Cordia Byers

Lady Kathryn Grayson is a gently bred noblewoman with a privileged future ahead of her ... until her greedy uncle decides to steal her fortune by committing her to an insaner asylum.

Her family tricked her into a betrothal with an evil old man. There was nothing to do but run.... The first thing Callista did was disguise herself as a boy; which was not easy with her long raven locks and voluptuous body. But she managed to get herself hired as a cabin boy aboard a ship bound for America. Her secret was safe until she fell ill and the captain discovered she was a lovely young woman. He become obsessed with her. Finally he seduced her. This was the beginning of a strange love affair in which Callista found herself equally obsessed.

Society miss by day...daring thief by night When Devon Mackinsey is saved from her life as a scullery maid by the titled grandmother she never knew, she blossoms into a spirited beauty, determined to save her ancestral home even if it means turning to crime as the notorious Shadow. But when Hunter Barclay discovers the flame-haired vixen stealing his uncle's silver, they make a devil's bargain -- one kiss for silence about his secret: he's a spy for the colonists. They part as Devon's destiny is cast to the wind in a dangerous and exciting adventure that takes her around the world and back -- ever a slave to passion and the man who has made her a prisoner of love. Devon Series: Devon (Devon #1) Black Angel (Devon #2)

BETRAYED BY HER FIANCE--WOULD SHE EVER FIND TRUE LOVE? -- Star Grayson was about to be married to Brett Tremayne when she discovered the shocking depths of his betrayal of her innocent love. Yet the confrontation that followed was even more horrifying, for Star was soon left with a devastating choice: marry Brett or be branded a murderer! -- All she could do was escape, little expecting that her refuge would be one of Natchez, Mississippi's most notorious brothels. There Star met the handsome and rugged Texan Kyle Hunter who found himself mightily attracted to her. Star was equally aroused-until she learned Kyle thought she was a whore. But both were in for an even bigger surprise when Star disguised herself and joined a wagon train headed for Texas-the same wagon train led by none other than Kyle Hunter! Somew3here along the hard trail West, Star and Kyle would have to confront the longings they could not conceal...Star of the West.

HEATHER... She was a golden-haired beauty who'd never known her parents. Brought up as a foundling with David, the son of a marquis, she learned the manners of a lady. All of which helped her when she was captured one night and sold to a fancy brothel. Captain Nicholas Guyon, David's friend, who had long lusted after Heather, rescued her from that notorious palace of pleasure. He planned to make her his mistress. He had not reckoned on falling in love with her. But Heather had no intention of surrendering to the man who once had almost raped her... A lusty tale of fiery passions and deadly intrigue of men at war and women in love..

DREAMS OF GOLD LED HER WEST, WHERE HER INNOCENCE WAS SOON LOST TO THE FLAMES OF DESIRE... Golden-haired Emerald Banyon sees her prospector father meet death at the hands of merciless claim jumpers. Vowing revenge, she escapes into the wilderness, only to be hopelessly lost in a furious snowstorm. But young Emerald's life changes the moment she meets Apache Ryan, the dark mysterious gunslinger who rescues her...and forever steals her innocence with his burning lips. Torn between regret and desire. Emerald struggles to contain the seething passion that Apache has stirred deep within her. For in Apache's fiery embrace, she has been born a woman...a woman who will soon face danger and adventure, and a love greater than any she could have imagined.

Royale Carrington refused to be the ward of King Charles and be married as he saw fit. So she took to the high seas as captain of her own pirate ship -- vowing to avenge her father's death at the hands of Spanish conquistadores. . But everything changed the night Royale was kidnapped and brought to El Diablo, the mysterious pirate feared by men and adored by women. For El Diablo awakened all of her desires, and in one night of reckless lovemaking, Royale fell hopelessly in love..

England was a strange new world - for one accustomed to buckskin and bare feet! Fortune McQueen grew up in the North Carolina wilderness, the daughter of trappers who'd saved her from the savages who murdered her mother. The mountain men were Fortune's only family - until Kane Warrick claimed her as the granddaughter of an English lord. Suddenly, she found herself heir to the family mill now in the greedy clutches of her evil cousin Manville! With proper clothing and gentle instruction from Kane, Fortune blossomed into a beautiful lady. But the innocent lass had much to learn about civilization... and men. Some men, she soon discovered, could be ruthless and dangerous. While others, like Kane Warrick, could set her heart beating in the most unsettling of ways...

Something about the woman hit John Roper hard, right in the gut. She was frightened, her face bruised, yet her inner beauty and bravery were immediately apparent. And there was no way in hell he was leaving her alone to face a roomful of rowdy cowboys and whatever desperate circumstances had brought her there in the first place.But how he got from those first thoughts to making her his wife was something he was still wrestling with the next day.... He knew he'd put his life on the line to protect her. But would a man who knew nothing about being a husband ever be able to give Katie the happy ending she so deserved?

FREEDOM IS HER DREAM, BUT LOVE IS HER DESTINY Megan Wakefield refuses to wed the man chosen for her by King Edward, and so disguises her loveliness to ward him off. Heiress to an impoverished estate, she must rob to feed her staff, yet the spirited young woman has vowed never to give up her cherished independence for any man. But Megan's life changes the night she is caught thieving, and is rescued by Royce, a mysterious outlaw. Out of the night he comes to save her from arrest and certain doom. And when his hungry bandit's lips devour hers, the raven-haired beauty's fate is sealed. For even as she wonders who he really is, the woman in her soul stirs, and Megan plunges headlong into forbidden love and high adventure... Silk and Steel Series: Silk and Steel (#1) Desire and Deceive (#2)