Hannah Lea Gibson understands it is only a matter of time before she's discovered and forced to return to her uncle's ranch to relive a nightmare of blood and terror. Flinching in fear as the Cafe door opens, she spies the dust stained traveler and realizes her time has run out..... Texas Ranger Jack Lintell is charged with the task of delivering Hannah to Texas to stand trial for murder. But when he and Hannah head out together though the sage cloaked range of a wild and dangerous west, his skills as a ranger are put to the test as he too becomes a target. Their nightmare, however, is only beginning, as Jack and Hannah must race to save their very lives from men who will stop at nothing to get what they seek. With time running out, can Jack prove Hannah's innocence and at the same time uncover a killer's dirty secret without risking his fidelity to duty which he values more than all else, save the life he has now sworn to protect...."

It is 1780 and Emmeline Abrams is content with her quiet life and comfortable role in the Abrams family. After catching the eye of fashionable and mysterious Isaac Downs, Emmeline dreams of marriage and children of her own until her horse is stolen and opportunely returned by a cold and distant but undeniably handsome newcomer to their village. Will Bennet rudely shuns Emmeline who is confused and hurt by the ill-mannered stranger and determines to avoid any further contact with him. Betrayed by the woman he loved and running from his past, Will has decided to take refuge in the uncharted wilderness of the west and begin a new life, resolute in his vow to never again succumb to the lies of a woman. Will is immediately captivated by Emmeline's innocent beauty, and when circumstances conspire to throw them together, is powerless to deny his growing feelings for her. But when a bloody and savage Indian attack devastates their little settlement it leaves the village terrified of a traitor in their midst. Then Emmeline becomes a target and Will sets out to save her, helpless to fight their turbulent emotions that have become as wild and unfettered as the glorious American frontier

It is the time of the American Revolution, an era of conflict and unrest in a turbulent land struggling for freedom from England's oppressive rule. Nathan Farrell is plagued with a need of his own, and relinquishing his birthright, leaves home on a dangerous quest in search of a mother he never knew. Nathan's arduous journey is fraught with peril as he is forced to travel through the wild realm of the Indians, yet his ultimate return to civilization brings with it a bittersweet ending to his long years of exile. Then Nathan's life undergoes another change when he happens on a carriage accident and meets Margaret MacKenzie, a young woman whose beauty haunts him night and day. But Margaret's father is a Tory, a staunch supporter of Great Britain's King, and he forbids Margaret to associate with the apparently homeless, penniless Nathan, now an enemy of the crown. And with the passage of time, Nathan cannot help but be swept up in his country's fight, as young and old alike are called to arms, fiercely defending the liberties and beliefs they value as a nation free to govern themselves. Now a trusted officer in General Washington's army, Nathan is determined to win Margaret's heart, but when her father is branded a traitor and condemned to die, Nathan is faced with the impossible choice of protecting that which he holds dear or remaining loyal to the country he once vowed to serve.

The year is 1753 and Andrew Brannock has lost his heart to Jane Godfrey in the overpowering passion of youth only to find she is betrothed to another. Andrew flees England for the colonies in search of a new life amid the wild untamed beauty of America's frontier, vowing to forget Jane forever. Through the years marriage brings contentment to Jane and with it a daughter, Megan, whose beauty is shadowed only by that of her mother. But, alas, misfortune befalls forcing the family to make their own pilgrimage across the ocean and the untamed wilderness. And there to safeguard and guide them on their journey is none other than Andrew Brannock - now a legend among the Indian Nation - and his son Christian, a darkly handsome borderman, half Indian himself. They have been warned of the perils awaiting them in the vast, unknown wilderness, and Megan's dark beauty does not go unnoticed by Christian, as well as the renegade whites that make their living stealing and selling white women into slavery. With the stubborn determination of youth, Megan shuns the wilderness, vowing never to succumb to its beauty . . . until she is forced to place her life in the hands of the silent, powerful borderman.

It is the War of 1812 and American Naval Lieutenant Darby Holmes is duty bound to cruise the waters of the North Atlantic in an attempt to keep enemy vessels from America's shores, when he encounters a mysterious black ship and a distress signal from a beautiful woman trapped below deck. Pirates have captured Margarita Vicente's ship on her voyage to Los Tortugas after the death of her mother and she fears all is lost, until the handsome Lieutenant comes to her rescue and eagerly agrees to escort her to her new home. But duty forces Darby to leave Margarita on the island with indifferent relatives who appear guarded and subdued and an overseer whose wicked gaze follows Margarita's every move. Margarita longs for Darby's return as her nights are interrupted by unexplained noises and glimpses of a phantom ship in the harbor. To her horror, Margarita realizes that she has unwittingly stumbled into the midst of a covert operation and uncovered a secret the inhabitants of the island plan to keep hidden and one that now threatens her very life.

Hannah Lea Gibson understands it is only a matter of time before she's discovered and forced to return to her uncle's ranch to relive a nightmare of blood and terror. Flinching in fear as the Cafe door opens, she spies the dust stained traveler and realizes her time has run out..... Texas Ranger Jack Lintell is charged with the task of delivering Hannah to Texas to stand trial for murder. But when he and Hannah head out together though the sage cloaked range of a wild and dangerous west, his skills as a ranger are put to the test as he too becomes a target. Their nightmare, however, is only beginning, as Jack and Hannah must race to save their very lives from men who will stop at nothing to get what they seek. With time running out, can Jack prove Hannah's innocence and at the same time uncover a killer's dirty secret without risking his fidelity to duty which he values more than all else, save the life he has now sworn to protect...."