SHE MADE UP THE RULES Libby Chandler was hanged if she'd wear a fancy dress to meet Alexander Drake, the Earl of Harrow—even if he did own two-thirds of Whiskey Ranch and had come all the way from England to inspect his Texas holdings. Since her father had been killed, she ran the ranch, and the sooner his Earlship got used to the sight of her in denim trousers, the better! But the man who stepped off the stage was lean, handsome, and cool-as-you-please, with the powerful air of one used to control. Suddenly it was not only Drake that Libby had to fight, but her own wayward desires ... HE LAID DOWN THE LAW Drake was tempted to whistle at the "lady" who had come to greet him. Her tight-fitting trousers showed off her leggy beauty even as her Texas-blue eyes dared him to find her attractive. Little did she know that her frank manner and lithe figure were a potent combination for a man sick of pampered fashion plates. Or that he planned on taking full advantage of what her clothing seemed to promise. But first he'd lay down the no ranch of his was going to be run by a female. Then he'd make sure she was well occupied with other matters—like the pleasures to be found in his arms when he kissed those pouting lips and taught her what it really meant to be a woman ...

Orphaned as a child, Jenna Cresswell was used to living by her wits on the rough streets of London. But a perilous secret forced the redheaded beauty to pose as a deaf girl and earn her keep at a tawdry tavern. There she was in the perfect position to overhear a plot against the American, Clay Drake, the only man who'd shown her any kindness. Intent on warning the ruggedly handsome Texan, Jenna sneaked into his bedroom in the dead of night. But before she could explain, Drake had her pinned to the bed, every sense alive to the magic of his exploring lips and hands. Drake assumed his midnight visitor was a birthday gift from his London friends and enjoyed her surprisingly potent charms to the fullest. But in the morning she was gone, leaving behind a strand of red hair and the disturbing evidence of her innocence. Who had she been, and would she be as beautiful in the day as she had seemed in the shadows of the night? Drake was determined to track down his mystery lover, and turn one night of sweet splendor into a lifetime of passionate loving.