Can two people with broken pasts come together to form a future? Self-proclaimed wanderer Carter Kelly doesn’t intend to set down rootswhen he’s hired as head wrangler at Red Dog Ranch—then he meets Shannon Jarrett. Still healing from a troubled past, Shannon finds a kindred soul in Carter. But will working on a fund-raiser with Shannon make Carter see what’s been missing in his life all along? Experience more heartwarming and inspirational small town romance in the rest of the Red Dog Ranch series: The Wrangler’s Last Chance His Unexpected Return The Rancher’s Legacy From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.
Ready To Trust - Tina Radcliffe The woman he once loved is back...with the daughter he never knew he had. Rancher Reece Rainbolt's shocked to learn he's inherited half of Claire Ballard's family farm - and that he's a father. Now Claire's determined to break ties with the man who once left her behind. But Reece will only buy her half on one condition: she must stay in town to help with the harvest...and let him get to know his little girl. The Wrangler's Last Chance - Jessica Keller Can two people with broken pasts come together to form a future? Self-proclaimed wanderer Carter Kelly doesn't intend to set down roots when he's hired as head wrangler at Red Dog Ranch - then he meets Shannon Jarrett. Still healing from a troubled past, Shannon finds a kindred soul in Carter. But will working on a fundraiser with Shannon make Carter see what's been missing in his life all along?
She came to Big Heart Ranch seeking family, but she just might find love in this inspirational romance from the author of Christmas with the Cowboy. When pregnant single mother Hannah Vincent shows up professing to be the half-sister of the Maxwells of Big Heart Ranch, horse trainer Tripp Walker is wary. Wounded before, he doesn’t trust easily. If only Hannah and her feisty five-year-old daughter weren’t so impossible to resist. Now, despite his doubts, joining this little family is quickly becoming the cautious cowboy’s greatest wish.
How did legendary football coach George Allen (1918-1990) consistently build winning teams at both the college and professional levels? This first full-length biography examines his applied philosophy of coaching through comprehensive coverage of his tenures at the collegiate level. His stormy relationships with team owners are detailed, along with his historic divorce from the Chicago Bears. The two most important plays of Allen's career are analyzed. Appendices provide a list of Allen's NFL trades, his key draft picks, a statistical breakdown of his NFL offenses and a comparison with other top coaches of his era.
Will an Alpha cowboy win the woman of his dreams in this sexy, small town western? A captivating contemporary western romance series that will appeal to fans of Vivian Arend’s Six Pack Ranch, Cora Seton’s Chance Creek, and Maisey Yates’ Copper Ridge. What’s a guy to do when the girl of his dreams makes a pass at him? Saying no to Hope Hansen was the hardest thing Ben Sinclaire has ever done. Despite the fact that he’s loved her since grade school, between their age difference and a family feud, a romance between them was forbidden. But now she’s back and the girl he loved has become all woman. He’s finally ready to make his move, but he’ll have to get around her brothers and a field of admirers to do it. What’s a girl to do when faced with the worst mistake from her past? Eight years ago, Hope took a chance on Ben and got shot down. Heart broken and mortified, she left town. A fiasco at veterinary school foils her plan to avoid him forever by forcing her to come home to Prairie. When her brothers meddle in her love life by placing a Cowboy Wanted ad for her in the back of Rancher’s Monthly, Ben becomes her unlikely ally. As all her feelings come crashing back, Hope isn’t sure if she can trust him… or herself. Cowboy Wanted: True Love Awaits Ben comes up with a daring plan to win Hope, but when ice storms, weddings, and babies interfere, will it backfire? Or will Hope realize that true love has been waiting right under her nose the whole time?
She needs all the help she can get. Will she accept it from him? Getting left at the altar wasn’t in Elisa Hartley’s planner—but neither was gaining custody of her two orphaned nieces. Determined to be the best guardian possible, Elisa moves them into a newly renovated house. When landscape architect Sean Peters arrives to fix up her yard, he might just be able to heal her heart, too. Except Sean’s got a secret…and revealing it could throw a wrench in their happily-ever-after. From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. [HEARTLAND SWEETHEARTS] Book 1: His Sweet Surprise Book 2: Her Chance at Family
Last Chance Mustang is the story of Samson, a formerly free-roaming, still wild-at-heart American mustang that was plucked from his mountainous Nevada home and thrown into the domestic horse world where he was brutalized and victimized. After years of abuse, Samson had evolved into a hateful and hated, maladjusted beast until the day he found his way to a rural Illinois farm, an ill-equipped owner, and one last chance. Mitch Bornstein's task was to tame the violent beast whose best defense had become offense. He had twenty years of experience fixing unfixable horses, but Samson would be his greatest challenge. Through the pair's many struggles and countless battles, Samson would teach Mitch about the true power of hope, friendship, redemption and the inspiring mettle of the forever wild and free American mustang. Last Chance Mustang explains Samson's violent and antisocial behavior while addressing the remedial techniques employed to remedy these issues. The art of working with damaged horses is demystified. Though his story is sad, the reader is asked to respect Samson—not pity him. He has good and bad days, and he has a dark side. Like all of us, Samson is far from perfect. And his saga will move the reader to both tears and laughter. Part history lesson, part training manual, and part animal narrative, Samson's is a story that all readers will be able to relate to: a story of survival, of trust, and ultimately, finding love.
A powerful, bracing and deeply spiritual look at intensely, troubled youth, Last Chance in Texas gives a stirring account of the way one remarkable prison rehabilitates its inmates. While reporting on the juvenile court system, journalist John Hubner kept hearing about a facility in Texas that ran the most aggressive–and one of the most successful–treatment programs for violent young offenders in America. How was it possible, he wondered, that a state like Texas, famed for its hardcore attitude toward crime and punishment, could be leading the way in the rehabilitation of violent and troubled youth? Now Hubner shares the surprising answers he found over months of unprecedented access to the Giddings State School, home to “the worst of the worst”: four hundred teenage lawbreakers convicted of crimes ranging from aggravated assault to murder. Hubner follows two of these youths–a boy and a girl–through harrowing group therapy sessions in which they, along with their fellow inmates, recount their crimes and the abuse they suffered as children. The key moment comes when the young offenders reenact these soul-shattering moments with other group members in cathartic outpourings of suffering and anger that lead, incredibly, to genuine remorse and the beginnings of true empathy . . . the first steps on the long road to redemption. Cutting through the political platitudes surrounding the controversial issue of juvenile justice, Hubner lays bare the complex ties between abuse and violence. By turns wrenching and uplifting, Last Chance in Texas tells a profoundly moving story about the children who grow up to inflict on others the violence that they themselves have suffered. It is a story of horror and heartbreak, yet ultimately full of hope.
Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. HER AMISH SUITOR’S SECRET Amish of Serenity Ridge by Carrie Lighte Recently deceived by her ex-fiancé, Amish restaurant owner Rose Allgyer agrees to temporarily manage her uncle’s lakeside cabins in Maine. Falling in love again is the last thing she wants—until she meets groundskeeper Caleb Miller. But when she discovers he’s hiding something, can she ever trust him with her heart? STARTING OVER IN TEXAS Red Dog Ranch by Jessica Keller Returning to his family ranch is the fresh start widower Boone Jarrett and his daughter need. But he quickly learns rodeo rider Violet Byrd will challenge his every decision. Now they must find a way to put aside their differences to work together…and possibly become a family. A MOTHER’S HOMECOMING by Lisa Carter Charmed by the two-year-old twins in her toddler tumbling class, Maggie Arledge is shocked to learn they’re the children she gave up for adoption. And now sparks are flying between her and Bridger Hollingsworth, the uncle caring for the boys. Can she let herself get attached…and risk exposing secrets from her past?
A widower and a rodeo rider find second chances on a Texas horse ranch in this inspirational romance. Returning to his family ranch is the fresh start widower Boone Jarrett and his daughter need. What he doesn’t need is rodeo rider Violet Byrd teaching Hailey to ride horses—it’s too dangerous. And with Violet working at the ranch, she’s challenging his every decision. Yet Boone can’t stop his growing feelings. Could a second chance at love be worth the risk?
