What happens when the wrong mail order bride arrives? Nathanial Ericson dreams of a having a wife and family. Surrounded by happy couples, he’s given up hope of finding a woman in the small town of Bear Grass Springs. After sending for a mail order bride from Norway, he’s impatient for her to arrive so his dreams can come true. When he stares at the black haired beauty gazing at him with defiant hope, he realizes he’s been duped. Beatrice Shaw is desperate for a new beginning. Thankful for the chance to start again, she refuses to give up on her new chance and agrees to marry the stranger glaring at her. She knows he may never care for her, and that she isn’t the woman he needs, but she hopes she could be the woman he wants. Nathanial’s life is chaos. His new wife can’t cook. She doesn’t understand life in a small town. But she fascinates him. When he realizes how much he loves Beatrice, he listens to gossip in town, feeding his fear that his wife will never care for him as he does her. Confronting her, he pushes her away, forcing her to seek refuge in town. Will he find a way to earn back her trust before she finds another to love? Bear Grass Springs Series: Montana Untamed (BGS, #1) Cailean and Annabelle Montana Grit (BGS, #2) Alistair and Leticia Montana Maverick (BGS, #3) Ewan and Jessamine Montana Renegade (BGS, #4) Warren and Helen Jubilant Montana Christmas (BGS, #5) Leena and Karl Montana Wrangler (BGS #6), Sorcha and Frederick Unbridled Montana Passion (BGS, #7) Fidelia and Bears Montana Vagabond (BGS, #8) Helen and Ben Exultant Montana Christmas (BGS, #9) Jessamine and Ewan Lassoing a Montana Heart (BGS, #10) Slims and Davina Healing Montana Love (BGS, #11) Dalton and Charlotte Runaway Montana Groom (BGS, #12) Philomena and Peter Substitute Montana Bride (BGS, #13) Tobias and Alvira! Enraptured Montana Bachelor (BGS, #14), Cole and Wilhelmina! Fervent Montana Devotion (BGS, #15), Shorty and Rose! Reluctant Montana Husband (BGS, #16) Nathanial and Beatrice!

A home…for good? The Cowboy’s Homecoming by Donna Alward Once, rodeo star Rylan Duggan had called Crooked Valley Ranch home. But after an incredible romantic night with neighboring rancher Kailey Brandt, he’d bolted, telling himself he preferred life on the circuit with no ties. Until now. Kailey thought she’d learned her lesson with Rylan the first time. But while helping him build Crooked Valley’s business, Kailey sees a more grounded side to the sexy cowboy. Has Rylan finally found his home? Rodeo Father by Mary Sullivan Struggling and pregnant, widowed mom Rachel McGuire wants to give her family the stability she’s never had. Travis Read dashed those hopes by buying her Rodeo, Montana, dream house. Okay, she can start over. But she wasn’t counting on such a fierce attraction between them. And this cowboy was never meant to settle down… Previously published as The Cowboy’s Homecoming and Rodeo Father

A surprising reunion. A plea for forgiveness. A yearning for forever. After dedicating his life to the Tompkins family, Shorty is content to act as surrogate uncle to the children on the ranch. He believes the marital happiness surrounding him will forever elude him, as his friends marry, and he remains alone. When he dances with a fetching stranger, he is spellbound by her beauty and spirit. However, he knows an old cowboy will never be good enough for a woman as fine as she. When he discovers her identity, he is shocked to learn she is the woman he loved and lost and never thought to see again. Why has she tracked him down? Rose MacGregor knows the risk she takes traveling to Bear Grass Springs with only a fleeting hope and distant memories to guide her. Expecting hesitation from Shorty, she never dreams of his disdain and distrust. Now, alone in a town where she knows no one, she must struggle to rebuild her life while clinging to hope that she will have a future with the man she loved. Someday. Shorty never expects to see Rose again, not after their disastrous encounter in town. However, when he is forced to see her again, he is unable to deny the strong emotions he has still for her. He must help her through her fear, and overcome his doubts, for any hope of a future between them. When Rose is forced to confront her past, will she have faith in the stalwart man who offers her a resplendent future? Will Shorty have the patience and determination to win her heart? Immerse yourself in pioneer Bear Grass Springs, Montana! Bear Grass Springs Series: Montana Untamed (BGS, #1) Cailean and Annabelle Montana Grit (BGS, #2) Alistair and Leticia Montana Maverick (BGS, #3) Ewan and Jessamine Montana Renegade (BGS, #4) Warren and Helen Jubilant Montana Christmas (BGS, #5) Leena and Karl Montana Wrangler (BGS #6), Sorcha and Frederick Unbridled Montana Passion (BGS, #7) Fidelia and Bears Montana Vagabond (BGS, #8) Helen and Ben Exultant Montana Christmas (BGS, #9) Jessamine and Ewan Lassoing a Montana Heart (BGS, #10) Slims and Davina Healing Montana Love (BGS, #11) Dalton and Charlotte Runaway Montana Groom (BGS, #12) Philomena and Peter Substitute Montana Bride (BGS, #13) Tobias and Alvira! Enraptured Montana Bachelor (BGS, #14), Cole and Wilhelmina! Fervent Montana Devotion (BGS, #15), Shorty and Rose! Reluctant Montana Husband (BGS, #16) Coming October 2022!

Immerse Yourself in 1880’s Montana! Discover the town of Bear Grass Springs, Montana Territory as the residents discover love, the power of forgiveness, and the importance of family. Montana Untamed A passionate embrace ruined her reputation. A moment of desire forced him to break a vow. Will they find love in a marriage of convenience? Annabelle Evans arrives in Bear Grass Springs, Montana Territory, in 1884 hoping to reunite with her long-estranged sister. Expecting to attend her sister's wedding to Cailean MacKinnon, she is shocked at Cailean's emphatic denouncement of her sister. Annabelle discovers that her hoped-for reconciliation will not be as she had imagined. Not one to retreat from a challenge, Annabelle opens her own business, intent on remaining near her sister to repair their damaged relationship and succeeding without the support of a husband. Cailean Mackinnon swore off marriage twelve years ago when he fled the Isle of Skye in Scotland. A successful livery owner, he is determined to focus on his work and his siblings, adamant that he has no room in his life for love. However, he cannot suppress his fascination for the resourceful and determined Annabelle who, in turn, cannot avoid a reluctant admiration for the strong, virile, loyal Scot. A fateful kiss witnessed by the gossiping town busybody forces their mutual attraction into the open. Annabelle's independent spirit precludes a man in her life, and Cailean's closed-off heart refuses to allow any woman in. Will Annabelle and Cailean overcome their fears for a timeless love? Montana Grit An interrupted wedding. A deceitful bride. A devastated groom. Will they forgive each other and allow their love to rekindle? After fleeing her past and settling in Bear Grass Springs as the schoolteacher, Leticia Browne has no intention of falling in love with the charming liveryman, Alistair MacKinnon. The pioneer town was to be her refuge. Survival and peace were her goals, not love. She never thought to marry. Never again. Alistair MacKinnon is a patient man, slow to anger and quick to forgive. He's waited three years to marry Leticia and his wedding day is upon him. When the door to the church bursts open, interrupting his wedding, he realizes nothing is as it appears. Now, he must face his worst fears , the town's ridicule, and his hardest challenge yet. Battling despair at her treachery, Alistair must fight to regain his trust in Leticia while fending off the courtship of a desperate woman. Leticia, now a shunned woman in town, must find a way to survive by her wits alone while evading an unwanted suitor. Will Alistair allow the interloper to destroy his dreams or will he fight for Leticia and their love? Order the first two tantalizing novels in the Bear Grass Springs Series today and immerse yourself in 1880’s Montana! Bear Grass Springs Series: Montana Untamed (Bear Grass Springs, Book One) Montana Grit (Bear Grass Springs, Book Two) Montana Maverick (Bear Grass Springs, Book Three) Montana Renegade (Bear Grass Springs, Book Four) Jubilant Montana Christmas (Bear Grass Springs, Book Five) Montana Wrangler ((Bear Grass Springs, Book Six) Unbridled Montana Passion (Bear Grass Springs, Book Seven) Montana Vagabond (Bear Grass Springs, Book Eight) Exultant Montana Christmas (Bear Grass Springs, Book Nine) Lassoing a Montana Heart (Bear Grass Springs, Book Ten) Healing Montana Love (Bear Grass Springs, Book Eleven) Coming Soon! With More To Come!

Her best friend. His heart’s desire. When a misunderstanding tears them apart, will he survive letting her go? Henrietta Foyle is grateful for the life she’s building with the O’Rourkes. Thankful for her second chance, she consoles herself with friendship with the man she secretly loves, Niall O’Rourke. Her best friend, she knows he’ll never see her as anything more than dependable Hettie. When she has the chance with another, Hettie faces the hardest choice of her life: abandon her dream or be courageous and fight for her heart’s desire. Niall O’Rourke lives a charmed life working in his family’s saloon with his best friend and brother. Life is how he’s always dreamed it would be and he hopes it will never change. When his dreams for his future with Hettie are threatened, he realizes he must act, or lose the woman of his dreams forever. As old ghosts return to threaten their future, will Niall and Hettie be brave or will they risk the love growing between them? Discover the O’Rourke Family Montana Saga set in the frontier town of Fort, Benton, Montana Territory! Follow as each sibling forgives childhood heartbreak, discovers love, and finds their happily ever after! The O’Rourke Family Montana Saga Pioneer Dream (OFMS, #1) Kevin and Aileen Pioneer Desire (OFMS, #2) Ardan and Deirdre Pioneer Yearning (OFMS, #3) Niamh and Cormac Pioneer Longing (OFMS, #4)—Eamon and Phoebe Pioneer Bliss (OFMS, #5)—Declan and Lorena Pioneer Devotion (OFMS, #6) --- Maggie and Dunmore Pioneer Ardor (OFMS, #7)--- Lucien and Samantha Pioneer Redemption (OFMS, #8)—Finn and Winnifred Pioneer Delight (OFMS, #9) Niall and Henrietta

What Happens When He Falls In Love With The Wrong Mail Order Bride? Oran O’Rourke has lived a charmed life as a member of the esteemed O’Rourke Family in Fort Benton, Montana. Living life to the fullest as a member of the pack, running wild and creating mischief with his younger brothers, he’s thrived living with his extended family. Now, his only unfulfilled dream is to marry, and find happiness as his older siblings have. Against all advice, Oran sends away for a mail-order bride. Finally, she is to arrive as the steamboats begin sailing up river. Olivia Crawford never wanted to travel to the Montana Territory. When disaster strikes on her journey to Fort Benton, she clings to hope, and a lie, out of desperation and fear. Promising herself she’ll tell Oran everything once they arrive in Fort Benton, she soon discovers the O’Rourkes are everything she’s ever dreamed of for family. As is Oran. How will he react when he learns of her deception? Awaiting his wedding day, Oran has never known such peace. The woman of his dreams is also his mail order bride. What happens when Oran’s real mail order bride arrives? Discover the O’Rourke Family Montana Saga set in the frontier town of Fort, Benton, Montana Territory! Follow as each sibling forgives childhood heartbreak, discovers love, and finds their happily ever after! The O’Rourke Family Montana Saga Pioneer Dream (OFMS, #1) Kevin and Aileen Pioneer Desire (OFMS, #2) Ardan and Deirdre Pioneer Yearning (OFMS, #3) Niamh and Cormac Pioneer Longing (OFMS, #4)—Eamon and Phoebe Pioneer Bliss (OFMS, #5)—Declan and Lorena Pioneer Devotion (OFMS, #6) --- Maggie and Dunmore Pioneer Ardor (OFMS, #7)--- Lucien and Samantha Pioneer Redemption (OFMS, #8)—Finn and Winnifred Pioneer Delight (OFMS, #9) Niall and Hettie Pioneer Valor (OFMS, #10) Oran and Olivia OFMS Book 11- Coming Fall 2023!

Jake Holloway's term as marshal in Bedford Creek, Montana is almost over, and he can't wait for the day when he's free to ride his horse and raise cattle on the homestead he abandoned when his wife died. He has decided never to remarry, but the unexpected arrival of his landlady's sister is a foil to his peace of mind. She's feisty, beautiful, and at times downright vexing. What's worse, he can't seem to stop thinking about her. Adeline Aldrich moves to Bedford Creek to work in her sister's boardinghouse and escape her mother's incessant matchmaking. Enraptured by Montana's wide skies and wild beauty, she has no intention of settling down or giving her inheritance to a man, no matter how often her sister hints she's in danger of becoming a spinster. But when she impulsively buys a horse and asks surly, inscrutable Jake Holloway to teach her to ride, her attraction to him grows into something much stronger. Something which threatens to set her aflame with desire. Neither is willing to give up their hard-earned freedom, nor admit the extent of their feelings, but when they are trapped by a blizzard and a grifter vows revenge against them over a slight, can they overcome their doubts and face danger and an uncertain future together?

When Karl Norwood's mail-order bride meets an untimely demise on the way to the Montana Territory, Hetty Wentworth steps in to take her place. Hetty has no idea how she's going to pretend to be all the things she isn't - including the mother of two kids. She only knows her deception is necessary if she's going to save two orphans from the awful fate she suffered as a child. Karl smells a rat when a much younger woman than he was expecting arrives with two children who look nothing like her. But his mail-order bride is so beautiful, he doesn't object - until he realizes that his charming new wife has been lying . . . about everything. Can a woman forced to keep secrets and a man hindered by distrust ever hope to find happily ever after in each other's arms?

Jenna Darlington would not refuse a Christmas miracle. A widow, she's struggling to keep her little family together. So when Chance McKenna offers her a job, it seems her wishes are coming true. Too bad there's a catch. Chance is not acting how she expects. Dressing as Santa to greet kids in the store? It's charming. And seeing him out of that red suit... Well, it's hard to keep her priorities straight Worse, his preference for extreme sports is influencing her kids, and suddenly she's got daredevils on her hands. Yet when Jenna tries to put distance between her and Chance, he proves that there might be more to this miracle than she thinks