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Christmas in Candle Cove

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:36:21 +0200

Cozy up for a small-town Christmas! The citizens of Candle Cove are preparing for the busy holiday season. Widowed Ellie Courtland, owner of Farmhouse Finds, has settled into her life with her small son. But when a long ago fiancé returns to town, old feelings begin to surface. To complicate matters, there is a series of burglaries going on, much to the surprise, and alarm of the local citizens.

Gabe Chandler has returned to Candle Cove for a short time. His life of traveling is beginning to wear him down. A few weeks of the quiet life in his hometown is just what he's looking for. But the one thing he never counted on was Ellie Courtland. His heart, all but promised to another, is sending his thoughts in a new direction.

Join in on the fun and festivities of small town life in this sleepy Ozark Mountain town.

Ethan's Wild Rose Bride (Texas Frontier Brides Book 2)

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:36:22 +0200

Ethan Kane has made up his mind. He needs a bride–a mail order bride. No fuss, no romance, just a business deal. But before he can send for this future bride of his imagination, he has to learn to read and write. And he knows just the woman to teach him.Hallie Bolton, the town's former schoolteacher, is working hard to run her father's ranch. If she doesn't make it a success, her father's hard work was all in vain. When her neighbor offers to barter his working skills for her talent at teaching, Hallie believes her problem is solved. Or is it?Can two lonely people work so closely together without love winding its way through their hearts? Trusting God with their futures, Hallie and Ethan may find that He has a different solution to their problems than either had imagined.

Finding Love in Christmas Creek

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:36:19 +0200

Macy Colbert has a life in the city, but her heart has always belonged to her beloved hometown of Christmas Creek. So when her aunt's quaint craft shop, The Stitchin' Post is in need of a helping hand, she returns home for the holidays, and begins a new life selling candles, quilts, rug kits, and knitting needles to customers old and new. But a handful of mysterious happenings in her shop have Macy worried that something is not quite right ... and a certain handsome single dad in Christmas Creek has a very distracting effect on her heart!

A cozy, sweet novella for the holidays from the bestselling U.S. inspirational author of the Mail Order Bride Express series and Love Restored, the contemporary holiday novel about dreams, faith, and finding love in the renovations of a small town's historic theater.

Scruffy and the Bride

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:55:26 +0300

The first book in a heartwarming new series that proves every bride needs a best friend.

It's love at first sight when Megan sees the scruffy little dog at the train station. But will she feel the same when she meets J. Tatum, her potential future groom? After only two brief letters, Megan is hopeful but unsure what to expect.

Joshua thinks it's just like his Aunt Polly to matchmake him with her best friend's niece. So, when the pretty, sweet Megan shows up on their doorstep with a bedraggled dog, will it turn his world upside down?

Can Scruffy keep Joshua and Megan together? Or will an unexpected discovery tear them apart forever?

Caleb's Rain Lily Bride (Texas Frontier Brides Book 1)

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:36:23 +0200

Chance Creek, Texas, 1875. When Maggie and her husband, Ian Price, led a group of displaced southerners to Texas just after the Civil War, she never imagined that she would be the one left in charge of them. After the murder of her husband, she inherited the job of town sheriff. The town is all but held hostage by the Sayer brothers, one of them the killer of Maggie's husband. Ignoring the brewing disappointment and bitterness within, she does her best to keep the town going, settling minor disputes, and generally encouraging the citizens to have hope that the future will be better. But the job is too much for a woman alone. Maggie knows she should trust God to handle the problem, but she feels He has let her down in the past. How can she trust Him for the future?Widowed Caleb Hatcher is a man doing his best to leave the past behind. Anxious to start a new life, he heads for Texas, with ranching on his mind. Greeted with a bullet in his side, Caleb soon learns that there is more...

Chance Creek Brides (Volumes 1-3 & the Stagecoach Bride)

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:55:58 +0200

The four Inspirational, Western Romances in this special collection are also available as individual volumes.Bride By Choice (Chance Creek Brides Book 1):In 1890 Texas, a young woman wakes with no memory of who she is, or why someone tried to drown her. She has only her faith in God, and the kindness of the Murphy's, a ranching family who nurses her back to health. In the midst of all this, she finds herself drawn to Jared Murphy, her handsome but brusque rescuer. Will she find the answers to her past –and her heart–before it's too late?The Sweetgrass Bride (Chance Creek Brides Book 2):1890s Chance, Texas, offers a new life for Francis "Frankie" McGregor and young Charlie. Frankie doesn't mind working in her uncle's store, especially when it leads to friendship with handsome Seth Murphy. Seth plans to marry the banker's spoiled daughter, but finds himself drawn to Frankie. Can she trust Seth with her deepest secret—or does God's plan include different paths for their hearts?Bride...

Lasso a Star

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:11:50 +0200

Luke Bradley isn't a cowboy...but he plays one on the big screen. So when he gets stuck in a flooded canyon, it's not easy being heroic without a script. Enter Delaney, who ropes Luke from the river. With her uncle missing and cattle thieves on the loose, Delaney needs some rescuing herself. Can a cowgirl and a movie star outwit two dangerous rustlers–or will this real-life adventure end tragically?

Christmas in Coyote County

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:27:55 +0200

In Coyote County, Christmas means festive lights, the town parade, hot coffee and cinnamon rolls...not creatures from another planet. While a glowing green Peeping Tom with two antennae is a little hard to buy, Libby Hawkins doesn't believe her former school teacher suffers from either dementia or a runaway imagination. There's a logical explanation, and she intends to discover it before the older woman is placed in a nursing home. After a twelve year absence, Sheriff Jackson Carter returns to Coyote County to clear his father's name. He never expected to be waylaid in his quest by alien sightings, and it doesn't help that stubborn Libby Hawkins—his former girlfriend—is determined to meddle in the investigation. He hurt Libby when he left town after his father's death, but it was for her protection. Now Libby's stumbled on something dangerous. Can he keep her from harm this time? He doesn't know, but one thing is certain: Christmas in Coyote County has never been so...