Isabella McCree wanted to be loved. So she traded her lonely Eastern existence for life in a mountain cabin with her rugged mail-order husband and his brood. But could she ever put her haunting secrets behind her and become a 'real' wife? Between raising four children and training wild stallions, Matt Prescott had no idea how to court a woman again. Especially not a shy beauty like Isabella. Yet when he looked into her blue-green eyes he saw strength - as well as a pain that mirrored his own - and knew he'd somehow find the way to her heart.

The Queen's Savage As Brenna MacAlpin looked at the fierce, dark warrior, who had spent a lifetime defending his English queen, her blood ran cold. For she was the leader of a Scottish border clan and would give her life for her people against invaders like Lord Morgan Grey. He thought to subdue her with an impressive show of force, but she would soon show him what one woman driven by loyalty could do. Morgan knew he had been a fool to agree to implement the queen's scheme to unite the families on both sides of the border by marriage. His unwilling Scottish guest was proving to he more trouble than she was worth, and he was afraid that his once peaceful life would never be the same.

The Campbells and Lamonts were enemies sworn... For the sake of his twin, Shaw Campbell would storm the gates of Hell. Yet his brother was not in the hands of the devil, but of Merritt Lamont, a female firebrand who would defend her family's honor to the death...and readily take Shaw with her! In these vengeful times of clan warfare, Merritt knew there were few men she could trust. Yet there was something in the eyes of Shaw Campbell that spoke of a man of peace. A man who could all too easily capture her troubled heart!

On a wagon train heading West, a mysterious gunman, Rourke, is hired to protect the train from the many dangers they will face. Abby Market must be the son her father never had, and the mother her family lost. But on this perilous journey, she becomes a woman in Rourke's arms. These two survive disease, disaster and deception, only to face the most painful trial of their lives.A Ruth Ryan Langan Historical Romance Classic.Abby Market and her family join a wagon train heading West, leaving behind all that is familiar. A gunman named Rourke, a loner, a battle-scarred Union veteran, hires on to guard the wagon train to its final destination, California. Rourke finds himself drawn against his will to the tough, determined Abby. Across the miles, as they face the perils of death, disease and attack by those who would destroy them, Abby and Rourke band together to survive, and discover a love as fierce as the land itself. But when Rourke's bitter past threatens to destroy them, they must do everything in their power to survive, even at the cost of the love they have come to treasure above all else.

Wanted by Ruth Langan released on Apr 23, 2004 is available now for purchase.

The Jewels of Texas Pearl Jewel Was About To Teach A Lonely Cowboy A Lesson In Love. Cal McCade's world was the open range with no one but himself and his haunted past for company. It was the life of a man with no ties—and he liked it that way, until Pearl, a cultured beauty fresh from Boston with proper manners and fiery kisses, gave him a taste of something he could never have. Diamond, Pearl, Jade and Ruby. The Jewels of Texas. Four sisters as wild and vibrant as the untamed land they're fighting to protect.

Cover-Up by Ruth Langan released on Mar 25, 2004 is available now for purchase.

THE JEWELS OF TEXAS: THE TOWN SHERIFF AND THE TOWN TEASE ... Ruby Jewel was a flirt of the first order who flouted authority at every turn, but she couldn't charm her way past Marshall Quent Regan. Quent had vowed he'd make Hanging Tree's heartbreaker toe the line, even as his passion for the sultry Ruby threatened to break all the rules.

Arriving home, warrior Andrew Ross discovered his castle ravaged by fire, his father and all who lived within its walls dead. Yet alive amidst the carnage was a woman with the face of an angel who claimed to have special powers. Had Andrew's enemy sent her to destroy him--or could she do as she claimed and wield her magic to uncover his enemy? Gwenellen Drummond had always struggled to control the mystical powers that ran in her family--until a spell gone awry brought her to the aid of a fierce Highland laird out for vengeance, and her true gift was revealed. But would she win Andrew's love and trust in time to save his clan...and his shattered soul?

* From New York Times Bestselling Author Ruth Ryan Langan ... A Historical Romance Classic. * Texas born Jessie Conway sets off on a reckless journey to find her father, who left on a cattle drive and never returned to their hard-scrabble ranch. Cole Matthews is on the trail of a cold-blooded murderer. The last thing he needs is to baby-sit some fool female. But for better or worse, these two must work together if they are to survive the perils they will meet along the way. LOOK FOR THAD CONWAY'S STORY IN TEXAS HERO BY RUTH RYAN LANGAN "... delivers it all with page-turning romance!" -- Nora Roberts, New York Times bestselling author "A popular writer of heartwarming, emotionally involving romances." -- Library Journal

Retribution by Ruth Langan released on Jun 24, 2004 is available now for purchase.

The Cyprian and the Bluestocking! Lucille and Susanna Kellaway are as unalike as twins can be! Lucille is a dedicated scholar and Susanna is a high class courtesan. When Lucille agrees to occupy Susanna's house for a few weeks to help her sister claim an inheritance, she scarcely expects to tangle with the enigmatic landlord, the Earl of Seagrave...

Three proper English sisters who, upon the death of their father and brother in a shipwreck, take over the family business -- as privateers in the employ of Charles of England. THE HANDSOME CAPTAIN WAS DUTY BOUND... At the dying man's request, Riordan Spencer had pledged to watch over John Lambert's beautiful daughters. But when he arrived in Land's End, he never expected that Ambrosia Lambert would ignite a passion in him unlike any he'd ever known! Though irresistibly drawn to the mysterious Captain Spencer, Ambrosia would not be swayed from her mission to carry on her father's legacy. Yet how could she convince her handsome protector that her need to remain a privateer to the king would not stand in the way of the powerful love that surged between them?

* From New York Times Bestselling Author Ruth Ryan Langan ... A Historical Romance Classic. * "... delivers it all with page-turning romance!" -- Nora Roberts, New York Times bestselling author Thad Conway is a loner by choice. His reputation as a dangerous gun-slinger is known far and wide in Texas. Caroline Adams is on her way to a respectable job as teacher in the little town of Hope, Texas, thousands of miles from her ugly past. But when her past is exposed, Thad's skill with a gun may not be enough to protect her from the wealthy man who steals her hard-earned respect by spreading vicious rumors. It will take a special kind of hero to help her win back her pride, and save her life in the process. LOOK FOR JESSIE CONWAY'S STORY IN TEXAS HEART BY RUTH RYAN LANGAN. "A popular writer of heartwarming, emotionally involving romances." -- Library Journal

A Witch, A Warrior And The Wilds Of Scotland...! ’Twas like a quest out of legend, Merrick MacAndrew knew, but he would risk anything to save his dying son - even kidnapping Allegra Drummond, whose mystical healing talents ran apace with her power to set his heart ablaze! What enchantment, this? A giant of a Highland lord had torn Allegra Drummond from idyllic seclusion to do his bidding! No matter that his reasons were noble, rousing her compassion and concern. Merrick MacAndrew had used a life-transforming magic of his own, to bind her to him forever - heart, body and soul!