When her mentor disappears, Winter follows his trail to the Pacific Northwest, where the untamed wilderness is beautiful...and hides deadly secrets. Anthropologist Winter Barstow knows nothing of her past or ethnic heritage and tells herself it doesn't matter. Everything changes when Doc, her mentor, sends her an authentic ceremonial wolf mask from Olympic National Forest. The mask calls to her in ways she can't understand or explain. Then Doc disappears. Determined to find him and discover the mask's origin, she travels to the mysterious, awe-inspiring forest where she's confronted by Native American ranger Jay Raven, who has no love for Doc. The deeper Winter digs into her mentor's disappearance, the more alarming things become. She begins to hear a mysterious wolf's howl...even when no one else does. Jay warns Winter to leave, but she owes Doc and herself the truth. And even though it goes against everything he has promised his...

His courage, her fears. No car is fast enough to outrun love. Defensive driving instructor Mara Curtis always shared her pro auto racing family’s “no fear” attitude. Until the night she is abducted and nearly raped. Now she’s afraid of her own shadow, afraid to live alone on her isolated property. Only while teaching does a little of her old spark come back—and her newest student is definitely challenging her with his macho attitude. No way will she give him the satisfaction of cracking her fearless façade. Determined to break the car theft ring that almost killed his best friend, Officer Reed Stewart takes Mara’s class to get close to the sports car community. Instead he finds himself compelled to help her find justice, no matter what it takes. Reed is everything Mara ever wanted, everything she believes she isn’t. It’s only the adrenaline from his pushing her to break her own speed record that has her agreeing to set up a sting. But when her attacker returns to finish what he started, Mara must find another gear to fight for her life—and Reed’s love. This book has been previously published. Warning: Heart-stopping romance, fast cars, and adrenaline-fueled love scenes. Author not responsible for burned-out clutches.

There's no fighting a current this strong...When Michon volunteers to chaperon a group of teenagers on a canoe trip, she knows her appearance could be held against her. Her exclusive department store job requires her to look model-perfect, and she aches to break free of the constant pressure.She never expected to find someone who understands her inner restlessness, much less in the form of rugged river tour guide Chas Carson. Yet the walls around his heart are almost as high as her own, and there's only one way to breach them. Prove herself.Chas is equal to all of life's challenges, at peace in the wilderness, and at peace with himself. Michon touches a lonely place in him, stirring a fierce need to protect her from harm. Much as he admires the city woman's willingness to stand up to anything nature throws at them, one thing is certain. Once the trip is over she'll go back to her safe, secure life. And he'll become a memory.This book was previously...

To pioneering settlers, Oregon is the "promise land". To the Rogue Indians, it is home.Dark Water is the keeper of her tribe's history. Pregnant, she searches for her missing husband. When she finds him dead, murdered by the whites, her labor pains begin.Barr Conner, a loner, has been hired to protect the local miners. Once enslaved by the Rogues, Barr knows how they think and despises them all. But he can't turn his back when he comes upon Dark Water in labor. Or walk away from her tears when the child is stillborn.The divided worlds in which Dark Water and Barr live forbid what is starting to grow between them. Now they must fight for survival, fight to reconcile their pasts, their different beliefs, and ways of life. Or deny the happiness that lies just beyond reach.REVIEWS:"A beautiful love story; sensitive, hard-hitting on the emotions, with a unique compassion for Indian tradition." —Catherine Anderson, New York Times author"A powerful, and...

"Soul of the Sacred Earth is a compelling read!" —Historical Novels ReviewMorning Butterfly and the Hopi have always been a peaceful people, living in harmony with the land and the other tribes who call the West their home. When Spanish invaders descend with a plan to subdue and then enslave the Hopi, she fears their cherished way of life is in peril. Knowing her people won't rebel, she turns to a most unlikely ally in Cougar, a Navaho brave whose quiet strength and unflinching courage stir her heart.Cougar is proud of his people's abilities as warriors and has never been concerned about the Hopi, but in their looming destruction he sees the fate of his own people, one he is desperate to avoid. Repelled by the Spanish atrocities and drawn to the beautiful Morning Butterfly and her unspoken sensual promises, he knows they must overcome their tribes' differences to fight a much more sinister foe.As the Spanish captain becomes more sadistic by the day and a misguided missionary's...

OUT OF THE MISTS OF TIMEWhen she first came to the sacred tribal land in the California wilderness, anthropologist Tory Kent paid little heed to the tales of a mystical warrior keeping watch there. But then a dark figure appeared through the mists before her--and suddenly the unimaginable became reality. Wherever--whenever--he had come from, the one called Loka was truly a man, and he awakened a need within Tory that could scarcely be denied. For he had returned, after a century in the shadows, to claim her--the woman destiny had promised only to him. Though entangled by undeniable passion, each walked a path seemingly impossible to weld together. For Tory was tied to the present. And Loka was bound by an age-old promise to protect his people's legacy...even at the cost of his own life.