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Ruth Langan
Also known as: R. C. Ryan, Ruth Ryan Langan
Ruth Ryan Langan is the author of over one hundred novels, both historical and contemporary. She also writes contemporary Western romantic suspense for Grand Central Publishing, as well as some novellas for Jove under the pseudonym R. C. Ryan. Source: wikipedia
High noon...an hour synonymous with death in a great many Western towns.
— from Angel, 1992
Most acclaimed
Highland Fire
From the pomp and privilege of aristocratic London . . . Orphaned by the tragic accident that took her parents' lives, Lady Christina St. John knows she has little choice but to sell herself into a loveless marriage. That is, until she discovers she is heiress to a long-buried treasure . . . and embarks on a journey that will take her deep into the ancestral lands of her mother's people—and force her to play a role in a daring masquerade. To peril and passion in the Scottish Highlands . . . But Captain James MacIver sees through Christina's necessary deception. An enigmatic American with his own mysterious claim to her family's land, James has returned to Scotland to put the bitter betrayals of the past behind him. What he finds is a willful, titian-haired beauty who challenges his birthright, fires his blood, and brands his soul with passion. To love forged in the heat of desire—and deception. Against a dangerous world of intrigue, amid the savage beauty of a wild, fierce land, two unlikely lovers clash. Yet even as fiery hunger flames into searing love, Christina knows she can never reveal her true heart to the arrogant, irresistible man who has sworn to possess her—body and soul.
Angel
1992
The bestselling author of THE THORN BIRDS returns with a novel of laughter, passion and more than a little magic ! 1960, Sydney's Kings Cross. Harriet Purcell leaves her conventional, respectable home and respectable, passionless boyfriend and moves into a rooming house owned by Mrs. Delvecchio Schwartz. There, Harriet finds a life she relishes -- excitement, adventure and passion. Mrs. Delvecchio Schwartz makes a living from telling fortunes, and is mother to 4-year-old Flo. Beautiful little Flo is mute, and Harriet comes to love her as if Flo were her own -- and must protect her at all costs when tragedy strikes! Angel is Colleen McCullough at her vintage best, drawing on her own experiences of living in the Cross in the 1960s and writing of a world that has long gone. Most of all, it is a tale of a woman's love for a child, and what she is prepared to endure to ensure her survival.
Ransomed Brides
From the high seas to the Scottish Highlands, two men of action meet two women of spirit, and a battle of wills and love ensues! — SAMARA (Swamp Fire, Bk 2) by Patricia Potter — She was a fiery beauty -- and Reese Hampton's prisoner of war. Torn between duty and desire, and believing her married, the roguish privateer let Samara O'Neill escape. Then Reese discovered the truth and vowed to move heaven and earth to reclaim his prize! HIGHLAND BARBARIAN (Highlands, Bk 1) by Ruth Langan On the day of Meredith MacAlpin's wedding, the infamous Brice Campbell kidnapped her and brought her to his Highland fortress. At first the Scottish noblewoman simply feared for her life -- and her virtue! But soon the irresistible barbarian claimed all of her for his own....