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West Texas, 1883 Rancher Cade McKinnon has always scoffed at love at first sight... Until he walks into his kitchen and finds Jessie Monroe cooking supper. Jessie and her two kids make him long to turn his ranch house into a true home. But can a woman who holds honesty above all forgive being lied to — even for her own safety? After surviving a nightmare of a marriage, Jessie is hard-pressed to believe any man’s promises... Until she meets Cade, who makes her dream of a better life. She's attracted to him, true enough, but can she trust him...and her yearning heart? Cowboys, cattle ...

West Texas, 1885 Lily Chastain and her brother only wanted to get their money back... Sneaking into the hotel room of one of the outlaws who robbed and killed their father should have been easy. No one was supposed to get hurt—especially not Ransom Starr, sheriff of Willow Grove. To make amends, she and her brother take responsibility for Ransom’s care. A former detective and Texas Ranger, Ransom had been injured before... But never this badly. He's dealt with all kinds of desperados, but when the doctor says he might never walk again, Ransom faces an even bigger challenge. As he ...

He wants to get married and live in Callahan Crossing. She's climbing a career ladder--with a big city destination. Emily Rose Denny... Emily Rose is in the small West Texas town of Callahan Crossing because her work setting up the county historical museum will look good on her ever-growing resume. Though she likes the town and the Callahan family--especially cowboy/builder Chance Callahan--she's determined to prove to her jet-set parents that she can be a success. To them, that means becoming the curator of a prestigious metropolitan museum. She has tried all her life to impress them, ...

Deputy Logan Slade thought he'd inherit his old friend's watermelon farm...not merely part of it. He loved Jim like a father, and Jim had loved him like a son. Logan spent half his life working at JS Melons. The business is in his blood, the farm in his heart. He is stunned when the elderly man only leaves him half interest in his farm, with the stipulation that he and his new partner remain co-owners for six months. How is he supposed to share it with the granddaughter of the woman Jim loved and lost fifty years ago--especially when Logan first meets her at Jim's funeral? Shelby Nolan ...

West Texas 1885 A hidden letter inspires Charity Brown to leave New York City and search for the father she never knew... A celebrated author and illustrator for Century magazine, Charity travels to the bustling West Texas cow town of Colorado City to write a series of articles and to look for her father. She doesn't know what she'll do if she actually finds him. Hopefully, he'll be happy to learn he has a daughter. But what if he isn't? Given that possibility, she decides not to tell anyone there about her search. Charity quickly discovers that keeping her secret from the deputy sheriff ...

Can you ever get a second chance at your first love? Jenna Callahan Colby... It took a while to heal after her husband left her and their baby son, but Jenna is content. Her little boy is a delight. She's surrounded by a loving, supportive family and friends. And she's a partner on the large, successful Callahan Ranch. Then Nate Langley moves back to Callahan Crossing, and the attraction she felt for him years ago is even stronger now. Does she dare take a chance on love again? Nate Langley... Nate has loved Jenna since he was fifteen, but he never let her know. He had accepted her father's...

Before Co-founder and CEO Sharon K. Gillenwater exited Boardroom Insiders for 25M dollars in 2022, she was a kid growing up in the turbulent '70s in sleepy Ocean Beach, California. A voracious reader and deep thinker often at odds with her working-class parents, she was determined to break from her surroundings—though she never thought her dreams would take her to the top of the tech food chain.

Can love truly heal the past? Megan Smith... Homeless, broke, and pregnant, Megan doesn't think things can get much worse--then they do. Caught on a lonely West Texas highway during a tornado, only God's grace saves her from death. And when rancher Will Callahan comes to her rescue, her life will never be the same. Will Callahan... All his family and friends are either married or have a sweetheart. He's the fifth wheel at every get-together, the odd man out. Even worse, he's just plain lonely. He'd expected to fall in love, get married, and have at least one kid by now. After Will finds ...

One broken heart was enough.... Deeply wounded by his late wife's infidelity, widower Grant Adams has stuck to his vow to avoid women. So why can't the rancher and single dad quit thinking about bright, bubbly antiques dealer Dawn Carson? He's only briefly talked to the blond whirlwind a couple of times, but when he sees her struggling to remove a saddle from her store window display, he can't resist the impulse to help. Grant is drawn to Dawn's vitality and enthusiasm for life. As he gets to know her, he is deeply touched by her gentle spirit and kindness to his daughter. Dawn had pretty ...

He couldn't get her out of his mind.... Some brief encounters stir deeply-felt emotions, then slip away. But after a chance airport meeting with a beautiful shop owner whose name he doesn't know, scientist Colin McCrea resolves to find her. Even if it means taking out an ad in the Buckley, Texas newspaper to do it. Has he simply been cooped up in the lab too long? Or could she be the one God has chosen for him? Is he for real.... Michelle Lane can't believe the handsome, kind man who helped corral her new puppy at the Dallas airport is looking for her. She is greatly attracted to him, even ...

He's been in love her for years. Maybe it's time to tell her... Deputy J. T. McKenna has known his best friend's little sister, Cheyenne Steel, her whole life. He isn't exactly sure when he fell in love with her. At least sometime when she was in high school. But he's six years older, a big age difference at the time. He decided to be patient, let her go off to college and have some fun, grow up a little. He hadn't counted on her going to work in Dallas after graduation, falling love, getting engaged, then having her heart broken when the jerk ended their relationship. Since she came home ...

West Texas, 1884 Camille Dupree, genteel Southern lady and professional gambler, longs for a different kind of life. But she doesn't believe it's possible to start over... Until she arrives in Willow Grove, and Mayor Ty McKinnon convinces her otherwise. In the burgeoning West, a good heart is a valued commodity. Camille develops a reciprocal appreciation for her neighbors, especially Ty, who sees more beauty and virtue in her than she's ever seen in herself. With his help, she becomes a respectable businesswoman. And begins to learn about the love of God and Jesus. A widower, no one else ...

He thought he was over her. Then she came back to town... The first time rancher Wade Jamison heard Andi Carson sing, he knew she was destined for bigger things than living in little ol' Buckley, Texas. So he sent her off to Nashville with his blessing, and unknown to her, his heart. Sometimes you have to go home to find what you really need... Ten years ago, Andi set out for Nashville to become a country music star. With a lot of hard work, she's accomplished her dream. So why does she feel so empty? Why has she lost her creativity? After she almost dies from pneumonia, she returns to ...

West Texas, 1891 Trent Malloy has a secret that keeps him drifting from place to place... Until the night he's caught in a blinding snowstorm and winds up half-frozen at Anna Caldwell's ranch. The gentle widow and her children take him in and nurse him back to health. But they do more than that. He begins to dream again about things he'd given up on long ago. Things like love, home, and family. And though he knows the day will come when he will have to leave, he keeps hoping for the miracle that will erase his past and make him the kind of man Anna deserves. After her husband's death, Anna ...

A shy cowboy. A wounded heart. A love worth fighting for... Nash Cochran has adored Trinity McKenna for years. Her radiant smile and lively can-do spirit light up their church and every room she walks into. But while their paths often cross with mutual friends, Nash hasn't had the chance to be more than a bystander in her life, until one fateful night changes everything. When Trinity stumbles into the local honky-tonk, shaken and injured after a disastrous date, Nash is the last person she expects to see. The strong, quiet cowboy comes to her aid without hesitation, offering protection, ...

West Texas, October, 1891 Practically on the shelf... At the ripe old age of twenty-six, Sarah Dawson knows she can’t be picky when it comes to marriage. After all, she’s rather plain and boring. Even her betrothed thinks her best attribute is her cooking. A lonely cowboy... Rancher Austin Kendrick thinks every man Sarah ever met needs spectacles. To him, she’s beautiful, kind, and loving—and the answer to his prayers. But Sarah has been raised to honor her commitments above all else, even if it means marrying a man she doesn’t love. Can Austin persuade her to follow her heart ...

Welcome back to Buckley, Texas! Gideon Steel is managing partner of the Rolling Star, the biggest ranch in six counties. Wealthy and powerful, when something goes wrong, people expect him to make it right. But what can he do when his cousin leaves his bride standing at the altar? Court her himself. Kylie Beth Webster has a thriving business and is totally committed to helping revitalize downtown Buckley. Brokenhearted, humiliated, and furious, she isn’t about to fall into a rebound romance with another sweet talkin’, good lookin’ cowboy. Not even if he’s kind, upstanding, and her ...