4 "Pearl" Stories
All the Trees in Pearl - Signed and paid for by one brother. Ethan Carver didn't order a wife, but he couldn't turn away from Margaret Redde's lush mouth and proper manners. Could he keep up his brother's deception and make her stay?
Set on fire by the other.
She wanted security and didn't care where it came from -- one brother was as good as the other…until Ethan touched her. One night in his arms changed everything. His hot kisses sent her up in flames and taught her desires she didn't know she possessed.
All the Women in Pearl - C.C. Carver's honeysuckle kiss has haunted John Raincrow for more than ten years. He would recognize her anywhere -- even in a dusty saloon, dressed in a harlot's costume. She's returned to Colorado too late though, and while he'll see her back to Pearl safe and sound, he will not let himself know the woman she has become. Not even if that woman kneels between his knees, moans into his mouth or whispers “please”.
Interlude in Pearl - Twin Mountains Ranch foreman Mickey Lowe can't sit through one more night of newlywed relations without losing his mind. Packing up his frustration and yearning, he delivers himself to Pearl spinster Emma Morgan with the intent to inspire some lusty cries of his own.
When the cowboy comes knocking at Emma's door late in the night, she believes she knows what he wants and she is ready for him in an instant…until she discovers what he's really after.
All the Secrets in Pearl - Five years ago James Carver traded small-town secrets for the scandalous nightlife of Victorian Paris. He went looking for answers but discovered a taste for a man's hard body and a talent for spinning erotic tales.
Now he's being framed for crimes he didn't commit and hunted for secrets he doesn't want to reveal. He could run again, but private investigator Maxwell Simon has other plans. James soon finds himself on his knees, breaking vows and enjoying very unconventional hospitality.