South Dakota Romance

I suppose some of us have to get really dirty before we can become truly clean. I was allegedly South Dakota's most famous Old Lady. Sixteen years ago, I had survived my Old Man's murder. Never again. Never again will I surrender my heart. Never again will I sacrifice to the Club. But that all changed in one night. I came home and crashed into him, and my past and present blew up in my face.

Buffalo Valley, North Dakota. A few years ago, this was a dying town. Now it's come back to life! People are feeling good about living here again the way they used to. They're feeling confident about the future. Stalled lives are moving forward. People like Margaret Clemens are taking risks on...

(This story used to be part of the Mail-Order Brides of America series. It is the same story but has a new cover and series name.) Having previously lived at Mary’s Home for Girls, Allison is now a nurse working for the town doctor. She enjoys her job but she wants to have a family. She doesn’t feel she will ever find a man who would want to marry her in North Carolina because of her age (she is 28 and is considered an old maid) and her height (she is almost as tall as most men). She makes the decision to be a mail-order bride and starts to correspond with Mitch, a man who owns a small ...

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Brayden and Aria Aria moved back to her home town of Lennox to work as a nurse and give back to her community. But when she heads to a wedding dance in Spring Creek, she runs into Brayden – the quietest of the Brooks brothers. He runs the family ranch and helps at the sale barn on sale days. Trope List: Small town, western, horses, instalove Series Order: Book #4 in Spring Creek: Brooks Brothers Aria When I finished my nursing degree, I moved back to my hometown of Lennox to give back like the community did to me when my dad passed away from cancer. When I’m not at work, I love spending...

Lily has always been an outsider and is in danger from someone who is supposed to care about her. Cruz, the future pack leader, is determined to save the pack’s outcast if it’s the last thing he does! Lily Benz has always been an outcast—even in her own family. Her three siblings shifted when they were young, but Lily never shifted into her Lycan form. She never felt like she belonged, so she always chose reading and school over parties with the other pack members. Cruz Aube is hot, sexy, and will one day reign as pack leader. He’s never had a problem getting women to do whatever he...

Frances Arnsby has only three weeks to learn about romance. That’s all the time she has before the stagecoach whisks her back to Deadwood. Excited about a glowing future as a romance dime novelist, her hopes are dashed when her manuscript fails to connect. She hasn’t lived enough. Her dream will be over before it even starts if she doesn’t add life, love…passion.

Eva Arnsby can’t stay indoors, her need to draw the woodland creatures around her home near Lead, South Dakota gets her in a heap of trouble. And none more troublesome than a shadowy stranger who steals her notebook and her spirit. Ranger, Captain George Roth, is suspicious when he finds a small woman in man’s trousers sneaking around in the woods. Determined to discover the woman’s secrets, he takes on an assignment, ready to investigate her under the guise of a harmless town dandy.

Clay and Sarah Clay and Sarah are Spring Creek locals who graduated high school together and made a deal that they would try dating at age thirty if they were both single. Clay has been smitten since they were sixteen and Sarah has been oblivious to it all. One drunken night Clay admits he’s going to ask Sarah out. How will it all play out? Trope List: Friends to Lovers, Blue Collar, Small Town, Curvy Girl Series Order: Book #3 in Spring Creek: Geffre Construction Sarah I’ve always called Spring Creek home. Other than going out after high school to get a business degree, I have been ...

Hattie Arnsby’s been a slave to men and whiskey for the last year. She’s drowned herself in drink to avoid her life at the Red Garter Saloon in Keystone, SD. When a handsome deputy finds her after a year of searching, she finally sees a sliver of hope. Hugh Bradley is deputized to find Hattie and bring her home, but her captors aren’t ready to set her free. He must help her be rid of the drink and the binds of the brothel. But when Hattie’s handed temptation, will she run back to her past or embrace the love growing between them?

Jennie Arnsby wants nothing more than to turn around and go home. Her family is on their way to Deadwood, South Dakota, when Aiden finds his way to their small wagon train. His teasing and banter leave her wanting to toss him out the back and in the dust. When they are separated outside the city, she is left wondering if she'll ever see him again. Aiden Bradly wants to find his gold and return home. Nothing more. He can't afford to get tangled with a woman. He's doing just that until he meets the feisty Jennie.

Lily and Luke Lily is well aware that she is knocking on the door of her 30s with no prospects in sight. As much as she loves her organizational skills, the men don’t seem to. Until Luke. He’s the new plumber in the area, and he stops by to help fix a pipe at the family grocery store. Keep reading to see how the sparks fly! Trope List: Curvy, Small Town, Tatted, Instalove, First Time, Blue Collar Series Order: Book #1 in Spring Creek: Aisles of Love Lily Having grown up in Spring Creek, I can honestly say I love small town life. My step-dad bought the local grocery store when I was ...

Outlaw and condemned killer Cole Remmington is facing a hangman's noose, when a feisty young woman, Natty Lane, trades her most prize possession in exchange for his hand in marriage. Condemned to life helping determined Natty mine her property for silver, he is forced to face the grief that brought him down his troubled path. Natty, quickly falls for the ex convict and realizes that there is more to life than a chance at the precious metal. Natty and Cole must face troubles from their past in order to begin a new life together and achieve the happiness they both deserve.

At the Spearfish Normal School, Lula Arnsby is ready to begin a whole new chapter. Her life seems over when the one man she couldn't wait to be rid of strides into her class as the new teacher’s assistant. She wants nothing to do with the handsome prankster, but his aim isn’t to torment her anymore. Barton Oleson got what he deserved after tormenting Lula one too many times. He wants to be noticed by the pixie-haired beauty Lula. Without his normal tricks.

Luna and Linc Luna runs the bakery at her family’s grocery store. She’s the quietest of the Klein kids, but also super loyal to her family. Linc comes to town after a major snowstorm, working as a lineman to get everyone in the area power again. Trope List: Curvy, Small Town, First Time, Tatted Series Order: Book #4 of 5 in Spring Creek: Aisles of Love Luna When I found my passion for baking in middle school, my parents helped me realize I could have a quiet future as a baker right in Spring Creek. That’s what I’ve been doing every since. I love listening to people rave about my ...

Nora Arnsby fights her way into a world dominated by men. When a break-in shatters the sense of home she's created, Nora can’t find her footing. With the intruders growing bolder and her safety at risk, she reaches out to the only person who will listen, even if it means asking a man for help. The stranger across the street is handsome and persistently kind, so different from other men. Mathias Horton refuses to let any woman get close to him. Mathias must resume the life he gave up to save the one who ignites his battered heart, or admit defeat and let her go back to Deadwood.

Jenna is a single mom and a kick butt lawyer completely focused on inheriting her father’s firm—until the charming cowboy walks into her office. Okay, so Denver’s not a real cowboy. He only plays one on TV, which makes Jenna even more skeptical. How can she trust someone who acts for a living? Especially when she’s been burned so badly in the past.

When they were seniors in high school, they made a pact. If they weren’t married by the time they were thirty, they would marry each other. But now Adeline is a professional dancer with a career in the big city. And Colton is trying to build his own business in small town, South Dakota. They live in two different worlds. They can’t possibly keep their promise. It hadn’t made sense back then. It definitely doesn’t make sense twelve years later.

Daisy Arnsby is the ugly duckling of the large Arnsby family. Destined to be alone. When a handsome schoolmate asks her to sign a promise that she’ll wed him on her 25th birthday, she jumps at the chance. She hopes, but never dares to dream, that he’d come back. Elias Laury fears his towering height excludes him from ever convincing Daisy to return his love, so he tricks her into waiting for him. But when he returns to collect his bride, he finds that she’s not willing to settle for a marriage of convenience.

When Frankie and her son need a hero to help pull off their Christmas play, they call on Ryker. Except that Ryker doesn’t leave the house. He can’t stand the way people look at him. Like he’s a monster. But he can’t say no to his late best friend’s wife. And though he tries to stay in the shadows, the beautiful Frankie and her five-year-old son don’t make that easy.