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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...

Alone after her husband’s death, Elizabeth scrambled to find a job. California was just too expensive for her to provide what she and her daughter needed. Thankfully, a fresh start and a new future might be waiting there for her at a lumber mill in Wyoming. With very little money, a car that’s really too old to be on the road, but no other options, Elizabeth is determined to make things work. If they can get there. On the way to Wyoming, they run into a freak snowstorm that turns into a blizzard. When her car runs off the road, and a handsome stranger enters her life, things get even ...

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 ...

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.

Two hearts, two dreams—and one choice that could change everything. When a cherished love is separated by distance and calling, Amy is left facing a future she never expected. With her heart pulled between hope and uncertainty, she turns to her faith, trusting God to guide her steps—even when the path ahead is unclear. Across miles and mounting danger, Nash pursues the dream he believes he was meant for, unaware of how much he’s leaving behind. When everything he’s worked for is suddenly called into question, he must decide what truly matters… before the chance is gone. A ...

Juliana hopes to win a prestigious award and advertise her bakery by winning an intense pumpkin pie bakeoff. She’s sure nothing will stand in her way. Not the fact the rental house was double booked. Not the fact the handsome man is also her competition. Not the fact someone is out to sabotage her. And certainly not the fact she’s almost, possibly, probably falling in love with him. But when it all gets to be too much, will Juliana stay for the competition? Or back her bag—and her heartache—to go back home?

Sassy has always dreamed of opening a bakery. When a shop vacancy opens, she’s stung that the owner refuses to rent to women. When she tries to have a male family member rent, the owner still refuses. It appears there are a lot of men in town who believe a woman’s place is in the home, cooking and raising their children. Sassy dreams of a family while owning a bakery, and does not want to sacrifice one dream for the other. While trying to figure out what to do, somehow Sassy gets tangled up with a robbery suspect. Will the Pinkerton Agent who just arrived to capture him be able to both ...

She can outshoot, outride, and outwit most men. That’s the problem. In her small frontier town, Tilly McAllister is known for her sharp aim, stubborn streak, and spirited independence. She’s more comfortable chasing down strays on horseback than pouring tea—and every man in town knows it. No one dares court the woman who can outmatch them at every turn. Frustrated and running out of options, her well-meaning parents take matters into their own hands and apply for a mail-order husband on her behalf. Enter Arthur Brown, a steady, quiet rancher with a mysterious past—and his own ...

Desperate to keep her Christmas tree farm going, newly widowed Emma is determined to set her own misery aside this year and help those in the town who are also experiencing difficult times. She’s sure that she can bring happiness to them this season—even if her own heart is aching and lonely. But when Preston, the man she’d loved in her youth, suddenly appears, Emma is shaken. Preston has no idea she is the tree farm owner he’d been seeking for a business deal. And the offer he’s hoping to make might lead them both in a completely different direction. But can she accept it? Or is ...

Ellie flees her parents’ home in the middle of the night to escape an unwanted marriage. Her only hope is an ad from a man out West, seeking a Christian woman who likes animals. When she arrives, exhausted and dusty, and having just survived a highwayman’s robbery, she’s immediately humiliated, as the man she’d come to marry wasn’t expecting her at all. Colton was shocked when a woman showed up in Harmony Springs looking for him, let alone one as beautiful as Ellie. Guilt fills him, as he’s not really ready to be married, not after the woman who owned his heart also left him at ...

When a mysterious delivery arrives during a storm, Sabrina hurries to bring in the old clock sitting by her door. As she inspects it, a single, strange tick sounds, and suddenly she becomes part of the storm raging around her. When the world stops spinning, Sabrina realizes she’s on a beach. And in another time. Now, in an era where time travel could see her killed as a witch, Sabrina isn’t sure what she should do. Search for a way home, if there is one, or make a new life—with the handsome man who promises to defend her.

After losing her husband during the war, Andrea, is trying to put her life together. Her heart wants love, but she’s scared she’ll never find it. At the same time, the family orchard she’s been struggling to keep going is on property a large company wants. Andrea is desperate to keep it out of the company’s hands, but they’ve employed some dirty tactics. How far will they go in destroying everything she’s worked for? Just as importantly, will she find love again? This heartwarming romantic suspense is a guaranteed happy ending.

After witnessing a robbery, and the criminal’s face, Minerva knows if she doesn’t leave town and find a way to hide, he will come after her. An evil man who doesn't care about human life, 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? An opportunity to become a mail-order bride opens, but would this stranger be able to save her if the outlaw does find her? Or, will she just be bringing danger along with her, to any innocents in her path? But more importantly…is there any chance that ...

After Judge Parker’s deputy arrests the leader of the dreaded Cook gang, he receives a threatening letter from the rest of the members. When he ignores their demand to release their leader, the Cook gang decides to try to kidnap someone he holds dear. Torn between the need to protect his family, but also do his civil duty and try the gang’s leader, Judge Parker calls for his best deputies to try to protect his family. But is it too late? Is there something already in the works, or will he manage to protect his family and uphold the law?

When the woman coming to be Josiah’s new bride and mother to his niece uses him to marry someone else, he’s not only devastated by the rejection, but worried. His niece is in desperate need of a mother’s love, and that’s his main focus. Especially as now, he’s worried no woman will want him for who he is. After losing her parents on the Oregon Trail, Joanne is in dire straits. As a young woman alone, she doesn’t have the means to fend off the men interested in her—in particular a miner who hasn’t seen a bar of soap since the day he was born and is convinced she belongs to ...