Journalist Mara Gibson likes to get at the heart of a story. When local farm hand Elliot Lancaster is less than accommodating as she begins a new piece on local family-run farms, she becomes determined to figure out what it is he's hiding from. Until their tentative friendship,and undeniable attraction, begins to mean more than his past. (Don't be alarmed, this has not been plagiarized from "Cooler by the Water." It's the exact same story, I was just never fond of the title so I changed it.)

It was supposed to be easy. Life was supposed to easy. But it wasn't. Em Reynolds learnt that the hard way. Nine years after being rejected,defeated and humiliated, Em thinks she can finally move past the pain and hurt that has dominated her life. And she would have moved on - if it wasn't for the one person that she had been designed to love walking back into her life again. Suddenly, her emotions are heightened, the wolf bond is reinforced, and she finds that old grudges are hard to let go of. It's not easy - trying to hide from the one person that nature wants you to be with. It's even harder when he's the reason you're slowly dying.

How does a smart, easygoing serial monogamist tame a closet Bohemian? Adam Taylor believes selling his childhood home is the only way to put the past...and the memories behind him. Then he meets Joy Pettigrew. The uptight real estate broker isn't what she seems. Freaky and Joy Pettigrew no longer mix. She's a corporate girl now. She plans to make the sale, get the commission, and never look back. So how does she keep the truth from Adam Taylor long enough to get him to sign on the dotted line? He swears he wants to sell his grandfather's house and move on. She knows he's lying to himself. He insists she throw off the façade she's hiding behind. She knows she's lying to herself. She also knows he's going back to Houston. Nothing she does will change his mind...and even their shared passion won't convince her to go with him. She's already home. After all, Christmas is just around the corner and everyone knows you spend Christmas at home.

~~THIS IS A SIX-PART SERIAL NOVEL. IT MUST BE READ IN SEQUENCE IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE STORY~~ THE DARKEST DAY : Highland Vengeance : PART ONE: A life-changing event leads Daniel on a quest. THE MEETING : Highland Vengeance : PART TWO: The young Daniel meets his future wife. THE WEDDING : Highland Vengeance : PART THREE: The threat of clan war brings Daniel and Maryn together in matrimony. THE MAGIC GIANT : Highland Vengeance : PART FOUR: Daniel is plagued by a recurring dream of the violence against his mother. Cousin Callum arrives back at the keep after his ousting as Chieftain of the Macleans and the lad Alleck tells of a mysterious "Magic Giant" that dwells in the Maclean wood. THE HORSE MARSHAL : Highland Vengeance : PART FIVE: Cousin Callum is called back to the MacGregor's holding and the identity of the Magic Giant is revealed. In the meantime, the horse marshal has infiltrated the holding and is set on carrying out his evil plot. THE BRIGHT BEGINNING : Highland Vengeance : PART SIX: Bao departs for Perth to resume his life as a soldier for William, King of Scots. **This is a short finale to Daniel and Maryn's story (approx. 2300 words) and the lead-in to Bao and Jesslyn's story (Highland Grace)** Set in the turn of the thirteenth century Scottish Highlands, this is the story of Daniel MacLaurin, a handsome, rugged warrior-laird haunted by his past, and Maryn Donald, the beautiful, high-spirited lass destined to help him find his heart's ease. HIGHLAND VENGEANCE is a steamy adventure romance, but it is also a family saga. It's the story of how a man overcomes the horror of his past to find love, connection, and contentment once more.

Hope Montoya knows someone is poisoning her, but who? She suspects her mother was also poisoned and knows her father was murdered. Who wants her family eliminated? She vows to fight! She realizes she won’t last the eight months until she turns twenty-five and her uncle no longer controls her or her estate. Never will she be dominated by a man as she was by her father, as she has seen her mother and grandmothers dominated. If she marries, she gains control now, but only if she weds a man she can trust. Only one man meets her requirements. Can she trust him to protect her and capture the killer...but then to leave? Micah Stone has been in love with Hope since the first time he saw her. But he was accused of her father’s murder and surely would have hung if not for his two brothers’ aid. Most in the community still believe him guilty. But the drought has him too worried about water for his dying cattle to care about his neighbors’ opinions. When Hope proposes a paper marriage in exchange for land on the Brazos River and much needed cash, her offer rubs his pride raw. His name may be Stone, but he’s not made of it. He can’t refuse her for long, and so their adventure begins. He and Hope have to stay alive and discover the killer before they become victims in the deadly assaults.

Working as a maid in a secluded manor, Amelia never thought that she would find love. What she finds is nothing that she would expect or ever hope for and as she makes her way deeper into deceit, wealth and jealousy, she must question the worth of true love.

***Finnegan Callahan is the son of an Irishman. He loves rye whiskey, women and gambling though he always leaves his women a bit more bitter and his gambling companions much richer. His take on life is that it is meant to be lived and live it he does-though he won't be doing so much longer if those he owes debts to catch up to him. What Finnegan needs is a chest full of money which of course he thinks is simply wishful thinking-until he finds the treasure map. ***Cassandra Little has always lived a cautious life. Daughter to a wealthy family and a father active in the government, her every move is seen and judged by society. Cassandra says she is content but knows deep down that there has to be something more-and that is why when her best friend Finnegan shows up at her bedroom window in the early morning hours with a treasure map and a proposition, Cassandra is quick to agree. ***Their journey together will take Cassandra far from home. Outlaws, debt collectors, bounty hunters and angry politicians plague them every step of the way. Will Cassandra and Finnegan find the treasure they seek? Take the journey with them as they discover who they really are, what really matters and that old friendships truly are the strongest foundations for true love.

Having traded the blissful existence of her beloved Loire Valley, Angelique Beauvisage finds that Windword Hall has more than one villainous skeleton in the closet. Evil forces are at play surrounding Angelique Beauvisage, but she has no clue. Sensuous and suspense-filled, ANGEL OF WINDWORD, begins with a murder that takes place four years before and turns into a perilous cat and mouse game played by two reluctant lovers, who spin a web of deception that only their love can unravel.

Blair Gregory is a strong, brave and selfless girl. She gives up her family friends and dreams to commit in her sister's place to an arranged marriage to Prince Kayle Sullivan. He is everything she hates, he is arrogant, stubborn and sexiest. He only cares about him self, so why does she fall for those green eyes everytime. Will the end up learning to work together to save their beloved country or will they lose their tempers and lose everything including each other.

He was suppose to marry next month; she was moving across the country in two, but when these two meet at the Balfour Ball all plans change . She didn't know a dare could alter their life to such extreme extent. Nathan Kamp Balfour was to marry within a month and announce his engagement at the Balfour Ball. It was Candice's last ball before she opened her very own restaurant; but things were about to change for the two. When the two get paired up for a dance Candice ,unable to uphold his arrogance and ego, dares him to do the unthinkable. The dare takes a whole new meaning and the two find themselves running to save their lives