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Juliana enters a bake off for a pumpkin pie contest. The winners get an elite spot on the next round and only the best of the best can compete in the fall Bake Off. The prestigious award would be nice displayed on the wall in her Bakery, along with the advertisement from the bake off. When she rents an Airbnb in Pumpkin City, the last thing she expects is the computer to have a glitch and rent out the same house to two different people. When she arrives with her cat Cuddles, she bumps into a handsome man only to find out that they have both rented the house at the same time. With the towns ...

1895 A young woman Doctor Polly notices an advertisement for an opening in a practice in Fort Smith Arkansas. Her own practice is booming, so there is no need to move, but there is just something about that advertisement that pulls her. She decides to write to them and ask a few questions to find out more about it. Most patients if they cannot pay with cash will pay with chickens or other items. She would never turn anyone away who could not pay. After making breakfast one morning for her brother, she sat down and waited for him. He must have been extra tried to sleep this late, but ...

Evelyn’s life takes a drastic turn for the worse when her father becomes ill. Unaware that her life was about to change she learns the family have arranged a proxy marriage for her. With a heavy heart she bids a hasty goodbye to her father and leaves the only life she has ever known. A greedy sister-in-law has been plotting for years to steal the inheritance Evelyn will receive from her grandfather on her marriage and will stop at nothing to get it. Evelyn is hastily married in front of a Judge but who is the strange man with the sinister appearance standing in for Milo. Evelyn boards a ...

A young mother who lost her husband during the war, is trying to put her life together. The family orchard is on property a big company wants it. They don't want to sell it, but can they force them? Read to see how far they will go? Will she find love again? Read it to find out what happens. With a little mystery too.

Jewels is trapped in a monotonous job, yearning for something more in life. An unexpected arrival of a mysterious package, containing an ornate carved wooden clock becomes the catalyst for a fantastical adventure. Does she find love, or does she find danger? This enchanting tale transcends the boundaries of time.

Having seen the robber's face, Minerva realizes she is in peril. This ruthless outlaw’s death stare is a warning in itself. He is prepared to follow her to the ends of the earth to stop her from identifying him. The only thing she can do now is run for her life, but where to? Dare she take the drastic step of becoming a mail-order bride to a stranger who may, or may not, be able to save her if the outlaw does find her?

Christine is at a crossroad in her life. She could go back home, but there really was nothing holding her there but her parents, and she would rather not return. Spotting an empty store inspired her to follow her dream of owning her own dress shop. Once the shop was open, a man enters asking for the location of her back door. He was wearing his gun belt low on his hips, and there’s a sense of danger about him. But was he dangerous or just in danger? In that moment her world changes, even though she doesn’t know it yet. Does it put her life in danger? Does he cause trouble or does ...

Holly devotes her spare time volunteering and the last thing she was looking for was a handsome Doctor, but God seems to have a different plan for her. When a mysterious envelope appears with an invitation for a free weekend stay at the Cottage, Holly isn’t sure if she should accept it. There were rumors that these cottages were magical, somehow. She had heard that someone’s deepest wish had been granted. Is the rumor true? Or did someone make up those stories and are they really magical? Dare she hope to have her deepest dreams & wishes come true with the magic of Christmas? And if so,...

Sassy has always dreamed of opening a bakery. She and her grandmother used to talk about what she wanted to do in life. Her grandmother encouraged her with her dream. Sassy kept a book with ideas for her bakery and some recipes from her grandmother. Her grandmother left all of her granddaughters some money to use toward their dreams. When a new shop opened up in Fort Smith Arkansas, she inquired on renting it only to be told he does not rent to women. She asks her bother-in-law Chester to step in and help her rent it. But when the owner sees Chester, he refuses to rent or sell. Chester ...

When Elizabeth’s husband died, she scrambled to find a job. She found one at a lumber Mill in Wyoming. They couldn’t survive much longer in California. It is just too expensive here. She packed up what little they had in an older model car, since her husband didn’t think she needed a better one. No time to think of the past now. She took out what money she had. She and her daughter started on a new adventure, hopefully a better one. On the way to Wyoming, they ran into a freak snowstorm out of nowhere that turned into a blizzard, which quickly turned worse after the car slid off the ...

Blaze found himself in trouble and was offered a way out, but only if he signed the papers for a proxy bride. Blaze signed even though he didn’t think he could support a bride from Chicago. He felt she would want fancy clothes and wouldn’t be able to handle the heat along with the hard work. Bethany was shocked when her father said she was getting married in a few minutes. There were so many questions she wanted to ask him, but he hurried her along and the next thing she knew she was on a train riding out of town. She was thankful to leave the crowds and the smoke-filled skies behind ...

Sabrina awoke with a jerk. She noticed lightening and heard tumultuous thunder. She picked up an old clock that mysteriously appeared at her door. It was a beautifully carved clock that did not seem to work. She looked out at the storm that seemed to be getting closer. She feels drawn to the clock. She picks up the clock and hears it tick once. She feels like she is part of the storm that was now raging around her. She suddenly awakes on a beach. She looks around to see if she recognizes where she is at. As she is looking around, she notices a man walking toward her wearing what seems to be...

Chantilly had no other choice since her uncle was her only living relative. Why did her father leave her in his care after they passed away? Her uncle kept trying to marry her off to older men who could be her father or even her grandfather. She refused each marriage proposal. What would happen if she stayed with her mean uncle? What kind of life would that be? Her Uncle had already taken everything that had belonged to her after her parents passed away. Everything that should have gone to her, at least that is what her father had promised. Now Chantilly was penniless. What other choice did...

After Priscilla’s father passed away, her brother decided to arrange her marriage for her. He informs her of the upcoming wedding. Priscilla is not happy with her brother’s choice of husband. She tries to go through with the wedding. She makes it down the aisle but the next thing she knows is that she is running. Why did she run? Will Curtis let her go? Where will she go? How will she live? Will Curtis follow her and try to get her back? Will she find happiness or despair?

This story is about a prominent Judge in Arkansas in 1894. After Judge Parker’s Deputy United States Marshal arrested the leader of the Dreaded Cook Gang, he receives a threatening letter from the gang. They demand to have their leader back. The Dreaded Cook Gang decides to try to kidnap one of his family members. They believe that is the only way to get their leader back. Judge Parker knows he needs to protect his family, but also needs to focus on his civil duties and try the Leader of the Gang. The Judge calls for his best deputies to try to protect his family. Will the deputies ...

Logan is a retired Army veteran who owns his own Private Investigator business. Who knew that trying to bring a little boy home to his mom would lead to a run in with the mob? Logan stumbles across information and quickly realizes that Madison and Luke are in danger. Madison had no idea that her husband was involved with the mob. But something isn’t quite right and where is her husband now? Will they catch Madison and her son? What is the mob really after? Do they end up living in a nightmare or do they end up living out their dream? This book has suspense, mystery, twist and turns with ...

Jasper asked Bessie to marry him, and she said yes. How was Jasper to know that he would have to wait to marry her? Bessie decides to go to Oklahoma on her own for the land rush. If Jasper has something that is more important than getting them land, then she will just have to get it herself. They say woman can own land, but the trick will be her being able to claim the land. Her father's best friend, Sam, and his son decided to accompany her so she would not be going alone. Will Bessie find land and be able to claim it for herself? Will Sam try to match her up with his son? Will Jasper come...

A young woman finds she is out of her teaching job, so she starts hunting down another teaching position. She decides to go to visit her cousins house while she is looking. There she finds a teaching position and so much more. Life gets complicated form then on. Read on to find out what happens to her. Dose she find more then a job? This is book 2 of the Judges Family, but it is a stand-alone book.