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Beloved of her father, King Dacian, and adored by her people, the
Scarlet Princess Monet endeavored to serve her kingdom well-for the
people of the Kingdom of Karvana were good and worthy of service.
Long Monet had known that even her marriage would serve her people.
Her husband would be chosen for her, for this was the way of royal
existence. Still, as any woman does-peasant or princess-Monet
dreamt of owning true love-of owning choice in love. Thus, each
time the raven-haired, sapphire-eyed Crimson Knight of Karvana rode
near, Monet knew regret-for in secret, she loved him, and she could
not choose him. As an arrogant king from another kingdom began to
wage war against Karvana, Karvana's king, knights, and soldiers
answered the challenge. The Princess Monet would also know battle.
As the Crimson Knight battled with armor and blade, so the Scarlet
Princess would battle in sacrifice and with secrets held. Thus,
when the charge was given to preserve the heart of Karvana, Monet
endeavored to serve her kingdom and forget her secreted love. Yet
love is not so easily forgotten...
Abducted Forcibly taken from her home in New Orleans, Cristabel
Albay found herself a prisoner aboard an enemy ship-and soon
thereafter, transferred into the vile hands of blood-thirsty
pirates War waged between the newly liberated United States and
King George. Still, Cristabel would soon discover that British
sailors were the very least of her worries-for the pirate captain,
Bully Booth, owned no loyalty-no sympathy for those he captured.
Yet hope was not entirely lost-for where there was found one crew
of pirates-there was ever found another. Though Cristabel Albay
would never have dreamed that she may find fortune in being
captured by one pirate captain only to be taken by another-she did
Bully Booth took no man alive-let no woman live long. But the
pirate Navarrone was known for his clemency. Thus, Cristabel's hope
in knowing her life's continuance was restored. Nonetheless, as
Cristabel's heart began to yearn for the affections of her
handsome, beguiling captor-she wondered if Captain Navarrone had
only saved her life to execute her poor heart
Journey through generations of adventure and romance as three
Marcia Lynn McClure favorites blend perfectly in The McCall Trilogy
The roundup begins with The Foundling (formerly released as Desert
Fire). She opened her eyes and beheld, for the first time, the face
of Jackson McCall... Posse up with the next generation of McCall
heroes inTo Echo the Past. Stripped of her heart's hopes and
dreams, she knew true loneliness-until an ordinary day revealed a
heavenly oasis in the desert-Michael McCall... And finally, ride
away to dreams come true with a modern-day McCall heroine in An
Old-Fashioned Romance. Life went along simply, if not rather
monotonously, for Breck McCall. She longed for something-something
that seemed to be missing... The McCall Trilogy ...a romantic
escape into cowboys, courtship, and kissing the way only Marcia
Lynn McClure can deliver
Rivers Brighton was a wanderer-having nothing and belonging to no
one. Still, by chance, Rivers found herself harboring for a time
beneath the roof of the kind-hearted Jolee Gray and her remarkably
attractive yet ever-grumbling brother, Paxton. Jolee had taken
Rivers in, and Rivers had stayed.Helplessly drawn to Paxton's
alluring presence and unable to escape his astonishing hold over
her, however, Rivers knew she was in danger of enduring great
heartbreak and pain. Paxton appeared to find Rivers no more
interesting than a brief cloudburst. Yet the man's spirit seemed to
tether some great and devastating storm-a powerful tempest bridled
within, waiting for the moment when it could rage full and free,
perhaps destroying everything and everyone in its wake-particularly
Rivers.Could Rivers capture Paxton's attention long enough to make
his heart her own? Or would the storm brewing within him destroy
her hopes and dreams of belonging to the only man she had ever
loved?
"The spirit of adventure and curiosity that dwelled within her
bosom was passionate with excitement It was obvious there was
something wildly interesting inside the gristmill, and Amoretta
silently swore to herself she would discover what it was no matter
what. She promised herself that nothing short of torture could keep
her from seeing what was inside now that her feet were set on the
path. "Is it frightening at all?" Calliope asked. "Shh," Blanche
kindly scolded. But Winnie whispered, "I suppose it could be
considered frightenin'...to some girls." "Is it a ghost?" Calliope
asked in a softer whisper. "Oh heavens no " Sallie giggled. "It's
ever so much more wonderful than a ghost " "Now everyone hush,"
Prudence whispered as she began to rather creep toward the back
outer wall of the mill. "If they hear us...well...we don't want
anyone to hear us is all." Slowly Amoretta and Calliope followed
the others to a place where a board hung loosely from the rest of
the wooden planks of the outer back wall of the gristmill. Blanche
put a finger to her lips to remind everyone to be silent. Winnie
smiled as she took hold of Amoretta's shoulders. "Just kneel here
in the grass," she whispered. Sallie knelt down in the grass and
took Calliope's hand to guide her to follow. Amoretta carefully
knelt in the cool grass shaded by mill and trees. Once Prudence and
Blanche had knelt down with the others, Prudence pointed to the
low, loosely hanging board, indicating that Amoretta and Calliope
should look through the open space it presented. Amoretta's heart
was pounding like the rapids of some raging river What were they
about to witness? Spirits roaming the old mill? Pirates? Outlaws?
Her imagination couldn't list possibilities quickly enough. And
then, all at once-in the space of a moment and a short
gasp-Amoretta Ipswich knew exactly why the young ladies of
Meadowlark Lake liked to sneak out to the gristmill and peep
through the loose siding board. "Oh my-" Amoretta's exclamation of
astonishment was silenced by Winnie's hand quickly covering her
mouth.""
Sayler Christy knew chances were slim to none that any of her silly
little daydreams would ever actually come true-especially any
daydreams involving Mr. Booker, the new patient (the handsome,
older patient) convalescing in her grandfather's rehabilitation
center. Yet, working as a candy striper at Rawlings Rehab, Sayler
couldn't help but dream of belonging to Mr. Booker-and Mr. Booker
stole her heart-perhaps unintentionally-but with very little
effort. Gorgeous, older, and entirely unobtainable-Sayler knew Mr.
Booker would unknowingly enslave her heart for many years to
come-for daydreams were nothing more than a cruel joke inflicted by
life. All dreams-daydreams or otherwise-never came true. Did they?
Life experience had harshly turned its cruel countenance on the
young Fallon Ashby. Her father deceased and her mother suffering
with a fatal illness, Fallon was given over to her uncle, Charles
Ashby, until she would reach the age of independence. Abused,
neglected, and disheartened, Fallon found herself suddenly blessed
with unexpected liberation at the hand of the mysterious Trader
Donavon. A wealthy landowner and respected denizen of the town,
Trader Donavon concealed his feature of face within the shadows of
a black cowl. When Fallon's secretive deliverer offered two choices
of true escape from her uncle, her captive heart chose its own
path. Thus, Fallon married the enormous structure of mortal
man-without having seen the horrid secret he hid beneath an ominous
hood. But the malicious Charles Ashby, intent on avenging his own
losses at Trader Donavon's hand, set out to destroy the husband
that Fallon herself held secrets concerning. Would her wicked uncle
succeed and perhaps annihilate the man that his niece secretly
loved above all else?
Lark Lawrence was alone. In all the world there was no one who
cared for her. Still, there were worse things than independence-and
Lark had grown quite capable of providing for herself.
Nevertheless, as winter loomed, she suddenly found herself with no
means by which to afford food and shelter-destitute. Yet, Tom Evans
was a kind and compassionate man. When Lark Lawrence appeared on
his porch, without pause he hired her to keep house and cook for
himself and his cantankerous elder brother, Slater. And although
Tom had befriend Lark first, it would be Slater Evans-handsome,
brooding and twelve years Lark's senior-who would unknowingly
abduct her heart. Still, Lark's true age (which she concealed at
first meeting the Evans brothers) was not the only truth she had
kept from Slater and Tom Evans. Darker secrets lay imprisoned deep
within her heart-and her past. However, it is that secrets are made
to be found out-and Lark's secrets revealed would soon couple with
the arrival of a woman from Slater's past to forever shatter her
dreams of winning his love-or so it seemed. Would truth and passion
mingle to capture Lark the love she'd never dared to hope for?
Libby smiled as she watched him drink from the mug of cocoa she'd
prepared for him. It was all so exciting-the renovation, the hope
of finding something hidden in the house that no one had ever found
before, the fact that the handsome contractor would be in and out
of her shop and her life for weeks to come. All of a sudden, Libby
felt a surge of rejuvenation course through her limbs, for she
loved when life brought unexpected pleasures. And seeing the likes
of him every day certainly would be a pleasure.
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