The Season of the Wilde Flower Series
Wisdom's Prize Book 5
Meredith Wilde is as fiery as the color of her hair. The school teacher for the town of Ruley, Colorado, Red is also passionate about teaching her students. When newcomer Michael Wisdom refuses to allow his daughter to attend class, Red sees red and determines to change his mind.

Michael Wisdom has already lost a wife and son. He isn’t about to risk losing his daughter or allow some overbearing – albeit pretty - school marm tell him how to raise her. A carpenter by trade, he’s come to the west to forget the tragedy of his past.

But when he begins to see Caroline respond to Red’s attention, begins to see in Red what he never saw in his deceased wife, Michael begins to wonder. Could there be a future for him? One without pain and sorrow? Or will tragedy follow him again – and those that he loves?
Avalon Historical Romance
ISBN 0-8034-9746-6
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Honor's Reward Book 4
Catherine Wilde-Donley wants to begin a new life. But the scars on her hand as well as those in her mind prevent her from forgetting the tragic fire that took her husband’s life and nearly her own. Deciding she must revisit her New York past before she can have a Colorado future Kit’s plans are derailed when New York Detective Sam Honor arrives to arrest her for Zachary’s murder.

Sam Honor finds it difficult to believe the beautiful, waif-like woman he’s hired to find is a murderess and the mastermind of the largest counterfeit ring on the eastern seaboard. But it isn’t his place to question. He’s just interested in the nice reward he’ll receive for bringing her in.

Until they begin their escapade-filled journey across the nation. Time spent together makes Sam realize Kit is innocent. And when she’s nearly killed, a powerful need to protect her makes him realizes he’s fallen in love with her. But will Kit ever be able to trust him? Especially when she finds out she isn’t under arrest at all? And that the man who hired him to find her is probably the man who wants her dead?
Avalon Historical Romance
ISBN: 0-8034-9647-8
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A Place for Her Heart
Book 3
June Wilde has been told all her life that her beauty will land her a wealthy husband. One who will take her far from the poverty of her youth. So far, all her searching has done is lead her into disgrace and back to her roots.

Luke Hart has always loved June Wilde. But Luke is just a blacksmith - reason enough for her to reject his suit. She doesn't believe he is different from the other men who say they'll never leave her penniless, and that the beauty he admires in her is much more than skin deep.

But when threatened with ruin and Luke's steadfastness, June must reconsider her aspirations. Will Luke have the patience to wait for June to discover she's meant for him alone? Or will her marriage goal keep her from realizing that the sanctuary she longs for has nothing to do with money and everything to do with finding a place for her heart.
Avalon Historical Romance
ISBN: 0-8034-9587-0
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A Worth To Behold Book 2
May Wilde only wanted security. Having lived in harsh circumstances most of her life, she wouldn't dare dream of finding love. Rather, she'll settle for a husband who will provide for her, and rely on their children to fill the empty space in her heart. She thinks she has found that man in bank manager Edwin Talbot. Until he betrays her, branding her a thief.

Railroad foreman Travis Worth finds it difficult to believe May could steal his payroll. She is such a caring woman that she stirs in Travis a remembrance of his other life as a doctor before the war. A career he turned his back on when he failed to save the life of his best friend. But if May didn't steal the payroll, who did?

As May and Travis crisscross the Colorado plains searching for the real thief, they discover more than money. But can Travis let go of his wounded past? And will May believe that she is worthy of his love?
Avalon Historical Romance
ISBN: 0-8034-9556-0
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A Will of Her Own Book 1
April Wilde has vowed never to give her heart away to another man. Not after her father abandoned her at the age of twelve, leaving her to raise two younger sisters on the harsh Colorado plains. But now May and June are grown and happily preparing to leave home, and April sees a bright future on the farm she loves so much - alone.

Will Caulder has other ideas. A wealthy southern landowner before the Civil War, Will has made his way west to find a new home. In a card game he wins the deed to a farm. But Will’s luck sours when he finds the farm occupied - by the beautiful and defiant April Wilde.

As April and Will prepare to battle for the land, something more profound stirs in their hearts. Can April prevail in keeping hers safely locked? Or will a southern rogue convince her he’s he's the best wager she could win?
Avalon Historical Romance
ISBN: 0-8034-9526-9
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Beyond Compare
Isabel Marchand had several reasons to wed Jeremy Quinn, the Marquis of Pearl, not the least of which was to retain custody of her orphaned nephews. It didn't matter to her that he had spent the last two years in Marshalsea prison, or that he had never answered one of her letters. What mattered was the trust she longed to earn from him-and the passionate love she longed to share.

Quinn walked out of his cell to hear that a bride awaited him-and found himself face to face with his former fiancee. Why was she willing to marry him now? He had no answer to that, and no idea whose cruel scheme had sent him to Marshalsea. Yet vengeance was difficult to consider, when all he could dream of was Isabel's sweet kiss.
Precious Gem Historical Romance, #3
ISBN: 0-8217-7063-2
Precious Gem Historical Romance, #76
ISBN: 0-8217-6171-4
Promise Forever
Although Jade Kendell was desperate to escape her stepfather's rundown tavern to make a life for herself and her sister in London, she was not desperate enough to steal. But when Karr Alexander arrived looking for his brother, he discovered a pouch full of Alexander jewels in her bedchamber. Taken as his unwilling hostage, Jade resolved to prove her innocence-and vowed to escape the darkly handsome duke who threatened to steal her heart...

For Karr, his younger brother's disappearance was simply another indication that he had neglected family duty far too long. Determined to set right whatever scrape Thane had stumbled into, Karr dragged the captivating Jade into the search-and found himself torn between his desire for her and the ducal obligations that stood in the way of their love.
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