THE COMMANDER Harl. Historicals 0-373-29410-7 Jul 2006
Ryan Reid left town with two dollars in his pocket and murder on his hands. Ten years later he's back to face the woman he left behind on the explosive night that changed their lives forever...
"THE COMMANDER is simply mesmerizing!" Melissa Fowler, The Romance Reader's Connection
Read an excerpt Awarded BEST K.I.S.S. HERO in RT magazine's July issue!
The Reid Brothers' Trilogy...
Kate Bridges' novels are stand-alone books. There are no interweaving plots and each can be read and enjoyed without regard to the other. This applies to the following trilogy about 3 Mountie brothers in Calgary.
1) THE PROPOSITION - Features Travis Reid, the middle, serious brother.
2) THE BACHELOR - Mitchell Reid, the youngest rowdiest brother.
3) THE COMMANDER - Tells the story of Ryan Reid, the eldest and missing brother, the black sheep of the family who returns home to Alberta after an absence of ten years. ______________________________________________________________________
THE BACHELOR Harl. Historicals 0-373-29243-7 Mar 2005
At the harvest fair in 1893 Alberta, Diana Campbell, a poverty-stricken woman who works in a chicken factory, wins a rowdy bachelor for twenty-four hours. He's Mountie officer Mitchell Reid. Later when her brothers are arrested for a serious crime, the officer must use the strange new science of fingerprinting to discover if they're innocent...or guilty. And the sparks fly between Diana and Mitch.
THE PROPOSITION Harl. Historicals 0-373-29319-4 Sept 2005
Alberta, 1892. Jessica Haven, a medical journalist and unwed mother in secret search of her missing child, returns home from a two-year absence and makes a desperate proposition to Officer Travis Reid. She needs him to take her across the treacherous Rocky Mountains. As an expert horseman who is delivering three prize broodmares through the difficult mountains, and with serious problems of his own, Travis doesn't need a woman along. Especially one he's always considered to be the mayor's spoiled daughter.
Awarded Best K.I.S.S. Hero in RT magazine's September issue!
"THE PROPOSITION is one of those rare books that stayed in my mind long after the last page was turned, mulling over those scenes that made me sob and made me sigh. I highly recommend THE PROPOSITION for a touch of the wild west, rough and seedy characters, unusual historical detail and an enjoyable romance all rolled up into one book." Dorine Linnen, Romance Junkies
A Romance Junkies Bookclub Pick! Rated 5 Blue Ribbons!
"Brace yourself for another sexy Canadian Mountie!" Tami Sutton, The Best Reviews
A Season of the Heart Harl. Historicals 0-373-29371-2 Oct 2005
With bestselling authors Jillian Hart, Mary Burton, and Kate Bridges.
The Christmas Gifts by Kate Bridges...When the small town of Goldstrike, British Columbia, is snowbound by a brutal storm, a Mountie arrives unexpectedly by dog sled. Sergeant James Fielder desperately needs Maggie Greerson's help as she prepares for the holiday season in her bustling spice shop. Read an excerpt
RT Award Nominated for BEST HERO of the Year! Reviewers' Choice Awards! (Romantic Times magazine)
THE ENGAGEMENT Harl. Historicals 0-373-29304-6 May 2004
Alberta, 1891. Torn between two brothers, Dr. Virginia Waters travels to the frontier town of Calgary expecting a marriage of convenience to one of them--tough and legendary marksman, Inspector Zack Bullock. Shocked and angered when Zack breaks off their engagement, she then discovers he's been ordered to be her bodyguard to protect her from an unrelenting gang of cutthroats. This wasn't exactly what Zack had in mind....
"Ms. Bridges has penned another devilishly delicious and witty novel." Marilyn Rondeau, Historical Romance Writers
"The sparks that fly between Virginia and Zack are enough to start a four-alarm fire. Their verbal battles build the sexual tension to an explosive point and keep readers quickly turning the pages." Kathe Robin, Romantic Times BOOKclub Magazine
RT Award Nominated for Best Western of the Year! Reviewers' Choice Awards! THE SURGEON Harl. Historicals ISBN 0-373-29285-6 Dec 2003
Inspired by a true incident... Alberta, 1889. Intending to play a harmless prank, a troop of Mountie officers order their stern commander, Chief Surgeon John Calloway, a mail-order bride. Sarah O'Neill travels two thousand miles across the continent only to discover the man she thought she was corresponding with and the new life she was looking forward to is all a hoax.
THE SURGEON is being used as a study novel in several Ontario college writing courses in the winter term of 2004.
"She recreates a time and place to perfection." Romantic Times magazine
"THE SURGEON is a very entertaining read and I genuinely enjoyed stepping into John and Sarah's world." All About Romance
"A hero who sees people only in black and white meets a heroine who understands that things aren't that sharply defined in Bridges' excellent historical romance, which neatly combines a refreshingly different historical setting with some fascinating details about Canada's mounted police." Booklist
"A perfect 10. The pages of this novel sizzle with sexual tension as Sarah and John learn what love, compromise, and trust are all about. THE SURGEON is an extremely well-developed novel." Romance Reviews Today
"...a well-written, emotional story that can't help but tug at the heartstrings of any woman." The Best Reviews
"There is a wonderful sense of place in the vivid descriptions of the beauty of the area and the reality of a small town struggling to grow.... I enjoyed the unusual setting and situations presented and certainly feel Tom and Amanda deserved their happy ending. I also now want to visit Banff and see if it is still as beautiful as described." The Romance Reader
1888, Alberta. If Amanda Ryan's secret past were known, her fresh start in life would come to a dead stop. No one would readily accept a divorced, barren midwife. Not even, she feared, Tom Murdock. For though he'd roused her slumbering womanhood, she could never be the wife he deserved.... Just when his battered faith in human nature was almost restored, Tom Murdock discovered that Amanda Ryan had outright lied to him, destroying their chances for happiness. Or had she? For this feisty, independent woman, who could never give him the family he'd dreamed of, had made him desire things he'd never imagined...
Sept 2002 ISBN 0-373-29226-0 Harlequin Historicals
"Bridges is comfortable in her western setting, and her characters' humorous sparring make this boisterous mix of romance and skullduggery an engrossing read." Publishers Weekly
"...one of the best writers of Americana romance today." Interludes
"...exceptionally good dialogue." Romance Reviews Today
1873, Cheyenne. What would people think of her, Jenny Eriksen fumed. After all, she'd disappeared from her own engagement ball! Now she was trapped in a tumbleweed of a town, facing down Luke McLintock, a man with a mission, who'd stolen her away from her fiance--body, soul...and heart! Yes, Luke had 'kidnapped' his boyhood friend's fiancee--but only because Jenny Eriksen was the key to a little boy's future.
"Dual romances, disarming characters and a lush landscape make first-time author Bridges's late 19th-century romance a delightful read." Publishers Weekly
"The great Montana setting and exciting Western action highlight a story that moves quickly toward a top-notch romantic ending." Romantic Times magazine
"Beautiful, compelling, with an ending to make anyone's heart sing... SPLENDID!!!" Bell Book & Candle
Read an Excerpt
1882, Montana Territory. Coming home to Montana Territory was hard. But Emma Sinclair feared leaving again would be even harder. Returning had resurrected all the joy and pain of her girlhood when she'd loved--and lost--rancher Wyatt Barlow.... Sixteen years ago, he'd driven her away for her own good. Now she was Dr. Emma Sinclair, who'd readily helped Wyatt's pregnant daughter and seemed determined to reunite their feuding families. But a future together was impossible, for there was still no way that a hardworking rancher could ever give Emma the life she deserved....
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