INTO THE SUNSET
Dell Lead Title, May 1999
$8.00

2000 RWA RITA Award Finalist

"ONE OF THE BEST OF THE BEST OF 1999. Addictive...memorable... fast-paced and poignant." The Oakland Press

In 1878 Colorado, U.S. Marshal Lucas McKenna tracks down Annie Sutton, the desperate young woman who killed his brother. Trapped together in a snowbound mining town, lawman and prisoner engage in a battle of wills until Lucas loses his heart and faces an impossible choice: Will he do his duty and bring Annie to justice—or set her free and become an outlaw himself?

TIMELESS
Dell Lead Title, March 1998
$8.00

A National Bestseller
An Alternate Selection of the Doubleday Book Club
A Barnes&Noble.com Recommended Read

"POWERFUL. From the very first page you're whisked away to a world where anything is possible." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"ENTERTAINING. EXOTIC. Definitely a romance, it's also definitely fantasy...an unusually smooth blend of both genres." Locus

Viking warrior Hauk Valbrand kidnaps Lady Avril de Varennes from a trade fair and sweeps her away to Asgard Island, an enchanted paradise kept secret from the world for centuries. But soon Hauk must reveal the stunning truth about Asgard and its people—and Avril must choose between love and honor, now and forever.

HIS FORBIDDEN TOUCH
Avon Treasure, May 1997
$8.00

A National Bestseller

"SHELLY THACKER HAS THE GIFT of bringing readers straight into her adventurous, heart-pounding romances and keeping them highly entertained and completely captivated. 4 1/2 stars (highest rating)." Romantic Times

In the cause of peace, Princess Ciara must wed the enemy who destroyed her home and happiness. Disgraced ex-knight Royce Saint-Michel is called back from exile to serve as the royal beauty's guardian and escort her to the wedding. Together they journey through snowy Alpine passes and a war-torn kingdom, with assassins around every turn—but love soon proves far more dangerous.

HEARTS RUN WILD
Avon Treasure, April 1996
$8.00

A National Bestseller

"EXCITING . . . INNOVATIVE . . . SKILLFUL. Thacker's descriptive phrasing and analysis of characters and events make the fast-paced story come alive." Publishers Weekly

"FOUR STARS (highest rating). This could be the romance that takes Shelly Thacker to the big time: the hardcover contract, the fan club, the Web page. Thacker always spins a good story, but Hearts Run Wild is her best ever. This time out, there's a new depth of soul to go with all that heart...a terrific page-turner." The Detroit Free Press

In 1741 England, ex-pirate Nicholas Brogan finds himself thrown in jail and shackled to Samantha Delafield, a lady thief. On their way to the gallows, the pair of outlaws escape into the forests of the northern countryside—but the iron chain binding them together proves unbreakable.

A STRANGER'S KISS

One of the Detroit Free Press's "Best Romances of the Year"

"Marie and Max are another winning pair of lovers for Thacker, a rising romance star." The Detroit Free Press

Brilliant French scientist Marie Nicole LeBon awakens in a Paris asylum with no name and no memory of the tragic accident that has erased her past. A fair-haired rescuer with the face of an angel comes to free her, claiming to be her husband—but he is an imposter, Max D'Avenant, a British agent who finds himself torn between his loyalty to the Crown and his love for this woman he is sworn to betray.

FOREVER HIS
Avon, December 1993
$10.00

Winner of the 1993 National Readers Choice Award
One of the Detroit Free Press's "Best Romances of the Year"

"IRRESISTIBLE, right down to the surprise at the end." The Detroit Free Press

Sir Gaston de Varennes wanted a docile bride who would fit into his plans for vengeance and justice, but a trick of time finds him married to a headstrong 1990s lady who turns his castle, his life, and his heart upside down. Will her secret tear them apart after only a few bittersweet weeks—or will they conquer mistrust, treachery, and time itself to discover a love that spans the centuries?

SILVER AND SAPPHIRES
Avon, February 1993
$10.00

Princess Ashiana sets out to reclaim the jewel stolen from her people by English smuggler Saxon D'Avenant. Then a plan gone awry traps her in her enemy's arms—and the two are caught up in a swashbuckling adventure that sweeps them from the high seas to the elegant drawing-rooms of 1750s London.

MIDNIGHT RAIDER

1993 RWA RITA Finalist

From glittering salons to the dangerous back streets of 1735 London, Elizabeth Thornhill masquerades as highwayman Blackerby Swift, seeking vengeance against the man who sent her to prison. Then a pistol shot on a moonlit heath brings her face-to-face with her handsome rival: Lord Darkridge, a fallen-from-grace earl with a nefarious reputation who will do anything to stop her.

FALCON ON THE WIND

RWA Golden Heart Finalist
Winner of Four National Awards 

Betrayed by a treacherous French ally, Sir Connor of Glenshiel boldly kidnaps the knave's betrothed, Lady Laurien d'Amboise, from the steps of Chartres Cathedral on her wedding day. She is a hostage to be bartered for the freedom of Connor's beloved Scotland—but in the Highlands they discover dangerous secrets, and a love to last for all time.