Karen Kirst creëert meeslepende historische romantische verhalen, geïnspireerd door haar roots in East Tennessee nabij de Great Smoky Mountains. Na jaren gewijd te hebben aan haar droom, vond ze succes toen haar manuscript werd geaccepteerd door Harlequin Love Inspired Historical. Haar schrijven is een bewijs van haar geloof en persoonlijke passies, waarin ze de draden van haar leven als echtgenote, thuisonderwijzende moeder en toegewijde verteller verweeft. Kirst's werk biedt lezers boeiende verhalen geworteld in devotie en oprechte vertelkunst.
When a riding accident strands socialite Caroline Turner overnight with the new stable manager, she gets the one thing she never wanted -- a husband! Marrying the infuriating Duncan McKenna wouldn't have been her first choice, but with her reputation damaged, it's her only one. Still, something about the brash, rugged Scotsman fascinates Caroline.
"I'm not leaving you." He made a promise to protect her. Back in her hometown, Tori James never expects to spend time with her ex-fiancé -- until someone blows up her car. Now she has a target on her back, and accepting Staff Sergeant Cade McMann as her bodyguard is her only hope of staying alive. But even as Cade and Tori are drawn back together, a killer is determined to tear them apart for good.