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Cassidy Shea's life was nothing if not serene. Loving parents and a doting brother provided happiness and innocent hope as life's experience. Yes, life was blissful at Cassidy's beloved home, Terrill.

Stavos Voronin was not as blind-eyed as many nobles and royals. Evony's physical gestures -- even the simplest movement of her hands -- revealed that she had not always been destitute. The same was true of the children --their polished manners and knowledge of horses and tendency to be bold and fearless of strangers.

Ember Taffee had always lived with her mother and sister in the little cottage by the sea. Her father had once lived there too, but the deep had claimed his life long ago. Still, her existence was a happy one, and Ember found joy, imagination, and respite in the sea and the trinkets it would leave for her on the sand.

"Oh! Do link arms with me, Calliope," Blanche whispered, her brown eyes widening with apprehension. She took Calliope's arm, tightly linking it with her own. "The old Mulholland house still gives me the willies every time I walk past it. I hate to think on what might have gone on inside. It's truly terrifyin'!"

The spirit of adventure and curiosity that dwelled within her bosom was positively bursting with excitement! It was obvious there was something wildly interesting inside the gristmill, and Amoretta silently swore to herself she would discover what it was no matter what. She promised herself that nothing short of torture could keep her from seeing what was inside now that her feet were set on the path. Her imagination couldn't list possibilities quickly enough.

Evangeline startled a little as a somewhat quiet bark drew her attention from the autumn vista before her and to a medium-sized brown dog that had suddenly appeared at her side. The dog stood panting happily, as if he'd known her all her life, and it quite warmed Evangeline's heart. "Well, aren't you a friendly little fellow?" she giggled as the dog -- who, she quickly noticed, was missing one hind leg -- sat at her feet, wagging its tail and panting in joyous anticipation of attention. Again, Evangeline giggled. "Aren't you just a handsome man? Yes, you are," she said to the dog as she hunkered down and scratched behind his ears. She laughed when the dog's one hind leg began to beat the train platform as a signal of delight. "Oh, you are a sweetheart, aren't you? I bet you're quite the Romeo in town too, hmmm?"

For Katie Matthews life held no promise of true happiness. Life on the prairie was filled with hard labor, a brutal father, and the knowledge she would need to marry a man incapable of truly loving a woman. Men didn't have time to dote on women -- so Katie's father told her. To Katie, it seemed life would forever remain mundane and disappointing -- until the day Stover Steele bought her father's south acreage.

"Plush, green pasture grasses stretch out forever before the beauty of rugged, majestic mountains on the horizon, and moonlit skies are scattered over with glimmering stars: Adelaide Plume's Colorado cattle ranch home is akin to heaven itself. Paired with the blessings of a loving family and a cherished, bosom friend, Adelaide's life is bright, secure, and filled with satisfied happiness. Moreover, her father's recent hire of handsome cowboy, Chance Flannery lends an entirely new exhilaration to Adelaide's already picturesque existence. And yet Chance's arrival at the ranch sends Adelaide longing to cast off the appearance of childhood and be seen instead as a refined young woman. The fact that her bullying older brother insists on executing a series of humiliating pranks upon her serves only to frustrate Adelaide further. For how will Chance Flannery ever see her as anything more than a clumsy, tousled schoolgirl when he is forever finding her in awkward circumstances? Still, the town's traditional festivities to be held for Christmas offer Adelaide hope--hope that a transformation of appearance might alter Chance Flannery's perception of her, hope that she will at last be seen as a woman and no longer a child. Nonetheless, an unseen, menacing threat begins to creep into the life Adelaide holds so dear. When all she loves is imperiled, will she stumble into harm's way, just as she always has at the hand of her impish brother? Or will Adelaide become the woman she desires to be and find a strength that even she never knew she possessed?"--Page 4 of cover

"Beloved of her father, King Dacian, and adored by her people, the Scarlet Princess Monet endeavored to serve her kingdom well. Even her marriage would serve her people. Her husband would be chosen for her-for this was the way of royal existence. Still, Monet dreamt of owning true love-of owning choice in love. Thus, each time the raven-haired, sapphire-eyed, Crimson Knight of Karvana rode near-Monet knew regret-for in secret, she loved him-and she could not choose him. As an arrogant king from another kingdom wages war against Karvana, the Crimson Knight and Scarlet Princess will sacrifice and keep secrets to serve the kingdom and preserve the Heart of Karvana"--Provided by publisher.

"Jilly enjoys flirting with Jack Taylor and believes they will marry one day. When Boone Ramsey asks Jilly's grandfather for permission to marry her, her guardian quickly consents. Knowing Jack is not the marrying kind, Grandpa gives Jilly an out--she doesn't have to marry Boone if Jack will marry her"--