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Isla Merrick, after her father's unexpected death, is determined to keep his relay station. But when a railroad contract threatens her inheritance, she's forced to marry within six months. Desperate, she places an ad for a husband—never imagining the stranger who answers will bring more secrets than solutions. Gale Remington, a former cavalry scout, came to Carson Pass seeking answers, not a wife. His brother vanished three months ago, and the trail leads him to the very station Isla runs. Marrying her puts him exactly where he needs to be, but the closer they grow, the more his deception...

A jilted bride. The man who left her at the altar. And two crumbling resorts that put them next door to each other. Brie Watkins sold her house, quit her job, and drove to Willow Bay because her Aunt Em said she was ailing and needed help at the family resort. What Brie finds when she arrives: her aunt is perfectly healthy, The Brown Resort is thriving, and the man who left her at the altar years ago is living next door, rebuilding his family’s crumbling resort, and looking like he never left. Aunt Em has some explaining to do. Carpenter Carter Kessler came back to Willow Bay for one ...

Lila Harrow rides west to claim the Dakota land left by her late aunt, determined to escape the unwanted betrothal waiting for her back home. But to her dismay, in Ashford Crossing she discovers that the claim can only be secured by a married woman. With no husband and no allies, she finds unexpected help in the form of a quiet, kindhearted doctor. Dr. Nathaniel Cole has built his life around duty and care, raising his silent niece Clara, while tending to the town’s needs. Marriage was never part of his plan, yet Lila’s predicament awakens his compassion, urging him to offer a practical...

Jessie Dunn has always been an outsider—too outspoken, too different, too marked by a heritage no one in Morris Ridge cares to understand. When corruption in the mines turns deadly and her world collapses, she's forced to flee with nothing but unanswered questions about who she really is. She never expected a hardened widower to be the one standing between her and death… Jameson Riley buried his heart with his family and swore he'd never love again. Years underground have left him hollow, and he wants nothing but silence and solitude. But when danger closes in on a woman with fire in ...

Trapped by her father's harsh expectations, Emmeline Spratt is devastated when he offers her hand in marriage to a rancher as part of a land deal. Yet, as she begins to see the quiet strength in her new husband, she can’t help but hope that he might be the love she never saw coming. Patrick McLeod, a young war veteran caring for his sick sister and younger brother, is doing his best to create a stable future. But his unexpected bride isn’t what he imagined—her strength and kindness slowly soften the walls around his heart. Now, for the first time in years, he wonders if love might ...

After years of hardship, Kate Taylor has sworn off love. Running the Hollow Creek Inn alongside her aunt, she finds solace in the quietude of small-town life, until a wounded stranger is brought to her doorstep in the middle of a blizzard. Faced with the possibility of true love, will Kate be able to protect her peace of mind? Ashton Cullen is a bounty hunter looking for justice and the man who left him for dead. He never planned to stay in Hollow Creek, but the more time he spends in Montana town, the more difficult he finds it to leave. People are kind, and Kate is too beautiful to ignore...

Coraline Sterling inherits her late father’s ranch, only to discover a cruel stipulation: marry within thirty days or lose the ranch to her estranged cousin. Desperate, Cora claims a husband who doesn't exist—then sends for a stranger to play the part. When a baby is left at her doorstep, she never imagined that a man and a child would turn her world upside down. Sawyer Hayes never planned to be anyone’s husband, especially not a pretend one. After the fire that took his family and the lies that followed, he’s been drifting, searching for peace. When he enters Cora’s barn, he ...

Beatrice Kingswell never imagined she'd become a mother overnight. But when she loses her sister and brother-in-law within weeks of each other, she's all the two heartbroken children have left. There's just one cruel catch buried in the will — to keep them, she must travel to the wilds of Oregon, find their estranged uncle, and marry within six months. She never expected this journey to lead her closer to what her heart secretly longed for… Bram Mercer has spent years burying his past — the brother who was disowned by their father, the rift he never got to mend. Now a sheriff ...

Tessa Lark is the frontier town’s healer—relying on intuition and old-world remedies, and sworn to protect her father’s legacy. But she also secretly longs for the very thing that threatens her: real medical knowledge. When a formally trained doctor returns home, his presence threatens everything she’s built… including the walls she's learned to keep around her heart. Dr. James Langford has come back from the East determined to bring modern medicine to the frontier. But when a devastating injury leaves him dependent on the very healer he once dismissed, he is forced to question ...

Eliza Whitmore has spent her life under her father's control — he decides where she goes, who she sees, and what she's worth. When she answers a letter from a Kansas rancher seeking a bride, she sees her chance at freedom. But escape means burying her past — and that secret grows harder to keep as the handsome rancher captures her heart… Nathaniel Clay wants a practical wife—a mother for his daughter, nothing more. But Eliza is far from what he expected. Her grit, her courage, her way with his stubborn child—she's changing everything, including the walls he built after losing his ...

May wakes on the banks of a river with no memory of who she is or how she was swept there, rescued by a brooding wagon leader guiding his company west to Oregon. As illness, hunger, and suspicion threaten the journey, she forges fragile friendships and helps on the trail in ways no one expected. But she never imagined she could fall for the very man who saved her… Lucas, a widowed wagon master hardened by loss, leads the train west with discipline and distance, determined to protect both his people and the secrets of his cargo. When danger closes in, and an amnesiac stranger ignites ...

Kate Ashford finds herself in Juniper Ridge carrying an abandoned baby and a carefully constructed identity. Independent and clever, she gets to know the new town with borrowed courage and the help of Jake Cordell, the brooding yet charming man who will challenge everything she thought she knew about safety and home. Jake Cordell is strong, loyal, and fiercely protective of his family. Yet the mysterious widow brought to his ranch and the little girl in her care capture his attention like no one else. Determined not to grow attached, he steels himself against the pull between them, until ...

After catching her fiancé kissing another woman, Eleanor Blackwood flees the life her family imposed on her. On the run, she dreams of freedom and a future where she can pursue her passion for botany. But when a bandit attack leaves her stranded, she’s found unconscious by a reclusive rancher who offers shelter while she heals, never expecting to fall for the man the town shuns. Jacob Whitaker is marked by the scars of a past he never wanted. His disfigured face, the result of saving a girl from a bear, has made him an outcast. Yet when he finds Eleanor, she’s the first to see beyond ...

After a failed correspondence marriage, Sarah Whitman is determined to protect her heart. But when her family’s financial troubles deepen, a rancher offers her a marriage in exchange for her nursing skills to care for his sick mother. Hesitant yet desperate, Sarah must decide if she can make the most of this unexpected proposal—or risk losing her heart once again. Dan McAllister’s life has been upended by his father’s death, leaving him to manage the family ranch alone. When his mother falls gravely ill though, she takes matters into her own hands and arranges a correspondence ...

Elinor O’Callaghan moves with her family from Ireland to Wyoming, hoping a new life on a small ranch will bring stability after years of hardship. Famine and loss have shaped her carefully guarded heart, but when she meets the brooding rancher her father works for, she feels a pull she cannot ignore. Could she risk her heart on someone she barely knows? Caleb Hawthorne has spent years rebuilding his ranch and protecting his family from the scars of a fire that changed his life forever. Pressured by his family and the expectations of the town to settle down, he never expected a woman to ...

After losing her husband, Rose Carlen struggles to keep her ranch and her heart intact. One quiet night, a baby appears on her doorstep, reviving a buried hope, and leading a soldier straight into her life. Major Jonah Grayson rides west searching for his missing sister and the infant daughter he swore to protect. Instead, he encounters a beautiful widow protecting a newborn wrapped in a blanket that cannot be ignored. When Rose and Jonah cross paths, they must track the truth across the frontier before the past catches up to them. Could the baby between them reunite a broken family or ...

Alice Kuiper has always felt like a bird in a gilded cage. When she’s forced into an unwanted marriage, she decides flee West, reinventing herself as a teacher at an orphanage in Colorado. Hiding her true identity, she hopes to find freedom, but never expects to find herself falling for the institution’s dedicated headmaster… After being silenced by powerful men who once corrupted his beloved orphanage, Ebenezer Penn fled West for a fresh start. The arrival of the teacher, with her warmth and strength, breathes new life into the children’s home and stirs feelings he thought he’d ...

Determined to escape an arranged marriage, Molly Tremaine answers a mail-order bride advertisement and leaves everything familiar behind. Her journey leads her to a quiet town where a man she has only known through letters waits, and she cannot help but wonder if trusting a stranger might finally give her a chance at the love she has always longed for. Once a sheriff, Clayton Stroud is still haunted by the night his best friend was killed and has avoided the dangers of the outside world ever since. His careful routine is thrown into chaos the moment a newborn baby is left on his doorstep. ...

After a tragic loss, nurse Winifred "Winnie" Lawson flees West with a five-year-old girl, desperate to hide her from the child's ruthless father—a dangerous gang leader who will stop at nothing to find them. Posing as a widow with a young son, she prays the distance will keep them safe. The only available shelter though belongs to a mysterious rancher who makes her heart race despite his cold demeanor… Levi Burke wants nothing but solitude. After losing his wife and infant in a devastating accident, he's buried himself in grief and silence on his isolated ranch. When a brave young widow...

When Clara Thornton inherits her father’s ranch, she also inherits an impossible choice: marry, or lose everything. Desperate to protect her home from her ruthless brother, Clara tells a daring lie claiming she is already engaged. With the clock ticking, she places an advertisement for a groom, trusting her life to a stranger’s promise… Jack Hargrove answers for reasons he cannot reveal. A hardened rancher raising his orphaned niece after his sister’s murder, he is haunted by the words she whispered with her dying breath. Marrying Clara may be his only chance to uncover the truth, ...