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The Letter, which arrived a few weeks after her grandfather's death, claims that he had been married before and had family in Wyoming. Olivia's grandfather had never spoken of a previous marriage. Join Olivia and a handsome stranger. she meets under unusual circumstances, as they work to unravel the mystery of her grandfather's past. THE LETTER is filled with a rich and varied cast of characters who come alive as Olivia encounters intrigue, pathos, unexpected discoveries, and romance, as she unravels the tangled threads of her grandfather's past.

A VOYAGE OF RESCUE AND NEW LOVE Isobel sails to Barcelona, Spain, hoping to persuade her daughter and Spanish husband to come to America to escape the ravages of the Spanish Civil War. During the voyage, she meets a tall man, who wears a top hat, who is on a similar mission to bring his son and family back to America. Ashore, they arrive to a chilling reality. Her daughter’s husband has been missing for three days, and then the war comes suddenly to Barcelona, and Isobel is seriously injured during an air raid. The man in the top hat shows his metal, taking charge and directing their ...

There is trouble in the beautiful South Park Valley of Colorado, and Dan Walker’s father has written to his drifting son to “come home” and help his aging parents with the intimidation and turmoil. Walker rides from Wyoming into a hornets-nest of intrigue, intimidation, kidnapping, and to the rescue of a lonely mountain girl who is caught up in the violence gripping the valley. Help comes to Walker, in defeating this land and water grabbing scheme, from some surprising, almost supernatural, sources. THE MAN FROM WYOMING is a tender love story that will warm the heart of the reader as ...

Albert Granger is a handsome and wealthy lawyer (some would say he is also a bit sober and stodgy for his years) who has recently inherited a mountain ranch. He is also engaged to marry the beautiful, but volatile, Agatha Woodward. While driving to his ranch his staid and ordered life is suddenly upended, when a brash young woman, whose car has broken down, steps out into the middle of the road, shouts and waves him to a stop, and demands that he determine what is wrong with her car. Nothing is ever quite the same again in his life. THE CABIN is a touching and thought-provoking story of ...

In Superstition Mountain Dreams the tantalizing legends of lost gold mines and buried treasures, which haunt these intriguing and formidable mountains, come alive for a whiskered old prospector, for Peggy Cahill, her family, and a soft-spoken stranger, who comes into the valley as the Cahill family work desperately to hold onto their ranch when a crooked banker is determined to foreclose on their property. Superstition Mountain Dreams is crowded with a variety of characters and events, which brings drama, suspense, and a warm understanding of human nature to the reader.

The violence and trauma of the Civil War has left Joab badly scared, with a deep longing for peace, tranquility, and someone to love. Sally has been devastated by the loss of her beloved husband, who was killed during the war. Detta has moved to the little frontier town to escape a troubled past. Jack is attempting to put his life together after being a part of a gun-running operation to the Indians. Add a little boy who loves to fish along the banks of Sappa Creek, Indians who are trying to return to their ancestral homeland, a little Indian boy with a broken arm, ruffians who are ...

THE PRAIRIE WIND depicts the vagaries of life in stark reality. Why do bad things happen to good people? It is rich in the deep feelings, and passions, associated with good and evil; the joy and satisfaction found in extending compassion and forgiveness to others, and the serenity of new found love. It is crowded with a wide variety of people, events, drama, and suspense, and a warm understanding of human nature. ISAIAH BOWDRIE'S wife has been brutally murdered and the authorities have been unable to find the killers. He is filled with anger, hate, and an overwhelming desire for revenge. He...

When, Beth, her husband, and four small children, move to a small town in Northern Minnesota near the end of the Great Depression, the good job which her husband hoped to secure, does not materalize. In dire straits, they find an abandoned cabin to live in and are forced to call on others to help provide milk for their little children. However, they soon find that there are others who also need help, and in helping others they find that the more they give of their time and meager resources the more they receive in return. They find that love and care for others brings many unexpected ...

The staid and wealthy William Bentley has turned the operations of his business over to his son. He leaves to board a cruise ship in Barcelona, Spain that will cruise along the French Riviera to Rome, Italy. During a three-hour layover in Amsterdam, he encounters the beautiful, Helen Maxwell, who has become lost and disoriented while trying to locate her boarding gate in the large airport. His vacation has barely gotten underway but this chance encounter with this "kind of dumb, but kind of smart" woman will up-end all of his vacation plans. ROMAN HOLIDAY is rich in human emotions that will...

When June Havershaw's ranch foreman finds the gravely wounded stranger in an abandoned line cabin he brings him to the Star Valley Ranch, where she nurses him back to health. He says little of his past and she senses he is running from something. She is unsure of this stranger, but her young daughter likes to ride on his shoulders and has taken to calling him "Daddy." When a powerful, land-hungry rancher tries to drive June from her beloved ranch the stranger fearlessly steps forward to protect her and her ranch. The past suddenly catches up with this stranger, when he learns that his dying...

The Revolutionary War for Independence is over, and Jean LaBerge rides west to claim the land that has been awarded to him in the "howling wilderness" of the Ohio Territory, where there is no law except a man's courage. He was a peaceable man who came to develop and settle his land, but when outlaws kidnap a beautiful young girl and her parents, and attempt to rob him, they soon find that this is a man of determination and courage. The twists and turns of fate and chance will keep the pages turning and warm the heart of the reader.

The monumental events of World War II provide the backdrop for this gripping story of courage, sacrifice, betrayal, and love in a Nazi-occupied Belgium village, when a Belgian woman shelters a wounded American pilot in a secret attic hideaway, while the Germans demand that he be turned over to them. Into the Rising Dawn is crowded with a rich variety of characters and a riveting, fast-paced plot, which fills this mesmerizing story with the deep and rich human emotions of ordinary people. who are caught up in the strife and violence of war.

Twenty years have passed since Randell Cordell abandoned his dying wife and ran off with another woman. He was vilified by everyone in the small community for his heartless and immoral behavior. He's determined to make a fresh start to his troubled life and hopes to redeem himself by returning to the town where his downfall began. He knows the challenges will be great, but the unexpected appearance of the woman he ran off with, and an irresistible little orphan girl, upsets his plans and leads him down some startling and unexpected pathways. SHADOWS OF THE PAST is a heartwarming story of ...

When the Doctors tell Clarie Rutledge that the cancer has spread and she has only a few weeks to live, she makes a dying request to her husband. “Please take the children, and go to the beach house this summer." She tells him a visit to the beach house, will bring healing to him and the children. When Clarie is gone, Alex is determined to carry out her dying wish. During an unforgettable summer at the beach house, he learns to love again as he and his children become a family again. A SUMMER AT THE BEACH HOUSE is an emotional and unforgivable novel, filled with love, pathos, and twists ...

Wise dragons, evil dragons, elemental dragons, oh my! A new twist on fairytales with a fresh element: dragons. Each fairytale has been reimagined with these beasts based on the author’s preference. These classic characters will never see this coming. Retellings include Swan Princess, Hansel and Gretel, Elves and the Shoemaker, Frog Prince, and many more. Featuring stories from Ashley L. Hunt, R.L. Davennor, Anstice Brown, Denise Ruttan, Lydia Anne Stevens, Andrea J. Hargrove, S.O. Green, Kay Humble, Damien Mckeating, and Nathan Slemp.

Carol Shannon believes her husband has hired a man to kill her and she's running for her life. By chance she meets a stranger who risk his life to protect her. And then an unexpected twist of fate intervenes in this highstakes game of life and death. Shadows on the Water is bigger than life and is crowded with a rich variety of people and events; It is filled with drama and suspense and ends with a "WOW" I didn't see this coming

He was a stranger who ordered the men who had come to kidnap her, off of her ranch, and now he’s determined to find the ghost of a man who killed her husband and wants her ranch. The more he probes the more mysterious the killer becomes. The man is as elusive as a mountain lion and a puff of smoke. It would have been easier to Saddle the Wind. SADDLE THE WIND is a classic Western novel, filled with intrigue, action, and new-found love, which will keep you turning the pages.