Daughter of Fortune

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Cindy Holby

"Wounded and on the run, Cade Gentry stumbles into a kind man who's on his way to become the new pastor of Angel's End. But not long after Timothy Key takes him in, Cade's enemies catch up with him, and the young pastor is killed in the crossfire. Cade survives, stealing Timothy's identity to escape and arrives in Angel's End on the brink of death. Leah Findley is the sheriff's widow, trying to make ends meet for herself and her son. Having the new minister as a boarder will help, but she isn't expecting him to be wounded when he arrives. And she definitely isn't expecting the feelings that the new preacher stirs deep inside her. The more time Cade spends with Leah, the deeper he falls in love. To Cade, she's an angel who's saved his life and given him the sense of hope he's never known. But he's not the man she thinks he is, and before he can find permanent shelter in Leah's arms, he must learn to have faith and put his former sins to rest ..."--Page 4 of cover.

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[by] Louisa Bronte [pseud

A vision of the Promised Land called them from Europe's shores...Peddlers and outcasts, they sought freedom under America's majestic, sweeping skies — and ecstasy in each other's arms. JARED: He dared to flee the Old World for Philadelphia, and to exchange a peddler's wagon for a Midas's fortune in the copper-laden mines of Colorado... MIRIAM: The loving, faithful wife. She could forgive Jared anything...but betrayal in another woman's arms... VASHTI: Jared's other woman. Passionate, proud, sensuous, she found a love beyond her wildest dreams and a fortune on the turbulently savage western frontier...

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Bobbi Smith

"A man in love is nothing but a fool. Mitchell Williams is convinced of it. Many of San Francisco's loveliest women have led the handsome shipping magnate to bed, but none will lead him to the altar. All of Mitch's firm convictions are stripped away when he is shanghaied by an enemy and shipwrecked in the South Pacific. Espri, his island rescuer, is worlds away from the calculating beauties he has known, and as innocent and gentle as she is seductive. Forced to marry, Mitch intends to keep his distance. But no obstacles can withstand the heat of that searing, irresistible island fire"--Publisher description.

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Johanna Lindsey

She was the beautiful daughter of a dirt-poor Alabama farmer. But Angela Sherrington, 21, had a dream: to love dashing Bradford Maitland, the 30 year old handsome heir to magnificent Golden Oaks. In the satin boudoir of a Yankee bordello, Angela's prayers are answered in the loving arms of the man she lived for. But scandal, cruelty and a shocking family secret threaten to tear apart two passionate hearts newly joined, imperilling a bold and forbidden romance too overpowering to deny.