Debra Lee Brown

The Alaskan tundra – a land whose pristine beauty was overshadowed by the darkness of winter, the danger of corruption. Her career hung in the balance, her life was on the line, and, after one reckless moment in a stranger's embrace, Lauren Fotheringay's heart was, too....

He was a tribal cop working undercover as an oil rig roughneck to catch a corporate thief and win back his FBI job. But Seth Adams hadn't counted on murder. Hadn't been prepared to fall for his prime suspect. Instinct, however, told him the beautiful geologist was innocent, a mere pawn in a deadly plan. And as the danger around them escalated, the passion between them intensified as they raced against time to survive....

GAMBLERS AND DANCE HALL GALS MADE A HELL OF A LEGACY FOR A SCHOOLMARM!

But Dora Fitzpatrick was determined to run her late father's saloon–at least until she uncovered the secrets hidden at the Royal Flush. Not the smallest of which concerned Chance Wellesley! Who was this handsome cardsharp who made her feel like his Queen of Hearts?

Chance Wellesley could see right off that Dora Fitzpatrick was smart as a whip–and prettier than she realized. Sooner or later she'd deduce his true intentions. But even riskier was how she could make him shuffle his plans and hope for a full house–of marriage, family and lifelong love!