A New Town, A New Life... And One Man Who Can Save Her Or Destroy Her

Haunted by a past filled with violence and abuse, Claire Ashier must protect her new home and her battered heart from Boyd Grayson, the charming saloon owner who is ruining her boardinghouse business. That’s not an easy task when her only friend in town is Boyd’s dog Sailor. While marching on Boyd’s noisy saloon, Claire matches wits with the handsome saloon owner, and what begins as a test of wills becomes a test of courage. During their confrontations, they develop an unexpected friendship that changes the game for them. It’s a passionate game filled with risk. Boyd wants more, but are the stakes too high for Claire to trust a saloon-owner and open her heart to love again?

After months at sea, Leif Ivarrson wants nothing more than to revel in the comforts of home. Yet when word arrives that a new threat has invaded their land, Leif is forced to take up his sword once more. Tasked with rescuing a jarl’s niece, Sigrid, from this malicious enemy, Leif departs on a journey that will alter the course of his fate.

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When bluestocking bookworm Theodosia Worth resolves to bear a baby for her childless sister, she decides an advertisement is the most practical way to find a father. Leaving behind the comforts of Boston, she travels west in the hope of striking a business-only arrangement with a likely candidate.

Winner of the Affaire de Coeur Reviewers Choice Award for “Best Historical Romance”