In the heat of war, Navy SEAL Trey Reyes made a promise: if things went sideways, he’d always look after his best friend’s widow. But he could never promise he wouldn't fall in love with her.It’s been a year since Holly McGuire lost her husband. Now, she’s come to Marietta, Montana at Christmastime to finally begin again. She isn't looking for another husband—or another love story. She wants the one thing life never gave her: a child of her own. And she's made a pr...

What if soulmates truly are forever?Emma James isn’t sure if she’s dead, dreaming, or somewhere in-between after a car accident leaves her hospitalized in a coma. And the gorgeous but grumpy Scot with a sexy brogue claiming to be her “guardian angel” seems to have her confused with someone named Violet. After discovering her "accident" was no accident at all, Emma fears her niece may be in danger. Enlisting her reluctant guardian’s help to solve the mystery takes a...

Single mom, Shay Hardesty, thinks her life finally checks all the boxes: teenage son and semi-dysfunctional, but loving family, check. New ranch enterprise, check. Heartbreak free? Check. Then her brother hires her old secret crush, the sexy cowboy Cooper Lane to work on their Marietta Ranch. Uncheck! She fears the cattle rustling scandal that tore his family apart could hurt her fledgling business by association. Worse, his hard work and kindness toward her son are breaking down her caref...

A Getaway and Abduction Becomes Respect and Passion in the Historical Western Romance, The Ruination of Essie Sparks, by Barbara Ankrum1888, Montana TerritoryAfter protesting abuses at the Montana Indian Boarding School, Essie is dismissed from her teaching job there. But before she can depart, she's kidnapped by Cade Newcastle--the half-breed uncle of her missing student.Shot during the escape and now dogged by a hanging posse, Cade'...

Event planner Eve Canaday and her secret crush, Dr. Ben Tyler, are unexpectedly drafted to help a little girl fulfill her late mother’s wish—a magical Christmas to create some happy memories. Eve sees this opportunity as a sign; Ben, as a glitch in his plan to leave Marietta behind for good.As the trio checks off the to-do list of Christmas fun, Ben’s ‘bah-humbug’ opinion of the holiday fades, along with ideas about keeping his distance from Eve. Getting involved is the last thing ...

Once upon a time, he was everything to her, except for one thing: her futureChristmas sparkles from every bough and window at the cozy Four Winds Ski Resort, where single mother Eden Kendall and her eight-year-old son are spending the holiday. A surprise marriage proposal from her boss’s son wasn’t on her Christmas list, but it’s the perfect excuse to get away and weigh her options. She never imagined her son’s ski instructor/Santa impersonator would be the gorgeou...

Love, Danger, and Passion Blaze Across the Untamed American Frontier in the Wild Western Hearts Box Set—Featuring the First Three Full-Length Novels in the SeriesHolt's Gamble (Book 1):Kierin McKendry's freedom depends on a dangerous poker game, but Clay Holt, scarred by his past, isn't looking for love. Posing as husband and wife on a wagon train, their fiery passion ignites a trail of danger and desire as they face a ruthless saloo...

Ten years ago, Nio Reyes walked away from Becca Howard without an explanation. Now he's returned home—and this time, he wants her back.Nio knows something about second chances. He's built a successful life far from Laguna Beach and helped his brother's former Navy SEAL team recover after a mission went terribly wrong. But there is one mistake he's never been able to fix: leaving Becca, the woman he loved, behind.Becca has had enough of men who disappoint he...

During the Battle of the Wilderness, Union Major Chase Whitlaw shoots a Rebel soldier, just as they're both cut down by a terrible explosion. As the Reb lies dying, he begs Whitlaw to return a locket to his wife, Libby, in New Mexico and tell her he loves her.Chase half-heartedly agrees, until Libby's picture in the locket becomes his touchstone, helping him to survive his injuries.In New Mexico, Chase finds Libby in desperate straits and offers help instead of truth.

When Montana Mountain man, Jesse Winslow, returns unwillingly to the family farm at his mother's request, he finds his parents dead and his old flame, Andrea—who is now his brother's widow—giving birth to his brother's child.Staying is the last thing Jesse wants to do, so he devises a plan: find a husband for Andrea, sell the farm and turn the money over to the newlyweds.But Andrea won't co-operate. Staying on the Winslow farm is the only thing she wants... that, and Jesse....

Aspiring Novelist Saves Brother from Noose in the Western Historical Romance, The Lady Takes a Gunslinger, by Barbara AnkrumTexas, 1867Fallen ex-Texas Ranger, Reese Donovan, wants no part in helping aspiring dime-novelist, Grace Turner, rescue her brother from Maximilian's Mexican prison.But Reese's dark past is about to change his mind.Now, between plotting escape and running for their lives, Reese finds Grace's quirky, wide-e...

On the run from her past, photographer Ali Thibeaux arrives undercover in Marietta to find her biological half-sister. Plan A: Meet Olivia, photograph her wedding, and disappear before endangering anyone. Plan B: All hell breaks loose.Reclusive rancher Adam Wolfe’s only plan when he hires Ali to manage his dysfunctional household is to go on hiding from the world. But his scars don’t seem to matter to the beauty who unexpectedly turns his house into a home and heals the rift betwee...