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Reckless Love
Two men claimed her. Only one could tame her reckless heart. Joshua Berdeen was the cavalry soldier who had traveled the country in search of lovely Hannah Kinkaid. Josh offered her a life of ease in New York City and all the finer things. Two Hawks Flying was the Cheyenne warrior who had branded her body with his searing desire. Outlawed by the civilized world, he could offer her only the burning ecstasy of his love. But she wanted no soft words of courtship when his hard lips took her to the edge of rapture…and beyond. Publisher’s Note: Originally published elsewhere in 1987. Blush sensuality level: This is a suggestive romance (love scenes are not graphic).
Reckless Heart
Hannah and Shadow had played together as children. He taught her to fish. She shared her mother’s cookies with him because he had no mother of his own. Then, abruptly, Shadow and his people left the valley. When he returns, Hannah is a beautiful young woman and Shadow is a full-fledged warrior of the Cheyenne Nation. Their friendship quickly turns to something much deeper and Hannah finds herself falling in love with the handsome man who sweeps her into his arms, awakening a fierce longing she has never known. But there is talk of war between the whites and the Cheyenne, and Hannah knows Shadow will be considered the enemy. When Hannah’s homestead is attacked, Shadow comes to her rescue. Though their love grows stronger, Hannah fears the day when she will be forced to choose between his world and hers. Publisher’s Note: Originally published elsewhere in 1985. Blush: This is a suggestive romance (love scenes are not graphic).
Under Apache Skies
When a rugged stranger darkens the door of her family ranch, Martha Jean Flynn can tell right away that Ridge Longtree is nothing like the other cowboys who show up in search of work. For in the eyes of this raven-haired, half-Indian loner, Martha sees the hint of danger, the depths of sorrow—and the tiniest spark of untold passion. Indeed, tragedy forced Ridge to leave the Apache stronghold at a young age. But when Martha’s father is murdered and Apaches kidnap her younger sister, he cannot bear to see her distraught. Reluctantly, he agrees to lead her to the stronghold to save her kin. But somewhere along the jagged mountain trail, the two discover a passion that threatens to set their hearts aflame and endanger their mission of rescue…
Reviewer: Missyb0103
Review: Mar 31, 2011
Genre(s): Romance, Native American
Madeline Baker has been around for a while and there is a reason for that! She is just plain good!!!! Known for her Indian romances, Ms. Baker has a gift for storytelling. Under Apache Skies tells of Martha Jean Flynn, a young woman who runs the household and is in charge of her younger sister Dani. When Ridge Longtree happens by on her homestead, her father comes up missing. When Ridge finds her father dead
Dakota Dreams
The desperate convict… Wrongly convicted of murdering his wife, Nathan Chasing Elk has never lost hope of avenging her death and reclaiming his lost daughter. His only chance is to break free from prison—but with his escape comes a grave injury that threatens his life. The prisoner of love… Catharine Lyons is struggling to maintain the family ranch in the wake of her parents’ untimely deaths. When Nathan shows up on her property, badly wounded and close to death, Catharine provides him with sanctuary. Their Dakota dream… As they grow closer, Catharine offers Nathan more than the healing of his body and mind. She agrees to join him on his journey into Lakota territory to avenge his wife’s death. But as they trek through the dangerous West, they discover a passion just as untamed—one that will change their destinies forever. Publisher’s Note: Originally published elsewhere. Blush: This is a suggestive romance (love scenes are not graphic).
Reviewer: Jen Jen
Review: Nov 4, 2011
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Western
Nathan Elk is a Lakota descendant who was wrongly accused of a crime he didn't commit. With a stroke of luck, he was able to escape the depravity of prison and the abuse from the guards, which landed him at Catharine Lyon's front door. She is a Bostonian who migrated to the West with her family 5 years earlier. Surviving the difference of being an Indian, Nathan was able to trust and fell in love with the wom
Love's Serenade
Loving Sarah
When Indians raid Sarah’s homestead, killing her husband and kidnapping her son, her world is shattered. She’s sure she can’t survive on the plains alone, but someone is looking out for her, bringing her baskets of food and clothing, keeping her safe.
Sarah finally meets her benefactor, an Apache warrior called Toklanni who was sent to kill her, but who has fallen in love instead. Together they begin to build a life, but it’s incomplete without Sarah’s son. As Christmas approaches, Toklanni sets out to find him, determined to reunite their family.
Loving Devlin
After rescuing Sarah’s son from the Indians, Sarah and Toklanni—now known as Devlin—thought their hard times were over. Their farm was doing well and Sarah was nearly seven months pregnant with their child. Then a gang of Indians swept through, burning their homestead and kidnapping Sarah.
Devlin heads after them, but getting Sarah back requires a journey deep into enemy territory. Far from the comforts of home, they find themselves creating their own Christmas miracle.
Publisher’s Note: Both Loving Devlin and Loving Sarah were previously published elsewhere.
Reviewer: TheBookQueen
Review: Oct 3, 2010
Genre(s): Historical Romance
Sarah's life changes drastically after the Apache tear through her homestead, killing her husband, abducting her young boy, and burning her barn down. She's lucky to have gotten away with her own life; in fact, one of the Indians came after her, but upon seeing her face, paled as if he'd seen a ghost he left quickly. Devastated by her loss, anxious to hold her son in her arms again, Sarah attempts to start ov
Heart of the Hunter
Kelly McBride is torn between two men—one an ex-con who she’s not sure she trusts, the other the spirit of an Indian who’s been dead for over a hundred years.
Lee Roan Horse and Blue Crow are men with two things in common—they’re both in love with Kelly and they both want the gold hidden on her ranch. When treasure hunters come searching for the gold, Lee and Blue Crow are determined to keep Kelly safe, even if it means they have to defy death to do it.
Publisher Note: This book was previously published elsewhere in 1994.
Reviewer: Kyraninse
Review: Mar 30, 2010
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance
Powerful and mesmerizing, this story puts Madeline Baker square on my list of authors to watch out for. I loved how Blue Crow and Kelly's love unfolded. Tender and filled with the pathos of their circumstances, it kept me flipping frantically, desperately curious to see how their love would end and whether they would get their happily ever after.
The juxtaposition of Kelly's relationship with Lee was well-do
Shadows Through Time
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Kelsey St. James is a city girl through and through, unable to understand her grandfather’s fascination with the old West. She likes Starbucks and Donna Karan and would’ve made a lousy pioneer. It’s too bad, then, that she manages to step through a portal in time that takes her back to the old West—and straight into the arms of a tall, dark stranger.
T.K. Reese is a half-breed gambler with a price on his head. The last thing he was looking for was a woman, let alone one wearing tight, bright pink breeches. But before he knows it, he’s looking after Kelsey, teaching her to play poker and rescuing her from thugs.
Somewhere along the way, they find themselves falling in love. But Kelsey doesn’t belong in Reese’s world any more than he belongs in hers. They’re forced to face the possibility that their love is nothing more than a shadow through time.
Reviewer: Melinda
Review: Sep 9, 2009
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Time-Travel, Western
Kelsey St. James is in need of a much needed vacation. After all she has become a workaholic since her ex-husband passed away and so far her life has become well boring. Volunteering to help scrape walls from her grandma’s house seemed okay at the time but entering in a different century was not part of the plan. Yet upon entering the old West has changed her life tremendously. She never expected to go
Wolf Shadow
Kidnapped by Indians ten years ago at the age of seven, Teressa Bryant has no memory of her parents or her life in San Francisco. Known as Winter Rain by the Lakota, she is on the verge of marrying a Lakota warrior when a handsome stranger rides into the village.
Half-breed Chance McCloud, known as Wolf Shadow among the Lakota, has been hired by Teressa’s parents to rescue their daughter from the Indians. The attraction between Chance and Teressa can’t be denied and soon he’s torn between his need for the reward offered by Teressa’s parents, and his need for Teressa.
Reviewer: Terri
Review: Dec 7, 2008
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Western, Native American
Chance McCloud, aka Wolf Shadow, is a half breed rancher in a small western town. His mother was Lakota while his father was white. Chance grew up in both worlds until his mother was killed by white murderers and rapists. Chance swore he would kill all four men involved. After his mother’s death, Chance pretty much lived with his father and learned ranching. Though he is a half
Lakota Love Song
Though she was born in the East, Kaylee Matthews took to the west like a duck to water. She loves the freedom of the wide open spaces, the beauty of the land. While riding with her neighbor, Randy, Kaylee discovers a wounded Indian. Against Randy’s wishes, Kaylee insists on taking the Indian to an empty line shack and nursing him back to health, the way she did with the all the wounded creatures she found.
Wounded and left for dead, Blue Hawk is prepared to die even though it means abandoning all hope of avenging himself on the white men who betrayed him. While waiting for death, he receives a startling vision before losing consciousness. On awaking, he finds himself being tended by the white woman in his vision.
When he’s strong enough to return home, Blue Hawk steals a horse and takes Kaylee with him, intending to trade her back to her family for weapons for his tribe. But somewhere along the way, distrust turns to love and attraction turns to desire, leaving them to wonder if they can heal old hurts and find a way to bridge the differences between them.
Reviewer: Susan
Review: Nov 12, 2008
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Western, Native American
Betrayed by white men and left for dead, Blue Hawk is prepared to die but regrets not being able to seek his revenge on those that betrayed him. A vision comes to him of a white woman and he believes that through her he will get his revenge against the white men. Kaylee Matthews loves the freedom of the western life she lives now. While playing and hiding from a friend, she comes across an Indi
Hawk's Woman
A Blush Title
Hallie McIntyre intends to take her vows and live a cloistered life—until she finds a wounded stranger lying in Sister Dominica’s garden. Against her better judgment, Hallie agrees to hide him from her Sisters and from the lawmen who come looking for him, and nurse him back to health.
When the law refuses to hunt down the men who slaughtered his family, John Walking Hawk takes the law into his own hands. Wounded and with a price on his head, he’s on the run, wanted for exacting the justice that had been denied him.
Now, because of a twist of fate, Hallie finds herself falling in love with a man she never should have met, and making the hardest decision of her life. Turning her back on the convent, Hallie follows her heart, trading the peace and serenity of the convent for a different and far more dangerous life, risking security and freedom to become Hawk’s woman.
Publisher Note: Previously published elsewhere under the same title.
Reviewer: Janean
Review: Aug 22, 2008
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Western, Native American
Colorado, 1867
Hallie McIntyre is a very sweet and innocent young woman. She has been an orphan for most of her life and has been cloistered in the Convent of Mary Magdala near Bitter River. There is where she plans to stay and intends to someday take her vows and become a nun. When she finds a wounded strange man at the convent, her life is in for a drastic change. Will Hallie be ready for it, when th
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