Maryhelen Clague

"In 1835 Lea Hammond arrives with her married sister and two nephews at the isolated outpost of Fort Brooke, Florida to join Rachel's husband, Captain Ben Carson. Unlike her sister, Lea is drawn to the wild, tropical beauty of the country. She plans to return north but instead, the violent outbreak of the Second Seminole War and an unexpected marriage tie her to the territory she has come to love. As pioneer settlers, Lea and her husband work the unforgiving land and survive the dangers of building a home in the wilderness. Eventually they return to the growing village of Tampa, only to find they must overcome more challenges by man and nature before they can fully realize their love for each other. Only then can they face the future."

BOLD SEDUCTRESS Orphaned Maud Mellingham knew there had to be more to life than being a servant at a country estate. So when a troupe of traveling players passed through Thornhill, the lowborn English maid vowed to be a part of their glamorous world. Especially when a handsome green-eyed stranger stepped from behind the scenery--and the enchanted innocent literally saw stars! Worldly-wise and shamelessly sensual, Alan Desmond was a legend of the London stage...a bold seducer who awakened her heart to the promise of passion even as be stroked her sweet flesh to heights of rapturous ecstasy! SEDUCTIVE ROGUE Treading the boards of the world's great theatres had taught Alan to trust no one and take his pleasure where he could...and the flame-haired British vixen promised endless delights! Alan knew that her fresh faced beauty and captivating charms would take the curvaceous chit far, both on stage and off: Which fit in perfectly with his scheme of revenge against the bated English enemy who'd driven him from his homeland and destroyed his birthright. But once Alan bad tasted sweet Maud's ruby lips, he was lost...in the tender wonder of her fiery embrace. Now all be wanted was this woman by his side forever, sharing a lifetime of their...WILD WANTON LOVE

PLEASURE ME It was too good an opportunity to miss. New to the thriving town of Fireweed, Kansas, innocent 18-year-old Ardeth Royce had been mistaken for the glamorous chanteuse Medora Lang. Only Ardeth knew that the beautiful performer had been killed by outlaws on the way to Fireweed. Now Ardeth couldn't resist playing along with the charade; at least long enough to enjoy the luxuries of fame and the escort of tall, rugged Nat Varien, a man whose very touch ignited unfamiliar yearnings deep within her. She refused to think about what the audience might expect from her up on stage, or what Nat might expect from her-in his bed… TREASURE ME Nat didn't know what to make of Medora Lang. While she was just as ravishing as they said, her air of innocence was a surprise-or maybe just a clever act. But if she didn't pass along the secret information she carried, her life wouldn't be worth the strings on her fancy corset. In the meantime, two could play at her game. He knew a lot about a woman's weak points, and he knew just the way to coax the secrets out of Medora. He'd take her again and again to passion's heights until she'd never be able to resist his demands-or even want to resist them…

The Civil War was over, but for two ill-fated lovers the battle had only begun... A HIGH ROLLER TOWN IS NO PLACE FOR A PREACHER'S DAUGHTER TO FIND ROMANCE. When Barbara Allen first set eyes on the small river town of Munroe, Georgia, her heart sank at the sight of its saloons, brothels, and dance halls. But she'd made a promise to herself to make things work for her father, the newly appointed reverend of the local Methodist Church. Barbara immediately got busy with a plan to close the "bawdy houses" of Munroe's "Scarlet Town." But she was up against Will Sweet, the handsome and equally determined owner of the Scarlet Town's most profitable brothels. Will Sweet was the last person Barara should fall in love with. But she did. And, even more surprising, Will fell in love with her. But their passion would be sorely tested. As they plunged heart-first into a tempestuous romance, their minds continued to take opposite stands- in battle of wills that proved more complicated than they'd ever dream.

RUNNING FROM A STORMY PAST, HE FOUND SHELTER--AND DESIRE--IN THE PASSIONATE ARMS OF TWO WOMEN... Reckless, handsome Hugh Sandenny fled his England home for the sandy shores of Savannah--and there he found his destiny in the passionate hearts of two glorious women... Golden Louisa...as brave and determined as any man...her titled beauty hid a dangerous secret that threatened all she held dear. And luscious Arabia...whose dark, ripe beauty drove men wild...a woman who would give her very soul to the man she loved more than life itself. From the gray skies of London and the splendor of Savannah, to the war-torn countryside of revolutionary America, he lived two lives--one fraught with danger and vengeance--and the other ablaze with consuming passion...as wild and tempestuous as the high seas.

Set in and around Westchester County, NY during the American Revolution, this is the story of Nabby Colson, who traveled to the colonies with her beloved husband, only to find a life she absolutely never expected. Now widowed, Nabby must serve out her indenture alone, protect herself from a predatory master, and choose between two equally compelling suitors, one Loyalistm one Patriot. Oh, and survive a war. *Goodreads

Deveroes #2 They were the Deveroes -- mother and daughter -- fierce-willed and determined to have their way, inheritors of the vast Hudson River estate called Southernwood. Emily -- Neither her father's fury, nor the threat of poverty could keep her from the man her heart had chosen: Fade Whitman. He was the man they all said was "beneath" her, and the man with whom she forged a triumphant love that was to endure through the generations... Damaris -- Proud, splendid, and destined to know the anguish of a heart divided between two men -- and the secret torment that was to shadow a lifetime and threaten all that was most precious, all that she had fought for, all that she lived for... Deveroes Series: Beyond the Shining River (Deveroes, #1) Beside the Still Waters (Deveroes, #2)

THE DANGER OF PASSION Lovely, chestnut-haired Jess Maury bated the American rebels, not least for murdering her beloved father. Still grief-stricken, she vowed to carry on his undercover work for the British by boarding a trading vessel in Philadelphia's harbor and delivering an important document to a man in faraway Baghdad--something to do with intercepting a shipment of gold. But long before she set foot on foreign soil she couldn't help succumbing to the overpowering physical presence of Captain Rhys Llewellen. And as she exulted in the forbidden ecstasy of his demanding embrace, it never occurred to her to wonder if there was more to his own voyage across the seas than he was letting on. THE RISK OF LOVE Rhys had more important matters on his mind than gorgeous Jess Maury. As a daring privateer, he had been entrusted by leaders of the Revolution with picking up a vital shipment of foreign gold and bringing it safely home. Still he was not one to pass up the chance to seduce a beautiful woman; that she was fiery and independent as well could only increase the pleasure when he finally got her into his bed. He would plunder the treasures of her supple body all through the star-filled nights, then go after a different treasure, leaving her with the memory of passion's DANGEROUS DESIRE