LYNNA BANNING

Jerusalén, 1192. Tercera cruzada.Soraya al-Din era una mujer sedienta de venganza. Disfrazada de chico, nada podría apartarla de su objetivo. Marc de Valery era un caballero cansado de combatir que habia de cumplir una ultima mision: proteger al rey Ricardo en su peligroso viaje de regreso a Inglaterra.Mientras amanecia sobre el dorado desierto, Soraya emprendio el camino con Marc. Era la primera etapa en un viaje que la llevaria a traves del Mediterraneo, por los hermosos paisajes de Italia y los abruptos Alpes franceses, lejos de todo lo que le era conocido. Con el peligro pisandole los talones, ¿podria blindar su corazon contra el honorable caballero al que habia jurado matar?

She would be his undoing A hardened, battle-weary warrior, Reynaud has forgotten what it is to be in the company of a beautiful woman, to delight in her comfort and warmth. On his return to Granada he is drawn to Leonor, and senses that she can heal his hidden scars. She is set upon a dangerous path a path that they travel together, becoming closer every day every night. But such forbidden passion might be their undoing

Ladies unite. Votes for women! Caroline MacFarlane has one mission in life. The pain she experienced at the hands of her father is numbed when she stands on stage and teaches the world that women are just as strong, rational and capable as men! But when her safety is threatened, suddenly protective Sheriff Hawk Rivera is glued to her side, day and night! This unexpected bodyguard has Carolines life in his hands, and shes surprised to find that Hawks commanding presence is not just reassuring, but enticing too

Jerusalem, 1192, The Third Crusade Soraya al-Din is a woman bent on revenge. Disguised as a boy, nothing will keep her from her quarry! Marc de Valery is a war-weary knight who has one last dutyto protect King Richard on his perilous journey back to England. As the sun rises over the golden desert, Soraya sets out with Marc. It is the first step on a journey that will take her away from all she knowsacross the Mediterranean to the beautiful Italian countryside and over the harsh French Alps. While danger follows close in her footsteps, can she shield her heart against the honorable knight she has sworn to destroy?

Temporarily displaced Southern belle Jane Charlotte Davis was desperate to make enough money to return home. So when town banker Rydell Wilder, a Northerner through and through, offered her a loan to start her own business, she jumped at the chance. Even though the man was too handsomeand too interested in herfor her peace of mind. Once, Rydell Wilder had been the new, poor boy in town. Now he had the wealth and the means to get whatever he wanted. And what he wanted more than anything was Jane. But did he have a prayer of turning their business deal into a marriage contract?

SHOULD SHE TRUST HIM? When a stranger turned up at her farm, in need of a place to rest, Ellen OBrian didnt have the heart to turn him away. He looked darkly dangerous, but she could handle herself; she had learned hard and fast when her husband upped and left. Jess Flint couldnt help but admire Ellens courage and griteven though he had to keep secrets from her. He showed her what it was like to feel like a woman again, to have a man to hold and rely on. With danger just around the corner, could their bond help them surviveor would his past tear them apart?

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries Everything Dr Sage West needed to know shed learned from a bounty hunter! When she had trekked into the mountains with Cord Lawson to save a life, shed thought that book learning was all that mattered. Now, one rain-soaked river swim and bare-chested kiss in the sun later, she knew that being alive meant feeling things. But could Sage survive the heartbreak when her tantalising tutor resumed his wandering ways? Life was uncertain, so a man took his pleasures where he found them. That was the law that Cord Lawson lived by. But when he found Sage West everything changed, for this surprising lady doctor sparked something new in his footloose soul a certainty that hed at last come home!

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries Lynna Banning is an "older," retired woman who loves history, particularly the medieval and Old West periods. She was a professional editor for 30-plus years, taught high school English and upon early retirement in 1993, she began writing fiction. She found it wasnt easy. How-to books, workshops, conferences and sweaty hours with pen in hand finally led to a completed novel, which was rejected. But they asked for "what else did she have?" and thus was born her first published book, Western Rose, a tale of the Old West (Oregon frontier) and, loosely, the story of her grandparents courtship. An amateur pianist and harpsichordist, Lynna performs on harp, psaltery and percussion instruments in a medieval music ensemble. She enjoys hearing from her readers; you may write directly to P. O. Box 324, Felton CA 95018, or e-mail carolynw@cruzio. com. You can also visit Lynnas Web site at www. lynnabanning. com.

A home for the drifter Cordell Winterman is haunted by his mistakes and the years spent paying for them. Broke and hungry, he takes a job as a hired man on Eleanor Malloys farm. Eleanor needs help. Desperately. Her kids are running wild and the place is held up by spit and rust. But as Cord helps her set her home to rights, Eleanor realises she doesnt just need this enigmatic drifter with hunger in his eyesshe wants him too!

Crazy Creek, Oregon, had never seen a lady lawyer before, much less one like Irene Hardissonand neither had Clayton Black, Texas Ranger. In fact, it had been over a year since hed caught the scent of anything sweeter than gun powder. He was on the trail of a killer, and it had suited him just fineuntil now. Fortunately, the lady liked games, and after a few hands of poker, Irene and Clayton discovered they had more in common than they thought. And what started as a mission for justice was quickly turning into a mission of the heart.

A widow before shed even been a wifeMary Margaret Hampton was in big trouble! Lonely loggers. One genteel lady. A dangerous combination, Tom Randall thought. He was trying to run a business, not a tea party! And if obstinate Meggy Hampton didnt hightail her moonlight and magnolias back south, the sweet sparks she was igniting would make the campand his passionexplode like the Fourth of July!

A woman detective? Not on his watch!As if tracking down train robbers wasnt hard enough, now Sheriff Jericho Silvers back-up has arrived and shes a gun-toting, head-turning beauty. She sure spells trouble. Madison ODonnell had the perfect life a beautiful home and all the ladies luncheons she could stomach but it left her bored to tears. Now a widow, shes determined to fill her days with daring deeds and wild adventures. Jericho is equally determined that shell be on the next train home. But this is one lady who wont take no for an answer

Extra! Extra! Mail-Order Brides Compete To See Who Can Deliver! That should be the headline in the Gazette, Lolly Mayfield swore. Here shed gotten up the gumption to answer an ad, only to find herself competing for bride status against two other women, with Kellen Macready as the extremely eligibleand very masculineprize! If it werent for charity, Kellen Macready would never have agreed to be the grand prize in a public matchmaking contest. But then hed never have met Lolly Mayfieldsassy, direct, outrageous and the one woman in the competition, or out of it, able to make his slumbering heart wake up and sing!

MAIL-ORDER MARRIAGE Its whispered in Smoke River that single father Thad MacAllister is a few quarters short of a dollar: his ambitious plans for his farm are downright crazy and his young son is heading off the rails. This family needs a womans touch! But the arrival of Leah Cameron, Thads mail-order bride, causes a ripple of disapproval. Oregon is a far cry from China, and to make her dream of family come true Leah will have to win over the townsfolk and unlock the secrets of her husbands shattered heart.

I want you to marry me. A wedding in Smoke River, Oregon Marianne Collingwood has inherited a business, the perfect escape from her life of drudgery! Theres one condition: to claim the business she must be married! Her co-worker, handsome Lance Burnside will have to be the groom this marriage of convenience will help them both! Only once its too late does she consider the question of the marriage bed they must share

A cattle drive is no place for a greenhorn but this city miss is here for the ride! Cowboy Zachariah Strickland should put Alexandra Murray on the first eastbound train home. But he has no choice other than to take her on his cattle trail. She hasnt ridden a horse to death, nor shot anybody, but she does drives him furious with longing Is it possible Alex belongs right here in the Wild Westwith Zach?

New Year, new family! Heading west, pregnant widow Jenna Borlands life surely cant get any more complicated until fate throws Lee Carver across her path. She resents his help, but she needs him to drive her wagon over the Great Plains. Lee cant fathom why this prickly woman gets under his skin. But as the journey brings these two outsiders together, he wonders if Jenna and her baby could be just what he needs to begin a new life and a brand new family!

This towns not big enough for the both of us . . . Self-proclaimed spinster Jessamine Lassiter is striving to keep Smoke Rivers newspaper afloat when Cole Sanders rides into town to start up a rival paper. Emotions run high as Coles constant, infuriating presence causes sparks to fly both in and out of the office! But does he truly desire Jess or is he just waiting to put her out of business? Whatever he wants, she is prepared to fight him all the way . . .

PLUM CREEK BRIDE Erika Scharf Had Always Followed Her Heart Now it had led her to America, and a tortured man with a motherless infant. But would the widowed Dr. Jonathan Callender ever recover from his grief? Whatever drove him had died with his young wife or so it seemed to Jonathan Callender. He knew only that nothing mattered anymore until the day a German whirlwind disguised as the very determined Erika Scharf charged into his life and made his heart live again.

In Wildwood Valley, Trouble Wore a Badge enticingly pinned to Sheriff Ben Kearneys broad, muscular wall of a chest and Jessamyn Whittaker was determined to find a way around it. But how could she, when just looking at the man put her at a loss for words? The day Jess Whittaker stepped off the stage, Ben Kearney knew he was in for a hell of a ride. The woman had not only inherited her fathers nosiness, but boasted her own special talent for trouble and a real knack for dragging him into the thick of it!