Bessie wanted to live in Toronto, but it was her duty to accompany her ailing husband to live on the Alberta prairie, where it was hoped the clear air and sunshine would make him well. She was horrifed at the primitive living conditions, but it was h...
What kind of man thinks he has to kidnap a bride? Brewster Johnson is scarred-physically and emotionally-by a painful childhood. With no hope of finding love, he sets out to take what he needs-a wife. But he did not anticipate a woman who would he...
Nick Martin, the son of a toy-making family that uses reindeer, an anti-gravity sleigh, and Laplanders to distribute toys from their location at the North Pole, fears telling everyone he wants to be an oceanographer. Original....
When Lydia Baxter arrives at the Twin Spurs Ranch, the "family" she is expecting to work for turns out to be Sam Hatten and Matt Weber, two young bachelors desperate for a housekeeper. Lydia agrees to stay temporarily, on the condition they provid...
Each of these historical novellas is set on the open plains when saying "I do" also most often meant committing to a life of hard work against the backbreaking soil. But, love has the ability to shine over any circumstance and light the bride's eyes ...
WHAT'S WEIRDER THAN HAVING SANTA CLAUS FOR YOUR GRANDFATHER? BEING SANTA CLAUS YOURSELF! One day Nick is going to take over Santa Claus, Inc., the family business, and deliver presents to all of the good girls and boys on Christmas Eve. At least, ...
Chastity LaBlanc has lived her whole life in the Willow Creek boardinghouse, watching people come and go. Only her mother's presence has remained steadfast, and Chastity counts on that security. She never knew the father who abandoned her and her mot...
NICK THOUGHT NOTHING WOULD EVER GET HIM IN A SLEIGH AGAIN. Nick doesn't want to be Santa. The sleigh makes him nauseous. The reindeer make him sneeze. And he's afraid of heights. But then some long-lost cousins come to town and challenge Nick's fami...
Preparing to travel west to begin a new life, Byler Crane has thought of everything. Everything, that is, except a wife. An impromptu ad placed in the local mercantile brings Maggie Malone--and a whole lot more than he bargained for--into his life...
Having seen the devastation of broken promises firsthand, Laureen Baker determines never to break a child's heart. She loves her job at Barnabas Home, a refuge for orphaned boys. Pete Long also knows devastation -- specifically, the havoc wreake...
Nicole Thomas runs her antique store as she runs her life - risk-free. She's determined to protect her grandmother and sister, even if it means her own desires must go unanswered. Her father died pursuing dangerous thrills, and she'll never abandon t...
Darcy Hagen has inherited more than an old house from her estranged father. She now has joint guardianship of her half-sister, Amy. While excited about being part of the girl's life, Darcy dreads cooperating with Amy's big brother, Blake. She's never...
Holly Hope surrounds herself with romance, even at work. Her cafe, J?ava Moi, is a haven for people in love. She simply adores special moments, thoughtful gestures - all the charm of romantic love. Steele Davis, on the other hand, lives up to his nam...
Hannah Williams is not anyone's responsibility but her own. And she likes it that way. She's tired of women who need to be taken care of, who give up their identities to "belong" to someone else. Before his death, her father ingrained a wonderful sen...
The road that led to Kate Bradshaw's door sometimes seemed the loneliest in the world. In the depths of the Depression, the young widow was struggling to hold on to the family farm and raise two small children. And she had only her faith to sustain h...
What unseen hand guided Kody Douglas's horse to that bleak, windswept South Dakota farmhouse? The "half-breed" cowboy--a man of two worlds, at home in neither--would never know. But when he finds a lovely, vulnerable young woman there, abandoned in t...
First comes love, then comes forgiveness... But a widowed father struggling during the Depression doesn't have much faith in either--until he meets Emma Spencer in the South Dakota boardinghouse they share. She's a dedicated nurse who could love h...
Trapped in a North Dakota blizzard, single mother Vivian Halliday's prayer for herself and her child is answered. Rescue comes in the seemingly terrifying form of Billy Black, the hulk of a man feared by all the townsfolk. Yet in the home he shares w...
When he left two years before, Colby Bloxham was running from his past, and his pain. Now he's ready to face his responsibilities...and make some long-overdue amends to his baby daughter and the woman who took her in -- Colby's former sweetheart, Ann...
Surely the handsome cowboy can't be serious. Lucy Hall's father wants to see her? Now? After years of being brushed aside, Lucy's in no hurry to rush to the man's deathbed. And just as Wade Miller rode into town to bring her father's message, he can ...
Just until Christmas -- that's how long rancher Derek Adams needs a nanny for his young sister. Winnie Lockwood knows it's a mistake to get too attached. Yet little Kathy's sweet smiles undo her best intentions. And Winnie can't help but pray she's f...
It broke Jenny Archibald's heart to lose her best friend, Lena, to a fever -- Jenny's not about to let any harm come to two-year-old Meggie, Lena's orphaned daughter. Jenny will take Meggie to the girl's uncle in Dakota Territory. And if Jenny's pare...
Too pretty by half -- that's Miss Virnie White's problem. Conor Russell has seen what prairie living can do to a delicate female. That's why he's raising his daughter, Rachael, to be as tough as any boy. The new schoolteacher may have good intentions...
Dr. Jacob Calloway was the answer to her prayers -- whether he liked it or not. Teena Crow is desperate to learn his scientific healing methods to help her people. But Jacob is too suspicious of Teena's native remedies to allow her near Treasure Cree...
At first glance, privileged Kathleen Sanderson and cowboy Buck Donahue couldn't be more different. Yet the bond between Buck and his adopted son awakens a wish in Kathleen for a family of her own -- and a future they can build together....
With the mortgage due and funds scarce, Madge Morgan can't afford distractions. Especially not from Judd Kirk, her sister Louisa's meek tutor and -- according to their mother's plans -- suitor. Madge's focus is on her housekeeping job...little knowin...
With Alberta in the grip of the Depression, Louisa Morgan is desperate to bolster her family's finances. But how can she tutor bedridden Ellie Hamilton? The little tomboy is more interested in making mischief than studying sums. And the girl's bond w...
Next Door To Love Security and a home of her own -- that's Sally Morgan's dream. And a new job could offer both. Her employer will marry her if she proves her worth as housekeeper. A sensible -- if unromantic -- plan. Until a lean, laid-back cowbo...
Joanna doesn't know what to do with herself. With her two younger sisters married and settled in their own homes, Joanna Hamilton is not sure if she wants to run the stopping house in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, on her own. All she needs to do is...
A wild snowstorm strands Colt Johnson in Eden Valley, where the storekeeper's daughter exudes welcome warmth. She's even offered to give the two orphans in his charge a Christmas to remember. An outcast, Colt doesn't dare hope for more -- even though...
Traveling to Canada's Northwest Territories is a thrilling opportunity for Linette Edwards -- and her chance to escape a dreaded marriage in England. She's more than eager to accept Eddie Gardiner's written invitation. How could she know that Eddie t...
Her dream-on her terms With her own business, Cassie Godfrey is finally self-sufficient. But her plans are interrupted by four young orphans-and one persistent cowboy. If she'll care for the children until their uncle claims them, Roper Jones wil...
Second Chance Ranch She was a woman in need of protection. But trust is the one thing feisty Grace "Red" Henderson is sure she'll never give to any man again-not even the cowboy who rescued her. Still, Ward Walker longs to protect the wary beauty...
A Bundle of Complications Groomed for high society, Rebecca Sterling now has a new mission-to help the orphans coming to Evans Grove. Yet just before she's due to return to New York, she faces two unexpected challenges. There's the tiny infant ab...
A Haven Out West After witnessing her fiancé's murder, Jayne Gardiner won't let herself be caught on the wrong side of a gun again. But a disastrous first lesson in self-defense has left her with a wounded cowboy. She insists on nursing the hand...
A Cowboy without a Name The only thing Brand Duggan's outlaw kin ever gave him was an undeserved reputation. Once he's through breaking horses, he'll leave Eden Valley. Staying means risk -- and heartache. And he has no business falling for a ref...
The Daddy Dilemma Widower Abel Borgard has his hands full raising twins and establishing a homestead. Mercy Newell's offer to care for his son and daughter seems like the perfect solution. And though it takes no time for Mercy to steal his childr...
Cowboy Josh Baxter hadn't bargained for a feisty widow and her newborn baby when he came home to take over his family ranch. After all, he hadn't even known his brother had married. Bound by duty to care for mother and child, Josh has only one soluti...
JUST THE COWBOY SHE NEEDED? Magazine writer Elizabeth Anderson has The last thing Cora Bell wants is a distracting cowboy showing up on her family's farm seeking temporary shelter. Especially one she is sure has something to hide. But she'll acce...
For His Son's Sake Caleb Craig will do anything for his son, even ask his boss's enemy for help. Not only does Lilly Bell tend to his son's injured puppy, but she offers to rehabilitate little Teddy's leg. Caleb knows that getting Teddy to walk a...
Falling for the enermy Newly returned Duke Caldwell is the son of her family's enemy -- and everyone knows a Caldwell can't be trusted. Yet when Duke is thrown from his horse, Rose Bell puts her misgivings aside to help care for the handsome ranc...
Second-Chance Courtship Abigail Black had no choice but to break Ben Hewitt's heart years ago. Her parents had picked another, wealthier groom. Now widowed and destitute, she's desperate to leave her old life behind. The wagon-train journey to Or...
Cowboy to the Rescue Summoned by two little girls to help their mother in distress, Blue Lyons rushes to rescue widow Clara Weston. When the cowboy discovers the fatherless family has nowhere to go, he offers them food and shelter. But widower Bl...
From Pregnant Widow to Cowboy's Bride For widow Louise Porter, a temporary marriage to cowboy Nate Hawkins seems the only solution to protect her unborn child. Especially when she's threatened by her late husband's business partner. She needs a s...
The Cowboy's Family Missy Porter knows all too well about losing a family, so she'll do anything to keep cowboy Wade Snyder and his orphaned niece and nephew together. Even put her own plans of independence on hold -- temporarily -- to help care ...
The Cowboy Arrangement Susanne Collins has her hands full raising her four orphaned nieces and nephews and managing the family farm. So when her cowboy neighbor proposes he plant her crops in exchange for keeping his wild horses in her corrals, S...
An Honorable Cowboy Determined single mother Willow Reames has one goal: to reunite with her sisters and begin a new life with them and her infant son. But when she's unexpectedly stranded in the Montana wilderness -- with her siblings nowhere in...
Bride on the Ranch Beatrice Doyle came to Montana to escape her father's marriage plans for her -- not to lasso herself a cowboy. Yet she can't ignore the sparks that fly between her and Levi Harding while she's at his family's ranch, caring for ...
The Rancher's Ready-Made Family With a little girl to raise, widowed single father Dawson Marshall could sure use some help -- he just didn't expect it to come from city girl Isabelle Redfield. Dawson has encountered city women before. He even ma...
Temporary Family After discovering one of her young students has been abandoned along with his sisters, schoolteacher Sadie Young whisks them away to the safest place she knows -- her own home. And when handsome cowboy Logan Marshal vows to assis...
From a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold, a heartwarming inspirational romance set in beautiful Big Sky Country:Darcy Hagen never knew she had a half-sister, Amy. But when her father passes away, she’s left with joint guardi...
Three Little Matchmakers Rancher Bo Stillwater has no plans of becoming a husband or a father…but he can't turn away from the three babies he finds at the county fair. After leaving the abandoned triplets in the care of the doctor's daughter, L...
Stand-in Daddy Conner Marshall knows the baby on the doorstep isn't his -- despite what the note says -- but little Ellie needs a protector…and urgent medical care. Turning to the doctor's daughter and capable assistant, Kate Baker, for help, h...
Wanted: Convenient Wife When preacher Hugh Arness advertises for a marriage of convenience, the single father's not expecting Annie Marshall to apply. She's too vivacious -- and far too pretty. Yet Annie connects with his withdrawn young son, Eva...
Their Marriage Bargain Carly Morrison’s father issued an ultimatum: get married or lose her ranch. But while she can rope and ride as well as any man, leading one to the altar is another matter -- until newcomer Sawyer Gallagher suggests a marriag...
Falling for Her Protector After a stagecoach robbery nearly kills her and the small boy she’s traveling with, Emily Smith can’t remember who she is or where she’s going. Lost and with only wisps of her memory, she must rely on the handsome, ...
From an award-winning author with more than one million books sold, a new series of four heartwarming historical romances about four adopted sisters who find their match. Note: each book can be read as a stand-alone.Flora Kinsley has always been a re...
Montana, 1886 Amelia expects a safe home for herself and her niece as mail-order bride to Zach Taggerty. Only Zach has never heard of her, and the last thing he needs is more complications in his life....
From a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four brothers find love in unexpected places in this western historical series. Connie has always been the plain one. The responsible one. The dutiful one. She always stood in her ...
From a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four brothers find love in unexpected places in this western historical series.Blaze Hooper has honored the promise he made to his dying mother to take care of his brothers. He's t...
From a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four brothers find love in unexpected places in this western historical series.Mail-order bride? Try mail-order disaster. Theresa's late husband was a liar and abuser. Now that he'...
From an award-winning author with more than one million books sold. Enjoy this heartwarming historical romance. Note: this book can be read as a stand-alone.Rodeo has never been closer to achieving his dream of buying his own ranch. But when his tric...
Past pain. Future hope.Matt Shannon lost his fiancé to a tragic accident. He does not want anything more to do with love and marriage. But he is now guardian to four-year-old Lindy. Desperate for a woman to mother the little girl, he arranges fo...