Reluctant socialite Coraline Baxter longs to live a life of significance and leave her mark on the world. When her local suffragette group asks her to climb Mount Rainier to raise awareness of their cause, she jumps at the chance, even though she has absolutely no climbing experience. If she can do it, any woman can do it. And after her mother issues an ultimatum-that Cora marry the man of her mother's choosing if she fails-Cora must do it. But she can't do it alone. Noted mountain guide Nathan Hardee initially refuses to help Cora but has a change of heart when he sees what is at stake. He knows enough about the man Cora's mother has chosen to know that the headstrong young woman should have nothing to do with him, much less marry him. These unlikely partners may just discover that only together is the view most glorious.
It is 1886, and the government has given the US Cavalry control of Yellowstone. For widowed hotelier Kate Tremaine, the change is a welcome one. She knows every inch of her wilderness home like the back of her hand and wants to see it protected from poachers and vandals. Refused a guide by Congress, Lieutenant William Prescott must enlist Kate's aid to help him navigate the sprawling park and track down the troublemakers. But a secret from his past makes him wary of the tender feelings the capable and comely widow raises in him. As they work together to protect the park and stand firm through injustice and tragedy, they may just find that two wounded hearts can share one powerful love when God is in control.
Meg Pero has been assisting her photographer father since she was big enough to carry his equipment, so when he dies she is determined to take over his profession--starting with fulfilling the contract he signed to serve on an Army survey of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in 1871. What she doesn't realize is that the leader of the expedition is none other than the man she once refused to marry. Captain Ben Coleridge would like nothing more than to leave without the woman who broke his heart, but he refuses to wait even one more day to get started. This survey is a screen for another, more personal mission, one he cannot share with any member of his team. As dangers arise from all sides, including within the survey party, Meg and Ben must work together to stay alive, fulfill their duties, and, just maybe, rekindle a love that neither had completely left behind.
An escape from the heat and dust of London to a summer house party is the perfect backdrop for love to blossom. This collection will sweep you away into the homes of London's polite society who are looking for their own happily ever afters.
In An Engagement of Convenience, Kitty is a chaperone for her cousins and the model of propriety, until she meets her old crush Quentin Adair. When he proposes a wild charade, she agrees, even knowing she might lose her heart to him again. But will she have the courage to overlook the rules and reach for a chance at love?
In A Perfect Match, Genevieve's best friend introduces her to Christian Amesbury, the man she's set her cap for. Genevieve quickly comes to know Christian for herself and develops feelings for him, but can she betray her friend to have her own storybook ending?
In The Paupers' House Party, Edward Downy is invited to a curious house party where the guests are competing for a fortune. He makes a fast friend in Agatha Holmwood, who is also struggling to conform to the challenges presented by the hosts. But when their friendship turns to more, can they give up a fortune in money for the possibility of love?
