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Book Review of Stranger's Embrace (Heartfire)

Stranger's Embrace (Heartfire)
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Back cover: She Yearned To Be Kissed ...

Fiery-spirited Marina Crafts craved excitement. Mexico was finally free from Spanish rule, life along the California coast was peaceful, but dull, and the chestnut-haired beauty dreaded the idea of marrying a stuffy proper man her family had chosen for her. As she stood staring at a ship newly anchored in the harbor, Marina noticed a tall man peering through a spyglass ... directly at her!

He Needed To Be Caressed ...

Raised as the eldest son of a major Spanish landowner, Sebastian de la Cruz was eager to finish his military service and return to Spain. This remote colonial outpost bored him ... until he lifted his telescope and beheld a vision of loveliness....