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Courtney Madison has battled poverty her entire twenty-five years but is determined to make a safe and happy home for her teen aged brother after the recent death of their mom. Her mom’s illness left Courtney with a mountain of hospital bills, her formerly sweet brother Jimmy is now cutting class and hanging with a rough crowd, and she’s just learned she’s being downsized in two weeks. Hanging on by the threads of a fraying rope, she learns she’s inherited two million dollars from a kind elderly man she befriended when he was in the hospital across the hall from her mom. She thinks ...

She has to protect her baby . . . He is desperate for help . . . Trouble preys on their livelihood . . . Widow Victoria Bailey is desperate to prevent her in-laws from gaining custody of her eighteen-month-old daughter. If becoming a mail-order bride is her only option, she’ll take the risk. At least on a Texas ranch she’ll have quiet and peace. She doesn’t have time to let the groom know she’s bringing her daughter. Surely no man can object to one perfect little girl. Widower Greg Hardy is desperate to get help with his home and his children. He needs to be pursuing whoever is ...

A destitute widow; a reformed con man; the danger that links them… Betsie Galloway Hirsch has escaped Memphis with her son. Her gambling husband tricked the wrong people and they’re demanding Betsie pay his debts—or else. She’s come to Kincaid Springs to stay with her mother and seek a safe place for her son. Being so far from her former home, she feels secure. That is, until danger confronts her. After 34 years alone, Michael “Monk” Magonagle is falling in love with Betsie and is fond of her son. Monk is certain she is not free of the men her late husband cheated. Although he ...

New Cover. Mildly sensual. Aurora is determined to visit her namesake towns on her way to Colorado, and the independent woman comes by her flaming red hair naturlally with an inner fire to match. When a flash flood outside Post, Texas derails her plans temporarily, rancher Will Harrison rescues her from the raging waters. She's his guest for thirty-six hours, long enough for Will to fall head over heels for her. He has a hunch she loves him back if he can convince her to move out of the fast lane and into his life forever. Contemporary Romance 59,000 words

Sometimes our wishes come true but with complications. None of the men in Hopeful, Colorado appeals to Serena Winters. Working at the mercantile owned by her aunt and uncle, she meets everyone in town. Her aunt warns her against falling for a prospector as they always leave town in spring. One full moon Serena wishes she could attract an interesting man. She should have been more careful about wording her wish. Brent Adams has filed on his claim and brought gold with him to the assay office in Hopeful. He fears taking it closer to his claim will draw claim jumpers and robbers. He’s ...

Winner of the International Digital Award for short contemporary romance. All Tory Fraser intended was to show her high school history club students a local archaeology dig. How could she know the excursion would involve a murder? Or that one of her students would be suspected as the killer? And she had no idea she would meet the man of her dreams. Grant Grayson has taken over management of Grayson Ranch near Post, Texas to give his grandfather a less arduous schedule. A flash flood washed away an old talus slope on the ranch to reveal a prehistoric cave that is a Clovis site. Being a good ...

A heart sore woman fighting for her community; a rancher tracking stolen horses; the discovery that could destroy her happiness… With the death of her father last month, Blessing Odell inherited the largest ranch in that part of Utah, the Rafter O. She goes by the nickname Buster and wears men’s overalls but they can’t disguise her regal beauty and natural grace. She is also generous to the community, which is why she’s splitting proceeds from the sale of 100 horses with the widows of Wildcat Ridge. Thad King has tracked stolen horses to the Rafter O Ranch. He’s determined to ...

A beautiful woman in disguise running for her life; a man who hates deception and lies; and the event that almost destroys them. Katie Worthington has lived with her beloved grandfather since her parents’ death. When he is killed by men she had thought were close friends and realizes she is their next target, she takes off and joins the circus. Hiding as Dorothy Duncan, a circus kitchen worker, offers her a chance to get out of town without being seen. By the time the circus reaches Kincaid Springs, Katie has dyed her auburn hair black and become Maharani Shimza, the new fortune teller....

A woman’s mission of mercy… A man determined to create… An attack by a crazed killer… Pauline Brubaker arrives in Creede, Colorado from Denver to help care for her aunt while the aunt’s broken leg heals. Pauline’s hesitant to give in to her attraction to Creighton because she will only be in Creede the few weeks her aunt needs her help. Her parents and her life are in Denver so why does she find herself more and more drawn to Creighton? Creighton Reed crafts amazing pieces of furniture. They sell as fast as he can create them. Creighton meets Pauline when her aunt and the ...

Each is struggling to build a better life . . . Two strong-willed people are bound to clash . . . Danger forces them to focus on what is at stake . . . Maeve Kelly came to America for a better life but found only signs that said No Irish Need Apply. When the cousin with whom she is staying leaves Boston, Maeve is left desperate. Her job at the laundry doesn’t pay enough for her to survive alone. Her friend suggests a way out, Maeve resists but finally accepts. What else can she do? Sheriff Luke Sullivan is proud of his accomplishments. Known for his strong principles, he is admired and ...

New cover. Finn O’Neill longs for his own ranch, his own horses, his own home and family but thought the lofty dream beyond him. Now the opportunity has arisen but to achieve his dream, he bargains with Grandpa McClintock and his nephew to pose as a miner and seek out the person or persons causing disasters at the Farland Coal Mine. Stella Clayton has witnessed the heartbreak and tragedy of a coal miner’s life. Her family came from England to the promise of a better life only to find the same hardships. She is determined that her young brother will never follow in their father’s ...

He’s a by-the-book Texas sheriff; she’s on the run from a murder conviction... When a tornado provides Rosalyn with the opportunity to escape the gallows, she collects her daughter Lucy and flees. They travel far enough West that Rosalyn believes she’s gone to the ends of the earth. She hopes she and Lucy will be safe in this remote North Texas town where she embarks on a new life as a dressmaker. If only she could avoid contact with people, especially the handsome sheriff who pops up every time she turns around. She fears either she or her chatterbox daughter may slip and reveal too ...

Join Amazon bestselling and award winning author Caroline Clemmons for a sweet Christmas novella in her Stone Mountain series of western historical romance. Christmas has been Celia Dubois’s favorite time of year as long as she can remember. When she moves back with her parents a year after the death of her husband, the young widow is appalled at the town’s lack of Christmas spirit. Two months earlier, banditos had burned the church and crushed the townspeople. Celia vows to return holiday joy to the town. Perhaps doing so might help mend her aching heart. Will Celia’s plan work magic...

He is building for the future . . . She is escaping the past . . . Trouble could destroy their family Stuart McGee needs the bounty from capturing the two men he’s trailing. That reward will allow him to buy the ranch of his dreams. When he encounters the men, he learns they’ve killed a young couple. The big surprise is there’s a baby in their cabin. What is Stuart supposed to do with a baby girl? Georgina Potter has to get away from home. Her family treats her as a screw-up. She is determined to prove them wrong. Starting over as a mail-order bride might not be the best way but ...

How to escape marriage to an odious man . . . Leave the state. Lorraine Stuart joins a group of women traveling to Tarnation, Texas, a town with numerous bachelors but no unmarried women. She longs to meet a man who will admire her and the writing ability that has her published in several publications, by a pseudonym, of course. Just her luck, out of all those in Tarnation, she falls for the most stubborn man she’s ever met. But the handsome newspaper owner is the only one who makes her heart flutter. Grant Pettigrew has worked hard to establish the Tarnation Gazette. He is intrigued by ...

New Covers For The Series How can Adeline “Addie” Ryan deal with pity and sly remarks after her fiancé elopes with her bridesmaid? Usually optimistic, she suspects this event will taint her socially as long as she remains in Atlanta. At her sister’s suggestion, she visits a matrimonial consultant. One man’s letter touches her heart, but can she travel to Montana Territory to marry a stranger? Forrest Clanahan carries scars on half of his upper body he received when he tried to rescue his late wife from their burning home. The hole in his heart won’t allow him to love again, but ...

Olivia Stewart risks everything to accomplish her dreams. She’s tired of being pitied because she’s been jilted, tired of teaching other people’s children without any of her own. When she signs with a matrimonial agency, a letter from Jamie Fraser sounds perfect. A widower with two young children will give her a head start on the family she’s determined to have. But Colorado holds surprises for Olivia that endanger her goals and even her life. Rancher Jamie Fraser is shocked to learn his mother has written for a mail-order bride for him. He has two children and no plan to marry ...

A woman running for her life… A man determined to save her… A terrible scheme to trap her... Samantha Hayes didn’t intend to eavesdrop. She was merely getting a breath of fresh air when she heard her fiancé reveal his plot to end her life soon after they wed. He needed her fortune, but he had no intention of being bound to a woman who limped. She had only agreed to marry him due to her uncle’s pleading. Now she knew the truth and she vowed she would disappear. Pinkerton Agent Kent Butler has been hired by Samantha’s aunt to find her. He follows her to Council Bluffs, where she ...

A woman determined to avenge the death of her husband; a lawman determined to bring his best friend’s killers to justice; and the marriage of convenience that connects them. Rena Dmitriev was hiding when she witnessed men kill her husband and burn her house and barn. Knowing no one and with nowhere to turn, she is determined to go after them. In addition, she intends to recover the valuables stolen from her house. Storm Kincaid is a temporary Federal Marshal on the trail of the four men who viciously killed his best friend and the friend’s wife. He arrives in time to bury Abram and ...

Such a tiny lie… Desperation drove her… She couldn’t know the risk… Melody stretched the truth a bit—quite a bit—when she wrote to her groom-to-be. After the death of her grandmother, Melody Fraser must quickly leave what has been her home in South Carolina. There are those in the village who think she murdered her Nana Fraser. She’s innocent but there’s talk about arrest and prosecution. To escape, this Southern belle agrees to become a mail-order bride in far away Montana. Surely things will work out, won’t they? Nicholas “Nick” Walker is a doctor from Boston whose ...