Jennifer Ashley

Kyle Malory, champion bull rider, falls on his butt in the ring, to be pulled to his feet by a rodeo clown with a beautiful face.He recognizes Anna Lawler, the local vet, who has moved back to Riverbend to take over the large-animal practice. Kyle has witnessed huge bulls and mean cowboys back down from the petite young woman.Kyle's fall injures him enough to take him out of the running for the season. The only fun he has convalescing is calling Anna to come an look after the animals-any animal-on the Malory ranch. He and Anna clash over everything, but Kyle can't seem to resist her.Anna worries about her growing attraction to Kyle, who has plenty of beautiful women throwing themselves at his feet.But when Kyle sends her a challenging bet, the forfeit being a night out with him, with the works, Anna isn't sure whether she hopes to win or lose ...

Stunt rider Adam Campbell returns home to Riverbend, Texas, after being seriously injured in a movie stunt gone wrong. He settles in to heal at his family's ranch, where his four brothers, famous trick riders, train horses.Adam is stunned to find Bailey Farrell working there-she was the shy girl who'd helped Adam graduate high school so he could run off to Hollywood. Except the budding Bailey, with whom Adam had a brief but intense affair, has blossomed into a beautiful woman. Now the sparks that had once ignited between them threaten to explode.Adam is beaten-up, broken-down, and has lost his nerve--the stunt that injured him also killed his best friend. The only one he can turn to is Bailey, but will Bailey, who has come back to Riverbend to lick her wounds, be willing to help him again?

Carter Sullivan, foster brother in the famous Campbell family, never had it easy. He was an abused kid, tortured by his mentor, in and out of juvenile detention until he was sent to the Circle C Ranch to be fostered. Life got better, but when Carter was eighteen, his ex-girlfriend pushed his baby daughter into his arms and took off, never to be seen again. Carter raised his daughter, Faith, on his own, with the help of the four wild Campbell brothers and his foster mom, the first person who ever believed in him.Grace Malory always had a crush on Carter, the dark and damaged man who never quite fit in to the close community of Riverbend. When Carter's foster mom needs help running the domestic side of the ranch, Grace is ready to help out with all the cooking for the brothers and their growing families.Carter's troubles rise again in the form of his dangerous ex-girlfriend, who returns to try to claim custody of Faith. Carter's greatest fear is losing his daughter, and he turns to Grace for help in a race against time and his past.

Tyler Campbell is rescued from having his butt handed to him by Jessica, a courageous biker bartender with gorgeous ink. Jess is a single mom, her life taken up by raising a son and keeping away from her ex. Tyler is the first man who's truly looked at her in a long, long time, the first to make her remember what passion is.Though she recognizes that Tyler's a playboy, she sees something else in him, a pain he's kept hidden from all, even his close-knit family. Jessica doesn't believe she'll ever have anything with Tyler, but when she needs help, she risks all by seeking him in a little Texas town called Riverbend.

Welcome to the Mackenzies / McBrides series The Mackenzie Chronicles is a guide put together by Jennifer Ashley to the books in the world of the Mackenzies. In this guide, you'll find character sketches of the main characters in each book, a brief synopsis of each story, an excerpt for that book, and Jennifer's notes and thoughts about the story and the characters-challenges she faced as well as what she enjoyed most. The Chronicles includes a family tree, a series timeline and reading order, plus publication order and a guide on how to find the books. It all begins with The Madness of Lord Ian

I, Eloise Rousell, grew up with Elizabeth, the queen. My aunt, Kat Ashley, was her governess, and Elizabeth and I transitioned together from girlhood to womanhood. My talent for needlework keeps me by Elizabeth's side, creating exquisite gowns as she moves from discarded daughter of Anne Boleyn, to princess, to prisoner and feared rival of her sister, Mary Tudor. I strive every day to protect her from harm. Conspiracies, nobles, and even her own family try to topple her, but I stand guard, along with my partner-in-crime, James Colby. Nothing will get past the two of us, no matter what machinations we have to work to keep Elizabeth safe. Colby has a secret of his own, a deadly one, which becomes more and more perilous the closer Elizabeth comes to the throne. I'm pushed toward the day I will have to choose which one of them my heart will follow ...

Valiant cook and amateur sleuth Kat Holloway must uncover the secrets of Victorian London's most elite noblemen to save the man she loves, from the New York Times bestselling author of Speculations in Sin. Kat Holloway knows that her beau and confidante Daniel McAdam has a talent for dangerous work as a Scotland Yard agent. At long last though, Daniel's coldhearted boss has promised that after a final mission, his debt will be repaid, and he'll finally be free. However, Daniel must risk his life one last time, masquerading as a secretary to an elderly viscount who could be the mastermind behind the recent plots against the Queen and her government. Using her contacts throughout London, Kat discovers several of her friends and colleagues have been victims of vicious blackmail. They'll do anything to protect their scandalous secrets, even conform to the blackmailer's political agenda. If Kat and Daniel wish to save each other and the Crown, they must prove the blackmailer's identity and evade those who will stop at nothing to eliminate them.

The elusive mate bond ... For Lindsay, a lynx Shifter, it's always been Xav, but will he share the mate bond she's forming with him?When Xav goes missing after one of his missions, Lindsay thrusts aside all doubts and focuses on one thing-finding Xav.Xav has had the best times of his life in Lindsay's presence, though she's impetuous and wild, which makes him crazy with worry. He's not sure the two of them can be serious about anything, especially something as important as their relationship.When danger from one of Xav's old enemies, as well as Shifters who insist Lindsay choose a mate, threatens to tear them apart, Xav and Lindsay must trust their instincts, grabbing onto the bond that makes them stronger together.

The world falls from beneath me-literally-one winter night when I'm racing down the road on my beloved motorcycle. I tumble into a huge sinkhole, followed by the sheriff, who's doggedly chasing me. I find myself in a cavern covered with evil petroglyphs that are intent on killing me ...From that harrowing situation I go to another even more dire: A hotel inspector who seems bent on putting me out of business. Add to this, my evil little sister has surfaced to tangle with me, and now Mick, my dragon boyfriend, is acting mysterious and scary. Only the magic mirror, my interfering grandmother, and my new cook seem to know what's going on, all of them telling me that Mick has been touched by shadows.I have to figure out what that means and wrest him free of dark forces before the Dragon Council stick their smoldering noses in and a new witch in town destroys everything I love.

My day bursts into chaos when a Changer charges into my hotel, attacking me with a message spell. I have to obey the message, whether I like it or not. But that's okay, because it's from Mick, my dragon boyfriend, guiding me to Death Valley where he's been imprisoned by the Dragon Council.Rescuing him takes all my strength, not to mention the wild magics I inherited from my evil-goddess mom, plus Nash, the sheriff who's impervious to magic. But once Mick is free, he tells me he's bound to the Dragon Council to appear at a trial for breaking dragon law. He's already been found guilty, and now they'll sentence him, and maybe, just maybe, they'll let him live.Forget that. I'll do anything in my power to keep Mick safe from the sticks-up-their-dragon-tails Council, even if it means letting forth my goddess power, and challenging the likes of Coyote, all my new friends, and even Mick himself.On top of this, a stranger who stayed at my hotel got himself murdered, and I have to figure out who did it as well as stop the guy, who keeps stubbornly coming back to life.It's always something at my Crossroads hotel, where magic is real, and the paranormal is normal.