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Carrie is horrified when outlaws attack the stage coach carrying her and her father west, killing the driver, the shotgun guard, and her father. Left alone in the desert with night coming on, her future seems bleak until a stranger reluctantly comes to her rescue.

 

 Bohannon is a gambler, a wanderer, and a half-breed wanted by the law in South Dakota for killing a white man. He has no interest in taking Carrie to Willow Tree Springs to claim the ranch her father bought, sight unseen. But he can't bring himself to leave her behind.

 

 The trail to Willow Tree Springs is fraught with danger, but as time passes, Carrie's fear and mistrust of the man who saved her prove unfounded. By the time they reach their destination, she's fallen in love with Bohannon, and he with her. Together, they begin working on the badly-rundown ranch, restoring the house, rebuilding the barn, planning for the future.

 

 But their future suddenly looks grim when Bohannon is arrested and taken back to South Dakota to stand trial for murder. Against his wishes, she follows him, fearing that a guilty verdict will end her hopes for a life with the man she loves.

THE LATEST NEWS ~

 

Sorry to report there's still no news on the cowboy side of things. At the moment, my Muse seems stuck in paranormal mode. I don't even have the smidgen of an idea for another western. Hopefully, that will change soon. My Muse may not be in the mood for something different, but I am, although I love the vampire book I'm currently working on. 

 

Wishing you and yours a happy Fall!

 

 

 

OLD NEWS ~

 

I sold several of my books to Mondadori Publishing. The first two of these, Cheyenne Surrender and Hawk's Woman, are now available in Italian.

 

 

My vampire/Indian/time-travel book, SECRETS IN THE NIGHT, is available now. I loved writing this book as it has all the elements I love best!

 

 

ASHLEY NEWS ~

 

Coming Soon ~

 SHADOWS OF ETERNITY

October 2024

TWILIGHT LONGINGS

No pub date

 

Recent releases ~

FOREVER IN DARKNESS

BEAUTY'S  BEAST 

ENCHANT THE DAWN

MIDNIGHT ENCHANTMENT

TWILIGHT DESTINY

 

This is Eddie Little Sky. He used to dance at the old Indian village in Disneyland, which is where this photo was taken.

 

I had a crush on him when I was a young girl and he became the inspiration for all my Indian heroes.

AWARDS

COWBOY'S LAMENT

By

Madeline Baker

 

No horses in Heaven?

Why, I'd rather stay outside

Unless my favorite old red roan

Is awaitin' there to ride,

 

Cause my idea of Heaven

Is an endless sea of grass,

An azure sky, a crystal stream,

A snow-topped mountain pass;

 

A well-broke Texas saddle,

My battered old John B.

But most of all that big red horse

A ploddin' under me.

 

Now I'm not knockin' angels,

Nor choirs of Heavenly song,

Nor golden streets and pearly gates

Or clouds that roll along,

 

But I've no use for silver wings,

A tune I cannot carry, and

While golden streets might be grand

I'd rather ride the prairie.

 

I've spent my life a'wanderin'

From sea to shining sea

And that's how we'd like Heaven

That old red horse, and me.

 

Copyright August 1981

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

 

2015 Received the Romantic Times Booklovers Career Achievement Award in Paranormal Romance.

2013 NIGHT’S MISTRESS is the winner in the Fiction Romance category of USA Best Book Awards sponsoredby USA Book News

2012 BOUND BY BLOOD wins ACRA Heart of Excellence contest

2011 EVERLASTING DESIRE wins Best Paranormal in the Volusia Romance Writers Laurel Wreath contest.

2011 EVERLASTING KISS wins ACRA Heart of Excellence contest

2010 IMMORTAL SINS wins Best Paranormal in the Volusia Romance Writers Laurel Wreath contest.

2010 EVERLASTING DESIRE wins USA Book News Contest for best romance

2004 CALLIE’S COWBOY voted Best Silhouette Romance of 2004 by CataRomanceonline.

2003 MIDNIGHT EMBRACE won the Desert Rose Golden Quill for Best Paranormal

2002 CHASE THE LIGHTNING won the Aspen Gold Contest for Best Paranormal from the Heart of Denver Romance Writers

2002 CHASE THE LIGHTNING won the OCC Orange Rose contest for Best Paranormal

2002 CHASE THE LIGHTNING, won the Desert Rose Golden Quill for Best Paranormal

2001 AFTER TWILIGHT is voted Best Paranormal Romance by the readers of Loves Romances.com

2001 AFTER TWILIGHT wins the online PEARL award for Best Anthology

2000 UNFORGETTABLE won the Orange Rose contest for Best California setting

1999 Romantic Times Career Achievement Award—Historical Storyteller of the Year

1995 THE SPIRIT PATH won the Paperback Trader’s Romance Readers Award for Best Indian historical for the second time.

1994 LOVING DEVLIN voted Best Indian Historical by the Puget Sound Romance Readers

1993 THE SPIRIT PATH won the Paperback Trader’s Romance Readers Award for Best Indian historical

1993 My hero, Jarrett, from WARRIOR’S LADY, was awarded a K.I.S.S. award from Romantic Times Magazine

1992 MIDNIGHT FIRE won the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence

1991 WHISPER IN THE WIND won Affaire de Coeur’s Golden Unicorn Award for Best Time Travel

1988 RECKLESS HEART, RECKLESS LOVE, RECKLESS DESIRE won the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice award for Best Indian Series

SOME OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES ~

"If it can be solved, there's no need to worry, and if it can't be solved, worry is of no use."
The 14th Dalai Lama

“Preach the Gospel at all times and,
if necessary, use words.”
St. Francis of Asissi

"God and soldier, we adore, in time of danger, not before.
The danger passed and all things righted,
God is forgotten and the soldier slighted."
Rudyard Kipling

"Having more money doesn't make you happier. I have 50 million dollars, but I was just as happy when I only had 48 million."
Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder."
John Glenn

"Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet."
Bob Marley