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Kylie Wilde fought in the Civil War dressed as a boy and now she's homesteading as a man. But she makes one lousy man! When land agent Aaron Masterson comes to inspect her claim, he immediately realizes she's a woman. She begs him not to tell, but can he in good conscience defraud the U.S. government, even if she really did serve in the war? Aaron is interested in the little spitfire from the moment her long hair falls from her cap, but when he tells her of his plan to stake his own claim, farther west and up in the mountains, she draws away.

Young Emma Wagner chafes at the constraints of Bethel colony, an 1850s religious community in Missouri that is determined to remain untainted by the concerns of the world. A passionate and independent thinker, she resents the limitations placed on women, who are expected to serve in quiet submission.

The newest entry in the saga of the McCabes. Johnny returns to his boyhood home Pennsylvania for the first time in thirty years, bringing Bree and Eli with him. They find old enemies and new threats combine to stand against the family, and Eli must go on the run for a crime he didn't commit. Can a young man like Eli truly find justice? And are the enemies of the family ready for McCabe justice?

Rachel never wanted to travel into the wilderness. The westward trail has stolen everything from her. Her home. Her family. Her husband. Now a match made out of necessity has trapped her in a marriage with a man she can't stand. Owen likes Rachel about as much as his horse likes a burr under its saddle. She's bossy and stubborn with an independent streak a mile wide. And a baby on the way. He can't help feeling responsible for the prickly mother-to-be. A marriage of convenience is the right thing to do. But that doesn't mean he has to like it.

Betrayed and brokenhearted by the man she loved, Barbara Milton moves to Cedar Hill, Texas, in search of a new future. Wealthy rancher Abner Randolph's head is turned, and Barbara believes that she's found her happily ever after. But Abner's mother believes that Barby is a gold digger and has only married her son because he's a wealthy man. In any case, Mrs. Randolph already has a suitable wife for her son, and she's determined to make sure her plans are not thwarted!

Sawyer Stephenson struggled with his faith in the past. Angry with God for not providing for the people in his small town, he chose to steal from the rich to help those in need. Sentenced to jail time, the pastor who strayed from the path realizes that God may be giving him a second chance when he is offered the opportunity to participate in a program that seems almost too good to be true.

Widower Abner Randolph is the father of five sons, and he’s in despair. Having lost his own wife 14 years ago, he’s brought up his sons all alone. They’re now all grown up, but none of them seems inclined to find a wife and settle down. Abner turns to his good friend for help and is introduced to someone who changes the lives of all five men forever....

When 25-year-old Kelsey Brooke comes to Randolph Ranch in Cedar Hill, Dallas, it’s under false pretenses. She pretends to be a mechanic but in actual fact, she’s here to find out what kind of man Quinten Randolph is and if he’ll make a good husband for her.

The small wagon train continues their journey west as the trail takes them through Nebraska Territory. There they encounter warlike Indians who are rebelling against the encroachment of the white man and treaties broken by the U.S. Army, and the growing threat caused by the betrayal of Abe Hackett.

New owner Carli Jameson is left in charge of the Wild Cow Ranch for a week. All she has to do is keep the livestock fed and tend to the ranch herd until everyone returns. How hard can it be? Carli wants to prove to everyone that she can run the ranch she owns, but it seems that everything that can go wrong, does. When a wicked Texas norther storm descends on Carli while she’s out riding her horse, her life is suddenly in danger and she becomes stranded in a barn. Hungry, freezing, and full of doubt, she must rely on her growing faith to believe that she'll make it out alive.

NOVA BREE STEELE is on the run after witnessing a murder in San Francisco. She hitchhikes to a ranch in the heart of the Rocky Mountains in search of Joe Crawford, a good man she heard could help her. Modern-day cowboy, LUKE BARRETT, rescues a rare curly Sulphur Mustang from poachers in Disappointment Valley, Colorado. He and Bree join the efforts of a doctor working to save the curly Sulphur Mustang breed from extinction.

Best-selling author Stephanie Grace Whitson is a two-time Christy Award finalist. Deep in Lakota Sioux territory in 1878, a torched farmstead is discovered by American soldiers. Hidden in the cellar is Laina Gray, delirious and pregnant. Nursed back to health by a woman who trusts God's healing hand, Laina recovers but continues to closely guard her terrible secrets.

Maisie Lowell and Rayne St. Laurent, each as beautiful as a wild Texas prairie rose, were born to privilege, reared in the fanciest hotel west of the Mississippi, and spoiled almost rotten—used to having their ways. In 1875 Dallas, Texas, the best friends determine to choose their own life paths to peace, joy, and love, regardless of what their parents consider right or wrong. Do their choices and what their parents believe have to be so different?

From horse showing in Georgia to riding the range in Texas - a tale of courage and finding faith. Carli Jameson is used to being on her own - abandoned by her mother as an infant - all she’s ever wanted is to feel like she belongs. She has had no choice except to be strong and independent, but now, can she learn to trust God to be her partner? Georgia girl, Carli Jameson, inherits a Texas cattle ranch from grandparents she never knew. After much thought, she makes the courageous decision to pack up her life and move to Texas to run the ranch.

The first in a series of novellas featuring Jeff Boon, a Confederate Civil War veteran who returns home after the war to find home is not the way he remembered it. Union raiders struck his home town, burning buildings and killing residents, including his mother. And he finds the survivors are not as he remembered them. War can change people, and he finds it has changed him, too. A stirring novella of the aftermath of war, and the affect it can have on the people who fight the battles, and the people left behind.

Emma Lee Abingdon lived the happy life of a debutante until the murder of her parents shattered the world she knew. With a murderer on the loose, staying in her house wouldn't be safe, and the sheriff recommended that she hide out until the perpetrator is caught.

Jenny is a Wild Water Creek girl who is destined for a life in the city. Her Boston suitor, Brendan, is rich, powerful, and handsome; just what her parents envisaged. But then disaster strikes and Jenny finds herself alone and heading back home. Jenny is young and beautiful. Her parents have spent a fortune educating her so that she can lure a rich husband in Boston. Brendan seems to be the man of her dream, but is there something sinister lurking under his brilliant, beautiful eyes?

After a broken engagement, Bess Star traveled to Mucksbe, Texas, to claim an inheritance left to her by a distant uncle. There's just one catch - she wasn't legally able to take ownership unless she was married. She tried to fight the matrimony clause, but a single event made her think twice. Maybe marriage wouldn't be so bad after all.

Kane Calloway swore he'd never let anyone close to him again - that way he'd never feel the pain of loss. Living a life of reckless abandonment has brought him face to face with his demons. No more running. Either he gets married or spends time in jail. Neither sentence is appealing, but if he stays out of jail, he can at least help keep two small children from going hungry. Newly widowed, Faith Masterson is struggling to keep up with chores while tending to her two daughters.

Dragged home by her father from her husband's funeral, 19-year-old beauty Katie Westinhouse is going to be sold to her father's fat, aging boss. She plays the last card she has remaining...the fact she is pregnant. But still that doesn't stop her father and his ambitious plans. She plans with her friend, Addie, a route of escape and the two beautiful women head west. Katie has agreed to become a mail-order bride for a rancher named Daniel; it seems like the ideal solution.