Young coal wagoner, Corbett Jones, has a bright future ahead of him. He’s got a good job and the love of a beautiful girl, when he is struck with an unspeakable tragedy. In one bloody afternoon, he loses everyone he loves. Adrift in a sea of terrible grief, he seeks out his one remaining family member, the embarrassing father he barely knows. Befriended by a tiny miner, a mothering prostitute and a powerful mine owner, Corbett navigates his way through trauma and into manhood. He discovers a love of reading and seeks to further his education. He is attractive to women but keeps them at a distance. To him, love equals death. Will he be able to put his tragic past behind him to find love again? Will the search for that love push him into ranching or will his love of reading propel him into being a schoolmaster? From the mining country of southern Colorado to the logging camps of Northern Oregon, Corbett ranges across the landscape of the West in the late nineteenth century. He faces danger and adversity every step of the way, trying to become the man his father never was. Although he is devastated by loss, he battles a tremendous set of obstacles to achieve his destiny. Will his path always be a lonely one? Will the guilty constraints of his broken heart ease enough to allow him to love again?
Deputy Joe Lone Wolf never would've guessed that helping someone at the side of the road in a thunderstorm would throw his carefully controlled world into a tailspin. But that's exactly what happens when he realizes the sexy "stranger" is his childhood best friend, Ramona. He's spent years convincing himself that she deserves more than a former rebel with a scarred past. But all it takes is one stormy night in a deserted cabin with Ramona to make the fierce lawman change his mind. Falling for Joe is a risk veterinarian Ramona Santiago knows she shouldn't take. Everyone she's trusted has let her down and left her alone…except him. Can she possibly hope that she and Joe were always meant to be more than friends?
A vilified man. An uptight schoolmistress. Can opposites truly find love or will their unlikely attraction lead to misery? Tobias Sutton understands the whims of fate. Finally blessed with a second chance, he has no interest in squandering the love of his family and friends after decades apart from them. However, Alvira Damon irritates and intrigues him as no woman ever has. She’s prim and proper and clings to a wit that hides a vulnerability he yearns to witness. He wishes he were a better man. A man she’d trust enough to share her true self with. Alvira Damon has no interest in romance. She is a no-nonsense schoolteacher, focused on her students and little else. Understanding her responsibilities, she refuses to renege on them. Against her better judgment, Alvira incites a war of words with the local Mercantile owner, Tobias Sutton, and she’s never felt more invigorated in her life. Alvira knows she should avoid him, but her interactions with Tobias make her feel truly alive for the first time in her life. Against all rational argument, Alvira yearns for what Tobias claims he doesn’t want: to be his wife. When Alvira learns of his past transgressions, will fear and doubt destroy the tender feelings blooming in her heart or will Tobias finally find a woman strong enough to accept him, past and all? Immerse yourself in 1880’s Bear Grass Springs, Montana Territory! 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), Coming late 2021!
Palm Springs, long a desert hideaway for celebrities, has a history as unique and varied as its residents. From the original Cahuilla inhabitants of the area, to the settlers who were drawn to the therapeutic waters of the original hot springs, you will get to know the people and stories that made Palm Springs famous.
In the tradition of Star Wars, a galaxy-hopping space adventure about a galactic kingdom bent on control and the young misfit who must find the power within before it’s too late. SyFy Wire—January Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Pick Up as soon as Possible The Verge—18 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Read in January Chicago Review of Books—Best New Books of January Cade Sura holds the future of the galaxy in his hands: the ultimate weapon that will bring total peace. He didn’t ask for it, he doesn’t want it, and there’s no worse choice to wield it in all of space, but if he doesn’t, everyone’s totally screwed. The evil Praxis kingdom is on the cusp of having every star system under its control, and if that happens, there’ll be no contesting their cruel reign. Especially if its fanatical overlord, Ga Halle, manages to capture Cade and snag the all-powerful weapon for herself. Cade can’t hide from Praxis, and he can’t run from the destiny that’s been shoved into his hands. So he only has one option: He has to fight. Cade’s not going to let destiny send him on a suicide run, though. With some help from his friends—rebels and scoundrels alike—Cade’s going to use this weapon to chart a new destiny for the galaxy, and for himself. He just has to do so before everyone around him discovers that he’s a complete and total fraud. Blending the space operatics of Star Wars and the swagger of Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Star Renegades is a galaxy-hopping adventure that blasts its way from seedy spacer bars to sacred temples guarded by deadly creatures—all with a cast of misfit characters who have nowhere to go and nothing to lose.