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The Women of Crooked Creek (Emma/Hattie/Briley/Clara): A Western Story Collection
M.K. McClintock - 2016
Casey Latimer is a wounded soldier in search of a new home and a new beginning. When Casey, battered and bruised, quite literally falls at Emma's feet, she is duty-bound to help him. What happens next is something Emma never expected."Hattie of Crooked Creek"Married three months before the war and now a widow, Harriett McBride can either give up and sell her ranch or fight for the life she and her husband came west to build. With the help of a friend and a stranger, she must stop the one who threatens all she holds dear. When Hattie is faced with an unexpected choice, will she bury her heart on the battlefield forever or find a way to love again?"Briley of Crooked Creek"Far from home and with no family left, Briley Donaghue answers an advertisement from a rancher seeking a wife in Montana Territory. She arrives in Crooked Creek to find an empty cabin, a letter from her fiancé, and too many unanswered questions. Alone and uncertain, Briley forges a new life in an unfamiliar land."Clara of Crooked Creek"No longer willing to allow society's opinion to influence her life, Clara Stowe sought a change, and what better place than the frontier. With her young daughter by her side, she embarks on an unexpected undertaking to the Montana Territory. With grit and determination, they arrive in Crooked Creek to shape the life Clara had always dreamed of and honor the memory of the one they lost.The war is over between the North and the South, but the battles at home are just beginning. If you love stories of bravery and courage with unforgettable women and the men they love, you'll enjoy The Women of Crooked Creek. MK McClintock delivers another extraordinary western series with more to come.
Seth Forster: Special U.S. Marshal: A Western (The Special U.S. Marshal Western Adventure Series Book 1)
Dusty Rhodes - 2017
He’s an expert roper, brander, hunter, and bronc buster. He goes to Chicago in 1880 to spend a bit of money. While in one of the classiest establishments, the dealer cheats him out of a high-odds win and he pins his hand to the table with the correct card under it. Taken to jail because the establishment is protected, he is drafted to be a Special U. S. Marshal without a set territory and a mission: to catch cowboys because the others don’t look or smell like a cowboy. There is a fortified ranch near the Laramie River where Texas outlaws go when Texas is too hot. Seth’s mission was to infiltrate the ranch, and find out more. Now there are three men trying to kill him: The ranch owner, a Sharpshooter, and a cannibal mountain man they’ve hired. Out in the forest, with limited supplies, he must kill each one of them. But can he, do it? If you love the writing of Brad Dennison, Paul L. Thompson and Terry Grosz…. You will love this new action-packed western adventure from Dusty Rhodes!
A Heart Filled With Joy
Indiana Wake - 2021
His neighbors have been a great help with his daughter Charlotte, but he can’t work and take care of her properly.The town matchmaker Emma Hilton has the perfect woman to help Bradley with his baby girl.Nanny Shannon Howell loves taking care of children, but she’d also like to find a husband. She’s eager to travel west in hopes of finding a family to call her own. Shannon is happy to help Bradley with baby Charlotte. Unfortunately, Shannon’s former employer is having problems letting her go.Will the man that traveled across the country drag her back to the east?Has Shannon found the place where she can be her true self with Bradley and Charlotte in Lubbock, Texas?Find out in the first book in a brand new series from Bestselling Mail Order Bride Authors Indiana Wake & Belle Fiffer
Mail Order Bride: Bozeman Brides (Western Brides Sweet Romance Book 2)
Emily Woods - 2020
Can they make Bozeman a place where true love blossoms. A sweet western romance from #1 Bestselling author Emily Woods Margie, Charlie, Claire, and Kate travel west as mail order brides. In Bozeman, Montana they find that the west can be a lawless and harsh place, but still very much worth experiencing. In the end, they learn that Gods plans for them just might involve finding love and making Bozeman a town worth living in. Bozeman Brides is a clean western romance from #1 Bestselling author Emily Woods. If you like clean, historical fiction about women who risk everything for love as mail order brides, you will love the Western Brides Sweet Romance series from Emily Woods. Download Bozeman Brides and get lost in a sweet western romance today. Always FREE on Kindle Unlimited
The Seven Sons of Jethro
Terri Grace - 2018
Each of Jethro’s boys has their own character and stubborn ways, but they are no match for Jethro’s quest to get each of them married off to a good and godly young lady. Jethro enlists the help of one of the marvellous Mrs. Molly White, the proprietor of the Cozy Bridal Agency. To Jethro’s delight, Molly helps him find suitable mail order brides for each of his sons, but she also has a big surprise up her sleeve that will forever change Jethro’s world too! Once you are introduced to Jethro’s rambunctious household, you will not be able to put this beautiful complete series box set down! INCLUDES all 8 books in the bestselling series: The Seven Sons of Jethro The Flight of Love Twin Brides & Brothers A Love Discovered Saving The Bride Two Yielded Hearts Westbound Wonder Jethro’s Thanksgiving Bride INCLUDES BONUS BOOK: Secrets of the Past, the first book in the Seven Sisters of Oakwood series. The seven sisters of Oakwood follows the unfurling story of the Wilde sisters, and their hopeful father, Osborne. Burdened with the task of getting these beloved, bright but stubborn young girls married to suitable husbands, Osborne enlists the help of Molly White of the Cozy Bridal Agency to aid his cause – with surprising consequences! Each book is a delightful standalone story, and also part of the full story that spans this joy filled series.
The Wichita Connection
Randall Dale - 2019
Wichita holds memories for both of the targets of the “hit,” and even though they hate each other, they reluctantly join forces to hunt down the person who ordered the hit on them. Their pursuit takes them on many adventures together, occasionally getting sidetracked to chase down bank robbers and murderers such as Blackjack Parmeter. The result is that their dislike for each other turns into reluctant respect, along with some surprising Wichita connections to their past lives and families. This new action-packed adventure has everything a Western reader could want, or need. Gunplay, mystery—and much, much more!
Silver Creek
A.H. Holt - 2003
He's good with his gun and his fists, but doesn't fight except when forced. Smart, loyal and tough, John captures your heart, and the heart of "Andy" Blaine the heroine. Andrea is a bit of a tom-boy, but a beautiful, strong and true western woman. John gets involved in the war for water rights on Silver Creek and neighboring ranches because his father seems to be involved on the wrong side of the law. He and his father haven't spoken for six years, but John feels it his duty to try to clear his father's name.
The Tall Men (The Classic Film Collection)
Will Henry - 1900
Seeking riches, vengeance and violence, they struck out from Texas for the gold fields of Montana. And then they met Nathan Stark—a man just as bold, and even more cunning. Together, they set out to gain their fortune with an epic cattle drive through the heart of the Sioux Nation. It was a journey never before made by white men...a journey that might never be attempted again.
Letter of the Law
C.K. Crigger - 2010
To this end, they ambush Sheriff Pelham Birdsall, leaving him for dead. But Birdsall, thanks to his young wife Delight, doesn't die, and as she strives to get him back on his feet in time for the inevitable showdown, more and more of the sheriff's duties fall on her shoulders. In this, she is assisted by an unlikely deputy and a three-legged dog, but in the end, it takes all of them to vanquish the outlaws. As an historical aside, a sheriff's wife was often called upon to provide meals and other amenities for prisoners in her husband's jail. In return, depending on the prisoner's character and his crime, he might chop wood for the stove or do other chores. Neither the sheriff nor his wife was paid extra for prisoner provisions or for her work.
West to Ranger Creek
Ash Lingam - 2017
It is eighteen sixty-six during the Reconstruction Period and many soldiers mustered out of the Armies, both North and South only to return to burned-out homes and long gone families. Some turned to the trail West and Texan territory, bringing with them the hate and violence inherited from their four years of hell. Combined with the lack of military presence in Texas during these years of civil conflict the Comanche had gained a foothold and pushed the settlers back more than thirty miles as they continue their raiding parties unchecked across Texas and Mexico. With only the Texas Rangers to stand in their way. A historically factual novel with a peppering of famous Old West characters sprinkled in. Humor, tragedy, romance, bounty hunters, gunfighters and a strong dose of action make this third book of the Sundog Series a winner. Quite the Western Adventure.
Winter's Torment
Katie Wyatt - 2015
it’s the late fall of 1850 and love is starting to blossom in Nearly lawless town of Dodge city!this historical, inspirational Western romance much loved series is about empowered women who turn around their hopeless circumstances in this mid-18th-century tale of the old West, with strong faith and discover authentic men and true love. “BEST SELLING AUTHOR IN ROMANCE” Borrow for Free with Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime Meet Winter, she has been scandalize and put to shame in her beloved town of Bangor Maine.Unable to go to her local church, and support herself after the incident she takes the only option she has to seek marriage far away from all of this pain and suffering.She accepts farmer and blacksmith Henry Olson's offer for marriage and a paid for train ticket after just two letters.What happened on that fateful frosty morning that tragically changed her family's lives? Has her heart been irreparably crushed?Will Mr. Henry Olson be all that he seems to be? Can Winter rise above her misfortune and find true love and happiness?"You want me to sleep in the barn?" Henry asked, his expression wary. “On our wedding night?"Winter nodded. "Or the tack shed," she replied. “Whichever you believe would be most comfortable."Will Mother Nature give a devastating blow that will end there love before it starts?Come on down to Dodge city where the bars outnumber the other businesses, you can hang out with the local folks like the massive blacksmith Henry Olson, mustache deputy Bat Masterson and of course the lovely petite 5 foot tall emotionally scarred Winter Lindstrom… “A story of compassion, hope, fear, romance, suspense and true love.”While this book is part of a romance series, it can definitely be read as a standalone book.Take a peek at the “Look Inside” cover picture for a free mail order brides western romance book. A clean novelette American mail order bride historical Western book romance series.
Lucille, A Lucky Bride
Hildie McQueen - 2017
Lucille Ash travels west with her mistress expecting to continue a life of servitude. However, her entire existence changes upon arriving in Montana. No longer a maid, she is free to make choices about her future. One thing she’s certain of is that she will never choose the infuriating Tobias as her husband. Through the haze of sorrow after losing his mother, Tobias Hamilton still notices the stunning new woman in town and decides to marry her. When he announces his intentions, the feisty woman swiftly rejects him. How to convince her of his true feelings when he is not sure himself? Although transformation can happen, sometimes it takes more strength than one can ever imagine.
A Shy Mail Order Bride for the Rough and Rugged Cowboy (Benson Creek Mail Order Brides Book 4)
Emma Morgan - 2015
Timid and shy, Deliah Mason thinks she’s ready to tackle the life of a Mail Order Bride. She’s read about the West in dime store novels, but no novel prepared her for stepping off the stagecoach and into a group of roughhousing cowboys. When one grabs her from the road and sweeps her onto his horse, she’s terrified. And when she finds that he is her husband-to-be, she’s ready to turn around and high-tail it home. Since the death of both his parents, Kyle Conover has been living alone in his fine ranch house, and now he’s ready to bring a wife into his life. But Kyle did not expect this shy, but beautiful woman. In fact, he’s had to practically hog-tie her just to get her to come see his home. He knows his life is rugged, and his manners not the best—can he really hope to make this lovely woman happy? But Kyle and Deliah can’t deny their attraction to each other, so they set a bargain. Two weeks, and if one decides the marriage won’t work out, then the engagement is over. Can this wild cowboy and timid filly find their way to lasting love? Find out in this fifth book in the popular Benson Creek Mail Order Bride series.
Odds Against Tomorrow
Joseph T. Nutter
Her father, a former territorial governor, must now make the hard decision to recruit a former friend and gunfighter, whom he tried to hang in the past, to join in pursuit of his strong-willed daughter and the violent men she seeks. The energetic and exciting story is told from both perspectives as they must fight their way through the still untamed towns and locations of New Mexico Territory and Texas of 1884. And blended into the backdrop of their journey are the final days of the spirited campaign to elect a new President—Grover Cleveland. Behind this story lies the dynamics of two former friends who grew up together and fought alongside one another as members of the Texas Brigade in the Civil War and later as Texas Rangers. But they would be driven apart later by the sides of the law they would hold to. They now come together once again in an epic tale and must reach beyond their strained relationship to the strong bonds of friendship of their youth.