New Release -- Under A Western Sky: Western Historical Romance Boxed Set - @prairierosepub #westernromance #PrairieRosePub

Where do the very best love stories blossom? UNDER A WESTERN SKY, of course! This fabulous boxed set of six tales of danger and romance are sure to capture your imagination as you are carried away to the old west. These handsome marshals, Texas Rangers, gunslingers, and wealthy landowners meet their matches with the daring women they happen to fall in love with, and you won’t want to put this boxed set down until you’ve read the very last story! 

Authors Cheryl Pierson, Celia Yeary, Kaye Spencer, Tracy Garrett, Patti Sherry-Crews, and Agnes Alexander spin six incredible novel-length love stories filled with danger, excitement, and romance that will keep you turning page after incredible page until the very end. Saddle up and kick back for some excellent reading, as star-studded romance finds you UNDER A WESTERN SKY! 

FIRE EYES by Cheryl Pierson

Beaten and wounded by a band of sadistic renegades that rules the borderlands of Indian Territory, U.S. Marshal Kaed Turner understands what the inevitable outcome will be for him: death. But Fate and a war party of Choctaw Indians intervene, delivering him instead to a beautiful angel with the skill to heal him.

Jessica Monroe has already lost a husband and a brother to the outlaws who tortured Marshal Turner. Can she afford to gamble with her heart one last time? For when Kaed recovers, he is sworn to join the other U.S. marshals in their battle to wipe out the renegade gang. When vengeance is done, will Kaed keep riding? Or will he return to claim his future with the beautiful woman the Choctaw call "Fire Eyes?"

ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS by Celia Yeary

To escape an arranged marriage, beautiful, proper Cynthia Harrington from East Texas impulsively marries Ricardo Romero, a striking, sensual Spaniard who ranches on the far edge of the Texas frontier. She naïvely steps into a hotbed of anger, rivalry, and strong wills. She struggles to gain a foothold in the hostile household and foreign ranch community, determined to make a place for herself—but will she also find a way to make her husband love her?

Can he convince her that they both want—and need—the same thing? Cynthia is in search of nothing more than a loving home and husband. But is it already too late for them? With a rough beginning to their married lives, can their love survive—and give them all their hopes and dreams?

TEXAS GOLD by Tracy Garrett

Texas Ranger Jake McCain is hot on the trail of a band of murderous outlaws when they ambush him and leave him for dead. 

The last thing Rachel Hudson expects the deadly spring blizzard to bring is a wounded Ranger with a pack of trouble he’s got to catch up to and eliminate—as soon as he’s able. As memories of her earlier life haunt her, Rachel realizes Jake McCain is far more dangerous than any storm. 

But the past Rachel had hoped to escape suddenly looms over her future. She and Jake have more than a powerful mutual attraction in common—the dangerous gunmen he’s been chasing intend to steal Rachel and her brother, Nathan.  Life is worthless without love, and Jake’s not about to lose the woman who means everything to him—Rachel, his TEXAS GOLD…

Previously published as TOUCH OF TEXAS

THE COMANCHERO’S BRIDE by Kaye Spencer

Beautiful heiress Elizabeth White is exiled to Texas with family friends until she “comes to her senses” and agrees to marry the prominent politico her parents have chosen for her—Grayson Beal.

When Elizabeth is approached at a fiesta by dark-eyed, handsome Mingo Valderas, she knows her heart will never be her own again. But Mingo has a checkered past—a reputation as a Comanchero, and a man who is as fast with his knives as he is with his gun. An ex-outlaw with many secrets, Elizabeth gives her trust to him, and their whirlwind courtship begins.

Beal will stop at nothing to claim Elizabeth and her inheritance. In a deadly cross-country race for her freedom, only one man stands between her and the monster who follows her. Fueled by dreams of a future together, Elizabeth and Mingo stay one step ahead of Beal…but will that be enough?

MARGARITA AND THE HIRED GUN by Patti Sherry-Crews

Pampered Margarita McIntosh is sent away by her father, Jock, for her own safety—from what, she’s not sure. The long journey ahead tests her personal strength of will, and the secret she carries in her saddlebag could be the death of her. 

A rough Irish gunman, known to her only as “Rafferty”, is entrusted with getting her to her destination “safe and intact”—something he fully intends to do. With a price on his head, the promised reward money is Rafferty’s ticket to a new life. With her father’s enemies after her and the secret she conceals, will Rafferty’s protection be enough to save their lives? And will the heat of their passionate love be enough to seal their future together—if they do survive?

XENIA’S RENEGADE by Agnes Alexander

An urgent plea for help from a family member calls for action from Xenia Poindexter and her sister, Mea Ann. But traveling west to save their uncle is not what these two well-bred, innocent ladies expected. A raid on a stagecoach way station would have seen them dead if not for the quick thinking of one of the other passengers—handsome half-Sioux rancher, Ty Eldridge. 

Ty wants to protect Xenia from her uncle’s schemes, but can he? Ty has been burned in the past by his love for a white woman—and he won’t risk his heart again. Though others say they’re all wrong for each other, Xenia has never felt more “right” than when she’s in Ty’s arms. For Xenia, prejudice doesn’t exist—there’s enough love in her heart to hold Ty and heal his wounds. Is true love worth the chance of becoming XENIA’S RENEGADE?

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The Comanchero's Bride by Kaye Spencer - a novel in the boxed set Under a Western Sky #westernromance #PrairieRosePub

I am so pleased that my novel, The Comanchero's Bride, is included in the fine company of five other outstanding western romance novels in the boxed set, Under a Western Sky, which releases tomorrow, January 11th.

Six great novels in one tidy package to take us into the heart of the winter reading season. How wonderful is that?

A little about The Comanchero's Bride...

The country music artist, Marty Robbins, has been an influence in my writing since...well, since forever, it seems. Themes and snippets from his gunfighter ballads and songs of the Old West show up in my stories as my little way to pay homage to a man I greatly admire. His ballad, Meet Me Tonight in Laredo, is the inspiration for The Comanchero's Bride. I expanded upon the forbidden love between the high-society woman (Elizabeth Bradford White) and the former outlaw and Comanchero (Mingo Valderas), and I added the woman's spurned and revenge-seeking suitor (a well-connected politician) to spice-up the plot.

This is Marty Robbins singing Meet Me Tonight in Laredo.

Here is an excerpt from The Comanchero's Bride.

At the livery, Mingo remained in the shadows where he could see both ways along the street. Opening the wagon doors just wide enough to allow him to pass through, he eased his way inside. Speaking in a low soothing tone to his horses, he packed and saddled them under the moonlight coming in from two windows. Opening half the double doors, he led the two riding horses out the back, tied them to a corral rail, and returned for the packhorse.

He no more than reached the packhorse when a cold voice in the shadows stopped him in his tracks.

“Don’t turn around, Valderas.”

Mingo froze. A few more steps and he would have been on the off side of the packhorse, but where he was, he had no protection.

"I’ve got a good bead right between your shoulders. I know about your fast draw and the price on your head. I’ve also heard stories about your throwing knives, so keep your hands where I can see them.”

“You know me. But who are you? What do you want?” Mingo didn’t care. He knew the challenge from the shadows was a bounty hunter. He needed the man to talk so he could pinpoint his location.

“I came out of El Paso. A man named Jack added to the price on your head—dead or alive—and some politician is offering a pretty penny on top of that to bring in the woman you have with you. He wants her alive.”

From the sound of the man’s voice, he hadn’t moved and was off to his right. Mingo fought the urge to whirl and fire, but shooting blindly was not his way. He wouldn’t risk wild shot that could injure a horse, and gunfire would bring others into the fray. Shadows were both his enemy and ally, depending upon how he used it.

“The way’s clear behind you, so back towards the open wagon door, and keep your hands away from your body. When I heard the talk of a Mexican man traveling with a white woman, and they were staying at the hotel, I figured I’d hit pay dirt. I was just supposed to worry you into making a wrong move. Never thought I’d be the one to catch you.

“I’m taking the woman to El Paso. You, I’m locking up in the back room of the saloon for safe keeping…unless you give me an excuse to kill you right now, which I’ve a yearning to do. I can’t miss at this range. It wouldn’t do my reputation any damage to be the man who took down Mingo Valderas.”

Now, he knew who he was up against. Earl Johns was vicious and a killer, a back-shooting coward. Mingo inched backward, buying thinking time.

“Where’s the woman, Valderas?”

“There is no wom—”

“She’s too close for your comfort.” Elizabeth’s voice cut through the night.

The sound of a shotgun hammer pulling back was an angry, lethal sound that made the hairs on Mingo’s arms prickle.

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Kaye Spencer

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LAST DAY OF OUR PRE-BLACK FRIDAY SALE AT PRP!

Well, it's here--the very last day of our PRE-BLACK FRIDAY SALE has arrived. We hope you've had a chance to grab every one of these excellent reads for .99 and free--and that you are going to enjoy reading each and every one of them in the winter months to come!

We have so many great stories here at PRP--these are just a sample of what's available--and we hope you'll choose even more of our authors' works to enjoy! Don't forget to sign up for our NEWSLETTER (on the sidebar) so you'll always know about our great sales and new releases.

Here's one last look at all our FREE AND .99 BOOKS on the very last day of our sale, along with some of our other boxed sets for .99 for even MORE reading pleasure. Get them while you can at these excellent bargain prices!

           

      

            

           

               

#NewRelease -- TO LOVE A KNIGHT by Lindsay Townsend

MISTRESS ANGEL—Isabella has been promised as a pawn to stop a blood feud from the time she was a child, but now her husband is dead, and she is at the mercy of his cruel family. When her young son, Matthew, is ripped from her arms and hidden away, she vows to do whatever it takes to save him—even though it might cost her everything. Stephen Fletcher, a handsome armorer, assures her that he will help her regain Matthew. Neither Isabella nor Stephen had thought to ever love again, but Fate has other plans for them...and by a chance meeting, their destinies are changed forever.

AMICE AND THE MERCENARY—Beautiful Amice, a spice seller, vows to avenge her brother’s death on a Crusades battlefield, while at the same time, trying to survive the English king’s court. When she meets charming Henry Swynford, she is reluctant to give her heart away until she can determine whose side he’s on in the deadly game of court intrigue—one false step could mean her life. Though Henry has secrets, Amice begins to trust him. Can their happiness last, or will their enemies tear them apart? What price revenge against true love?

EXCERPT from MISTRESS ANGEL

I must do this, for Matthew.

Not in so extreme a way, her mind scolded, but it was as if her body no longer obeyed her reason. Stephen's smile was a welcome and in truth what time had she? In another moment he would be gone, passed, and her family would blame her. If she did not do this now they might never allow her to see her son.

It was the work of a single step and then done. As she forced her stiffened limbs to stir, Isabella glimpsed the rich tapestries, captured in France and hung from the first floors as trophies. She saw the shields, taken from the battlefield of Poitiers and ranged along the street in a triumphant display, glinting back at her. She thought of Matthew in his brave blue coat and fell out of the cage, a desperate launch, wondering if the cobbles would hurt.

Catch me, please catch me.

In a slow fall, slow as a snail, she saw Stephen's smile falter, heard Amice's desperate, “Issa!” and then she was floating, down and down.

Catch me, please catch me.

This collection is now available at Amazon in a boxed set (free if you have Kindle Unlimited) and trade paperback.

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#NewRelease -- SIX SIZZLIN’ MAVERICKS by Kirsten Lynn -- #Giveaway

When Cheryl and Livia contacted me about the SIX SIZZLIN’ MAVERICKS boxed set, I was ecstatic! What a way to two-step into the Christmas season than with some Montana and Wyoming cowboys and their feisty ladies.
Included in this set is my first full-length publication HOME FIRES. It is also the first Western Historical I wrote years ago. Cord and Livy will always hold a special place in my heart.

Readers will also get HEARTS IN WINTER, a wild Wyoming holiday story. Garrett and Jenny will keep you laughing and crying, they did that to me at least.
Then included is a collection of novellas, three of which revolve around the crazy Renner family and their friends. Speaking of crazy, you’re in for a lot of it when you read THE WIDOW’S LAWMAN.

All of this Wild West fun for 99 Cents!! That means it won’t interfere with your holiday shopping!

I hope you will all enjoy these stories as much as I loved writing each one!

LEAVE A COMMENT for a chance to win one of two e-copies I’ll be giving away today!
To whet your appetite here’s an excerpt from HOME FIRES. This scene takes place when Cord and Livy are reunited after eight years apart.

      “Livy.” His whisper so low she couldn’t be sure if she heard it, dreamed it, or wished it, but then, his gaze latched onto hers. Her eyes slid closed against everything flashing in those cinnamon depths.      Love.  Desire. Hope. Anger. Hurt. Betrayal.  The same emotions poisoning her own mind. Her heart held tight to love and discarded the rest.
     Driven by an invisible bond to Cord Matthews fiercer than any human emotion, Olivia stepped forward. She took inventory of the man before her. He was no longer the sweet young man of twenty, sporting a dashing gray uniform and heading off to a war his damnable honor forced him to fight. A man chiseled and hardened by acts and scenes her mind couldn’t conjure stood filling the small entrance to the Brennan home. Broad shoulders with muscles straining against a buff chambray shirt skimmed to a narrow waist. The denim pants, popular in the West, stretched over thick, strong thighs and legs. Someone cleared their throat and her gaze shot back where deep lines creased the bronzed skin around his eyes. She admired the man Cord had become. He fit this rugged land like he’d been born to it.
     She dismissed Tom with a wave when he excused himself. One more step planted her in front of the ghost who haunted her dreams and nightmares. She inhaled horse, leather, sage, Cord and…home. Before she scolded herself away from her course, or he could stop her, Olivia lifted to the balls of her feet, wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his.
     His initial jolt disappointed her and she braced for rejection; but then, his arms snapped around her so strong she thought her ribs would crack. His mouth slid across hers demanding she deepen the kiss, and she parted her lips, allowing him full access. His tongue swept the inside of her mouth, and with a low feral moan Cord’s kiss turned hard and consuming. The taste of all the sweetest memories of her life with Cord caused her insides to shake. His embrace tightened on instinct calming the tremors.
     Her fingers dug into the strands of silky black hair that brushed his collar as she pulled him closer.      She choked back a cry from the pleasure and pain his kiss sent through her body. Her lungs burned for air but she didn’t want to breathe if breathing meant breaking the connection with Cord. Don’t be a dream. Don’t be a dream. Don’t be a dream. The drumbeat pounded from her head to her heart.
     His mouth was ripped from hers. “Dammit, Livy.”
     She tightened her hold around his neck and tried to pull him back to her.
     “I saw your grave.”

Copyright © 2014 Kirsten Lynn Prairie Rose Publications 

Make yourself comfortable in your favorite easy chair and grab yourself this special boxed set of Kirsten Lynn stories–SIX SIZZLIN’ MAVERICKS! These tales range from four short novellas to two full-length novels. Each one is a stand-alone story, introducing you to some of the toughest heroes, the most independent heroines, and of course—in Kirsten Lynn style—the hottest, most sizzlin’ love affairs a body could ask for!

From the HOME FIRES of the Civil War to a hard-won RACE TO MARRY, you’ll love these tales of feisty ladies and rowdy men who know how to live and love to the fullest. The collection contains two Christmas tales, CHRISTMAS STROLL and HEARTS IN WINTER, which are sure to keep you wishing for a Wyoming snowfall and an old-time full-blown holiday of your very own. THE WIDOW’S LAWMAN and THE BALLAD OF ANNIE SULLIVAN round out this fantastic boxed set with a couple of tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat to the very last page.

PRAIRIE ROSE PUBLICATIONS is proud to let loose these steamy tales of SIX SIZZLIN’ MAVERICKS, sure to provide you with hours of romantic reading enjoyment!

Kirsten Lynn is a Western and Military Historian. She worked six years with a Navy non-profit and continues to contract with the Marine Corps History Division for certain projects. Making her home where her roots were sewn in Wyoming, Kirsten also works as a local historian. She loves to use the history she has learned and add it to a great love story. She writes stories about men of uncommon valor...women with undaunted courage...love of unwavering devotion ...and romance with unending sizzle. When she's not writing, she finds inspiration in day trips through the Bighorn Mountains, binge reading and watching sappy old movies, or sappy new movies. Housework can always wait.