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Betty Brooks
Also known as: Betty Gaines, C.B. Brooks
Betty Brooks was born and raised in Palo Pinto County, the second eldest of eleven children. During her early years, she roamed the Palo Pinto Mountains with her brothers, developing a love for the outdoors that remains to this day. She became an avid reader in grade school and her love of books has stayed with her throughout the years. In 1953, she married her high school sweetheart. Two years later, he was drafted into the army. His military career spanned twenty years and brought the family (one son and two daughters) to Michigan, Minnesota, California, El Paso, TX, and Germany. When James retired in 1976, they moved back to their hometown of Mineral Wells, TX. There, Ms. Brooks began her writing career. Her first book, Savage Flame, was published by Zebra in March, 1987. A national best seller, it was nominated by Romantic Times (RT) for "Best Indian Romance" by a new author. Her Apache quartet was nominated by RT for "Best Western Romance Series" of the year. In total, Ms. Brooks has written twenty Historical Romances for Zebra Books. 1999 brings the release of three new Betty Brooks titles. A Place in my Heart will be available in April, A Wayward Heart in December, and her novelette, Mail Order Love, is offered as lead title in Zebra's anthology Always A Bride (May 1999)
Most acclaimed
Comanche Passion
HE'D BE HER GUIDE Auburn-haired Serena Graves had grown up wanting only one thing: to find and rescue her younger brother who'd been taken by the Comanche and raised as an Indian. Now that she was eighteen, it was time to make the journey. But there was a problem: Pecos Smith, the only man who could lead her to Buffalo Hump's camp and negotiate the rescue, was unwilling to take her. Her words fell on deaf ears; her money was ignored. As a last resort, Serena smiled . . . then felt the touch of burning flesh on hers. As her lips opened uder his kisses, Serena knew that the long journey across Texas would be filled with days of loving and nights of passion under the hot Texas sky . . . regardless of what she might find at journey's end! SHE'D BE HIS WOMAN Pecos Smith was a bitter, hardened man, and when he said no he meant it. The handsome half-breed had had his share of trouble with the Comanche, and the last thing he needed was the long trek to Buffalo Hump's camp on a fool's errand with a silly white girl. Hell, her brother was better off staying with the Indians anyway! But when the reckless green-eyed beauty insisted on making the journey, then whispered "Please!", Pecos's defenses crumbled. He'd act as her escort, but that's not all he'd do. He'd kiss every inch of her velvety body, run his hands through those cascades of fiery chestnut hair, and guide the lovely Serena to the heights of rapture.
The Wayward Heart
One minute she was headed for a vacation out west. The next, Anne Faraday was swept up by the force of a twister and tossed back in time to 1851 Wyoming. Wandering dazed through the land of blue skies and sagebrush, she's rescued by rugged Luke McCord -- and finds herself riding a wagon train to Oregon, headed for a future of adventure, danger, and a love that will defy the boundaries of time.