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Abigail f  6. Heroine in 6th story in WFM series. (H:WWII). Originally an incidental character in 5th story, she demanded her own. Widowed when older spouse dies, she finds true love with a younger man. 
Adelle f  7. Heroine in 7th story in SBV series. Seperated from her family at a young age, she is adopted by missionaries. As an adult, she finds her brother and true love with his best friend. (C) 
Angélique f  9. Heroine of 9th story in SBV, nicknamed Angel. Searching for her father leads to a world of trouble. In the end he finds her & she finds true love with one of his employees. (C) 
Annabelle f  6. Heroine of stand alone story. After the death of beloved grandparents, she goes to Scotland to clear out their retirment home. Finds love with the laird of a manor which really belong to her. (C) 
Asia 1 f  6. Secondary character in 6th story of OTS. Prisoner of her circumstances, her adoptive sister, the main heroine, rescues her and brings her to America to live in safety. (C) 
Audrea f  1. Heroine in QFY. Inheriting a music production company on the verge of bankrupcy, Audria has a year to prove she can make it. She's also dubbed 'Queen' of her school. Troubles don't stop there.(C) 
Augusta f  11. Heroine in TL. Her husband calls her Gus, everyone else calls her Gussie. She keeps everything running aboard ship. Sci-fi (SF) 
Azalea f  8. Heroine in 8th story in WLS. Never a bridesmaid, she longs to be a bride herself. On a journey of self-discovery, she learns to love herself and that love comes from unexpected places. (C) 
Betsy f  10. Heroine in 10th story in MDH. Lends her nickname, "Betsy Anne" to the paddle-boat she inherited. Finds freedom and love from a Cajun while giving river tours along the James River in VA. (C) 
Brianna f  3. Heroine in 3rd story in OTS. Figures predominately in entire series, but each story centers on one specific character. Unofficial leader of group. (C) 
Callie f  5. Heroine in 5th story in SBV. She's named for an ansestor who's own mother named her daughter Calais. The city was the last sight she caught of her beloved France as she fled the Revolution.(C) 
Calypso f  5. Protagonist in most of CL series. In book 5, she becomes a major antagonist throughout remainder of series. Contemporary=(C) Fantasy=(F) 
Cara f  2. Heroine in 7th story in MDH. A tom-boy all her life, she doesn't think about guys except as rivals on the race track. Love sneaks up on her in the form of a rival who is also a US Marshal (C). 
Charity f  1. Heroine in 1st story in TB. Became a main character in order to tell the story of a people left behind, but not entirely forgotten. The love she thought lost finally returns to her (SF) 
Charlotte f  3. Heroine in 3rd story in TL. Lottie tends to the wounds and heals the hearts of the ship's crew. Can her surrogate family heal hers? (SF) 
Deborah f  3. Heroine in 3rd story in MDH. Successful entrepreneur who hangs out with like-minded woman from 1st series. Finds mature love with a US Marshal, he finds the same in her. (C) 
Dorcas f  1. Heroine of 1st story in WLS. Goes by Dori named after grandmother withwhom she was close. Opens her grandmothers home as a bednbreakfast and finds love with her first guest. Write's cookbooks (C) 
Dori f  5. Heroine in 5th story in WFM. Set in WWII era. Abigail's cousin. Opens her house to wives of soldiers who wait to hear if loved ones live through the war or not. Will hers find his way home? 
Elspeth f  9. Ellie is heroine in a stand alone story set in the late 20's. Giving up on romance because she's married, she almost misses out on happiness. Yet, finds love when her husband suddenly reappears. 
Emilee f  4. Heroine in 4th story in MDH. Shy, retiring libarian, Emily, is more comfortable with her books. She discovers love in the arms of a real cowboy, straight out of a western novel. (C) 
Emma f  4. Heroine in 4th story in SBV. Kidnapped as a child, she's rescued by a private security firm. 10 years later, she is rescued again by the former head's apprentice who now runs the firm. Love blooms. 
Ester f  5. Heroine of 5th story in WLS. Series centers on successful women. Esther is a general contractor who builds houses who keeps secret a frilly feminine side. An architect finds the key to her heart(C) 
Faith f  4. Heroine in 4th story in WFM. A Victorian lady who doesn't fit in with societies' idea of a proper lady. Not a suffragette, she finds her own path to follow. An eccentric inventor shows the way. 
Fawn f  9. Heroine in 9th story in LT. Pre-Colonial America. Running Fawn is the one with whom everything starts at least the American story of Nan's heritage and yet...falls in love with an Scottish explorer 
Gabriella f  2. Heroine in 2nd story in WFM. Set around the War of 1812. Longs for a better life, but is stuck being a tavern keeper's daughter. Eventually rescued by her very own Mr. Darcy. 
Geneviève f  1. Heroine in 1st story in WCL. An American Regency. Gena is summoned home by news of her father's poor health. Enroute is kidnapped bya masked hiwayman. Another masked man rescues her. Love blooms 
Grace f  8. Heroine in 8th story in SBV. Madly in love since she was 7, her long-lost-love shows up to say one last goodbye before he must flee for his life. Continued in 7th story from MDH (C) 
Hannah f  7. Heroine of 7th story in WLS. Published romance writer, she's more comfortable in her own little world until she finds real love with a Japanese widower who brought his daughter to America.(C) 
Harriette f  7. Heroine of 7th story in OTS. Going by Harry helps her get scoops on stories for her highschool newspaper. Her family calls her Hattie. She helps Lily at times & also gets help from the group. (C) 
Heather f  6. Heroine of 6th story in MDH. She desperately tries to hold onto the resturant inherited from her grandfather. Struggling, she unwilling takes in an investor and finds love in the process. (C) 
Hope f  9. Heroine in 9th story in MDH. SBV's Grace's sister. Trying to hold onto the family farm, she almost loses her life. The 7 save both her and the farm from the bad guys. Love never leaves her side.(C) 
Iona 1 f  16. Heroine in 3rd story of MC. 1100's A highland lass who originnally goes in search of her brother, Duncan, thinking he'd abandoned her to the evil that exiled him. Falls in love w/Madoc & he her. 
Irene f  6. Heorine in 6th story in CL. Young Adult series based on the Armor of God. Her specialty are the Boots of Peace. A studious peacemaker. (C) (F) 
Isabel f  1. 1st story in WFM. Set in late 1600's or early 1700's. Forced from her native Scotland, she comes to America to build a better life for her family. Finds love with a half-Scot, half Native American. 
Jane f  4. Heroine in stand alone story. Unable to find a husband, she decides to have a baby by herself and finds love with the donor who also wants a child of his own. Their doctor plays matchmaker. (C) 
Janet f  2. Heroine in second story in OTS. Unable to break free of an abusive marriage, she calls on the help of an old friend. With help of the group, he rescues his lost love and takes back his woman. (C) 
Jodie f  4. Heroine in 4th story in LT. Short for Judith. Victorian era branch of the Layne family geneology. 
Juliana f  10. Heroine in stand alone story. A true Regency romance. Scarred by a carriage accident, Julia's always considered herself a beast. It takes the love of a kind cleric to help her see her true beauty. 
Katherine f  6. Heroine in 6th story in SBV. 2 save 200 yr old famly home, she rents the old carriage house to architect. She falls in love with him, but wonders what he's more interested in; her or revenge(C) 
Kristiāna f  9. Heroine in TB series. This series tells of an exiled princess, the destruction of her planet, & her fight to defeat the badguys & free her people. A knight errant pledges his love & loyalty. (SF) 
Larisa f  5. Herorine in stand alone story. She goes to the police for help and finds the father she never knew. She also finds love with another cop. Together, they rescue her from an assasination attempt. (C) 
Laynie f  2. Heroine in 2cd story in LT. Post-WWII story. A last name as her first, Laynie is the last to know the old ways. She finds love in her brother's friend who promised 2 bring home the man's dog tags. 
Lily f  4. Heroine in 4th story in OTS. Given the nickname because she likes lilies, her real name is Chidori. The tech officer of the group, Hattie's cousin. 
Liz f  5. Heroine in 5th story in MDH. Like the flower she's named for, Lizianthus finds that an old love blooms again long after she'd given up hope of it being recipricated. (C) 
Luvenia f  1. Matriach of MDH, she watches over her husband, the Judge, and his team of US Marshal like a mother hen. After losing her son years ago, she feels God has blessed her w/7 more & daughters besides(C) 
Marcy f  4. Heroine in 7th story OTS. Moves to a new school & is befriended by Hattie, a school reporter. Seeks help from the group to save her brother, gone AWOL. Marcy knows he would never abandon family. 
Margaux f  7. Heroine in 7th story in WFM. Set in 70's. While still in highschool, she wrote a letter to an unknown serviceman. Now 21, she meets a man with whom she could fall in love. Did he get her letter? 
Marni f  4. 4th in WCL. She joins a wagon train west to join her father who sent for her. Along the way, she witnesses a murder, runs foul the murders, and meets a singleminded man on a mission. Love follows. 
Mehetabel f  12. Heroine in standalone story setin B.C. Poisoned by uncle's hatred, she almost misses the chance at love. She finds it in her heart to forgive the son of her father's killer. Both find redemption. 
Melody f  2. Heroine in standalone story. Letters found in the attic, tell of a tragic lovestory. Can Melody find her own happiness with the woman's grandson or will they share an equally sad fate? (C) 
Mina 1 f  5. Heroine in LT. In a world torn by civil war, she is sheltered by the mountains. Until war comes to her. Will she risk her life protecting the Union soldier being hunted? Can love protect them? 
Nan f  1. Heroine in 1st and last story in LT. Nan searches for her heritage & connects with each of the women in the family tree. In meeting them, she begins a branch of her own with her true love. (C) 
Nancy f  3. Heroine in 3rd story in LT. Nan's namesake. In the days leading up to WWI, Nan finds love with an Englishman. Seperated by war, will they ever find eachother again? Sometimes love breaks your heart 
Nara f  11. Heroine in 11th series. Nara was created to guide those who came after to a better world. Will the righteous man who awakened her, be the one for whom she was destined?(SF) 
Natalie f  3. Heroine in 3rd story SBV. Losing first her father then grandmother, Natalie searches for the grandfather she never knew. Will she chance cultivating love or let fear of loss keep her from it? (C) 
Nora 1 f  4. Heroine, 4th story in WLS and mainchar in 3rdMDH story. Fearing a good friend's been killed, she realizes she's loved him a long time. Can she convince him he's worthy of love now that he's home(C) 
Odette f  6. Heroine in 6th story in LT. 18th Cent. An indentured servant new 2 America, she fears what's to become of her. redeemed by a scholar, his kindness heals her lonely heart. Can she restore his faith? 
Philomena f  4. Main Character in 4th story in WFM. Not a heroine per say, Phileas' twin sister. Smart in her own right, she's the most sane of the bunch, but no less eccentric than her brother or husband. 
Phoebe f  3. Heroine of 3rd story in WLS. Returns home after realizing she's in the wrong career. Buying a building, complete with renter, she finds her niche making original ladies fashion & falls in love. (C) 
Prudence f  8. Heroine in 8th story in LT. granddaughter of Fawn, Prudence is treated as an outcast for being a half-breed. She is rescued by a new arrival to the colony. They fall in love & move farther inland. 
Rachel f  2. Heroine of 2nd story in WLS. In making a quilt from a man's grandmother's most treasured item, she finds love is a lot like patchwork. The more effort the better the reward. (C) 
Rosa 1 f  SA 1814, Discovering a secret that could get her killed, Rosa does something that will haunt her 5yrs later. Can el Zorro save her or will her past ruin any chance she has for future happiness? 
Rose f  2. Heroine in 2nd story in WCL. Set post-Civil War reconstruction. Love and rescue appears in the form of a Scottish barrister when Rose is at her wit's end after an 'heir' shows up to claim her hand 
Ruth 1 f  3. Heroine in 3rd story in WFM. Civil War era. In trying to protect both her home & already freed slaves from men who would destroy both, she's rescued by a union officer with whom she falls in love. 
Sadie f  6. Heroine of 6th story in WLS. Short for Sarah. Dori's cousin. Find's love next door to her bakery with a butcher's son. Is their's a match made in heaven? (C) 
Shamira f  5. Heroine in 5th story in CL. On the wrong team, she switches sides & finds her true calling. Is the first to see tarnish on Calypso's armor. Specialty: Breastplate of Righteousness (C) 
Sharon f  1. Heroine in stand alone story. Another Hollywood longshot, Sheri heads back east. She runs into a wounded man & her carefree trip becomes a cat & mouse chase. Will they find love on the run? (C) 
Stella 1 f  1. Heroine of 1st story in SBV. Found near dead beside the road, Estelle has always wanted to meet her rescuer. Years later she finally meets her Knight'n'shining armor. Can love save them both?(C) 
Suzanne f  2. Heroine in 2nd story in MDH. Her dead husband was the love of her life. Can Sue bring herself to open her heart to new possibilities? Will a new love mend both their broken hearts? (C) 
Suzu f  10. Heroine in 10th story in QFY. Suzu falls in love with the Associate Proffessor of History at the University. Catching his attention is hard work, but a worthwhile endevour. (C) 
Tallulah f  8. Heroine in 8th story in MDH. The ultimate sin of a Doctor, falling in love with a patient. The stubborn fool of a US Marshal has stolen his way into Lullah's heart. Will love prevail? (C) 
Tara 1 f  3. Heroine in stand alone story. Tara's life is perfect. Engaged to a cop, starting a new job as teacher, until one day she witness' a murder. Her life changes in a blink of an eye. (C) 
Tatianna f  3. Heroine in SA story. Taking a new idendity, Tara stays away to protect her fiance from the cop who killed his partner. Coming face2face with her past, can she protect him or will he save her? (C) 
Tomomi f  12. Heroine in 12th story in QFY. High school student dreams of being actress but putting up with her school's strange requirements is hard. She meets and falls in love w/ a boy in a similar situation 
Treasa f  3. Heroine in 4th story in WCL. Set around 1776. Daughter of a New England merchant, she knows the hardships imposed by the English Crown, but war? Dare she risk falling in love with a freedom fighter 
Verity f  7. Heroine in 7th story of LT. Colonial era. The first generation to be born on 'Layne Hill'. She learns the old ways from her grandmother. She falls in love w/ a Scotsman, his family come over later. 
Violet f  2. Heroine in 2nd story in SBV. Lover of mysteries, a romance author finds herself smack dab in the middle of a Sherlock Holmes' mystery plus she finds herself falling in love with him (C) 
Willemina f  7. Heroine in CL series. Specialty: Helmet of Salvation. Everything a typical gamer isn't, but loves computer games. Youngest member of the group, she is the mother hen. (C) (F) (YA) 
Yasmin f  6. Heroine in 6th story in OTS. Making a promise to a girl she'd come to love like a little sister, she breaks into the terrorist compound to free Asia. The team come to the rescue just in time. (C) 
Zoe f  5. Heroine in TB Series. Every lady must have her knight in shining armor, and likewise a knight a lady to champion. Some knights need to be put in their place and Zoe's just the one to do it. (SF) 
Zoya f  9. Heroine in SA story. Zoya is a no-nonsense captain of a cargohauler. Air Pirates make her life miserable. Worse yet, she discovers the passenger she started to like is a pirate. (Steampunk)