Elizabeth Lane

It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century On July 20, 1969, after a decade of tests and training, supported by a staff of 400,000 engineers and scientists, and with a budget of billions, the most powerful rocket ever launched brought Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the moon. Nobody captured the men, the mood, and the machinery like Norman Mailer, hired by LIFE magazine to cover the mission in a dazzling reportage he later enhanced and extended his reportage with deeper reflection in the brilliantly crafted book, "Of a Fire on the Moon", excerpted here for the first time.

Ryan Tolliver Was on the Trail of a Woman The Wyoming rancher was only looking for the promised reward when he set off to track down the mysterious Molly Ivins, missing some eighteen years. But after a nasty fall robbed him of his memory, things got a lot more complicated. Tragically orphaned at seven, Molly Ivins fell into the caring hands of a Cheyenne medicine man and came to be known as Moon Hawk. Yet when a handsome white man with amnesia burst into her life, she had to decide between newfound love and loyalty to her tribe.

Macao, China in 1839 is an exciting, exotic locale, but is being violently torn up by the ultimate clash of East and West, of godly corruption and heathen pride: the Opium Wars. Caught amid this upheaval is Kathleen Bellamy, blinded by fate but sensitive to the world around her. Even if she cannot see it, she can feel the turmoil in the air as it matches the conflict in her heart. Cheng Lo is the only man able to illuminate the dark depths of her soul. But she is unfortunately bound to her missionary father. Will their duties betray what their passions owe each other? Their love is forbidden and their future unseen but Kathleen's addiction to Cheng Lo is about to propel her into a world she can only imagine in her dreams.

Alexandra Bromley was looking for adventure, and for a way to escape the prison of her father's wealth. Then handsome pilot Rafe Garrick literally crashed into her life!Rafe wasn't looking to settle down. Yet as Alexandra nursed him back to health, he couldn't ignore the courageous spirit that matched his own. Succumbing to desire, Rafe and Alexandra were forced to wed. Now Rafe must find a way to give his adored new bride the freedom she so desperately craved!

Dashing but cynical Quint Seavers lives for danger. A past betrayal has made him wary of love, and he has no idea that independent, practical Annie Gustavson holds a secret longtime passion for him. Nor does he realize that the only reason Annie has traveled to San Francisco is to win his loveor walk away forever.When disaster strikes the city, Annie's courage and determination match his ownand suddenly Quint knows that she is exactly what has been missing from his life all along....

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"We're going to have a child. You need to come home so we can get married."So wrote Hannah Gustavson to her childhood sweetheart, the father of her baby. But with no response, she was forced to marry another man...her lover's brother.Tall, handsome and honorable, Judd Seavers could make any woman's heart race. Hannah was no exception, and she was awed by the ex-soldier who gave her his name.A forbidden love as grand as the Rockies crested between them. But a shadow loomed. Would the baby's father come home? And if he did, would Judd return his borrowed bride?

Not even a remote Colorado ranch can shelter Jace Denby while he's on the run. He voluntarily took the blame for his brother-in-law's murder, but one danger this fugitive doesn't see coming is impulsive Clara Seavers. With the law on his back he must leave, though her beauty and fierce courage entice him to stay....Clara doesn't trust this hired farmhand, but she can't deny the rugged, unexpectedly caring man ignites her spirit...and heart. The more Jace fights their mounting passion, the more she'll risk to make him hers forever.