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Fireblossom US DE by Cynthia Wright, which was first published by Ballantine in 1992. The author claims this is a revised edition.

Daniel “Fox” Matthews, sent to Little Bighorn by the president to keep an eye on hot-headed General Custer, is haunted by guilt for a battle outcome he couldn’t prevent. The raucous gold town of Deadwood, South Dakota seems like the perfect refuge, although it’s located in the Black Hills, sacred land to the same Sioux Indians who decimated Custer’s troops.

Madeleine Avery, raised to be a lady in Philadelphia, is appalled when she arrives in Deadwood with her family. Slowly she unbends, coaxed out of her shell by a powerful attraction to Fox and a journey into the world of the Sioux Indians.

FIREBLOSSOM is a compelling tale of cultures colliding and the bittersweet, tender journey of Fox and Maddie as they discover the secrets of their own hearts.

The Iron Road US DE by Jane Jackson, first published with Robert Hale in 1999.

It's 1865 and the Great Western Railway has spread across Cornwall, changing the face of the countryside with earthworks and viaducts. Now a new line is under construction. The invading army of navvies has many women but few wives. Considered heathens in a Christian country, they are feared by locals, ill-treated by the railway company, and a source of amusement for bored aristocratic ladies.

This is the story of two men and two women of vastly differing backgrounds drawn together by corruption, intrigue and tragedy.

Yet in the wake of disaster, hope blossoms, and courage is rewarded with a love undreamed of.

Devil's Own Bargain US DE by Mary Gillgannon.

Desperate for funds to save the crumbling family estate, Devon Langley, earl of Northrup, has no choice but to make the “devil’s own bargain”. In exchange for 100,000 pounds, he agrees to wed cloth merchant Merton Beaumont’s only daughter.

Caroline Beaumont is appalled to discover her father has all but sold her into marriage to the forbidding earl. Yet realizing her doting father desires a noble grandson above all else, she decides to make the best of things. She also finds herself intrigued by her darkly handsome, mysterious husband.

Devon discovers his new wife isn’t the crude, ill-mannered little “cit” he anticipated. Indeed, he soon finds himself falling for her ethereal blond beauty, even as her genuineness and warmth begin to heal his wounded heart. But the diabolical plot of a madman threatens to shatter their tenuous bond and destroy all their hopes for love and happiness.

Note: Devil’s Own Bargain was previously published as The Man She Married under the pseudonym Molly Marcort.

Shadow Walker US DE by Connie Mason, first published by Leisure in 2003.

Why Did You Do That? Kiss You? Cole Shrugged. Because You Wanted Me To, I Suppose. Why Else Would A Man Kiss A Woman? But Dawn knew lots of other reasons, especially if the woman was nothing but a half-breed whose father had sold her to the first interested male.

Defenseless and exquisitely lovely, Dawn was overjoyed when Cole Webster killed the ruthless outlaw who had been her husband in name only. But now she had a very different sort of man to contend with. A man of unquestionable virility, a man who prized justice and honored the Native American traditions that had been lost to her. Most intriguing of all, he was obviously a man who knew exactly how to bring a woman to soaring heights of pleasure. And yes, she did want his kiss and maybe a whole lot more.

Texas Homecoming US DE by Leigh Greenwood, first published by Leisure in 2002.

Night Riders …
They were a crack team of Confederate raiders, striking behind enemy lines under cover of darkness, operating with one mind, one heart. Until one of their number betrayed them all. In the aftermath of tragedy, they swore they would live to hunt down the traitor. But to each, life would bring first a woman and then a revelation: Far sweeter then revenge is love.

Cade … Captain of the Night Riders, he led the survivors home to Texas to make a fresh start. His grandfather still lived, his ranch still stood, and waiting there was a dark-eyed temptress who made him all too glad to be alive. When he took Pilar in his arms, his blood surged hotly and he felt like the wild young man who’d once abducted her for a lark. But the war had changed them all and now he would allow nothing to come between them – not her family, not his heritage, not even her turncoat of a brother.

This is the first in the Night Riders Series

Jennifer Blake repeat freebies: Pieces of Dreams, Prisoner of Desire, The Warlock's Daughter.