by S. K. McClafferty

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The Frenchman’s Beautiful Daughter. . . .
When adventurer Eben St. Claire’s horse is lamed in an accident, he is forced to seek refuge for the night in the isolated trading post where Henri Delacour lay dying. In a simple act of kindness, Eben helps the old man, who has fallen, back to his bed and brings him water to quench a terrible thirst. In Henri, Eben sees a mortal kinsman, staring Death in the eye. Henri, however, sees the young frontiersman as a bearded angel, the answer to his fevered prayers. More cunning than Eben imagines, the Frenchman lures him into striking a bargain that Eben will soon live to regret. . . a devil’s deal that will destroy his plans and alter the course of his life, even while it fattens his coffers. Henri has offered to pay Eben a thousand dollars in gold to escort his sweet and dutiful daughter to the East and see her settled, and since Eben is already headed in that direction, it surely can’t be that bad.

Diamond in the Rough. . . .
When Raven discovers that her father has given her into the protection of a bearded, buckskin-clad ruffian she is horrified, and anything but compliant. She fights the handsome stranger at every turn, and quickly proves that Henri’s promises of her being dutiful and sweet were blatant lies. She’s a hellcat, with a vernacular to rival any voyageur Eben knew during the Voyage of Great Discovery. Her father’s wishes win out, however temporarily, and she agrees to submit to Eben’s guardianship in order to give her father a sense of peace as he succumbs to his illness. In her moment of greatest despair, Raven finds unexpected solace in Eben’s strong arms. But when compassion turns to lust, Raven is appalled by her response to a man she’d vowed to hate. He’s admitted his intention of finding her a husband once they reach Pittsburgh, and to be under a man’s total control is the last thing she wants. But how can she escape? By drugging him senseless, and stealing his horse. Even during Raven’s brief break for freedom, she finds it impossible to forget Eben’s kiss, or the effect it had upon her. When at last they are reunited, their mutual attraction deepens, passions rage out of control, and as he climbs in a whorehouse window to claim her, Raven surrenders with a blissful sigh. Her descent into scandal is just beginning.

A House Full of Enemies. . . .
Giving her as a wife to another man is no longer an option, yet he isn’t offering marriage, either. And Raven will not pressure him, even as she discovers that she’s carrying his baby. If they are destined to be together, it must be because he loves and wants her, and not out of obligation. So, she keeps her secret and bides her time. But the ghosts of Eben’s past are gathering, intent on destruction: a traitorous friend, a scornful patriarch, and a jealous ex-lover who is murdered. All of the evidence points to Eben as the murderer. . . yet as he faces jail and a possible hanging, it is Raven’s life and that of their unborn child that hangs in the balance… and only he can save them.

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