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Quinn McRae is as rough and tumble as they come. The youngest of the McRae brothers, he has the reputation for being the wildest, and the only one who hasn’t settled down. But when times get tough after the Civil War, Quinn finds himself heading back to Texas and the brothers he’d once left behind.
NOVELLA/HISTORICAL: The story takes place in the late 1800’s, and opens as Lacey Harper learns that her father plans to sell her to become the wife of a brothel owner. She is horrified, and discovers that she can become a mail order bride instead, and perhaps find a better fate by traveling to Colorado. Neil Thompson is a widower in Miner’s Gulch, Colorado.
MYSTERY/YOUNG ADULT: Nick Grant is 16 but looks older; he longs for adventure and hopes to be a pilot and an engineer someday. This story is set in the spring and summer of 1935. The Depression is ongoing, and Nick’s father is in Oregon for work. Without additional income, the Grants may lose their home.
ANTHOLOGY: This anthology includes three stories. “The Diamond of Bristol” is set in 1793. Corah Bradford lives in Bristol, England. Derrick Owens is a Lieutenant in the British Navy, and has some time off between commissions. He is staying in the home of a friend and biding his time until his next assignment.
Amora Elizabeth Hargrove is beaten by her brother, Nathan. He makes her play cards with his nefarious friends because he knows she always wins. Nathan wins too, by cheating and has stolen several family fortunes this way. This morning, Alexander Xavier Remington, Duke of Ravencroft is at the door to collect his winnings from Nathan which includes his sister!
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