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Saddled with a man's name, the captivating Billy Jack Tate makes no apologies for taking on a man's profession. As a doctor at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, she is one step closer to having her very own medical practice- until Hunter Scott asks her to give it all up to become his wife. Hunter is one of the elite. A Texas Ranger and World's Fair guard specifically chosen for his height, physique, character, and skill. Hailed as the toughest man west of any place east, he has no patience for big cities and women who think they belong anywhere but home.

Deborah Vandermark is pursuing her interest in medicine beside her beau Dr. Christopher Clayton. Although her West Texas lumber town isn't quite ready for a female physician, she has reason for hope. But she's blindsided when Christopher ends their relationship to return home to his troubled family.

Eliza Spalding Warren was just a child when she was taken hostage by the Cayuse Indians during a massacre in 1847. Now the young mother of two children, Eliza faces a different kind of dislocation; her impulsive husband wants them to make a new start in another territory, which will mean leaving her beloved home and her departed mother's grave--and returning to the land of her captivity. Eliza longs to know how her mother, an early missionary to the Nez Perce Indians, dealt with the challenges of life with a sometimes difficult husband and with her daughter's captivity.

Three generations of the Brown women travel west together on the Oregon Trail, but each seeks something different. When the trail divides, a decision must be made that could bring survival or tragedy. The challenges faced will form the character of one woman--and impact the future for many more. Drama, adventure, and family struggles abound as three generations head west on the Oregon Trail When Tabitha Brown's son makes the fateful decision to leave Missouri and strike out for Oregon, she refuses to be left behind.

Hyam is a likeable lad who will make a fine farmer someday. But he carries a burden few can fathom. As his mother slips toward death, she implores him to return to Long Hall, where he spent five years as an apprentice. It was there that Hyam's extraordinary capacity for mastering languages came to light'and soon cast him into the shadows of suspicion. How could any human learn the forbidden tongues with such ease' When Hyam dares to seek out the Mistress of the Sorceries, her revelation tears his world asunder.

After seven years as a Chicago homicide detective, Lisa Grant has hit a wall. Ready for a kinder, gentler life, she takes a job as a small-town police chief. But the discovery of a human skeleton by a construction crew at the edge of town taxes the resources of her department. A call for assistance brings detective Mac McGregor, an ex-Navy SEAL, to her doorstep. As they work to solve the mystery behind the unmarked grave, danger begins to shadow them.

Wildly Fun Adventure and Romance in Connealy's New Series Kylie Wilde fought in the Civil War dressed as a boy and now she's homesteading as a man. But she makes one lousy man! When land agent Aaron Masterson comes to inspect her claim, he immediately realizes she's a woman. She begs him not to tell, but can he in good conscience defraud the U.S.

The young, robust new country across the ocean represents a whole new life for the denizens of Stonewycke in Scotland. What will going to America mean? Will they truly be able to leave the past behind? Will Ian be cleared of the criminal charge against him?

When a rival railroad baron attempts to kidnap the eldest daughter of General Roberts, owner of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Zac Cobb quickly steps in and rescues her. But as the gunsmoke clears, Zac and the woman must make a desperate run for safety.

When a tomb is uncovered in the mountains of Israel, forensic expert Jordan Stone, Vatican priest Father Rhun Korza, and archaeologist Eric Granger converge to investigate. Soon they're fighting to recover a mysterious tome rumored to be written by Christ--but a shadowy order wants the book for its own devious ends.