A sweet, funny, feel-good read.   Romance author, Emma Sullivan, has a deadline to meet and travels to her editor’s remote luxury cabin for alone time to complete her current manuscript. When she discovers the mountain retreat is already inhabited by a contractor who refuses to leave, Emma agrees to make the best of the situation. Despite their vastly different likes and dislikes, his presence there soon becomes invaluable.   Lyndon Reynolds loves living in his client’s cabin while building the three-car garage as a surprise for the owner’s wife. Until the pretty but stubborn author moves in and totally disrupts his life. After finding some normalcy, their world is rocked by an unexpected third party who destroys any hope of their peaceful coexistence.   Can Emma and Lyndon discover a solution to their living arrangements with the recently arrived final straw? Or is the unexpected third wheel the one thing that could possibly help ensure their future together?  

This is Book 1 in the Sons Of A Gun Series Lily Watson arranges to become the mail-order bride of a successful cattle rancher. She’s elated to escape marriage to a conniving man forty years her senior, but minutes before boarding the train, she receives a telegram stating the groom has changed his mind. That will never do! Using money her late mother left her, Lily travels to Montana Territory anyway. Jackson McLennon enjoys a laugh when he learns his sister corresponded on his father’s behalf with an aging mail-order bride. When Lily Watson shows up at the family ranch despite the canceled proposal, both Lily and his father are in for a shock. Jackson has never set eyes on such a beautiful young woman, and now that his father has met Lily, Jackson worries his pa might regret withdrawing the proposal. Lily’s determined to make Montana her home. Or will her past follow Lily out West and jeopardize her hopes for a happy future?

This is Book 4 in the Sons Of A Gun Series.   In spring 1887 after the worst Montana winter in decades, Violet Campbell discovers most of the family’s herd of cattle has perished in the relentless blizzards and frigid temperatures, one of which took her father’s life. Already heartbroken, Violet is further devastated when her brother takes their remaining funds and returns east to complete veterinary school, instructing her to sell out to their neighbors. Violet refuses to sell but soon realizes her handsome, interfering neighbor is the least of her troubles.   Simon McLennon dreams of winning Violet’s heart. But she refuses to sell to him, convinced she’ll arrange a loan from the bank. Not long after Violet is left alone, Simon discovers his help is desperately needed. All will be fine if she never learns what he’s done.   Will Simon and Violet admit their feelings for each other? Or will one crushing defeat after another prevent Violet from having her ranch and forever love?  

This is book 3 in the Sons Of A Gun Series.   Willow Harrison is forced to disguise herself as a boy when she and her brother flee the Texas ranch they’ve called home their entire lives. Considering their past, they can never return. If anyone learns their true identities while on the run, they will spend the rest of their days in prison, or worse.   Adam McLennon unknowingly hires the fugitives to work with his Thoroughbreds and Morgan stock on the Double M Ranch. Adam couldn’t be more satisfied with their work, but he suspects the two brothers are hiding something. He’s determined to discover what it might be.   What will happen if Adam learns one of his talented horse wranglers is a woman? Will he concede she’s perfect for the job? Especially if Willow has already found a way into his heart. Discovering all of her family secrets could spoil everything. Or can Adam and Willow find a future together?  

A BANDIT CREEK MIRACLE by Brenda Sinclair City girl Amanda Bailey arrives in Bandit Creek to replace the bank manager who is on maternity leave. After surviving her first day at work, Amanda spends a toe-curling night in the arms of a Hollywood-handsome local cowboy. Several doctors had predicted Amanda would never conceive a baby, a devastating side effect of her successful cancer chemo treatments. But she is both shocked and elated to discover a few weeks later that she is pregnant! Joyful thoughts of motherhood swirl in her head, but the baby’s grandfather threatens Amanda with his unwelcome demands. Protecting her professional reputation by keeping her condition a secret in this small town is the least of her worries when she discovers something is seriously wrong at the bank. The local gossipmongers hit an all-time low when rumors abound that Amanda herself is the thief and is covering her tracks by accusing one of the locals. Amanda must fight to save her career and her reputation, but will this temporary work assignment prove to be her ruin?

This is Book Two in the Sons Of A Gun Series.   Iris Lake escapes her disreputable past by accepting a position as Milestone’s new schoolteacher. She’s convinced nothing can ruin her happiness, until she learns the gentleman courting her is a lawman. Iris ends their friendship, hoping Daniel will never learn the truth about her. But keeping her distance from the handsome and persistent deputy becomes a challenge.   Daniel McLennon grows closer each day to fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a Pinkerton agent. And he plans to further boost his promising career by finding the culprits responsible for a local bank robbery and recovering the missing money. Provided he can trust the information he learned from the new schoolteacher.   Iris fears her former life will spoil her happy future. Will Daniel look beyond Iris’s past? If forced to decide between Iris or his law enforcement dreams, will Daniel follow his ambitions or follow his heart?  

This is Book 5 in the Sons Of A Gun Series.   While reading her grandmother’s diary, Rosemary Dalton discovers a skeleton in her ancestral closet. But during a trip to her grandfather’s hometown, Rosie suspects her grandmother kept an important secret from her family. When Rosie’s mother threatens to destroy her future, Rosie enlists the help of the handsome young rancher who befriends her, hoping they can prevent a horrible misjustice.   Michael McLennon is torn between acknowledging his growing feelings for sweet, kind-hearted Rosie and joining his family against her greedy mother who refuses to consider anyone’s opinion except her own. Fate creates an unexpected situation which may assist the McLennon family in fighting the menace threatening the future of every McLennon living on the Double M Ranch. While hoping to win Rosie’s heart, Michael also vows to save the family legacy.   Will Michael and Rosie ensure the truth prevails? Or could a shattered love from generations past tear them apart forever?  

For years, Susan Sanders worked diligently until the ambitious young woman attained her current position as manager of the Helena branch of the Ellis Bank. Now, she dreams of being named a director of the bank one day. Through circumstance and a bit of matchmaking, Susan is introduced to a handsome ranch foreman named Dusty MacFarland. They spend a memorable day and evening serving as bridesmaid and groomsman at their friends’ wedding. Dusty has held a lifelong dream of his own—buying and operating a horse ranch. Due to a recent inheritance, his dream is within reach and he enlists Susan’s assistance in making the dream come true. Susan soon realizes that her urban commerce goals don’t match with Dusty’s rural ranching plans and with their contrasting dreams on a collision course, a future together seems impossible. An early disappointment derails Dusty’s plans, but a new opportunity presents itself immediately. Surprisingly, this arrangement could enable both of their dreams to come true and a future together might be possible after all. And then tragedy strikes, leaving Dusty’s dreams in tatters. Could this unfortunate situation destroy Susan’s hopes of a happily ever after?

For almost two years, Amy MacArthur has mourned her husband’s untimely death, vowing to never love another. Now, after surviving a burglary, Amy welcomes a new man into her life, the handsome police officer who attended the B and E at her home. Frightened by the intruder’s ugly threats, Amy adopts an abused rescue dog for companionship and protection while hoping to heal the animal’s damaged spirit. In turn, could her new pet help a depressed child recover from a devastating loss? The new additions to her life are stirring a renewed desire to fulfill her fondest wish: a family of her own.  But Amy is torn between preserving her husband’s memory and pursuing a new love. Is her heart willing to risk the devastating pain of losing a loved one again? Or is she just one catastrophe away from losing it all?    

Chad’s a professional chuckwagon driver. Sierra’s an executive chef. Things are heating up, and not just in the kitchen...   Chad Parker is balancing the operation of the cattle and horse ranch he inherited from his late father with racing on the WPCA pro chuckwagon circuit, including the upcoming Rangeland Derby at the Calgary Stampede. If that weren’t enough headaches for one guy, once again another cook has quit due to Chad’s mother’s insufferable criticism. But Sierra Griffin, an unemployed executive chef, enters his life at just the right moment. Sierra is the answer to his prayers, but can Chad keep the peace between his new cook and his mother, whom he banished from her own kitchen?   Sierra Griffin willingly accepts the handsome cowboy’s job offer while she pursues a position more suited to her qualifications with Chad’s blessing. But Sierra soon discovers she loves cooking for cowboys, especially the guy who sits at the head of the table. Things start heating up between Sierra and Chad, and not in the kitchen.   Just when Chad believes he has the situation under control, he learns that Sierra has found her dream job. Now what will he do? Hiring another cook is the least of his worries. Does the woman he’s falling in love with intend to move out of his life as quickly as she slipped into it?  

Cassidy Donahue’s dream of becoming partner in her father’s Chicago law firm is shattered by her father’s selfish betrayal. Devastated and disillusioned, Cassidy secretly escapes to Anchorage, AK to start a new life on her own terms. While the corporate lawyer works as a cocktail waitress in a western-themed bar, she befriends, Clayton Morrison, an inquisitive and handsome bartender. Soon, their mutual attraction to each other results in a night of passion, but she fears he’ll reveal her whereabouts to her father if he discovers her true identity. Cassidy’s relentless efforts to avoid detection only create more questions for Clayton who’s convinced she’s lying about something. But Clayton is hiding a tightly-guarded secret of his own. When Clayton and Cassidy learn that nothing about their relationship is what it seems, will the couple everyone believes to be a perfect match be willing to overcome their secrets?  Or will distasteful accusations and hurt feelings threaten to ruin any chance for a future together?