Shirley Hailstock

CLARA'S PROMISE 6/1995 ISBN: 078600147X Frontier Fleeing an unhappy marriage to a man twenty years her senior, Clara Winslow journeys from Virginia to Montana to build a new life for herself and encounters Luke Evans, a handsome widower struggling to cope with his own tragic memories.

Beverly Jenkins

ALWAYS AND FOREVER 9/2000 ISBN: 0380813742 Frontier. Sassy Grace Atwood never expected to find her proper self accidentally tumbling into a stranger's bed. If she weren't desperate for a man to lead a wagon train of brides to a woman-starved town out West, she never would have gone near Jackson Blake - former lawman or not. She should sent the ruggedly charming Texan packing…only he's perfect for the job. Now if her mind would just stop going blank every time she looked at him, they might get this train Kansas yet. What's a man to do when a beautiful woman leans over his bed in the middle of the night? Come to think of it, that was the only time Blake's ever seen the straitlaced Miss Atwood the least bit ruffled. He's certain that beneath her buttoned-up appearance lies a passionate woman aching to break free. But though Blake longs to take her in his arms, all he can offer Grace is a life on the run. And when the demons from his past catch up with them, Blake is caught between the ties that bind and a love that could last…always and forever.

BEFORE THE DAWN 10/2001 ISBN: 0380813750 Frontier. Leah Barnett can't believe how far fate has carried her: from Boston to the towering Colorado Rockies…and into the life of an angry, ruggedly sexy. Ryder Damien is not about to welcome this beauty with open arms, however, especially since Leah was the one who won the affection of Ryder's late father an now may inherit his considerable wealth. But when she stands before him in the flesh - proud, vulnerable, and intoxicatingly lovely - desire replaces hatred in Ryder's heart. Yet can passion survive this wild land and its dangerous men…and the most breathtaking peril: untamed love?

BELLE AND THE BEAU 5/2002 ISBN: 0064473422 Frontier. After a grueling escape north, Belle Palmer is free, yet lost and alone. Separated from her father on the harrowing journey, Belle has nowhere to turn until she finds shelter with the Bests, the first free family she's ever known. For the first time in her sixteen years, Belle is able to express herself freely -- except where her feelings for a certain dark-eyed young man are concerned. Daniel Best is headed for great things. Educated and handsome, at eighteen he is full of the promise and dream of his people, and is engaged to the prettiest (if the most spoiled) girl around. So when a bedraggled stranger arrives in his household and turns into a vibrant, lovely young woman, his attraction to her catches him entirely by surprise. While Belle is determined to deny her feelings for him, Daniel is caught between his conscience and his infatuation with her. That the two belong together is undeniable, but that it could ever happen seems impossible.

A CHANCE AT LOVE 9/2002 ISBN: 0060502290 Frontier. Loreli Winters never imagined she'd end up a "mail-order bride" in middle-of-nowhere Kansas --until the two adorable orphan nieces of a dusky dream named Jake Reed beg her to be their new "mama." And one look at the dark, devastatingly handsome man is enough to entice her to abandon her California plans and stay put for a while in this one-horse frontier town. Strong, sensible Jake was hoping for a wife to help him raise his girls, but Loreli may be more than he can handle. He can't stop wondering what it would be like to hold the fiery enchantress close and kiss her deeply. Surely he could never compete with the sophisticated gents she has known, yet he intends to try. But will his honest passion be enough to convince the worldly miss to take a chance on a long-shot called love?

INDIGO 11/1996 Old South. When the notorious Black Daniel is carried, badly injured, into Hester Wyatt's home, there is no question that he will be cared for and protected. Once a slave herself, Hester regularly gives shelter to runaways, yet the man of mysteries she now harbors brings greater danger than she's ever know… He is Galen Vachon, a member of a unique elite class of pre-Civil War blacks. Handsome, arrogant and accustomed to lavish living, he fears he's been betrayed in his work with the underground and wants to move on quickly. Yet the magic healing caresses that flow from Hester's lovely indigo-stained hands tear at his heart and torment his very soul. And even as Hester tries to deny the passion this highborn, bronzed Adonis fires within her, Galen is setting his sights on making her his…forever.

JOSEPHINE AND THE SOLDIER 2/2003 ISBN: 006001220X Josephine Best has it all figured out. Just seventeen, she's been to college, she has her own hairdressing shop, and she refuses to be distracted by any of that courting nonsense. At least until nice George Brooks begins to pursue her. Jojo isn't looking for romance, but she permits George to call on her. Adam Morgan has always been a Casanova, and no girl is immune to his charm. But when he comes home wounded from the War Between the States, it's a girl he used to call "Pest" who's turning his head. All grown up, Jojo is being courted by another soldier, and Adam knows it would be foolish to play with her heart. Even so, he just can't get the headstrong young lady off his mind. For her part, Jojo can't deny her growing feelings for Adam. But he's always been such a flirt-he can't possibly be serious about her. Besides, she has George falling all over himself to please her. As the war rages on, Adam's feelings for Jojo grow stronger, but Jojo's determination to resist him does, too. One thing is clear, though: Jojo is a girl who always gets what she wants, sometimes in spite of herself.

NIGHT SONG 7/1994 ISBN: 0380776588 Frontier. In 1882, Cara Lee Henson knows no soldier can be trusted to stay in one place-and that included handsome Sergeant Chase Jefferson from the Tenth Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, who are being honored by her Kansas town. Rumor has it that Chase is definitely not the marryikng kind. Dallying with the dashing man in blue could cost the pretty, independent young woman her reputation and her job as a schoolteacher. So Cara is determined to repel Chase's advances-even though her aloof façade barely masks her smoldering desire-for never before has she longed for a man the way she aches for Chase. On the other hand, the charismatic cavalryman has no intention of taking no for an answer. With his tender words and soulful caresses, Chase intends to conquer the strong-willed ebony beauty before he leaves town-and teach her how to love fully, sensuously and forever. Irresistible characters and a story brimming with passion and excitement make Night Song a romantic delight.

SOMETHING LIKE LOVE 5/2005 ISBN: 0060575328 Frontier. He was a wanted man.
But no one wanted him more than she did. Desperate to escape an arranged marriage, Olivia Sterling flees Chicago and heads west. She dreams of setting up her own seamstress shop in Henry Adams, a small all Black town in Kansas. But her plans are derailed when her train is robbed by Neil July and his notorious band of outlaws. Neil is enchanted by the headstrong and lovely Olivia. No woman has ever set his blood on fire before, and he suspects no other woman ever will. When they meet again, Olivia is the town's newly elected mayor and Neil is still the wanted outlaw. With bounty hunters on his trail, he would be wise not to linger, yet he can't seem to leave her. Will Neil be able to convince Olivia to ride off into the sunset with him? Or will he finally lay down his guns for love?

THE TAMING OF JESSI ROSE 10/1999 ISBN: 0380798654 Outlaw and Frontier. Jessi Rose Clayton would do anything to keep the family ranch from falling into the wrong hands-even take an avenging outlaw as her protector. With his rugged, handsome face and muscular bronze body, Griffin Blake would be hard for any woman to resist, no matter how willful she might be. Still, Jessi Rose has no intention of falling for Griffin Blakes' charms. The railroad-robbing Griffin faces a challenge of his own: either help this ornery (though beautiful) woman save her land-or return to his jail cell. Griffin soon discovers that beneath Jessi's steely exterior lies a smoldering sensuality-one that she's kept hidden far too long. It might be time to tame this wild Texas rose. And Griffin Blake could be just the man for the job

THROUGH THE STORM 8/1998 ISBN: 0380798646 Civil War. Raimond Le Veq needed to marry to gain his inheritance and restore the fortunes of the House of Le Veq, the proud Black New Orleans family whose wealth had been ravaged by the War Between the States. Still wounded by the double-cross of the only woman he ever came close to loving, he gave the choice of bride to his mother. But he never expected that she would pick Sable Fontaine-the beautiful former slave he could not allow himself to trust again. Betrayed and sold to a cruel neighbor, Sable did whatever it took to escape. With the spirits of her royal African ancestors guiding her, she made a bold bid for freedom, and won. But along the way she had to hurt the charming Union Major Le Veq, who had romanced her and championed her. Now fate has brought them back together in a marriage of convenience. Can she convince Raimond she was never a Rebel spy, and that this time, she'd choose him above all else?

TOPAZ 9/1997 ISBN: 0380786583 Inspirational: Frontier. Kate Love is an ambitious young newspaper reporter on the trail of a railroad stock swindler who has been preying on elderly Blacks. Her investigation points to Rupert Samuels, one of the wealthiest and most eligible Black men in the east, but her covert efforts to get close enough to uncover the goods on him bring her to the brink of becoming his wife. Snatched from the altar by Dix Wildhorse, a Black Seminole Marshal from Oklahoma's Indian country, Kate has no choice but to flee with the daring knight her father sent to rescue and wed her. Marriage had never been part of Kate's plans, and she isn't about to abandon her career to become the dutiful wife of a wild west lawman bent on wrapping her in his own protective cocoon. Determined to hold on to her independence despite the dark, simmering fire Dix's bronzed, muscled embrace ignites, she challenges him at every turn. Yet even as their battle of wills intensifies, the heat of their passion blazes with unmatched fury…a wildfire of love that can only be answered in the sweet ecstasy of surrender.

VIVID 11/1995 ISBN: 0380780852 Frontier. Being a woman of color in 1876 has made finding work nearly impossible for dedicated doctor Vivid Lancaster. So when she is offered a practice in the small black town of Niles, Michigan, the beautiful healer is determined to succeed, despite the objections of the community's handsome, mule-stubborn mayor, Nate. Nate expected a male "Dr. V. Lancaster" to step off the train-not the ebony enchantress who now stands before him. And though her fierce sensuality makes him weak with wanting her, Nate has resolved to send the stunning intruder back to the big city where she belongs. But Vivid is a woman not easily scorned-especially with an iron-clad contract in her hand…and a passionate soul that implores her to seek ecstasy in her magnificent enemy's arms.

WINDS OF THE STORM 5/2006 ISBN: 006057531X Civil War. Archer Le Veq owes his life to the woman who rescued him from certain death at the height of the Civil War...a woman known only as "the Butterfly." Now, in the dark, waning days of Reconstruction, he needs the courageous and beautiful former spy...in more ways than before! Zahra Lafayette thinks her days of intrigue are far behind her, until she is asked to go on one more mission. Posing as an infamous madam in New Orleans, Zahra must gather information to ensure the safety of the South's freedmen. The last thing she expected was to see Archer Le Veq again. He is as arrogant as he is handsome, but there is something about this dusky and debonair hotelier that sends her senses singing. Zahra knows she will need to guard her secrets, but no peril awaiting her compares with the treachery of Zahra's own heart - for, Lord help her, she burns to taste the man and to lose herself in his powerful embrace.

Rosalyn McMillan

THIS SIDE OF ETERNITY 5/2001 ISBN: 0684862883 1960s and 70s. When Anne Russell's father is killed in an accident on the job in the late 1960s, her family must survive on its own through labor strikes, civil rights protests, and a racial tension that permeates every aspect of their daily lives. Struggling with the explosive social issues around her and the inertia of a family unwilling to seize a better life, Anne begins to make it on her own and embody the proud, indefatigable spirit of those around her who would succeed in changing the world. Anne grows to learn, however, that changing the world can often be easier than changing the people around you, including those you love most. As the years pass, and the lessons of the movement that so affected Anne's family begin to fade, Anne finds herself continually trying to hold everyone together, despite their ongoing attempts to break everything apart. As children grow into adults, and parents into grandparents, the struggle for freedom and opportunity remains as daunting and relevant as when Anne was a child. Just as she once fought to save her siblings from the doldrums of poverty, she must now do the same for her own children.

Darlene Mindrup

DRINK FROM THE SKY 7/1999 ISBN: 1577486161 Inspirational: Old South and Civil War. On the eve of the Civil War, slavery is a volatile issue in American society. But for Jenny, a slave girl from Tennessee, it is simply a question of survival. As circumstances conspire to bring her to despair, she must flee to the North. Following the "drinking gourd in the sky," she sets out on her quest, about to face the greatest challenge of her life. To Benjamin Walters, helping others to realize the liberty he has known all his life is a passion. Meeting Jenny is an event that will have far greater consequences than either of them could imagine. As they travel the Underground Railroad together, Ben and Jenny forge a bond even greater than the iron bands of slavery.

Michael Phillips

A PERILOUS PROPOSAL 7/2005 ISBN: 0764200623 Civil War. A young black man in the South shortly after the War Between the States, Jake strikes out on his own, hoping to outrun his master and the consequences of an angry deed. Carrying a grudge and his guilty secret, Jake heads north on a quest to find freedom and the father he has long resented. On the way, he discovers not only his long-lost papa, but two intriguing young women as well, one of them a former slave like himself. Jake soon falls in love with a girl who has secrets of her own. But before she can answer his proposal, danger comes calling... Will Jake learn to forgive his father--and himself --only to lose his true love...and possibly his life?

THE SOLDIER'S LADY 3/2006 ISBN: 0764200429 Civil War. When a wounded buffalo soldier rides into town, life around Rosewood changes in ways Katie, Mayme, and Emma could never foresee. The soldier is an educated, spiritual man who turns heads and riles the local townspeople. Everyone at Rosewood is taken with him, but one young woman will be especially touched by his gentle presence. Through his encouragement, she will learn to recognize her value as a child of God...and as a lady. On a nearby plantation an ambitious man plans to do away with evidence of his past indiscretions. Can the Rosewood family save the life of one it holds dear? Or will they be too late? RR@H's Novel Thoughts

Barbara B.K. Reeves

MY BUFFALO SOLDIER 5/2000 ISBN: 158571013X Civil War. Nick Balfours, a Black sergeant, has only months left of his post-Civil War enlistment when Enid Jamison, a white Confederate widow, arrives to throw his life into turmoil. Can the prejudice and bigotry of the Reconstruction South kill the love he feels for this beautiful and captivating woman?

Mildred E. Riley

AKAYNA, SACHEM'S DAUGHTER 1992 ISBN: 1878634070 Inspirational: Colonial

FLOWERS FOR ROSE LILY short story 5/1996 1920s and 30s

NO REGRETS 1996 ISBN: 188547833X 1920s and 30s. During the exciting era of the Harlem Renaissance, Maddie and Roy find themselves drawn to each other by their love of music. Maddie, a gifted high school soprano, longs to become a classical singer. Roy, a talented musician, wants her to sing with his band. Fate separates the pair as Maddie goes to Paris to further her musical career and Roy finds work in a Harlem nightclub. From Harlem's Sugar Hill to Paris' Left Bank, to the south side of Chicago, their paths cross and diverge.

JOURNEY'S END 2/1995 ISBN:078600102X Frontier

MIDNIGHT MOON 11/1995 ISBN:078600200x Pirate and Regency

YAMILLA 6/1990 ISBN: 1878634011 Saga: Old South, Civil War, and Victorian

Florence B. Smith

BLACK KNIGHTS AND STARSHINE 3/2000 ISBN: 1893463141 Frontier

IN THE SHADOW OF STARSHINE 1/2000 ISBN: 1893463125 Frontier

SEPARATED BY HATE 3/2000 ISBN: 1893463117 Civil War. Cara Blue Debussy is a beautiful quadroon who can pass for white and is the heroine of this story. When she is twelve a terrible incident changes her life forever. The incident becomes a deeply veiled secret. There are four men who shape her life. Thrumpet, a runaway slave, loves Cara Blue and no other woman for his entire life. Pierre Honoré, her half-white uncle sends her to school in France where she becomes the darling of diplomatic society. Tom O'Riley, insurrectionist, teams up with Thrumpet to free slaves. And Captain Braydon Renner loves Cara Blue whom he meets at a diplomatic party. She could love him but believes her unforgettable secret will kill his love for her. He refuses to let her go, and she keeps her secret buried in her heart and marries him aboard his ship. The Sea Minx is blown out of the water by a Union spy ship, and Braydon is lost at sea. Tom O'Riley saves the heart-broken Cara Blue and takes her back to Thrumpet. Thrumpet helps her live with her despair over believing she’s lost the man she loves. Thrumpet loves her more each day. He tries to prepares her to meet her secret past regardless of the ramifications facing them both.

VENGEANCE AND STARSHINE 1/2000 ISBN: 1893463133 Frontier

Patricia Vaughn

MURMUR OF RAIN 3/1996 ISBN:0671520040 Victorian

SHADOWS ON THE BAYOU 2/1998 ISBN:0671520059 Old South

Margaret Walker

JUBILEE 1967 ISBN:395924952 Civil War. Based on the true life story of the author's great-grandmother, a slave, it chronicles her life before, during and after the Civil War.

AlTonya Washington

WILD RAVENS 7/2005 ISBN: 1585711640 Dominica 1860- Phaedra Toussaint will never claim her inheritance if her cousins, Marquis, Carlos and Dante have their way. Zephir Mfume will never acquire a very valuable piece of Toussaint property, unless he agrees to the cousins' scandalous conditon for the sale: Take Phaedra away from Toussaints! To claim her inheritance she must be on the property by the stroke of midnight on her twentieth birthday. Zephir can't deny his interest in the fiery, outspoken beauty. He's no gentleman, but finds it disgraceful that three men entrusted with the welfare of their own exquisite female cousin, would practically sell her. What begins as a swindle, quickly transforms into something far more dangerous. Phaedra discovers she must protect not only her land, but also her heart from the darkly seductive Mfume.

Tom Willard

WINGS OF HONOR 8/2000 ISBN: 0812564774 WW2 After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Augustus Sharps, Jr., of the Sabre Ranch in Arizona, makes his way to Tuskegee, Alabama, where for the first time in history, black men are being trained as combat pilots to fight the war in Europe and the Pacific. Augustus's family has been fighting America's wars since his grandfather rode with Buffalo Soldiers against the Apaches, and since his father fought in Cuba 1898 and in the trenches of the Western Front in World War I, and he is determined to follow their footsteps.

Edward Christopher Williams

WHEN WASHINGTON WAS IN VOGUE: A Love Story 1925 1920s/30s. Davy Carr, a veteran of the Great War and a new arrival in the nation's capital, is welcomed into the drawing rooms of the city's Black elite. Through letters, Davy regales an old friend in Harlem with his impressions of race, politics, and the state of Black America as well as his own experiences as an old-fashioned bachelor adrift in a world of alluring modern women -- including sassy, dark-skinned Caroline.

Cheryl Zach

A DREAM OF FREEDOM 9/1995 ISBN: 0553562193 Civil War. Hannah, a slave from the Virginia Stafford  plantation, helps deliver fellow slaves to freedom on  the Underground Railroad, and vows never to marry  until she herself is free. Then Hannah meets Joshua,  a free man of color whose love overwhelms her, and  the two of them make a daring attempt to flee  north with a group of slaves. But will Hannah's dream  that all slaves be free cost Hannah her own  freedom and the love of her life?

A-G  H-Z

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