Elizabeth Turner

Born on the wrong side of a prosperous Lake Michigan lumber town, Claire Sorenson works as a maid for handsome lumber baron Cole Garrett, and daydreams about his charmed life. With his fine home and beautiful family, he seems to lead a fairy tale existence-that is, until tragedy strikes and Cole is accused of murdering his wife. Claire knows in her heart that Cole is a kind, decent man and comes to his defense. Though Cole's entire household has deserted him, she agrees to stay on to care for his baby daughter, secretly determined to prove his innocence. Cole is haunted by the scandalous secrets that surround his marriage and knows that time is running out to clear his name. In Claire, he finds a trusted friend and an exquisite temptation-but cannot bring himself to burden this tender, noble woman with the stigma and heartache of loving a man whose future is so uncertain. Yet despite his selfless motives to protect Claire from what may be inevitable tragedy, he is powerless to stop her reckless pursuit of the truth, fueled by an unbreakable will of a woman's fierce love.

Blush Sensuality Level: This is a suggestive romance (love scenes are not graphic). Caitlyn Carmichael hates indians. They killed her beloved brothers for no reason at all, and she has promised to never forgive them. But that's before she looks into the defiant eyes of the half-breed her father has captured. Despite her vow to hate indians until she dies, Caitlyn knows she cannot let her father hang an innocent man. Stalking Wolf's proud bearing earns her respect. Though she tries to fight it, she can't resist her attraction to him. In his arms, thoughts of hatred and propriety are soon forgotten. Lost in the wonder of his embrace, she surrenders to the heat of forbidden fires.

In 1814, as war rages between Great Britain and the United States, English beauty Gillian Stafford finds herself traveling to a remote British stronghold in the wilds of northern Michigan. But though she faces myriad dangers and grueling hardships, it is the man her father sends to accompany her that troubles her most. For Luc du Pre is part Indian, part French, and wholly disturbing...a fiercely handsome stranger who fills her with fear and undeniable longing. Hired by the British to act as a scout, Luc du Pre has played a dangerous game...risking his life to gather vital information for the American cause. Now, he finds himself escorting a Colonel's pretty, pampered daughter through the wilderness. When their passion ignites one night in a deserted cabin, he can only wonder where it will lead. For they are two people from different worlds, on different sides...and it will take a miracle for their budding love to survive.