Beverly Jenkins
Author
Series
Women who dare volume 2
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
The second novel in USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins' compelling new Women Who Dare series follows a female rancher in Wyoming after the Civil War.
A reporter has come to Wyoming to do a story on doctors for his Black newspaper back east. He thinks Colton Lee will be an interesting subject...until he meets Colton's sister Spring. She runs her own ranch, wears
...2) Deadly Sexy
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Though her Lexus may be broken down on the California freeway, Jessi Teresa Blake is no damsel in distress. Rich, smart, and beautiful, JT, or "Lady Blake," as she is called, is one of the toughest sports agents around. She's negotiated megabucks contracts for every superstar in the business, and only the most confident of men can match wits with her. Men like Reese Anthony, the impossibly sexy trucker who gives her a lift back to Oakland.
But
...3) Josephine
Author
Publisher
Kimani Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
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 from her goals. At least until handsome 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
...4) Belle
Author
Publisher
Kimani Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
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
...5) Forbidden
Author
Series
Old West series volume 1
Language
English
Description
Rhine Fontaine is building the successful life he's always dreamed of--one that depends upon him passing for White. But for the first time in years, he wishes he could step out from behind the facade. The reason: Eddy Carmichael, the young woman he rescued in the desert. Outspoken, defiant, and beautiful, Eddy tempts Rhine in ways that could cost him everything ... and the price seems worth paying. Eddy owes her life to Rhine, but she won't risk her...
Author
Series
Women who dare volume 3
Language
English
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Description
When the Declaration of Independence is stolen by a former Confederate official, fearless grifter Raven Moreaux, forced by the government to get it back, finds both her life and heart on the line when she falls for her partner who is posing as her husband.
Author
Series
Blessings volume 10
Language
English
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Description
Trent July has been the mayor of this historic town for the past four years, but now he's ready to let someone else take up the mantle. Barrett Payne, a former Marine, decides he wants the job. But when a surprise candidate also enters the ring, the town has opinions on who would be the best candidate. And of course that's not the only drama, as Malachi "Mal" July continues to make reparations for the damage he's caused and to the people he's betrayed,...
8) Rebel
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Valinda Lacy's mission is to help the newly emancipated survive and flourish in post-Civil War New Orleans. When thugs destroy her school and target her, she runs for her life--into the arms of Captain Drake LeVeq. An architect from an old New Orleans family, Drake admires Valinda's determination but when her father demands she return home to marry another man, her daring rebellion draws Drake into an irresistible intrigue.
Author
Series
Blessings volume 4
Language
English
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Description
"Anyone worried that life in a small town could get boring certainly hasn't lived in Henry Adams: With a pig on trial, the town's foster children still trying to find their place, and new love blossoming...there is plenty to occupy our favorite residents. Preston Miles is the only one of the original foster children with no information about his biological family, but an email from his maternal grandmother will change that. Former town mayor, Riley...
Author
Series
Blessings volume 1
Language
English
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When a post-Reconstruction African-American community succumbs to a desperate need for funds and purpose, its mayor puts the small town up for sale and finds a buyer in Bernardine Brown, who believes the town's sale to be a sign from God.
Author
Series
Blessings volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Henry Adams, Kansas, Zoey has tried to befriend a man who wants people to stay off his property by leaving him small offerings. When he dies, he leaves a saddlebag of gold to Zoey, who also has to deal with her parents' separation and troubled friends"--
Author
Series
Blessings volume 9
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
Malachi 'Mal' July has run into trouble in the past. With a reputation as a player, he's now a recovering alcoholic and has made progress in redeeming himself in the eyes of his family and the citizens of Henry Adams, Kansas. He's not only turned his diner into a profitable business, but also mentors the town's foster kids. And he's even staying true to one woman, Bernadine Brown. But all it takes is a moment of pride to blind Mal to his blessings,...
Author
Series
Blessings volume 2
Publisher
Avon A
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"On the heels of Bring on the Blessings, bestselling author Beverly Jenkins gives readers a second helping of the beautiful Kansas town of Henry Adams, and the residents who make it so unique"--Provided by publisher.
15) Wild rain
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublisher
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
'"Banished by her grandfather at the age of eighteen, Spring Lee has survived scandal to claim her own little slice of Paradise, Wyoming. She's proud of working her ranch alone and unwilling to share it with a stranger--especially one like Garrett McCray, who makes her second-guess her resolve to avoid men. Garrett escaped slavery years ago and is now a reporter in Washington. He's traveled west to interview Dr. Colton Lee for an article, yet it's...
16) Breathless
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
As manager of one of the finest hotels in Arizona Territory, Portia Carmichael has respect and stability, qualities sorely missing from her harsh childhood. She refuses to jeopardize that by hitching herself to the wrong man. Suitors are plentiful, but none of them has ever looked quite as tempting as the family friend who just rode into town--and none has looked at her with such intensity and heat.
17) Tempest
Author
Series
Old West series volume 3
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Colton Lee, a physician in the Wyoming Territory, discovers that his mail-order bride is not only a competent and independent frontierswoman, but a good shot as well.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Mayor Trent July and his wife Lily are enjoying life as newlyweds and embracing the challenges and joys that come with being adoptive parents to two wonderful boys. But being a father has inevitably forced him to think about his own birth mother. Raised by his grandmother Tamar--and in many ways the good people of Henry Adams--Trent was blessed with a childhood full of love. But now he can't help wondering what happened to the scared teenage girl...
Author
Series
Blessings volume 3
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When their "no frills" wedding turns into the event of the decade with the help of well-meaning neighbors, former high school sweethearts Lily Fontaine and Trent July consider eloping until something happens to remind them that happiness is to be shared.
Author
Series
Destiny romances (Beverly Jenkins) volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"In late 19th-century California, Logan Yates, a self-important ranch owner, must confront his feelings for his beautiful, free spirited housekeeper, Mariah Cooper"--