Leather & Lace
by Melissa Schroeder, Rebecca Goings, Beth Williamson

Does leather make you hot? Theres nothing like the aroma of hot leatherespecially when its snuggled up next to a hot man! Saddle up and ride with three of Samhains top Western romance authors. Spurs have never been this sexy!

Branded by Beth Williamson (originally pubished in e-book format 11/06/07)
A marriage of convenience shows a determined rancher and a stubborn woman what it means to be branded.

When a clause in his grandfather's will forces Rafe Sinclair to marry or else lose his ranch, he sets his sights on what he thinks is a safe choice—his neighbor Emma Radcliff.

Emma has never wanted anything other than to work her family's horse ranch. But when her father forces her to marry Rafe, she does everything in her power to make the handsome rancher regret his choice of brides.

They say oil and water don't mix, but in Emma's and Rafe's case, it does—and the result is fire. When Emma refuses to consummate the marriage, Rafe sets out to prove that marriage him is the best thing that's ever happened to her.

High Noon by Rebecca Goings (originally pubished in e-book format 11/13/07)

When a full-blooded Comanche risks everything for the honor of the woman he loves, it's a safe bet there'll be a showdown at high noon.

Banning, TX 1872

Alison Williams has loved Talon Holt most of her life, but he broke her heart when he suddenly left town five years ago. Then Alison's father loses a round of poker to the notorious blackguard Garrett Sumrall, and she's shocked to learn he's lost much more than his life savings. He'd bet Alison's hand in marriage!

A full-blooded Comanche raised by a white man, Talon has never fit in to either world. Despite his feelings for his childhood friend, he's sure he did her a favor by leaving so she would be free to marry someone of her own race. But when he hears the news of her father's gambling debt, he returns to rescue Alison from her cruel fate.

A few stolen kisses, and their passion rekindles with fiery intensity. However, Sumrall is not about to give up his winnings without a fight—because he has a much darker reason for making sure Alison makes good on her father's bet.

It's a showdown at high noon, and winner takes all!

The Seduction of Widow McEwan by Melissa Schroeder (originally pubished in e-book format 11/20/07)
A younger man bent on seduction. An older woman determined to resist. A love that cannot be denied.

Jameson McEwan is widowed, but happy with her lot in life. After suffering through an arranged marriage to an older man, she's had little romance and very little experience with men—other than ordering them around on her ranch.

Seth Conner has harbored a bit of an obsession for Jamie since the tender age of sixteen. Now that she's widowed, he has sensed her reluctance to wed again and has kept his distance. When she says she's marrying another man—strictly as a business arrangement—Seth decides he's waited long enough.

Jamie never expected to find herself in bed shivering with desire, especially not with Seth. One taste of a night filled with passion, and she finds he's as addictive as liquor. But their age difference and her responsibilities hold her back from considering a future with him. Seth refuses to take no for an answer.

As the dance of seduction heats up, trouble brews. Someone is poisoning Jamie's cattle, setting fires on her ranch. Someone is hell-bent on making sure Jamie and Seth never find happiness, someone who will stop at nothing—including murder.

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Melissa Schroeder's Bio

Born to an Air Force family at an Army hospital Melissa has always been a little bit screwy. She was further warped by her years of watching Monty Python and her strange family. Her love of romance novels developed after accidentally picking up a Linda Howard book. After becoming hooked, she read close to 300 novels in one year, deciding that romance was her true calling instead of the literary short stories and suspenses she had been writing. After many attempts, she realized that romantic comedy, or at least romance with a comedic edge, was where she was destined to be. Influences in her writing come from Nora Roberts, Jenny Cruise, Susan Andersen, Amanda Quick, Jayne Anne Krentz, Julia Quinn, Christina Dodd, and Lori Foster. Since her first release in 2004, Melissa has had close to 20 short stories, novellas and novels released with seven different publishers in a variety of genres and time periods. Those releases included, The Hired Hand, a 2005 Eppie Finalist for Contemporary Romance and Tempting Prudence, a 2005 CAPA finalist for short erotic romance. Her contemporary, A Little Harmless Sex became an international best seller in June of 2005.

Since she was a military brat, she vowed never to marry military. Alas, fate always has her waywith mortals. Her husband is an Air Force major, and together they have their own military brats, two girls, and they live wherever the military sticks them. Which she is sure, will always involve heat and bugs only seen on the Animal Discovery Channel.In her spare time, she reads, complains about bugs, travels, cooks, reads some more, watches her DVD collections of Arrested Development and Seinfeld, and tries to convince her family that she truly is a delicate genius. She has yet to achieve her last goal.

She has always believed that romance and humor go hand in hand. Love can conquer all and as Mark Twain said, “Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.” Combining the two, she hopes she gives her readers a thrilling love story, filled with chuckles along the way, and a happily ever after finish.