Nadine Crenshaw

Three young women journey to the glorious city of San Francisco determined to follow their passions and dreams as the United States plunges itself into World War I

Returning by moonlight to the inn where his true love, the landlord's daughter, awaits him, the highwayman is unaware that the king's soldiers also lie in wait for him, concealed in the girl's bedroom.

From the windswept crags of Cornwall to the searing skies of Morocco to the shimmering shores of Brazil the daring call of her heart will lead her on a breathless odyssey of danger, adventure, and love... The fear of an arranged marriage sent Katherine Heartfield fleeing for her life--and into a world of treachery and peril. She had always yearned for adventure but now she found herself an innocent pawn in a conspiracy that reached all the way to King Charles. She managed a daring escape by masquerading ad a young man aboard a ship bound for the West Indies... Sheffield Denton was very young when his ship was captured by pirates and he was sold into slavery in Morocco. But from the moment he spied the English beauty wearing a man's rags, he vows that he will break his chains, escape, and claim her for his very own....

WAR HUNGRY VIKING The crash of a wooden club and the howl of a Norse cur forever shattered innocent Edin's dreams of marrying her childhood sweetheart. And when the svelte young beauty found herself in the grip of her betrothed's killer, Edin vowed one day she'd give the devilish invader his due. But as she hardened her heart against him, the gorgeous captive's body couldn't shut out his nearness. His broad chest heated her, his strong hands molded her...and Edin was soon longing for the ruthless raider from the North to show her his uncivilized kind of love! HIGH-BORN SAXON Ever since his father had been murdered by a British bedthrall, fierce Thoryn Kirkynson had sworn vengeance on all the English dogs. The accursed land was for pillaging, its men meant for hard labor, and its women for illicit pleasures. Yet even as the bearded Nordic chieftain swung his axe in slaughter, he could not staunch the rush of tender feelings that flooded him when he saw the enemy princess. Loathing himself for his father's weakness, Thoryn sought not only to dominate his captive...he yearned for her whispers of love and endless hours of ecstasy in Edin's Embrace.

RESCUED BY A RAKE When a muscular, handsome trader bought her freedom from her Blackfoot captors, Victorine's thanks knew no bounds. Surely he'd deliver her from these uncharted Rocky Mountains back to civilized Philadelphia. Then the blackguard announced that she'd stay with him as his bride--and the headstrong beauty's gratitude turned to outrage. Never would she submit to such a brute; never would she allow him a husband's privileges. But as the powerful woodsman worked his sensual magic on her, the innocent blonde's protests drowned beneath her uncontrollable gasps of ecstasy!!ENTRANCED BY A VIPERThe instant hot-blooded Cougar saw the Indian Warrior's new slave, the virile adventurer knew he had to have the curvaceous captive for himself. And once he paid two bales of beaver for her, he realized that there was no one in the unsettled wildnerness to challenge his right to the wench. It didn't matter to the rugged frontiersman that she ceaselessly swore she'd never let him near. Soon he'd be silencing her pretty lips with kisses, demolishing her precious pride with embraces........and proving just how mistaken she was as he claimed her as his loving MOUNTAIN MISTRESS. Golden Heart by Romance Writers of America Nominee (1987)

This collection of eighteen stories introduces young readers to the best in both classic and contemporary fantasy. Featuring extracts from enduring classics such as Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling, C. S. Lewis's The Silver Chair, and Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, this anthology provides the perfect sample of a very popular genre. Carefully selected by Diana Wynne Jones, each story is sure to delight, enchant, and entice youngsters into the imaginative world of fantasy fiction.

When a handsome stranger overpowered her in her boudoir right after her marriage ceremony, inexperienced Laura Upton was too frightened to do more than faint. Later when she awoke, the scarcely clad beauty found herself on a galloping horse, in the powerful embrace of her virile kidnapper. How dare this riff-raff deprive her of the most romantic night of her life! Stroking her creamy flesh as she struggled, the bold cowboy whispered how wicked a man her husband was -- and the ebony haired beauty didn't know whether she should rejoice she was rescued... or be terrified she'd be ravaged.

THE PLUNDER Young Princess Aasa trembled as the magnificent Viking warrior drew near. Olaf, the dreaded Norse King's golden-haired son, had come to claim her--not for himself, but to warm his widowed father's bed. Yet as their eyes met, Aasa vowed that she would never belong to any man but Olaf... THE PRIZE His mission was a bloody one: to abduct the fair Aasa and slay her brother. But he could not bear to hurt this beautiful maiden; he would deny his birthright if only he could win her love. THE PRICE But in this terrible time of swords and savagery, Olaf and Aasa would soon be torn from each other's arms--Aasa to become an unwilling bride and a powerful queen. Until she defied fate in a desperate act of rebellion that could lead to tragedy--or to an ecstasy no innocent girl had ever known--and no woman would ever forget.