Joan Johnston
A DESPERATE DECEPTION
THE PROMISE OF FOREVER
When Karl Norwood’s mail-order bride meets an untimely demise on the way to the Montana Territory, Hetty Wentworth steps in to take her place. Hetty has no idea how she’s going to pretend to be all the things she isn’t—including the mother of two kids. She only knows her deception is necessary if she’s going to save...
2) The Loner
Summer Blackthorne swore she’d never forgive Billy Coburn for running...
3) The Texan
In this breathtaking novel, New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston weaves a beguiling tale of two feuding families—the Blackthornes and the Creeds—and of two extraordinary people: loner Owen Blackthorne and beautiful, headstrong Bayleigh Creed, irresistibly drawn to each other despite the desperate odds against their love.
Owen Blackthorne is a lone wolf, a man who doesn’t need
When a sudden tornado of flame from a raging forest fire snuffs out both engines of the Twin Otter being piloted by Taylor Grayhawk, she locks eyes with the last man on the plane: her longtime enemy and one-time lover, smoke jumper Brian Flynn. Grayhawk and Flynn can’t agree on...
5) Jesse
Sometimes love needs a helping hand...
Honey hasn't been the same ever since her husband, a Texas Ranger, died on the job. Juggling the ranch, raising her two teenage children, and nursinga wounded heart has left her at the end of her rope. So when cowboy Jesse...
6) Falcon
Previously published in February 1995 as The Unforgiving Bride
Rancher Falcon Whitelaw always swore he'd never get married, until he found himselfsaying "I do" to widowed mother Mara Ainsworth. And the worst part is, he knows she's onlymarrying him for his medical insurance.
But one look at Mara's sick little daughter makes Falcon question everything...
Joan Johnston sweeps you back to Regency era England and Scotland with a love story that will take your breath away. Here is romance at its best as Johnston brings back unforgettable characters from her bestsellers Captive, After the Kiss, and The Bodyguard in a spellbinding novel of seduction and betrayal.
She was the reigning belle of the ton for...
8) Heartbeat
New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston returns to Texas with a captivating story of justice, secrets, and a love that can heal all wounds
Dedicated Texas Ranger Jack Kittrick is hard on the trail of a killer who is preying on the helpless in a large San Antonio hospital . . . a hunt that leads him to Maggie Wainwright, the beautiful, enigmatic legal eagle who had access to the victims—and a motive for the crimes. The
...9) Shattered
Nine years ago Kate Grayhawk Pendelton walked into Wyatt Shaw's life--and out of it the next morning. Now Wyatt's back--and has the power to shatter Kate's future with the man she loves.
By reputation, Wyatt Shaw is a brutal killer who always gets what he wants. And he wants Kate and her twin eight-year-old sons.
Texas Ranger Jack McKinley is hot on Wyatt Shaw's trail. The presumed heir to the D'Amato crime syndicate is threatening...
10) Hawk's Way: Adam
Adventurous and stubborn Tate Whitelaw has had enough of her threeoverprotective brothers. After growing up under their watchful eyes, she can't live up tothe expectations everyone seems to have for her. To prevent them from further meddling inher...
11) I Promise
A story of an unforgettable first love in the heart of Texas . . . from New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston
Delia Carson was only sixteen when she fled her Texas hometown. She left behind a web of lies that destroyed her family . . . and Marsh North, the irresistible bad boy she'd fallen in love with. Now, eleven years later, a family crisis forces Delia to return home—back to the mystery, back to the shadows
...12) Unforgettable
Haunted by war wounds and the woman who left him, Ex-Delta Army Sergeant Joe Warren is a man scarred body and soul. His life as he knew it is over, and he has no idea where to go from here. When his sister begs him to rescue a young woman in trouble, Joe reluctantly agrees to help—and comes face-to-face with the most beautiful—willful, stubborn, and sexy—woman he's ever met.
Lady Lydia Benedict yearns for a life of passion
...14) Dallas
She's as far from home as she could can be—and home is Texas, 1864.
Angela Taylor owes everything to Dallas Masterson, the ranger who saved herlife. But somehow, in addition to rescuing her, he's managed to pull her from 1864 intothe twentieth century. And it would be easier to hate him for doubting her...
Invincible
Wealthy aristocrat Bella Benedict has one last wish: to see her five children happily settled. But one of her sons, Max Benedict, has no interest in marriage. Instead, he travels the world as a CIA spy, but mostly lives the playboy lifestyle. When he's asked to investigate a threat against the president,...
The ravishing Duchess Daisy vowed to save Severn Manor by marrying Nicholas Calloway, a Texas bounty hunter come to claim his family’s ancestral lands. But the moment they met, the slate eyed barbarian took Daisy’s breath away. She proposed a marriage of convenience. But she hadn’t reckoned on flash-fire passion with the savage new duke…
Nicholas...
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joan Johnston comes two classic stories of the unforgettable MEN OF BITTER CREEK.
Cale Landry
When THE MAN FROM WOLF CREEK leaves his secluded mountain refuge to seek revenge on the thief who robbed him, he never expected he’d end up taking home the wily old bandit’s gorgeous and spirited daughter Raven. But Cale will never get back what he lost, until he learns
...18) Hawk's Way: Mac
Mac Macready has it made—women chase after him, men envy him, and he's got his dream job—untilthe day he loses everything. So when the beautiful Jewel Whitelaw approaches him with ashocking proposal, he's got no choice but to accept...
Twin sisters Hope and Faith are delighted to finally find their long-lost triplet, Charity. And as their family gathers for a party at Hawk's Pride, the three sisters must each untangle their own lives and loves. Will there be a happily ever after for each of them?
Originally...
20) Outcast
Society bachelor and former army sniper Ben Benedict moves between two worlds--from high-society Washington to the mean city streets, from tuxedos to Glocks. His powerful Virginia family wants him out of harm's way, but Ben stays on the job, determined to make amends for a past that haunts him.
Dr. Anna Schuster is fighting demons of her own when she crosses paths with Agent Benedict. The two become adversaries--and lovers--as they search
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