How far would you go to win against a force so evil they always seem one step ahead? How much would you risk to do the right thing? Would you join forces with evil, knowing it was the only way to save the one's you love? Join our Heroes and Heroines as they continue to Journey through The Five Kingdoms and are asked those very same questions. Will our stalwart Champions be able to finally defeat Golix and The Herd, or will Fate decide who lives and who dies. Find out if Lanni, Mithrin, Terra, Phara, Tian and a host of new characters, have what it takes To Win The Guarded Heart...

She’s not interested in Mr. Right, but she wouldn’t mind Mr. Right now… Joanna has seen first-hand with her parents’ marriage how a relationship can go sour. She isn’t interested in a relationship, but she would like to know what all the fuss in the bedroom is about. No romance, just sex. That’s not too much to ask, is it? So when her friend Micah figures out what she’s planning and offers himself—she should say “hell no.” He’s exactly what she isn’t looking for. He has “complicated” written on every delicious inch of him. … but when he kisses her, “no” evaporates from her vocabulary. All she wants is more, more, more. It only takes one night for Joanna to realize she’s miles out of her depth. If she’s not careful, she’s going to lose more than just her virginity to Micah. She’s going to lose her heart. And that’s something she promised she’d always keep safe. He offers her one night, but one kiss tells him one night won’t be enough… Micah is satisfied with his life. He’s got great friends. He loves his job as a park ranger. But everything he thought he knew goes flying off the rails when he overhears Joanna’s plan to lose her virginity. He can’t let her climb into some stranger’s bed. But once won’t be enough. Micah is already thinking about all the other firsts they could have. Joanna is everything he wants in a woman. She’s clever and funny and she drives him wild. She makes him dream of a whole lot more than just a satisfactory life. But when Micah’s investigation into a poaching ring on the national park puts both their lives in danger, he pushes her away. Once he realizes his mistake, will he be able to convince her to give him another chance? Can he overcome her reservations and capture her guarded heart? This book is the ninth book in the MAGNOLIA VALLEY series. It can be read as a standalone or as part of a larger story line. · Dreaming of You (Josie & Calvin) · Destined for You (Ethan & Astrid) · Fascinated by You (Nora & Alek) · He was Playing for Keeps (Caine & Quinn) · Catching Her Wild Heart (Wyatt & Penny) · Risking it all for Love (Augustus & Freya) · It was Always You (Simon & Margot) · They Started with a Kiss (Sebastian & Amelia) · Winning Her Guarded Heart (Micah & Joanna)

How far would you go to win against a force so evil they always seem one step ahead? How much would you risk to do the right thing? Would you join forces with evil, knowing it was the only way to save the one's you love? Join our Heroes and Heroines as they continue to Journey through The Five Kingdoms and are asked those very same questions. Will our stalwart Champions be able to finally defeat Golix and The Herd, or will Fate decide who lives and who dies. Find out if Lanni, Mithrin, Terra, Phara, Tian and a host of new characters, have what it takes To Win The Guarded Heart...

"Three years after a shocking scandal destroyed her family and forced her into isolation, Eleanor Hayward finally has an opportunity to put her painful history and dashed hopes behind her. But reentering society is no simple task. In her cousin's glittering ballroom, Eleanor is stunned when she comes face-to-face with the man who broke her heart those years before. Edmund Fletcher thought he had laid the past to rest until he unexpectedly encounters the woman who so nearly became his wife. Soon to be engaged to another, Edmund knows he must let go of the complicated feelings he harbors for Eleanor. However, when the Hayward scandal resurfaces and the truth behind their parting is revealed, Eleanor and Edmund are left reeling. Tormented by thoughts of what could have been, they realize it is impossible to rewrite history. But is there a future in which they might both find happiness--and true love?"--

She's hard to hate. He's hard to love.Cassian.He's my silent shadow. A cold, unfeeling giant with a voice that's all grit. A man of few words who undresses me with his bedroom eyes. Whose rare smile makes my heart backflip.He's thirty.I'm nineteen.He's my bodyguard. I'm the daughter of a senator. He's my first. I'm one of his many conquests.He's distant as the moon, but I'm hopelessly falling for him.He'll protect my body, but shatter my heart. Because Cassian isn't made for white picket fences. He's built for pleasuring a woman. Protecting her. No matter how safe I feel in his arms- It won't last.A scandal might ruin my father's campaign. It wasn't what I planned, but Cassian seized me- heart, body, and soul.I can't let him go.I'll see this through the bittersweet end.Author's Note: A moody, overprotective bodyguard bends his rules for the girl he's supposed to hate. The Guarded Heart is a full-length, steamy, enemies-to-lovers romance with a heartwarming HEA from debut author, Blair LeBlanc.

The Guarded Heart by Robyn Donald released on Jul 25, 1983 is available now for purchase.

The New Year begins with a lady's intriguing proposition for Gavin Blackford—though not the sort he's accustomed to. Alluring widow Ariadne Faucher requests private lessons from the rakish sword master in order to challenge her sworn enemy to a duel. Though disinclined at first to teach a woman, Gavin is fascinated by this statuesque beauty, cloaked as she is in grief and mystery. Ariadne proves a quick study with a blade, her resolve fueled by a vendetta that is all she has left in the world. Their lessons crackle with undeniable electricity…but the secret of her all-consuming vengeance may have rendered her heart impervious even to such a virtuoso as Gavin.