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During the bitter War Between the States, the Night Riders were an elite Confederate unit known for daring raids behind enemy lines. Now that the war is over, Captain Cade Wheeler is coming home to his grandfather's Texas ranch. But what should be a happy homecoming has a bitter purpose, for Cade and his five surviving comrades have come only to hunt Leveau diViere, the traitor who'd betrayed them to the enemy. But fate has other plans for these bold...

"A Stranger to the Rescue Colby Blaine has been a loner his whole life. And he isn't about to change now. But that doesn't mean he can ignore people in trouble. When he rides up to an inexperienced wagon train under attack, he doesn't hesitate to jump into the fray. It's only after the raid that he really lands himself in hot water... Naomi Kessling is certainly grateful to Colby for saving her family and agreeing to lead their train to safer territory....

When Laurie Spencer said "I do," she never realized she'd be trading one pair of shackles for another-until her husband's unexpected death leaves her with an opportunity to escape her controlling family for good. Determined to be independent, Laurie approaches sexy rancher Jared Smith with an offer she hopes he can't refuse. Jared's determined to make it in Texas, but with the local banker turned against him, it looks like his dream may be slipping...

"Zac Randolph is a gambling man. One of seven infamous brothers, he'd kicked the Texas dust off his boots and found his new home in the Little Corner of Heaven Saloon in San Francisco's notorious Barbary Coast. Running a saloon is exactly the kind of work he's best suited for, and he's happiest keeping the rough men who frequent his halls in line. Until a figure from his past comes calling and his whole world is flipped upside-down. Zac has no interest...

"The Randolph brothers are known as a wild, unruly bunch. Carving an empire out of the rugged Texas land, fighting off rustlers, they're unwilling to change their ways until oldest brother George Randolph lays down the law. George wants to bring his brothers in line and put his ranch in order, but he needs to find someone strong enough to help him. Rose Thornton is penniless and desperate, and will do just about anything to keep going. It's going...

Colorado Territory, 1872: It was about as rough-and-ready as the West could get, a place and time almost as dangerous as the men who left civilization behind, driven by a desire for land, gold ... a new life. Boulder Gap: It was a false-fronted, one-street town where the only way a fellow could find a decent woman was to send away for her. Tanzy: When she first caught sight of the man she'd come west to marry, her was galloping after a gang of bandits,...