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Elsie Beaumont's father is away on a business trip, when a group of men show up at their Philadelphia home one night with fire torches, yelling that he needs to pay for what he did. Elsie escapes out her bedroom window and runs into the nearby woods as they set their barn on fire. She watches as they torch the house, as well, and it and everything she owns burns to the ground. When her father never returns, she fears the worst. With nowhere to live and no family left, she takes the little money she has and gets as far from Philadelphia as she can. Her money runs out at the small town of ...

Austin Barrington is nervous - but hopeful - when his mail order bride, Georgia Langley, steps off the train. From the few letters they've exchanged, it seems they have a lot of the same ideals and goals. He is concerned that an educated young lady from Boston might be scared, bored - or both - living on a ranch in Wyoming, but he hopes she will be able to adjust and that they will make a good couple.

Jasmine Montgomery had a temper! It got her in to trouble sometimes. In fact, it had cost her a job on more than one occasion. That was unfortunate, as she struggled to finish school while supporting herself. All that changed when a dreamy man offered her the perfect job. He was a very attractive, easygoing, well-mannered gentleman who took an immediate interest in her. It was perfect, until she found out Trent had a real aversion to temper tantrums and held people accountable for what they did. While that was new to her and hard to get used to, she loved the way he protected her and made ...

Police Officer Brad Livingston sees some movement behind a vacant house and goes to check it out. The last thing he expects to find is the wriggling derrière of a young lady caught in a window while attempting to break in. Yet, there she is, struggling to get in or out, her legs kicking wildly and her arms flailing, trying to grab onto anything. He is surprised yet again when he asks if he could be of assistance, and she lays into him with an attitude that has him shaking his head, trying to understand her theory that her predicament is somehow his fault.
 Brad and Chloe eventually get ...

Jake Hamilton thought he had his hands full when he inherited his grandfather's ranch at a young age. But he was shocked two years later when he was told he was to inherit his neighbor's ranch, as well, with one proviso. He was to watch after his neighbor's 19-year-old daughter, keeping her safe and providing a place for her to live until she married.

Naomi Henderson has been working with her grandfather, Will, who is a doctor. He and his wife have raised her since her father's death, in a small town in Wyoming in the late 1800s. He's passed his knowledge on to her, and the town trusts her and considers her to be their second doctor. Will's brother, Jeb, comes to visit, and it soon becomes clear to Naomi and the town of Cedarville that he's nothing like their beloved Will. When Will dies tragically, Jeb comes to town again and causes one problem after another, while the town rallies around Naomi. A local sheriff tries to sort out one ...

There was nothing average about the small town of Pine Falls, Nebraska in the year 1891. When a resident died and left his home and estate to the town, Sheriff Nolan used it to bring seven single ladies to their town. They'd grown up in an orphanage, but after becoming of age, had nowhere to go. He offered them the use of the now vacant home, and assured them several reputable businesses were looking for help. The small town welcomed the ladies, who finally felt like they were part of a community. There was now more than one seamstress in town, the restaurant owner finally had some help, ...

Buffalo Ridge, Wyoming is a busy little town in 1889. Elsie Beaumont is settling in as a rancher's wife and loves her new life, especially now that her beloved papa is moving to town and opening a business with his friend, Blake. She has a few hiccups along the way as she struggles to get through her first winter out west, but Wyatt is there to teach, discipline and protect the woman he loves. To add to the excitement, love is in the air, as Wyatt and Elsie aren't the only people in Buffalo Ridge who've found a mutual attraction for each other. Maria, the woman Elsie has come to think of as...

In Ranch Life is Great, you met Cade Collins and Elsie Wintock, who were engaged to be married. Elsie was living in the small town of Sherman, Wyoming, with her parents and her Aunt Gertrude. When her parents were tragically killed, Cade suggested they move their wedding date up. She agreed and he moved both ladies onto his ranch, where he raises top quality horses. Then they set about helping Sheriff Daniel Fitch find the person or persons who killed her parents – and why. In Mail Order Surprise, you met Austin Barrington, who owned a ranch outside of Laramie, Wyoming, and Georgia Langly...

Changes abound when a group of seven ladies raised in an orphanage become an inheritance to the small town of Pine Falls, Nebraska. The ladies have grown up to be strong and independent, out of necessity. That serves them well in a new environment as they start seeing the many single men in town, until they start pairing off as couples. The local men are familiar with the dangers of living in the west in 1890, and try to protect their special lady. However, the ladies are used to taking care of themselves and each other. The men have a difficult time getting the ladies to rely on them and ...

The sheriff of Pine Falls, Nebraska, has his hands full. When Ernie Rucker passed away, he left his house and money to the town. It was put into a trust in the sheriff’s name with the specification that it be spent to benefit the community. The men in Pine Falls and surrounding area far outnumbered the women. When the sheriff learned the plight of eight desperate young ladies back east with nowhere to live, it caught his attention. He could bring the ladies to Pine Falls. It seemed like a perfect match, but once he set the wheels in motion, nothing seemed to go as planned. WARNING: The ...

In the dusty trails just outside Elm Springs, Sheriff Neil Dalton stumbles upon an unsettling sight—an unconscious woman hidden among the weeds. As protector of this quiet frontier town, Dalton is no stranger to trouble, but the mysterious Ella, with her tales of kidnapping and violence, draws him into a vortex of danger and desire that he's never known before. Rescuing the injured man Ella speaks of only deepens the mystery, setting off a chain of events that threatens to unravel the peace of Elm Springs. As Neil delves deeper into the kidnapping, the danger escalates, bringing him ...

True Love. True Murder. Can Their Marriage Survive? Elsie Wintock was engaged to a wonderful guy. Cowboy Cade Collins was everything she thought she wanted: big, strong, handsome, and unbelievably patient. Unfortunately, he was also over-protective. Then tragedy strikes, leaving her the sole heir of her family’s mercantile. Cade needs to protect her, and he can do that best by bringing her to his ranch, so they move their wedding day up. Feisty, independent Elsie has never been on a ranch before. She doesn’t know how dangerous it could be and often ignores Cade’s warning. Much to her ...

Denny and Randi, the characters you met in Not My Fault, adopt his niece and nephew when they become orphans less than a year after the couple is married. Christmas is approaching and Randi wants their first holiday season as a family to be special. They do all the traditional things both of them did with their families, plus everything other people told her their family generally does. Mixed in among all the special holiday things they do, Denny, who is a detective, is working on a case which is sending people to the emergency room with stomach problems. It's not a disease and is not ...

She loved him. Kara Kerrington knew that with all her heart. He’d been there for her, from the moment they’d first met – at the scene of a terrible accident in which she was the injured party, through the weeks of courtship, for that was what she had to call it. Good, old-fashioned courtship. It was so much more than casual dating! Doctor Nick Sherman was kind and caring, strong, protective to the point of nearly being over-protective, and he believed that actions had consequences. She squirmed, knowing what the consequence would be when she saw him again. If only she could turn back ...

Edna and Cara are as close as sisters can be. Cara misses Edna when she goes to Texas to become a mail-order bride, but is devastated when she gets a letter from her saying she's witnessed a man killing a lady. Before she can send a letter in response, she and her family get a telegram saying Edna's been found dead. When they get no further information, Cara goes to Texas to get some answers her family needs. It soon becomes clear she needs help, but she doesn't know who to go to when clues start pointing in an unexpected direction. Although her plans are to find her sister's killer, bring ...

Sarah has a new house in a new town and a new career. Everything she thought she wanted. She even has a wonderful new friend - and he lives right across the street. How could you not adore a man who is always there to help in the most basic ways, such as taking her garbage out when she forgets? Of course, she isn't really looking for a relationship and especially not one involving a man who has a rather shocking way of dealing with her tendency to forget things.

Janelle Langley put her love of art and painting on hold while she was married to Max, who considered it an expensive hobby. When he died suddenly, she started painting again to help calm her. Deciding to sell her large house and get a smaller one, the realtor's brother came along to help measure the rooms so they could list it. After admiring a couple of her paintings she'd hung in her house, he asked about them and was surprised to learn she'd painted them. She was just as surprised to learn he owned and operated an art gallery. They found they had more than just their love of art in ...

Martha Welch felt lost. The wagon train left her and her uncle behind when he became too ill to travel. He'd passed on just hours after they left. She was fighting tears when Wyatt Peterson, a local ranch owner, came across her on his way to Green Falls. He drove her wagon into town, where she planned to get a hotel room for a few days. The hotel was full, though. The sheriff suggested Wyatt take her to his ranch, where he had plenty of room and his housekeeper could help her adjust and make some plans. They began having feelings for each other, even though they each tried to convince ...

Austin Jennings has dreamed of buying a ranch since he finished school. He's been saving every penny he can for it, agreeing to take a job as a stagecoach driver for one year, to give him the additional money he needs to realize that dream. On his last day as the driver, the coach is attacked. His responsibility is to protect his passengers, including the pretty, single lady who is traveling alone. He takes that responsibility seriously, but unfortunately, not everyone sees it the same way. As Austin and the pretty passenger, Elsie, become closer, will unfair circumstances beyond their ...