What makes him think he has the right to tell her what to do? She's not a Damsel in Distress.And she'll prove it.There is talk all over town about the handsome Deputy Henson Andrews. But Ellie isn't interested. She plans to avoid him at all costs. After getting caught and lifted from her feet, however, she looks up to see a face hovering above hers.Handsome? Yes.Furious? Yes!And it's his.

What makes him think he can tell her what to do? She's not exactly a 'Damsel in Distress'.And she'll prove it.Ellie hears talk about Deputy Henson Andrews often in town. She's not interested; at least that's what she tells herself. But when she's lifted off her feet in the middle of the street from behind, she protests loudly and glares up over her shoulder. A chiseled face stares back down at her.Handsome? Yes.Furious? Yes!And it's His.

Angel is about to lose everything. Where will she go when the last penny is spent? And what about the household staff who are now dependent on her? They're her only family now.Perhaps she should be grateful her uncle has found a prospective husband for her in Shenandoah County, Virginia.But she isn't.If she accepts, she'll be the mistress of a big house with a huge staff and enormous responsibility. Can she do it? And if she refuses, what will become of her?...

1852...On a trip westward, Betsy Lawrence has just lost both parents to a cholera epidemic. Arriving at Fort Laramie, she's told she can't continue with the wagon train and must marry a man she's never met. "He's a good man", everyone tells her. Betsy thinks he's full of demands, but he's also full of promises.They sound good, but will he keep them? Will she be able to survive as his bride?Then...A sick infant belonging to a Sioux chief,A po...

He remembers it vividly. There was no one - no one - who believed in him. Until...he found seven-year-old Gracie lost in the woods and brought her safely home.Her call to him from the safety of her house still rings in his ears after all these years."I believe in you, Billy Becker!"Those words; her words.They are still his salvation.

The Adams HouseIt's been six years; six long years since Merriweather was humiliated and treated like a child. Francis Adams had the nerve to lecture her and swat her as the town looked on. She's never forgotten it.And she never will.She's only just arrived home to find she's been tricked by her dearest friend. The place she's vowed never to go; the man she's vowed never to see, is here. Can she run? Hide?Or is it too late?...

He remembers it vividly. No one - No one - believed in him.Until the day…he found seven-year-old Gracie lost in the woods and took her safely home.Her call to him from the safety of her house still rang in his ears after all this time."I believe in you, Billy Becker!"Those words; her words.They are still his salvation.

Tough choices; that's what Angel is facing. Her family fortune is gone, and she's about to lose everything. Where will she go when the last penny is spent? And what about the household who is now dependent on her? They're her only family now.Perhaps she should be grateful her uncle has found a prospective husband for her in the Shenandoah Valley.But she isn't.If she accepts the offer of marriage, she'll be the mistress of a big house with an enormous amount of respo...

1852...She has a sharp wit; an even sharper tongue. He's a patient man but has his limits, and she's reaching them. rapidly.She's arrived on a wagon train after losing both parents to a cholera epidemic. Arriving at Fort Laramie, she's told she can't continue with the wagon train and must marry a man she's never met."He's a good man", everyone tells her. Betsy thinks he's full of demands. He makes promises, but will he keep them?Then...A sick infant bel...

It's been six years; six long years since Merriweather stood on the wooden walk in town and received a lecture for lettingher puppy get away from her. Francis Adams, whom she'd adored since the day she was born, had the nerve to strike her bottom and lectured her as the whole town looked on. She had never forgotten it.And she never will.Now, she returns home just in time for the season ball, only to find she's been tricked by her dearest friend. The place she vowed n...

Aunt Liv had warned her about Deadwood."Such a rough and tumble town," her aunt had said. "You shouldn't be taking this trip alone. It's no place for someone as young and pretty as you."Amy had almost laughed. More than once, she'd heard the girls at school say she was plain. That was then. She'd given up on being a wife and a mother when she passed her twenty-second birthday.Andrew Reese, however thought differently. Wondering what such a lovely yo...

"Deadwood is such a rough and tumble town." Aunt Liv's words again resurfaced. "You shouldn't be taking this trip alone. It's no place for someone as young and pretty as you."Amy almost laughs as she remembers. Young? Pretty? The words of the girls in school still sting as she hears them. "She's plain. She'll never find a man."But that was then.And now?She's past her twenty-second birthday, and she's given up on being a wife and a mother for good.Andrew ...