Kristin MaCahy's dream of freedom and a life of dignity and self-sufficiency had vanished. All she had left to fight for was her ranch—but she had to give up her independence to do it. She needed Cole Slater's help, but in return she offered the only thing she had—herself. No questions. No answers. Just a bargain. From the author of Slow Burn.

The War Was Over... But, embittered by the conflict, Shannon McCahy and Malachi Slater still fought a raging battle of wills all their own. A Yankee whose only solace was the land she had struggled to save. Shannon hated the hot-tempered Malachi, a Rebel on the run who stood for all she had come to despise. Yet as jayhawkers and bushwhackers descended upon the lawless Missouri border, the two joined forces in a desperate search for their endangered loved ones. They clashed relentlessly, but as time ran out they were forced to realize there was something between them far stronger than hatred ...

This month brings the unforgettable conclusion to the epic saga in which the indomitable Slater brothers discover the importance of family ties, loyalty and love amidst the conflict and despair of the Civil War. Jamie Slater had survived the Civil War, but he'd never outlive his reputation with a gun . . . THEY WERE WILDER THAN THE WEST . . . Born and raised in frontier Texas, beautiful Tess Stuart needed a hired gun to avenge her uncle's murder. But the only one willing to help was the infuriating, irresistible Lieutenant Jamie Slater—the man whose passion set her aflame. Jamie knew no woman could match Tess' lust for life. But one man could—and he would have her, even if he had to fight his way through a hundred crooked lawmen and Indian massacres. For Tess had a spirit that matched his own . . . as wild and strong as the land they both loved.