Brides of Seattle Series

Civil war devastated the country and left Rachel Sawyer stranded in a dead-end job as a seamstress with no prospects for marriage. Men are thin on the ground in Massachusetts, so Rachel and her best friend travel west, to Seattle, with the handsome Talbot brothers.Jason Talbot, the eldest brother and wealthy owner of a lumber company, is so far beyond her reach that falling in love with him is the most non-sensical thing she could do. So, of course, she does. But after one sensualmidnightencounter, Jason pushes her away.   Jason Talbot and his brothers are desperate to keep their lumberjack crews happy. And if that means traveling across the country to escort a hundred women to Seattle as mail-order brides, that's what he'll do. The brides are for other men. After losing his wife ten years ago, he's not interested in risking another devastating blow to his heart. When Rachel catches his eye, his head and his heart are at war, and he's not sure which side will win.   But when a thief springs up in their midst, and Rachel's determination to solve the mystery leads to murder, Jason realizes he'll do anything, not just to protect her from a killer, but to win her heart.

Lucy Davison becomes a mail-order bride with 99 other brides headed for Seattle in the Washington Territory. The Civil War has depleted the availability of marriageable men in New Bedford. One of the men who comes to bring the women to Seattle is Drew Talbot. When Lucy meets Drew, lightning travels her body at their touch. The problem is that whenever Drew is around, Lucy suddenly becomes totally graceless and usually end up in Drew's arms. She believes all her dreams are coming true when she is courted and becomes engaged to the man she loves.    Then she is kidnapped by Harvey Long after witnessing his murder of another bride. He takes Lucy and brutalizes her, making everyone believe the worst. With her reputation in tatters, she calls off the wedding and refuses to marry Drew. Lucy has given up believing in dreams coming true.   Drew knows that Lucy is still a virgin, though she doesn't admit to it. She admits to nothing and barely talks to him. He is determined to rescue Lucy from herself-imposed prison and convince her that dreams really do come true and their love is real and worth fighting for.   When Harvey escapes jail and comes gunning for Lucy as the only witness to his murder of the other bride, Drew has to protect his love from being the next victim of a serial killer.

She intrigues him.   Gabe Talbot has never met a woman like Josie.   She's beautiful but dresses like a man.   She's elegant but cusses like a sailor.   And even though he watched his brother nearly die from heartache when he lost his wife, Gabe is breaking every rule he's ever had about women.He's falling in love.But Josie has other ideas. She's never known a man who didn't abandon his family, her own father included.   She's independent. Capable. She doesn't need to depend on anyone. And she doesn't want a man who's going to give her another broken heart.   When four lonely orphans enter the picture, Josie might finally accept his marriage proposal, but it's her mixed-up, rebellious heart he's determined to claim

Nicole Wescott had many secrets and became a mail-order bride to escape them. Little did she know she'd run into a monster worse than any she'd facedbefore.   Michael Talbot had his world shattered when his fiancée married another. Now he's sworn off women, but the weeping of the woman in the stable had him changing his mind and marrying her the same day he found her.   Michael and Nicole must learn to trust each other even as danger and a killer stalks them. Can trust turn to love?

Adam Talbot has his life planned out, and that plan does not include a wife. So why does one woman occupy his mind night and day? He is being trustedto deliver a group of mail-order brides from Massachusetts all the way to the Washington Territory. Karen is one of them. She's beautiful, smart and has two young children that should scare Adam off faster than an angry rattlesnake.   He was burned at the altar, left standing with his heart broken and the whole world laughing when his fiancée eloped with his best friend. A woman is more trouble than he needs. But he's the moth and she's the flame. He knows he's going to get burned. But allowing her to marryanother is out of the question. And when a deranged woman from Karen's past threatens the soft-hearted woman he can't help but fall in love with--and her two precious little ones--Adam discovers that walking through fire doesn't burn anymore, not if it gets him what he really needs...his own family.