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Land of Enchantment #1
Enchanted Christmas
Frozen Heart
Noah Partridge had a cold, cold, heart. The darkly handsome man had suffered the loss of his family and livelihood, and been betrayed by his sweetheart and friends. So he set out alone on horseback to stake a claim in the wind-whipped New Mexico Territory, where he would live out his days on a land as rough and as barren as his own soul.
Honey-haired Grace Richardson had heart to spare. Despite her husband's death, she and her young daughter had hung on to life in the Southwestern desert, as well as to a piece of land just outside the settlement of Rio Hondo. Although she did not live on it, Grace clung to that land like a memory, unwilling to give it up even to Noah Partridge, who was determined to buy it out from under her. But something like magic was at work in this desert land of mesquite and red rock: a magic that made Noah wonder if it was Grace's land he lusted after, or the sweetness of her body and soul. For he longed to feel her hands stroke his muscled chest, and to believe that her touch held the warmth that would melt his icy heart ...
Noah Partridge had a cold, cold, heart. The darkly handsome man had suffered the loss of his family and livelihood, and been betrayed by his sweetheart and friends. So he set out alone on horseback to stake a claim in the wind-whipped New Mexico Territory, where he would live out his days on a land as rough and as barren as his own soul.
Honey-haired Grace Richardson had heart to spare. Despite her husband's death, she and her young daughter had hung on to life in the Southwestern desert, as well as to a piece of land just outside the settlement of Rio Hondo. Although she did not live on it, Grace clung to that land like a memory, unwilling to give it up even to Noah Partridge, who was determined to buy it out from under her. But something like magic was at work in this desert land of mesquite and red rock: a magic that made Noah wonder if it was Grace's land he lusted after, or the sweetness of her body and soul. For he longed to feel her hands stroke his muscled chest, and to believe that her touch held the warmth that would melt his icy heart ...
393 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1998
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Emma Craig
20 books6 followersAlso writes as Alice Duncan, Rachel Wilson, Anne Robins and wrote two books under the name of Jon Sharpe (Pecos Belle Brigade and California Crusader).
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May 27, 2025
Noah Partridge is one of the saddest heroes of any romance. He is damaged from the Civil War and his imprisonment, his unfaithful fiance, his loss of his family and the family business, his PTSD, and the loss of his musical connection. He turns up at Rio Hondo looking to buy land and become a hermit. But Alexander “Mac” McMurdo has other ideas. He is a wizard with a mission. Grace Richardson and her 5 year-old daughter live at his Wagon Yard and Grace works for him. Her husband died 2 years prior. She owns the perfect piece of property for Noah but will not sell her husband’s legacy. This was a good romance but seemed a little padded. Things go a little forward and then back. It takes forever to get Noah’s backstory. Emma Craig is a pseudonym for Alice Duncan, who also writes as Rachel Wilson. I have read things by her under each name and enjoyed them.
March 3, 2016
Predictable romance novel , heartwarming for sure
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