Книги автора: Carol Arens

LOOKING FOR PEACEFINDING…TROUBLEColt Wesson Travers is headed for a life of tranquillity in Texas. Here, he’ll finally escape the obligations demanded by his notorious outlaw family.But when he meets his stubborn lodger, Holly Jane Munroe, his illusions of peace are shattered. Colt is thrown right into the middle of two feuding families intent on winning Holly Jane’s hand…and her grandfather’s land! He quickly realises that life with delicious Holly Jane is going to be anything but quiet…

Trace Ballentine, investigative journalist, has gone undercover to expose the corruption at a remote South Dakota hospital. But when his long-lost sweetheart appears out of nowhere – beautiful, vulnerable and with two adorable children in tow – he can’t risk blowing his cover.Lilleth Preston finds bumbling librarian Clark Clarkly curiously attractive… and strangely familiar.Is there more to the mysterious, bookish Clark than meets the eye? But she has secrets of her own, and revealing the truth could put both Trace and Lilleth in grave danger…

His Fair LadyThe only life Ivy Magee has known is aboard a gambling boat. Until cowboy Travis Murphy arrives with the startling revelation that she’s inherited a ranch. Ivy must now leave her home behind and put aside her tomboyish ways.To save the ranch, Travis knows Ivy must marry a wealthy stranger. And if that means teaching her to become a lady, then so be it. Except, being a part of Ivy’s transformation makes Travis wish he could be the prince to this unlikely Cinderella!

An outlaw's wife…With her home burnt down, her outlaw husband believed dead, and five children entrusted to her care, Melody Dawson must leave the ashes of her past behind to start afresh…And an outlaw hunter…Atoning for a youthful mistake, US Marshal Reeve Prentis has made tracking down criminals his life’s work.His dangerous job has always demanded a solitary existence, yet escorting Melody across the Wild West has Reeve longing for change – and a family of his own!

WANTED: A HUSBAND BEFORE THE DAY IS OUT. MUST HAVE A WICKED STREAK AND THE FASTEST TRIGGER IN THE WEST! Sitting in the finest second-hand wedding dress she can find, Emma Parker watches the clock tick down. She needs the most willing cowboy in town to become her husband before the sun sets – or she’ll lose her first ever real home.Then Matthew ‘Singing Trigger’ Suede saunters in, and his cover as the Robin Hood of the West is almost blown as he escapes from a bank. So Emma offers the renegade an alibi to save him from the noose…if only he’ll escort her down the aisle – immediately!

“I won’t let you steal my ranch.”But will this rancher steal her heart?Laura Lee is devastated when Jesse Creed arrives claiming that her new, perfect house doesn’t belong to her absent fiancé – but to him! Until he can prove it, however, Laura isn’t going anywhere. But living side by side with the alluring rancher is temptation itself. And suddenly this house starts to feel an awful lot like the home she’s always longed for…

THE MOST SOUGHTAFTER REBEL IN THE WEST!Bounty hunter Zane Coldridge – infamous, dangerous and revered – does not do distractions. He’s renowned for his nononsense attitude, and criminals fear the day he comes knocking on their door! But when Zane encounters Missy Lenore Devlin his resolve is swiftly tested!This ditzy yet innocently beautiful damsel in distress is on the lookout for adventure, and Zane has that in abundance. Torn between chivalry and keeping his head in the game, Zane pulls Missy onto his horse and promises her a journey – one which neither could have imagined when the sun rose over the prairie that morning!

A Wyoming marriage of convenience…Agatha Magee has put her difficult past behind her and is living an independent life at the circus. But when William English rescues her – from being shot out of a cannon! – their scandalous situation leaves them no option but to get married!William has no intention of making this more than a marriage in name only. Agatha must somehow change his mind if she’s to have the family she’s always yearned for…

The neighbourhood bad boy…Is he back for good?Widow Juliette Lindor believes in Christmas miracles. And for the sake of her small children she hopes there's one that will restore her town to its former glory. But then Trea Culverson returns, bringing back all the passion she thought she'd never have again. With the townspeople firmly set against him, can she show them and Trea that trust and love are just as powerful as any Christmas gift?

From American heiress… …to his convenient Countess! When American schoolteacher, Clementine Maccoish, rescues a handsome stranger from perilously drowning late at night, she’s stunned to discover he’s actually Heath Cavill—the Earl of Fencroft—and the man she’s conveniently betrothed to! He has a reputation for being a man of mystery, so what was he doing outside so late? Intrigued by his secrets, Clementine wishes to find out the truth before she walks down the aisle to wed him!

From City Spinster… to Cowboy's Bride!Abandoned as a young child, Rebecca Lane has always felt unlovable. Convinced she’s too tall and strong-minded to find a husband, she heads West to start a new life on her grandfather’s ranch.Lantree Walker is wary of his employer’s beautiful granddaughter. But when Rebecca is threatened the cowboy does the only thing that will keep her safe – he marries her! Lantree might have convinced his reluctant bride to take his name, but what will it take to get her into his bed… ?

A bride to redeem an outlaw!The only way Boone Walker can escape jail is by capturing the fearsome King brothers. But to do that he needs Melinda Winston’s help – and that means making her his wife!After being valued only for her beauty, Melinda is delighted to find a man who sees her for who she truly is. Even as their mission leads them into ever greater danger Boone proves to be courageous and honourable beyond measure, and Melinda determines to show her outlaw husband that he is worthy of redemption…

An outlaw's wife…With her home burnt down, her outlaw husband believed dead, and five children entrusted to her care, Melody Dawson must leave the ashes of her past behind to start afresh…And an outlaw hunter…Atoning for a youthful mistake, US Marshal Reeve Prentis has made tracking down criminals his life’s work.His dangerous job has always demanded a solitary existence, yet escorting Melody across the Wild West has Reeve longing for change – and a family of his own!

Wrap up warm with these three Christmas tales.A Family For Christmas by Carolyn DavidsonWhen a handsome widower and his young boy are stranded at Joy Watson’s Missouri homestead just before Christmas the true meaning of love and family is revealed.A Christmas Miracle by Carol ArensLaira Lynne is striving to save her beloved town. New arrival Rayne Lantree is the only man with the power to make her dream come true…if he’ll just believe in a little Christmas magic!Christmas With Her Cowboy by Lauri RobinsonRanch hand Tanner Maxwell is not pleased that Anna Hagan has returned to the Double Bar for Christmas. But the little girl he once knew is all grown up. She knows how to get what she wants – and he’s right in the line of fire!

“I won’t let you steal my ranch.”But will this rancher steal her heart?Laura Lee is devastated when Jesse Creed arrives claiming that her new, perfect house doesn’t belong to her absent fiancé – but to him! Until he can prove it, however, Laura isn’t going anywhere. But living side by side with the alluring rancher is temptation itself. And suddenly this house starts to feel an awful lot like the home she’s always longed for…

LOOKING FOR PEACEFINDING…TROUBLEColt Wesson Travers is headed for a life of tranquillity in Texas. Here, he’ll finally escape the obligations demanded by his notorious outlaw family.But when he meets his stubborn lodger, Holly Jane Munroe, his illusions of peace are shattered. Colt is thrown right into the middle of two feuding families intent on winning Holly Jane’s hand…and her grandfather’s land! He quickly realises that life with delicious Holly Jane is going to be anything but quiet…

From American heiress… …to his convenient Countess! When American schoolteacher, Clementine Maccoish, rescues a handsome stranger from perilously drowning late at night, she’s stunned to discover he’s actually Heath Cavill—the Earl of Fencroft—and the man she’s conveniently betrothed to! He has a reputation for being a man of mystery, so what was he doing outside so late? Intrigued by his secrets, Clementine wishes to find out the truth before she walks down the aisle to wed him!

Three heart-warming stories of Christmas in the Wild WestA BRIDE AND BABY FOR CHRISTMAS by Lauri RobinsonPregnant Hannah Olsen has made a list of Oak Grove’s eligible men. A list that Teddy White sees—and he’s not on it! Time for him to act so that both their Christmas wishes can come true.MISS CHRISTINA’S CHRISTMAS WISH by Lynna BanningDedicated new teacher Christina Marnell feels her heart race as she watches Ivan Panovsky chop wood for the school. She had ruled marriage out, but Christmas is a time when miracles can happen…A KISS FROM THE COWBOY by Carol ArensKitson James and Livy York both have secrets, but can their love overcome the lies they’ve told? A Christmas kiss might help…

A Wyoming marriage of convenience…Agatha Magee has put her difficult past behind her and is living an independent life at the circus. But when William English rescues her – from being shot out of a cannon! – their scandalous situation leaves them no option but to get married!William has no intention of making this more than a marriage in name only. Agatha must somehow change his mind if she’s to have the family she’s always yearned for…

THE MOST SOUGHTAFTER REBEL IN THE WEST!Bounty hunter Zane Coldridge – infamous, dangerous and revered – does not do distractions. He’s renowned for his nononsense attitude, and criminals fear the day he comes knocking on their door! But when Zane encounters Missy Lenore Devlin his resolve is swiftly tested!This ditzy yet innocently beautiful damsel in distress is on the lookout for adventure, and Zane has that in abundance. Torn between chivalry and keeping his head in the game, Zane pulls Missy onto his horse and promises her a journey – one which neither could have imagined when the sun rose over the prairie that morning!