Historical American West

New York Times best-selling author Catherine Anderson pens riveting historical romances. Loretta Simpson lost her parents to a daring Comanche raid seven years ago - and now she lives as a mute with her extended family. Meanwhile, Comanche Hunter of the Wolf sees her as the embodiment of an ancient prophesy and chooses her for marriage. Still fearful of his tribe, Loretta soon finds her will bending, even as conflict between their two peoples intensifies.

A collection of stories capturing what it means to be a cowboy.

Can a mistaken identity lead to love? When Matthew Canton's mail-order bride is kidnapped from her wagon train, he doesn't hesitate to rescue her. But he didn't expect to have to bargain for her--and he certainly didn't expect her to be someone entirely different. Sophia Zane needed a quiet, quick way out of Kansas City with the money she inherited. Opting to join a wagon train headed west, she doesn't correct the wagon master when he assumes she's someone else. It's safer to leave under a different name, and her way is now already paid. When outlaws kidnap Sophia from the wagon train, she ...

A historical fiction book set in the American West during the mid-19th century. "Death and Dust: The Oregon Trail" invites readers on an unforgettable journey through the rugged landscapes of the 1840s, following a courageous band of pioneers as they chase dreams of fertile land and a brighter future. Led by the steadfast Jesse Wingate, this tale is not just about the struggle against nature, but also the fierce competition and intricate romances that unfold along the dangerous path of the Oregon Trail. The story begins in 1848, as the Wingate family, along with other settlers, gathers at a...

There is no choice when her life hangs in the balance. Having spent her entire life in a New York City orphanage, Natalie Post never hoped for anything more than a quiet life tending to the youngest orphans. Now she finds herself traveling west with five girls who are like her sisters, preparing to marry a man she’s never met. Suddenly, a life as a wife and mother is within her grasp. Dr. Alexander Stanton is eager to find someone to assist him in his practice in Perseverance. Natalie appears to be the perfect wife—kind, capable, and pretty enough to leave him tongue-tied. But she’s ...

9 Complete Mail Order Brides Of The West Collection - Over 650 Pages Of Inspirational Western Romance To Get Swept Away In - FREE On Kindle Unlimited. Learning To Love: Unemployed, broke, and now being named as her employer's mistress wasn't something Mary Samuels ever saw coming. Knowing she can't clear her name and in a bid to escape the scandal, she does the only thing she can and becomes a mail-order bride. Thinking she’s put all her troubles behind her, Mary finds out that the path to love isn't always a smooth one. Clara’s Calamity: Thinking that she’d never see her home ...

When faith meets medicine in the untamed Colorado Rockies, two healers will discover that some wounds can only be mended by love. In the shadow of snow-capped peaks, headstrong city-trained nurse Laura Smythe arrives in Aspen Hollow with modern medical knowledge and unwavering faith—only to collide with Dr. Moses Grant, a cynical frontier physician whose beliefs have been buried beneath years of grief and disillusionment. Their professional rivalry ignites into heated debates about proper medical care, but when a mysterious illness sweeps through the mining town during a brutal blizzard, ...

Are you ready for a literary journey that will leave you completely captivated and unable to put the book down? Look no further than this FOUR BOOKS complete Series, now available in one irresistible BOXSET. Inspired by a reader Maria, this story takes us on a thrilling ride with Betsy, a young woman who is as independent as she is alluring. But beware, dear reader, for Betsy is about to learn some harsh lessons about life, and if she's not careful, she just might find herself pushing up daisies. As Betsy succumbs to her desires and begins to cast her eyes upon men that are strictly off-...

Harney County, Oregon, 1968: Nick Drake has a chest full of medals and enough demons to fill a duffel bag. He's been trained to kill but was never retrained to rejoin society. Drake flees to the lonesome high desert in search of redemption and takes a job patrolling wildlife refuges where the only conflicts are keeping out stray cows and ticketing poachers. But then he stumbles across a girl's body ritually placed in a gully. Her murder is only the beginning, and Drake must face humanity's heart of darkness once again if he's to stop a killer from turning even more gullies into graves.

Jake Stone is a bounty hunter working out of Denver, Colorado. Over the years the forty-something-year-old manhunter has excelled to the point that he has been given a Special Deputy U. S. Marshal’s badge, allowing him to be called upon when a deputy might not otherwise be available. This badge also opens a lot of doors that might otherwise be closed. Stone never hesitates to use that position to his advantage. This package contains the entire Stone: Bounty Hunter Series One. Ride along with the old west lawman through the gun smoke and rifle fire as he pursues gunslingers and other old ...

If you love a sweet mail order bride romance, you will love this story. It is a clean and wholesome romance about American Mail Order Brides set in Oregon in the late 1800s. Jessamine Black takes charge of planting a garden for the Sawyerville Ladies Home so they can have fresh vegetables and greens. She knows a thing or two about gardening and about keeping animals away from the fledgling plants. Stanley Ritter is assigned to watch over the garden and provide guidance to Jessamine and the other prospective brides. He was a farmer in Idaho before coming to Sawyerville and he lends a hand by...

From the day he was orphaned until he ended up in the silver mines at White Pine, Nevada, Blaze Mowbray has only known the merciless frontier. Thanks to the protection of his adoptive mother, lawlessness and degeneracy have always been just out of reach. Now Blaze has no choice – at sixteen, he’s leapt into the fire of an outlaw’s world. When the silver is gone, money becomes scarce and company big shots like William Montgomery hire outlaws like Jed Scanlon to maintain the bloodstained bones of his business empire and recoup his mounting debts. Jed Scanlon. He’s insane, and he’s ...

Based on the early life of the West’s most quintessential hero, Edward Fitzgerald Beale, this book will keep you on your toes. Ned Beale crossed the country on horseback over 13 times. He was the hero of the Battle of San Pasqual, the leader of the great camel experiment, and carried the first evidence of the California gold rush to Congress. From there, Beale fought the slave trade, was an Indian agent in California, and so much more. Beale's exploits eclipsed those of Fremont, Stockton, Custer, and even Kit Carson's, who said of Beale, "I can't believe this man, Ned Beale." "What a ...

U.S. Marshal Hunter Cole is called upon to restore peace and stop a gang from attacking a sacred site of the Apaches. The small town of Thunder Ridge is built near an ancient Apache ruins, where whispers of hidden treasure stir excitement. A notorious gang led by Lucas Crane rides into town, seeking gold and priceless artifacts rumored to be buried by Apache ancestors. The town’s peace crumbles when its residents start fearing the outlaws’ greed might provoke a war with the Apache tribe. The town’s mayor realizes he has no choice but to call in U.S. Marshal Hunter Cole to capture ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route...

He wanted a bride, but he didn’t expect the baby. Vivacious Mercy Barton yearns for adventure beyond the orphanage where she grew up. When she and her friends answer a marriage advertisement from men in a frontier town in the Colorado Territory, she hopes for a husband who shares her dreams. Will Morrell has a deadly aim and a desire to prove himself. He’s spent the last two years standing between danger and the people of Perseverance, and now all he wants is a wife and a family of his own. What he doesn’t expect is Mercy’s fierce spirit—or the sudden arrival of a baby left in ...

Two sets of siblings - A blizzard that brings a town to a standstill - A surprising holiday Romance! Molly Christmas longs to be a teacher to serve the children in her town. For years she's lived a mundane life, resigned to help her brother run the family Inn with no hope of ever following her true calling. When a train is waylaid due to an unexpected winter storm in Noel, Kansas, the passengers seek shelter at The Chrismas Inn. One of the guests makes her realize that there's more to life than what she thought. Will she disappoint her brother to make her own dreams come true? Harrison ...

Thorn Carter was only fifteen when he rode with Rob Sutton’s outlaw gang. By the time the blood dried, he’d had enough of killing. Now he rides fence lines outside Eden Springs, Wyoming, keeping his head low and his gun quiet. When Rob returns with the same gang – disguised as Cheyenne warriors – to raid ranches and drive settlers and natives toward open war, Thorn is forced to face the life he thought he’d left behind. In Eden Springs, half-Cheyenne schoolteacher Ginny Rivers refuses to believe the rumors. Fierce and principled, she protects her students from hatred and fear – ...

Fire took his home. Hate made him a man. “Ma,” Blaze whispered, “they’re fixing to burn us.” Her hand squeezed his shoulder hard. “You take Rachel,” she said. “You listen to me. If it comes to it, you run. Don’t argue.” “I can fight,” Blaze replied. “Not tonight,” she said. Her eyes met the seventeen-year-old boy in the dark. “You’ll fight when the time’s right.” Outside, hooves thudded and men cursed. The Hollow Creek Riders tightened their circle. Every sound pressed closer. Blaze felt Rachel’s small hands trembling in his. “What’s he want with us...

When Boston heiress Emma Abbott inherits her uncle's Montana ranch, she seeks independence from society's constraints. What she finds instead is a dangerous conspiracy, a land hiding golden secrets, and an enigmatic ranch hand with a mysterious past. Fleeing a stifling arranged marriage in Boston society, Emma Abbott arrives in rugged 1880s Montana Territory determined to forge her own path by managing her late uncle's ranch. Despite skepticism from locals about a refined Eastern woman surviving frontier life, Emma refuses to be intimidated. Her resolve is immediately tested by powerful ...