Joan Johnston has 32 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 8 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.3★ across 4 ratings. The most-rated is The Bodyguard.
The Bodyguard
Summary
Sworn to protect her, he was forbidden to touch her.... Joan Johnston is a masterful creator of unforgettable characters and stories that make you feel as if you're falling in love again. Now she sweeps you back to Regency-era Scotland, where a determined young woman challenges a man's world - even as she embraces the outsider who protects her life and steals her heart. When the tall, rugged stranger stepped out of the shadows and rescued her from a fate worse than death, Katherine MacKinnon knew she had found her bodyguard. With his steely arms and reckless courage, he would shield her from her clansmen, who refused to accept her as laird, and from the hated Duke of Blackthorne, who controlled her family's lands. As her desire grew for the mysterious man who was constantly by her side, she had no idea that she was falling in love with the enemy himself...
©2014 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2020 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc.
The Inheritance
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Daisy knew that someday, somehow, she would pay for wanting what no proper woman wanted.... The ravishing Duchess Daisy vowed to save Severn Manor by marrying Nicholas Calloway, a Texas bounty hunter come to claim his family’s ancestral lands. But the moment they met, the slate-eyed barbarian took Daisy’s breath away. She proposed a marriage of convenience. But she hadn’t reckoned on flash-fire passion with the savage new duke.... Nicholas Calloway came to England to discover the truth about his bastard birth, then sell his inherited estate - with Duchess Daisy’s help. Her price was marriage. He agreed, determined to have her on his own terms - only to find himself hostage to the fiery redhead he couldn’t leave behind. The highly acclaimed best-selling author of Outlaw’s Bride, Joan Johnston brings to life two extraordinary characters - an outrageous duchess and an unlikely duke - in a love story that enchants and enthralls to the very last moment.
©1995 Joan Mertens Johnston Inc. (P)2018 Joan Mertens Johnston Inc.
The Cowboy
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Two ranching families, the Blackthornes and the Creeds, are locked in a bitter century-old feud. In The Cowboy, Johnston brings to life a breathtaking love story between the Blackthornes' oldest son and the Creeds' beautiful daughter - a magnificent novel of passion, vengeance, and star-crossed love. Trace Blackthorne was taught from the cradle to take what he wanted, and he wanted Callie Creed. Trace has come home after 11 years as a ruthless hard-eyed stranger, making Callie an offer she can't refuse: marry him and save her struggling family from financial ruin. But the secrets of the past return to haunt them. And Callie is once again compelled to make an impossible choice - between the family who desperately needs her and the only man she has ever loved.
©2000 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2017 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc.
I Promise
Summary
A story of an unforgettable first love in the heart of Texas...from New York Times best-selling author Joan Johnston. Delia Carson was only 16 when she fled her Texas hometown. She left behind a web of lies that destroyed her family...and Marsh North, the irresistible bad boy she'd fallen in love with. Now, 11 years later, a family crisis forces Delia to return home - back to the mystery, back to the shadows...back to Marsh. His bad-boy reputation behind him, Marsh is now a respected, prize-winning journalist. And he's never forgotten Delia or the youthful love they shared. Determined not to lose her again, Marsh sets out to prove to Delia that they belong together. But will the dark secrets from Delia's past keep them apart?
©1996 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2013 Recorded Books
Unforgettable: The Benedict Brothers
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A wounded hero. An English lady. An unforgettable love. Haunted by war wounds and the woman who left him, ex-Delta Army Sergeant Joe Warren is a man scarred body and soul. His life as he knew it is over, and he has no idea where to go from here. When his sister begs him to rescue a young woman in trouble, Joe reluctantly agrees to help - and comes face-to-face with the most beautiful - willful, stubborn, and sexy - woman he’s ever met. Lady Lydia Benedict yearns for a life of passion and adventure, one where she’s appreciated for her brains as well as her beauty. But she panics when she awakens - still dressed in her ball gown - and discovers that the priceless pearl necklace she’d worn to a charity ball the night before is missing. To make matters worse, Lydia never got permission from her mother to borrow the necklace, and it’s her brother, who trusted her with the irreplaceable pearl, who’ll be punished if it isn’t found. Joe is Lydia’s only hope, but the hard-hearted soldier and the British aristocrat find themselves at odds as time runs out. Can Joe allow himself to trust another woman? Can Lydia fall in love with a man who’s nothing like the sophisticated gentlemen she’s known all her life? Can people from two such different worlds find a way into each other’s arms - and fulfill each other’s deepest desires?
©2014 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2020 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc.
Shameless
Summary
For readers of Linda Lael Miller and Susan Mallery comes New York Times best-selling author Joan Johnston's sizzling contemporary Western romance, where power, money, and rivalries rule - and love is the best revenge. Her shameful past makes her an outcast - until a lone wolf takes her into his home. Scorned, pregnant, and facing a life without promise, Pippa Grayhawk is stunned when her father announces that they're leaving their home in Australia to take over his estranged father's sprawling Wyoming ranch. Drawn into bitter family rivalries and feeling like an interloper in her new home, Pippa rides out into the wilderness and meets an intriguing stranger and his pet wolf. The wolf doesn't scare her, but she's very much afraid to trust another man with her heart. Devon Flynn knows all about going it alone. He lives in an isolated cabin, away from his domineering father and the scandal surrounding his family. Devon's attraction to Pippa is intoxicating and undeniable, but when he tries to get close, she's as wary as his once-wild wolf. Devon is willing to defy his father, and hers, to claim Pippa as his own, but winning this wounded, wonderful woman's love might be the greatest battle of all.
©2015 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2015 Recorded Books
Surrender
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A sizzling contemporary Western romance where power, money, and rivalries rule - and love is the best revenge. Taylor Grayhawk and Brian Flynn are two old flames forced together under perilous circumstances. Taylor, a corporate pilot, has been burned by men - including Brian - in the past and has given up on the possibility of any kind of happily ever after. Brian, a firefighter, is a recent divorcee, so heart sore and gun-shy that he is unlikely to ever fall in love again. But when this pilot and this smoke jumper are caught fighting a raging wildfire arm in arm, they're forced to leap headfirst into the flames - and hopefully make it out with their hearts still intact.
©2018 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc (P)2018 Recorded Books
Invincible
Summary
Bella Benedict’s five grown children are scattered around the world like a handful of precious jewels. Now she’s dying and she has one last, secret wish - to bring her children home. And to give them what she once had--a marriage of passion. Wealthy playboy Max Benedict has no interest in long-term commitment. He had his heart broken once and that was enough. Instead, he travels the world, working as a sometime spy for the CIA. When he’s asked to investigate a foreign threat against the President, he doesn’t think twice about accepting - until he hears who he’ll be working with in London. FBI Special Agent Kristin Lassiter is under investigation and on the verge of losing everything - her savings, her job, her beloved father. So when Bella Benedict approaches her with the offer to pay her mounting debts, she’s tempted to accept. But there’s a catch - a big one. Bella wants Kristin to win the heart of her son Max, the very man who destroyed Kristin years ago. A man unaware he fathered her nine-year-old daughter. If Kristin succeeds, she’ll get the money she needs - and the priceless Blackthorne rubies Bella has offered to sweeten the deal. The only problem is, can she win Max’s heart without falling back in love with him?
©2010 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2019 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc.
Outlaw's Bride
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Patricia "Patch" Kendrick arrives in Oak County, Tex., from Fort Benton, Mont., to claim Ethan Hawk, a man who jokingly promised to marry her eight years earlier when he was a 25-year-old running from the law and she was the precocious 12-year-old daughter of a man who befriended him. Patch has transformed herself from a tomboy into a well-bred woman, but Ethan's position remains largely unchanged. Though he was eventually caught and jailed for murder, he has been stalked since his release by the father of a woman he allegedly raped. Ethan swears he found Merielle after the rape and that he killed in self-defense. Merielle can't shed light on those events, because since the trauma she has had the mind of a child. Ethan pretends he's not in love with Patch as she attempts to clear his name in a manner that demonstrates that under the veneer of high society remains a core of will and assertiveness.
©1993 Joan Mertens Johnston (P)2015 Recorded Books
Outcast
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Society bachelor and former army sniper Ben Benedict moves between two worlds - from high-society Washington to the mean city streets, from tuxedos to Glocks. His powerful Virginia family wants him out of harm’s way, but Ben stays on the job, determined to make amends for a past that haunts him. Dr. Anna Schuster is fighting demons of her own when she crosses paths with Agent Benedict. The two become adversaries - and lovers - as they search for an Al Qaeda operative bent on revenge. Ben must fight against time - and his own darkness - to rescue millions of innocents and the woman he loves from a virulent bioweapon in the hands of a dangerous enemy.
©2009 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2019 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc.
Hawk's Way: Carter & Falcon
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New York Times best-selling author Joan Johnston is back with these two emotional stories. The Cowboy Takes a Wife Desiree Parrish has two weeks to find a man to protect her from her abusive ex-husband. She's never forgotten Carter Prescott's kindness to her, but can she trust him to keep her and her daughter safe now? Though she's offering him a marriage in name only, Carter has one nonnegotiable condition - Desiree will have to share his name and his bed! The Unforgiving Bride From the moment rancher Falcon Whitelaw sees Mara Ainsworth, she's the woman of his dreams - but she belongs to someone else. Then a tragic accident leaves her widowed - and she blames Falcon. But it seems marrying him is the only way to save her daughter's life. Can Falcon convince Mara to forgive him and make this a marriage for real?
©2009 Harlequin Books S.A (P)2015 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited.
The Price
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Even though the stress and the punishing hours of his job as a litigation associate have cost him his marriage and quality time with his two young daughters, Luke Creed remains fiercely driven. When Luke takes on the defense of a pharmaceutical company in an explosive wrongful death suit, he is surprised to square off against Amy Hazeltine Nash, his high-school sweetheart. A single mother recovering from a failed marriage, Amy is a passionate advocate for her bereaved client and is shocked that once-rebellious Luke is now representing corporate interests. But Amy cannot deny her rekindled feelings for Luke. Concerned that his client may be lying, Luke investigates the case more closely, which means spending more time with Amy. When one of Luke's colleagues dies under suspicious circumstances, he finds he is in danger of losing not only the case, but his life. With help from Amy, Luke delves into a dangerous web of corruption that involves his client and his firm. The Price explores the questions of what is truly important in life and how high a price a person is willing to pay to achieve his or her ambitions.
©2003 Joan Johnston (P)2011 Simon & Schuster
Hawk's Way: Callen & Zach
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Tempers rise and sparks fly as the Whitelaws of Hawk's Way meet their matches in these two unforgettable classic stories from Joan Johnston! The Headstrong Bride Callen Whitelaw had one surefire way to soften up a rugged rancher out for revenge against her beloved clan. The headstrong bride would marry Sam Longstreet...come hell or high water! The Disobedient Bride Zach Whitelaw chose his "convenient" wife for one reason only - to provide him with a brood of little Whitelaws. But no matter how many long, lazy days he and Rebecca spend in their marriage bed, his disobedient bride refuses to get pregnant.
©2015 Harlequin Books S.A (P)2015 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited.
Hawk's Way: Mac
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The joy of sex.... One minute, Mac Macready was a living legend in Texas - every kid's idol, every man's envy, every woman's fantasy. The next, his fiancée dumped him, his career was hanging in the balance, and his future was looking mighty uncertain. Then, there was the matter of his scandalous secret, which didn't stand a chance of staying secret where he was headed now. So, it was either succumb to Jewel Whitelaw's shocking proposal - or take cold showers for the rest of the long, hot summer....
©1997 Joan Johnston (P)2018 Joan Johnston
The Loner
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The Blackthornes and the Creeds. Two powerful Texas dynasties - and lifelong enemies. Set in the heart of the modern-day West, New York Times best-selling author Joan Johnston brings to passionate life the clash of wills between Blackthorne and Creed...as a man and woman discover a love stronger than the forces trying to tear them apart.
Summer Blackthorne swore she'd never forgive Billy Coburn for running out on her and their future together. But that was before she found out she wasn't Jackson Blackthorne's child - Billy was. And now the "Blackthorne Bastard" has come home for a final day of reckoning...to the town that damned him and the woman he had always wanted.
Only Summer can satisfy the hunger burning deep within him. Only she can help him hold on to his own unwanted son. It will be a marriage of expedience only. Until doubts and mistrust vanish in the heat of passion...and a man and a woman who never stopped loving each other fight bitter blood and impossible odds for a glorious second chance....
©2002 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2017 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc.
Montana Bride
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When Karl Norwood' s mail-order bride meets an untimely demise on the way to the Montana Territory, Hetty Wentworth steps in to take her place. Hetty has no idea how she' s going to pretend to be all the things she isn' t - including the mother of two kids. She only knows her deception is necessary if she' s going to save two orphans from the awful fate she suffered as a child. Karl smells a rat when a much younger woman than he was expecting arrives with two children who look nothing like her. But his mail-order bride is so beautiful, he doesn' t object - until he realizes that his charming new wife has been lying...about everything. Can a woman forced to keep secrets and a man hindered by distrust ever hope to find happily ever after in each other's arms?
©2014 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2014 Recorded Books
Sullivan's Promise
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Two unforgiving lovers reunite for the sake of their child in this fiery contemporary romance from the New York Times best-selling author of Surrender. Facing the unexpected consequences of a life-altering night of passion with a cowboy she met in a Jackson Hole bar, and with her life committed to protecting endangered species, Victoria Grayhawk does what she believes is the right thing. She hunts down the cowboy, seeking his agreement that their baby should be adopted by a loving family. Montana rancher Ryan Sullivan has no intention of giving away his own flesh and blood, and takes their son to raise himself. When Vick realizes what a horrible mistake she’s made, and wants back into their child’s life, Rye remains inflexible - because once trust is lost there are no second chances - until an attack by one of the grizzlies Vick has spent her life protecting changes everything and Rye learns that sometimes love can heal all wounds.
©2019 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2019 Recorded Books
A Stranger's Game
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From New York Times best-selling author Joan Johnston comes a dazzling new Bitter Creek novel that features all of the passion and intrigue in Texas high society that her readers and listeners know and love, mixed with an explosive, spine-tingling tale of murder, wrongful imprisonment, and a woman who counts no cost too high to see a killer brought to justice. FBI Special Agent Breed Grayhawk has the hottest sex in his life with a stranger who calls herself Grace Smith, only to discover early the next morning that her real name is Merle Raye Finkel - and she's a convicted double murderer who broke her parole a year ago and disappeared. Now she's his prime suspect in a terrorist threat against the U.S. president. Grace Caldwell is determined to find the killer who framed her for the murder of her father and stepmother - and make him pay. She burgles the home of her number-one suspect and nets a surprising haul: a hot-pink, silk-covered diary -- the record of a sex-addicted wife's adventures -- which suggests that Grace's suspect is a serial killer. But her theft has been caught on tape, and the man she's been chasing becomes the hunter... with Grace as his prey. With just five days until the president arrives in Austin, Texas, the last thing the FBI needs is a serial killer on the prowl - and a terrorist suspect who will stop at nothing to clear her name. The clock is ticking down, and Agent Grayhawk is racing time to discover the truth about his dangerous lover.
©2007 Joan Johnston (P)2011 Simon & Schuster
Shattered
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Nine years ago Kate Grayhawk Pendelton walked into Wyatt Shaw’s life - and out of it the next morning. Now Wyatt’s back - and has the power to shatter Kate’s future with the man she loves.
By reputation, Wyatt Shaw is a brutal killer who always gets what he wants. And he wants Kate and her twin eight-year-old sons.
Texas Ranger Jack McKinley is hot on Wyatt Shaw’s trail. The presumed heir to the D’Amato crime syndicate is threatening to steal the woman he loves.
Holly McKinley is fighting to keep Jack from leaving her for another woman. Now the secret she’s kept for over 20 years may save their son’s life, and cost her the only man she’s ever loved.
©2010 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2018 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc.
The Texan
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In this breathtaking novel, New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston weaves a beguiling tale of two feuding families--the Blackthornes and the Creeds--and of two extraordinary people: loner Owen Blackthorne and beautiful, headstrong Bayleigh Creed, irresistibly drawn to each other despite the desperate odds against their love.
Owen Blackthorne is a lone wolf, a man who doesn't need anyone. Then Bayleigh Creed appears on his doorstep, demanding his help in locating her missing brother. Together they head into the desolate West Texas wilderness, a Blackthorne and a Creed, mortal enemies obliged to join forces to survive. Neither counts on the unwanted attraction that draws them together, or the bitter truths that will force them apart--until the ruthless wilderness compels them to make life-and-death choices between family and duty and love.
©2001 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc. (P)2017 Joan Mertens Johnston, Inc.