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In 985 A.D. the life of a Viking thrall in newly settled Greenland is harsh and unforgiving. Katla, a proud, beautiful slave girl, is ostracized because of her arrogant ways and the mystical rosary beads she wears. She survives a violent rape only through the compassion of Thorbjorg, a pagan seeress and shaman. But Katla's mure daughter--concieved during the rape and reared by Torbjorg to be a shaman--maliciously exploits the pagan teachings to exact revenge on her mother for abandoning her.

A brutally beaten warrior arrives at Castle Calon and Lady Morwenna cannot deny her feelings for him despite her suspicion that he is the lover who betrayed her years ago. Rumors of a murderer fill the castle and the true identity of the stranger must be unveiled.

When the betrothal of Elizabeth Velvet Cavendish and Robert Greysteel Montgomery is arranged by their parents, the union seems doomed from the start. Nor only is the impetuous Velvet averse to Greysteel's swaggering charms, but she favors Charles Stuart, the exiled heir to the throne. After Montgomery helps Charles ascend to the kingship, Velvet's affections are even further tipped in the young monarch's favor. But Greysteel's resolve is a force to be reckoned with, and Velvet's resistance is about to be tested by his unrelenting desire.

It is 1322, and the Marcher lords are rebelling against King Edward II. Lady Brianna de Beauchamp, daughter of a powerful Marcher, knows she should not involve herself in the battle. But when she meets dangerously handsome Wolf Mortimer, who has the gift of second sight, she cannot deny her passions.

In the prim and proper days of England's past, sexy vixen Catherine "Cat" Seton Spencer designs dresses for Queen Elizabeth. But in her spare time, she makes the rounds in London looking to satisfy her unquenchable lust. Little does Cat know, she's on a collision course with the roguish Patrick Hepburn, Lord Stewart of Scotland--and he means to claim her as his own.

Strong-willed and free spirited, Marjory de Warenne long ago gave her body and soul to the charming and beguiling Guy de Beauchamp. But her family never approved of the pairing. Now on the eve of war--and an arranged marriage to another suitor--Jory yearns for the man who could make all of her dreams come true.

When a couple is forced to marry to gain an inheritance, a family secret comes to life which threatens to destroy their marriage of convenience.

Dick Lowry anc his gang of crooks are robbing banks and stages like it's a God-given right--and that chaps Texas Ranger Sam Burrack something fierce. Then, in the small town of Olsen, Dick and his no-goodnik pals slip-up, straying within the grasp of the long arm of the law--namely Sam and his Colt handcannon. After the dust settles and the smoke clears, Sam emerges with the sorry gang in custody. But what Sam doesn't count on is the wiley charms--and devious intentions--of one local lady.

When Texas Bob Krey gets a hot hand in cards, his good luck sparks a gunfight. Once the smoke clears, two men are dead, including the brother of Judge Henry Bass. Now Texas Bob is an outlaw, and only Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack has the firepower to save him.

Blake Carly is wanted for the murder of an elderly town sheriff. When his brother Abel flees with him intoe the New Mexico high country, ranger Sam Burrack is hot on the trail of these identical twins. But only one outlaw is alive when he catches up to them. Could Abel have shot Blake in self-defense as he claims? The manhunt seems to be over, but it has only just begun.