Michaelson had to be strong. Forced to leave drought-plagued Pennsylvania, she sought new roots in the rugged prairie lands of Texas, on a forbidding frontier where a woman alone was fair prey for every hungry man. Then Elizabeth met True Paxton. Handsome, arrogant, bold, True had given up his aristocratic birthright for the freedom of adventure in the new West. He awakened the passion within Elizabeth, he set her aflame, he made her his own. And Elizabeth would do anything to keep him… even if it meant giving herself to another man. less

Tawny-gold and sensual, Adriana the gypsy girl set men aflame with her provocative campfire dance. Even Tom Paxton, dashing master of a South Carolina plantation and devoted husband to an English heiress, could not help but be stirred by their first meeting one wild night in the forest. - But despite Adriana's vision of a mysterious bond between them, they were swept apart by the racing currents of their lives... moreTawny-gold and sensual, Adriana the gypsy girl set men aflame with her provocative campfire dance. Even Tom Paxton, dashing master of a South Carolina plantation and devoted husband to an English heiress, could not help but be stirred by their first meeting one wild night in the forest. - But despite Adriana's vision of a mysterious bond between them, they were swept apart by the racing currents of their lives. Until in a smoky New Orleans tavern they sealed a pact of vengeance against the same arrogant foe. Together, they sailed the blue Caribbean, united in hatred, divided by the memory of Paxton's lost bride -- borne recklessly along on the beating waves of their own boundless passion for each other... less

Amid the splendor of Charleston, a city caught in the center of America's desperate struggle for independence, Colleen McClagan, the golden-haired rebel, and Jason Paxton, daring agent for the revolution, yearned for the freedom to live the passion that fused their proud souls. Yearned for it with all their hearts. Fought for it with all their courage. And won it forever...