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In a Handcarved Christmas, Sam Cooper sends for a mail-order bride for his older brother Ben. Now, the tables have turned, a little minute of a thing, dressed in frills and ribbons, arrives on his doorstep talking a mile a minute. Sam's sister-in-law thought this Christmas was the perfect time to pay Sam back for his stunt the year before. City girl, Abigail Rogers, has nowhere to turn after the death of her parents which left her destitute. She corresponds with Laura Cooper for several months, then decides Sam sounds perfect. The gruff, handsome rancher and harsh Montana winters are ...

Wanted: Men to Audition as Husbands. Turtle Springs, Kansas. Auditions Held May 25. Only Godly, Upstanding Men Need Apply. Check in at Mayor’s Office. When her father never returned from the war, Abigail Melton stepped into his role as town mayor. The town needs men, and she needs a husband—and she has a big idea how to find both—but her first duty is to hire a sheriff. And drifter Josiah Ingram will do just fine. Sparks fly and not always in a good way. Josiah resents the women trying to snare him into marriage. Abigail has yet to find a man she could see herself marrying. Can these ...

Maureen O'Shea arrives in Devil Falls, Montana, to marry a man she's never met. When she finds out her intended had died before her arrival she is met with an uncertain future. She decides to spend the last of her funds by bringing culture to the western town in the form of a tea shop. It never occurred to her that the town preferred coffee. Not until the handsome blacksmith, Micah Webster so rudely points it out. Stagecoaches enroute to the town are being robbed and Micah is deputized to help. When Maureen's life is in danger, he realizes the fashionable Irish lass has gripped his heart in...

Laura Worth answers an advertisement for a bride and leaves Missouri to meet her groom in Montana. When she gets there, she realizes her husband-to-be, Ben Cooper, has no knowledge of having sent for her. She is devastated, even more so when she breaks a precious heirloom. Ben's heart goes out to the beautiful woman and he marries her in answer to his mother's dying wish. As Christmas approaches, the two wonder whether their marriage will hold the love and intimacy God intended it to have. Will Ben win the heart of his unexpected gift?

Do Christmas wishes really come true? Lacey Cooper dreams of directing plays. When the manager at the local theater company falls ill, she gets her chance to direct the annual Christmas play, A White Christmas. Then, the lead role is injured in an accident and Lacey must ask the man in charge of stage setup to step in. Dillon Marks is growing tired of his job as probation officer, but volunteers on a regular basis at the local theater company, bringing several of his clients with him. When Lacey begs him to step into the leading role, he initially says no. He can sing, but can't dance at ...

Widow Sadie Mathewson wants to find love again. But when an injured pony express rider shows up at her station, love finds her in an unexpected way. Luke Stetson arrives at Sadie’s pony express station searching for his runaway brother. He doesn’t expect to have to stay, nor does he expect to fall in love with the lovely, lonely widow. Circumstances spiral out of control. Can the two come together to protect those they love and admit their love for each other?

Jacob Taft Is Ready to Leave Town, but when an earthquake devastates San Francisco, the army sergeant stays to aid in the recovery. With an entire camp of refugees to protect, Jacob believes his present obligations—and his past regrets—leave no room for romance. Until he meets a selfless, kindhearted beauty determined to help as many survivors as she can. Growing up in an orphanage, Nina Hansen always longed for a family. Creating her own with the children she rescues comes naturally…as do her feelings for Jacob. Though the handsome soldier seems set in his solitary ways, Nina's ...

Melanie (Mellie) Brooks had lived in the small town of Cumberton Heights her whole life, even after the boy-next-door, her best friend, left town after the town’s most sought-after young woman broke his heart. But now, Devon Sawyer had returned as a best-selling author and town celebrity, to remind her of a long-ago promise made when they were kids. Devon Sawyer couldn’t believe how beautiful pudgy Mellie Brooks had grown up to be. Right away he’s thrust back into the happiest days of his life, until a certain woman sets her eye on him and threatens to ruin the very thing Devon ...

Katherine O'Connor is in dire straits and the only thing she can think of to do is apply for a job as a caddy. The only problem is...women aren't yet allowed to play golf in America. She cuts her hair, dons boy clothing and gets the job. She didn't plan on falling for her handsome boss. Once her identity is revealed, complications of her deception seem overwhelming. Bradford Woodward knows something is suspicious about the frail young man in his employ, but since his brother hired the caddy, he'll honor the boy's employment and try to find something the boy knows how to do. When "Kevin" ...

IT IS HER DESTINY TO DIE. CAN SHE CHANGE IT? A letter shatters her world. A sacrifice she isn’t willing to make. A man with an agenda of his own. Felicia Wingate has her life planned. She’s going to work with underprivileged children. Until she receives a letter on her twenty-first birthday that sends her careening into the dark belly of evil. Hunted by a fanatical cult leader, she finds herself on the run with her mother, a woman she just met. During their flight, Felicia discovers that friends are not what they seem, and that her birth father is hunting her to further his own evil ...

Iris Blossom, owner of Blossom's and More, has just broken off her engagement with the mayor's son. Just in time for the return home of Brock Samson, the man who jilted her at their senior prom ten years ago. Despite the sparks that fly between the two, they agree to help the ladies of the Red Hat Club beautify Main Street and participate in an old-fashioned dance off competition. Problem is ... the red hat's club has decided Iris and Brock should get married and set out to get wed. What Iris and Brock don't expect is how dance practice ignites the blood and threatens to topple the vows ...

Sue has always wanted to travel the Mother Road in her pink Mustang. She ditches the man she didn't love at the altar, tosses her veil out the car and takes off on her first real adventure. Along the way, she picks up a hitchhiker named James Deacon. A leather jacket wearing man with secrets and dreams of his own. Their journey takes the reader from Illinois to the end of the road in Santa Monica. Can they leave aside their separate dreams and come together for something bigger than either of them imagined?

Hazel Arnold's mother has a strong sense of what is proper for a woman of the Arnolds' financial stature and is determined that Hazel marry a man she despises. This sets Hazel on a quest to prove the man is not who he appears to be. She enlists the help of her family's handsome chauffeur and her lady's maid. Her search takes her along a path of lies and deceit, resulting in death and destruction. Still, at the end of her quest, Hazel finds something worth much more than proving her mother wrong.

Josephine Montgomery wants independence and a family of her own. Parker Owens wants to run a successful ranch and find a nanny for his children. Now penniless, the once wealthy Josephine arrives in town having lied about her credentials. She’s no way fit to be a nanny and Parker sees right through her. Still, he lets her stay on when his little girl accepts the woman on the spot. These two must overcome their two very different lifestyles and find a way to work together. Neither of them expected to love in love. When danger strikes, will they find out that love is worth the price?

Rose McIlroy poses as a young man for safety in the rough mining fields. Jackson Westin fishes her out of a creek and immediately knows his newspaper readers will love a story of a young man helping his injured father to keep their claim going. But how long can this charade last, especially when Jackson discovers Rose's true identity?

1885 Arkansas City girl, Leah Ellison has big dreams but soon finds out that teaching in a backwards Ozark Mountain community is far different than what she’d imagined. Leah arrives in the Ozarks only to find out she had no ride to her destination. Suitcase in hand, she starts walking and discovers her ride has broken down. Cotton farmer, Luke Canfield, is amused when he sees the lovely woman dressed in ruffles and bows dragging a suitcase behind her. He’s even more intrigued when the little spitfire sets him in his place for not arriving to fetch her despite his wagon breaking down. It...

Haunted by Evil is the continuation of Felicia and Dylan’s struggle with evil. Six months after their encounter with Luther, someone visits from the grave, spiraling them once more into a life filled with terror. They are now the adoptive parents of Mark and Lisa, and Felicia struggles to deal with the death of her mother while learning to become one herself while dealing with the danger stalking them all. Evil again knocks on their door. No longer the sheltered young woman she’d once been, Felicia refuses to run. They take the initiative to confront Luther head-on within the walls of ...

Fans of Downton Abbey will love the first book in this new series. Siobhan Callahan takes the job as lady's maid to the spoiled Miss Lydia Worthington. Because of past horrors, Siobhan vows to never have a relationship with a man and is determined to focus on her career. Only, she hadn't planned on meeting the kind and handsome handyman, Michael Flanagan. Michael Flanagan is smitten by the spirited, but wounded, Siobhan, and is determined to break through her wall of defense. They team up together to catch a thief and emotions are unveiled. Can these two find a love richer than the wealth ...

When spoiled, wealthy, Alicia Robinson is asked by her grandmother to live as homeless and go undercover keeping an eye on a soup kitchen they own, Alicia is dumbfounded. She believes her grandmother has lost her mind, but agrees to the charade. It doesn't take her long to find out the man managing the soup kitchen, Seth Banes, is as near perfect as a man can be. She asks her grandmother to let her come clean about her identity. Grandma refuses, sending Alicia on a path of self-discovery where life will never be the same.

Sarah Sawyer wants a life of peace for her and her daughter. After the death of her husband a year ago, she has been on the run from a group of men who believe she has something they want. She intends to hide out in Amish country until she can form a plan of safety. She never intended to be shot and offered sanctuary among the simple people who offer her a temporary identity. Ben Harztler finds a wounded Englisch woman and her daughter in the woods behind his house. He brings them home so his mamm can tend to them, intending to send them on their way soon after. His mamm has other ideas. ...