Sagebrush Brides Series by Lauren Linwood, Alexa Aston

Twins literally separated at birth put into motion a gripping tale involving danger, deception, and love... Gambler Jed Stone journeys to California to track down Simon Morgan, the man responsible for his best friend’s death. Arrested for robbery and murder upon arrival, Jed is shocked to see his face on a wanted poster. He escapes before his hanging, unaware that the man guilty of those crimes is the twin brother he never knew existed... moreTwins literally separated at birth put into motion a gripping tale involving danger, deception, and love... Gambler Jed Stone journeys to California to track down Simon Morgan, the man responsible for his best friend’s death. Arrested for robbery and murder upon arrival, Jed is shocked to see his face on a wanted poster. He escapes before his hanging, unaware that the man guilty of those crimes is the twin brother he never knew existed. In a case of mistaken identity, Jed acquires the most famous whorehouse in San Francisco in a rigged card game his twin is meant to win.Lily Frontiere takes over running Lucky Lil’s from her dying mother, the house madam who shielded her daughter by sending Lily away to boarding school. Lily’s intelligence and astonishing resemblance to her mother help in the successful charade, but she’s entered a world she knows little about. She clashes with the handsome stranger who turns up with the deed to Lucky Lil’s in hand, yet she is attracted to the charming risk taker.Jed asks Madam Lil to stay on as he learns the business and is fooled by Lily’s performance until he stumbles upon the real Madam Lil and learns the truth behind Lily’s deception. His admiration for Lily blossoms into love.But Simon Morgan seeks both Lily’s hand and ownership of Lucky Lil’s—and he will go to any means to possess both. Will Jed foil his nemesis while bringing his outlaw brother to justice and win Lily’s love?*This is a revised edition of A Game of Chance, which was originally released under the pen name Lauren Linwood. less

An independent woman discovering herself as she travels through the American West.A man of integrity broken by events in his past—and on the run from a bloodthirsty killer.Two individuals drawn together who find a love that can never be... Maggie Rutherford jilts her too-perfect society groom at the altar and flees New York for the American West, where she turns her travels into dime novels that she writes and illustrates under the pen name Lud Madison... moreAn independent woman discovering herself as she travels through the American West.A man of integrity broken by events in his past—and on the run from a bloodthirsty killer.Two individuals drawn together who find a love that can never be... Maggie Rutherford jilts her too-perfect society groom at the altar and flees New York for the American West, where she turns her travels into dime novels that she writes and illustrates under the pen name Lud Madison.After the Civil War, veteran Ben Morgan marries his childhood sweetheart and takes her to homestead on the Great Plains. Losing her and their unborn child in an Indian attack, Ben detaches from emotion and becomes a roaming gambler. When he kills a cheating opponent in self-defense, the man’s gunslinger brother swears revenge upon Ben.Ben hides on a cattle drive and brings in a herd to Abilene, where a waiting Maggie wants to find a rough and tumble cowboy to interview for her next story idea. Sparks fly as the dangerous drover and popular novelist wind up living in the same household, running a general store east of Abilene. But with Black Tex Lonnegan hot on his trail, will Ben run from his growing attraction to Maggie and the gunfighter’s promise of death—or will he make a stand for his life—and love?*This is a revised edition of Written in the Cards, which was originally released under the pen name Lauren Linwood. less

A woman shattered by events in her past, struggling to find the only family she has.A man broken in spirit, trying to move forward after the death of his muse.Together—on a journey fraught with danger—they begin to heal, thanks to love. Separated from her twin during the Orphan Train selection, schoolmarm Serena Sullivan searches for her brother Bill over fifteen years... moreA woman shattered by events in her past, struggling to find the only family she has.A man broken in spirit, trying to move forward after the death of his muse.Together—on a journey fraught with danger—they begin to heal, thanks to love. Separated from her twin during the Orphan Train selection, schoolmarm Serena Sullivan searches for her brother Bill over fifteen years. Just as she gets a solid lead on his whereabouts, she is railroaded by a crooked sheriff and set to hang for the murder of the sheriff’s best friend.English playwright Daman Rutledge comes to the American West on business for his aristocratic brother when he witnesses a woman about to be executed. On impulse, he rescues the beautiful stranger and goes on the run with her. Along the way Daman finds the muse he’s been missing and loses his heart to the raven-haired beauty with haunting amber eyes.As they try to escape the long arm of the law, Daman seeks to prove Serena’s innocence before it’s too late. They find love—and the truth—on a journey that changes their lives.*This is a revised edition of Outlaw Muse, which was originally released under the pen name Lauren Linwood. less