From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Joan Johnston comes two classic stories of the unforgettable MEN OF BITTER CREEK. Cale Landry
When THE MAN FROM WOLF CREEK leaves his secluded mountain refuge to seek revenge on the thief who robbed him, he never expected he’d end up taking home the wily old bandit’s gorgeous and spirited daughter Raven. But Cale will never get back what he lost, until he learns to trust in love.
Conn Benton
Conn Benton is shocked at the suggestion he should marry a Winthrop—especially that tall, redheaded Emaline—to end the feud between their families. He might marry her and bed her, but he has no intention of loving her. It takes a Yuletide miracle, THE CHRISTMAS BABY, to heal his vengeful heart.

The Men Of Bitter Creek

Literature & Fiction

Johnston, Joan

United States

Avon/Books

HE MAY BE HER ONLY HOPE. SHE MAY BE HIS LAST CHANCE. Miranda Wentworth never imagined becoming a mail-order bride. Now marriage to a stranger is her only hope of finding a home where she and her two younger brothers can escape the brutality of the Chicago orphanage where they live. With any luck, she can even start a family of her own, once the three of them are settled at Jacob Creed’s Texas ranch. But Miranda has one gigantic concern: Her husband-to-be knows nothing about the brothers she’s bringing along. What if he calls off the deal when he discovers the trick she’s played on him? Jake Creed is hanging on to his Texas ranch by his fingernails. His nemesis, Alexander Blackthorne, is determined to ruin him. Jake will never give up, but he’s in desperate trouble. His wife died six months ago in childbirth, along with their stillborn son, and his two-year-old daughter needs a mother. The advertisement Jake wrote never mentioned his daughter—or the fact that he has no intention of consummating his marriage. He’s determined never to subject another wife to the burden of pregnancy. But Jake doesn’t count on finding his bride so desirable. He doesn’t count on aching with need when she joins him in bed. And he never suspected his bride would have plans of her own to seduce him. The passionate Westerns in Joan Johnston’s Bitter Creek series can be enjoyed together or separately, in any order: TEXAS BRIDE • WYOMING BRIDE • MONTANA BRIDE • SINFUL • SHAMELESS • BLACKTHORNE’S BRIDE • SULLIVAN’S PROMISE

Texas Bride: A Bitter Creek Novel

Dell

The sensational second novel in Joan Johnston’s Western historical romance series set in the world of Bitter Creek. CAN SECRETS AND SECOND CHOICES EVER LEAD TO LOVE? After three months in a mail-order marriage, Hannah Wentworth McMurtry is a widow—pregnant, alone, and near death in the Wyoming wilderness. Though she is saved by a man with a face cut from stone, she still grieves the husband who died on their journey west. Hannah needs a husband, but does she dare marry another stranger? Flint Creed has also lost someone he loved—when the woman he hoped to marry chose his younger brother instead. Now he must find a ranch wife of his own. But every female in the remote Wyoming Territory is too old, too young, or already married . . . until he discovers Hannah on the prairie. Flint doesn’t pretend to love her, but he doesn’t tell her he loves another woman, either. Hannah doesn’t pretend to love him, but she doesn’t tell him about the child she carries. Though danger surrounds them on the Wyoming frontier, the greatest threats of all are the secrets within—revelations that could destroy the new life Hannah and Flint have begun to cherish. The passionate Westerns in Joan Johnston’s Bitter Creek series can be enjoyed together or separately, in any order: TEXAS BRIDE • WYOMING BRIDE • MONTANA BRIDE • SINFUL • SHAMELESS • BLACKTHORNE’S BRIDE • SULLIVAN’S PROMISE

Wyoming Bride: A Bitter Creek Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A DESPERATE DECEPTION THE PROMISE OF FOREVER When Karl Norwood’s mail-order bride meets an untimely demise on the way to the Montana Territory, Hetty Wentworth steps in to take her place. Hetty has no idea how she’s going to pretend to be all the things she isn’t—including the mother of two kids. She only knows her deception is necessary if she’s going to save two orphans from the awful fate she suffered as a child. Karl smells a rat when a much younger woman than he was expecting arrives with two children who look nothing like her. But his mail-order bride is so beautiful, he doesn’t object—until he realizes that his charming new wife has been lying . . . about everything. Can a woman forced to keep secrets and a man hindered by distrust ever hope to find happily ever after in each other’s arms? Praise for Montana Bride “[A] swiftly paced romance.”—Publishers Weekly “Montana Bride is a compelling read and definitely a noteworthy addition to a great series.”—Fresh Fiction “Joan Johnston knows how to spin a story that will get to the readers every time. [Montana Bride] is no different. . . . It was emotional, heartfelt and real. It was honest. . . . It was simply magic from a master storyteller.”—Night Owl Reviews “If you are a fan of historicals, a fan of beautiful descriptive writing, and a fan of steamy romance, you won’t want to miss out on Montana Bride.”—Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews “Johnston has a keen eye for quirky circumstances that put her characters, and the reader, through a wringer. Laughing one moment and crying the next, you’ll always have such a great time getting to the happy-ever-after.”—Romance Junkies Reviews The passionate Westerns in Joan Johnston’s Bitter Creek series can be enjoyed together or separately, in any order: TEXAS BRIDE • WYOMING BRIDE • MONTANA BRIDE • SINFUL • SHAMELESS • BLACKTHORNE’S BRIDE • SULLIVAN’S PROMISE

Montana Bride (Bitter Creek)

A new life, a second chance Inheriting a practically derelict sheep ranch in Montana wouldn't be considered a windfall for most people. But for Harriet Allistair, it was perfect. The exact challenge to prove to her family and herself that she wasn't a failure, that she could be someone. And she didn't need help, particularly from Nathan Hazard. He might be charming and handsome and a successful sheep rancher in his own right, but Harriet didn't trust his motives. Yet facing the house falling apart, the business in bankruptcy, the land and animals needing attention and her own heart betraying her, could she really do it without him? Did she want to?

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing & Tell Me Your Secrets…: A 2-in-1 Collection (Bestselling Author Collection)

Summers, Cara

Harlequin Bestselling Author Collection

Art critic Matt Benson is proud of his reputation, even if he has been called a chauvinist pig. But nothing gets under his skin more than an opinionated woman, especially one like artist Jenny Smith. So when Jenny offers him a part in her next art project—a part that requires them to be tied together for thirty days—Matt agrees, determined to prove he's right. But ten feet of rope isn't much space. Worse, both Jenny and Matt are suffering from something they didn't expect—a scorching attraction to each other! Will they last thirty days together…before they're at the end of their rope?

Fit To Be Tied

HARLEQUIN)

Hawk's Way: Carter & Falcon

New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston is back with these two emotional stories THE COWBOY TAKES A WIFE Desiree Parrish has two weeks to find a man to protect her from her abusive ex-husband. She's never forgotten Carter Prescott's kindness to her, but can she trust him to keep her and her daughter safe now? Though she's offering him a marriage in name only, Carter has one nonnegotiable condition—Desiree will have to share his name and his bed!  THE UNFORGIVING BRIDE From the moment rancher Falcon Whitelaw sees Mara Ainsworth, she's the woman of his dreams—but she belongs to someone else. Then a tragic accident leaves her widowed—and she blames Falcon. But it seems marrying him is the only way to save her daughter's life. Can Falcon convince Mara to forgive him and make this a marriage for real?

Harlequin Bestseller

Tempers rise and sparks fly as the Whitelaws of Hawk's Way meet their matches in these two unforgettable classic stories from Joan Johnston! 
THE HEADSTRONG BRIDE 
Callen Whitelaw had one surefire way to soften up a rugged rancher out for revenge against her beloved clan. The headstrong bride would marry Sam Longstreet—come hell or high water! 
THE DISOBEDIENT BRIDE 
Zach Whitelaw chose his "convenient" wife for one reason only—to provide him with a brood of little Whitelaws. But no matter how many long, lazy days he and Rebecca spend in their marriage bed, his disobedient bride refuses to get pregnant.

Hawk's Way: Callen & Zach: The Headstrong BrideThe Disobedient Bride

With his life in ruins and his future in doubt, Mac Macready faces the revelation of his scandalous secret, unless he takes up the lovely Jewel Whitelaw on her outrageous and shocking proposal. Original.

Virgin Groom (Hawk'S Way)

Romance

Contemporary

Silhouette

Jennifer Wright's dreams of a perfect summer wedding are turned upside down when she finds herself suddenly marrying her fiance+a7's best friend, seductive Air Force Major Colt Whitelaw. Original.

Hawk'S Way: The Substitute Groom (Silhouette Promo)

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