Lois Greiman

From the moment he first encounters the ravishing sleeping beauty on his land, Ramsay MacGowan is bewitched — and the tale she spins upon waking convinces him to be her protector. But Anora Fraser's stories of bandits and terror are falsehoods meant to mask a dangerous truth. And though Ramsay has had his fill of beautiful, conniving lassies, he can't resist the exquisite deceiver his strong arms ache to enfold.

Rachel Forbes had never wed, for none compared to Liam, the love of her childhood. But Rachel was high-born and Liam an orphan, so marriage was impossible. Now grown, a chance meeting unites Rachel with the man of her heart and it seems their destinies are entwined once more, for Liam is her rescuer and she must keep him by her side if she is to stay alive. Liam is temped beyond all reason by Rachel. She has the eyes of a saint, the smooth skin of a princess...and lips he cannot resist kissing. He knows he has no name or family to offer - but given the eternity he has endured without her, does he dare risk the consequences of claiming her innocence and promising her a lifetime of love?

Flanna MacGowan, called "The Flame" for her fierce leadership of her clan, is sworn to vengeance against the thieving Forbes clan. Now Flame has taken Roderic Forbes hostage. Never has Flanna met a more charming enemy, and never has Roderic encountered a woman more in need of his love and protection.

Haydn MacGowan is known as the Hawk - the strongest and most dedicated warrior of the king's guard. A man who shares the secrets of his heart with no one, he is impervious to feminine wiles - until luscious temptation arrives in the lovely form of the gypsy lass, Catriona. But even as the Hawk falls under her spell, he knows she's hiding something.

Determined to bring a generations-old feud to an end by returning his enemy's long-lost daughter - who actually died in infancy - to Scotland, the Laird of Forbes attempts to fool the ailing chieftain with a beautiful imposter.

When her father assembles the most eligible clansmen for her to choose a husband, fiery Shona MacGowan, vowing never to marry, finds herself drawn to enigmatic stranger Dugald Kinnaird, who will stop at nothing to prove she is a traitor.

Diplomat Roman Forbes is on a perilous mission to deliver a priceless necklace in exchange for a man's life when he crosses paths with a striking barmaid, Tara O'Flynn. A female Robin Hood known as the Shadow, Tara picks his pocket and lifts the necklace. Hoping to retrieve the treasure, Roman sticks close to Tara, and soon the pair find themselves bound by crime and burning passion.

The first of three cousins who wished for true love on a dragon amulet, Sara has sworn to protect a motherless infant, the bastard son of Lord Haldane and his only living heir. Sir Boden Blackblade is sworn to see his Lord's heir returned safely to its father. Each of them owes loyalty elsewhere, but their burgeoning passion finds them torn between duty and desire.

When the mayor dies in the throes of passion, Katherine tries to sneak his body out of the brothel. Before she can dispose of the body, she is stopped by a handsome outlaw. The townspeople of Silver Ridge spot them together - and accuse them of murder. Now the pair must band together to prove their innocence.

The desire for revenge sent William Enton, third baron of Landow, into Darktowne to punish those who destroyed everything precious in his life. But this infamous lair of robbers and cutthroats is no place for a gentleman and when he wakes after being set upon by brigands, a golden-haired angel is tending to his wounds.

Chrissy McMullen has made a career leap, all the way from slinging drinks at Chicago's most notorious nightclub to dispensing psychotherapy from her sleek new practice in L.A. Even if she can't quite shed her too-loud, too-curvy alter ego-or the brawling family that insists on claiming kinship. So when her most famous client, buff football star "Bomber" Bomstad, starts chasing her around her desk and getting, well, unzipped,Christina gets just a little miffed, until Bomber has the bad manners to drop dead at her feet.

Lachlan MacGowan, the "Rogue Fox," is suspicious of the able warrior who rescued him in battle - but he's shocked to discover the mysterious "Hunter" is really ... a woman! Beneath well-worn soldier's garb is a proud beauty named Rhona, whose fire enflames the Fox's passions much more than the gentle Highland lassies he's used to. This is the woman Lachlan must wed and bed - though her ties to an enemy of Scotland suggest the incomparable lady has a traitorous soul.