In her heart, Rebecca Bradford is no longer the orphaned white daughter of a wealthy Maryland planter; she is Star Blanket, a bold young woman with no need for fancy clothes or manners, and no understanding of the 'honor' that prohibits Adam Rourke from acting upon the desire raging in his dark eyes. Once a bondservant, Adam Rourke promised Rebecca's grandfather he would keep her safe until she assumed her role, and the fortune that was promised him. But Rebecca wishes to return to her adopted Shawnee, unable to become the person she no longer is. Granting Rebecca her freedom, guarantees Adam his fortune. But letting her go will cost him his heart. TRIUMPHANT HEARTS SERIES, in order Defiant Love Tender Fortune Bold Surrender By Love Alone AWARDS: Career Achievement Award for American Historicals, Romantic Times Best Historical American Romance of the Year, Affaire de Coeur

LOVE'S CHERISHED TREASURE Trembling with fear, Charity Brown let her shapeless woolen gown fall to the ships deck and, with a silent prayer dived naked into the dark waters of Chesapeake Bay. In the distance lay the moonlit shores of the American colonies—and freedom! And when she glided down the grand staircase of one of Maryland's finest estates—introduced as the mistress' niece—no one suspected for a moment that she was Charity Brown, an escaped prisoner of the Crown. Charity's plan to secure her future with a good marriage was assured... until Jamie Drummond changed everything. Jamie—an adventurer on the run, a man without wealth or position—he could offer her nothing... except a passion that set her heart on fire. And in the ecstasy of total surrender they discovered a love more cherished than all the world's riches.

Ashley Morgan is determined to protect her Maryland plantation and worries that Kelt Saxon will take advantage of her feelings for him to steal her birthright.

Lady Kathryn Storm assumes the role of highwayman to save her father from the noose. But her attempt is interrupted by Lord Pride Ashton. Now Kathryn is standing on the gallows, when her death sentence is commuted to thirty years slave labor in the Maryland colony, thanks to Pride's intervention and promise to escort her to America. Kathryn is livid. Pride is looking forward to the journey. Neither expects to be swept into a maelstrom of bloodshed and beauty, where each must risk everything for the ultimate love. Publisher's Note: An impeccably researched, masterful work that tells a tale of adventure, from England to Maryland during the French and Indian War that leads to romance in the early colonial days of America. Readers who enjoy quality historical romance by authors such as Colleen French, Christi Caldwell, Lauraine Snelling, Adriana Trigiani, Mary Balogh, Sabrina Jeffries, Candace Camp and Stephanie Lauens will enjoy this adventurous historical fiction series.