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Miriam does admire Nick Holcomb, the merchant's son, but he pays her no mind. Will no one ever see her and accept her for who she is? She refuses to change for anyone, least of all a man. But that vow is put to the test when she and Nick find themselves trapped in a cave-in, both injured and running out of air. No one knows where they are. Will they be able to save themselves? Will anyone come looking for them in time? Miriam risks everything to tell Nick how she feels. Will they have a second chance at finding love?

Doc Cyrus Hemmings anxiously awaits the arrival of his fiancée Mary Stark to Aspen Falls. However, his long-awaited reunion is marred by illness - a deadly and contagious illness that soon becomes a fight for survival for many of the town’s residents. Patients are quarantined in the town church, while Doc and Mary struggle to save lives from the deadly outbreak of diphtheria.

Jason Hart has long wanted to be the one to take over operations of the Hart family’s sawmill at the edge of Aspen Falls. Abner, his father and founder of the town, has always hoped that his eldest son, Benjamin, will take over it, someday. However, Ben has other plans. And Jason is determined to convince his father that he has the skills and knowledge to make him proud.

Travis Kendrick captures and tames wild mustangs for a living. A gelding he's named Bone Breaker is one of the most difficult he's ever dealt with. Almost as daunting as working up the courage to officially court Rebekka Miller. She's willing, but her father is not because Rebekka is Jewish, and he is not. He's hopeful, though, until the day that he's tossed from Bone Breaker's back and lands hard.

Jessamine Grant is strong-willed and independent. All her life, she’s worked hard to carve out her own path, even if it doesn’t always fit with society’s ideas of what women should be allowed to do. While successfully running a boarding house in Cripple Creek, Colorado, makes Jessamine proud, she also can’t help but notice that her dear friends are finding love all around her, and she hasn’t found the same. When she stumbles upon Duke Rollins’ encampment, she’s immediately intrigued by the handsome carpenter. Duke is also captivated by beautiful, stubborn Jessamine, but the ...

Lauren Brown, daughter of one of Cripple Creek’s founding families, is an anomaly in town. She wears pants and works the family farm alongside men. She’s strong, loyal, smart, and independent, all qualities that endear her to the townsfolks even when she occasionally gets into trouble for her less than traditionally womanly ways. In particular, her father, Jack, despairs at his daughter’s atypical behavior. When Cripple Creek’s old pastor passes away, Lauren can’t help but think that the young, handsome pastor from the next town over would be a perfect replacement. As it turns out...

Clean and Wholesome Historical Western Romance Cripple Creek’s boarding house is at risk with the bank, why? Rita McPherson Tessa good friend doesn’t hesitate to help. Rita attempts to convince Bryce Daniels, head of the team sent to tear down the boarding house, that he should at least wait until after Christmas. Bryce is intrigued by Rita, who is as fiercely intelligent and beautiful as she is cautious about social interactions. Just as their relationship starts to develop, though, Rita discovers the person who has embezzled Tessa’s money and suddenly her life is in danger. With ...

Melody Windsor’s power to breathe life into even the emptiest shell of a person. Melody is as beautiful as she is sweet and patient and good, and as much as Ian wants to avoid her charms, he can’t help but be touched by her persistent efforts to reach him. But though he’s drawn to her, Ian believes the most selfish thing he could ever do is saddle Melody with the burden that he brings with him. Hard as Ian tries to stay away from Melody when Mother Nature suddenly shakes the literal foundations of Cripple Creek, Ian finds himself running straight into danger to rescue the woman he’s...

After Tessa lost her parents suddenly and finding herself both incredibly wealthy and entirely alone, Tessa decides to return to the first place she ever called home. But Cripple Creek doesn’t take kindly to what they call Tessa’s new “airs,” and even Blake Donahue, the boy Tessa loved in childhood and still loves now, is less than warm and welcoming. Initially, he and Tessa butt heads, but as Blake begins to see that the woman he still loves hasn’t really changed all that much, he realizes maybe the problem lies with him. But will he get the chance to tell her that when danger ...