Lives West

Kai Frazier is a mother raising her 10-year-old daughter, Michaela... alone. Happily married for over 10 years, never dreaming she would have to build a new life for the two of them–she now faces difficult and unwanted decisions.

Song Hawkins is a beautiful, tough, but lonely New York City businesswoman who thinks she's met the man of her dreams in Cable Jordan, the superintendent of a West Virginia coal mine. But soon after they impulsively marry, Song realizes they're in big trouble. She can't imagine life outside of New York, and Cable has no intention of leaving his beloved town of Highcoal. Song's visit to the little mining community only makes things worse. It looks like the marriage is over. But in a shocking turn of events, Song realizes it's up to her to put on the red helmet of the new coal miner.

What's the saying, bad luck comes in threes? If so, Lily Green is due for something good. First, her divorce is finalized - on her birthday, no less. Then the first job she lands for her catering company turns out to be for her ex-husband's wedding. To top it off, she's stuck working the event with Luke Everett, the sexy-as-hell best man who's never been able to stand her. When can a girl catch a break? For years, Luke has kept his feelings for Lily safely hidden. Hitting on his best friend's ex-wife would definitely break the cowboy code of honor.

Book 1 - Silkworm Secrets Series 'The ancient trees with their rough bark wrap around me like silk cocoons. Their solid trunks and tendril roots grip the ground as if to say, I will hold you, I will not let go.' In the 1960s the rural suburbs of Brisbane should have been an idyllic place for Ruby and Bobby to grow up. Their treehouse retreat, set high in a mulberry tree is a place to share friendship and watch the events of the yards nearby. However as the two become teenagers, the naive Ruby is exposed to the sinister events that Bobby has to deal with in his family life. As the years pass...

The Wild West has made legends out of many men through the embellishment of their stories, such as crediting Billy the Kid and Wild Bill Hickok for killing far more people than they actually did. But it has also made icons out of outlaws like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid based on the mystery and uncertainty surrounding their crimes and deaths, allowing speculation and legend to fill in the gaps.

Sarah Turner's led a very sheltered life. So when her parents pass away tragically, suddenly she’s left in charge of the family ranch with little know-how but plenty of will to keep it afloat. Determined not to lose her parents’ legacy or her newfound independence, she needs a hero fast - not to save her, but to show her how to save herself. But she’s unprepared for the ruggedly handsome cowboy who answers her ad. “Cowboy for Hire,” the ad said, and Cade Walker's quick to respond. Betrayed as ranch manager by his former boss, he’s looking for a new place to put down roots.

Mary dreams of a normal life, whatever that is. Nicknamed Minnie by her older siblings, she was born with deformed legs and feet as a result of polio, but other than her gait and diminutive size, you’d never know it. Beautiful, talented, she longs to find love, but at twenty-one she’s already resigned herself to the life she has. Raised by a supportive family, they encourage her dreams and listen for hours as she plays the piano and sings. But she wants to sing for someone else, someone special, if only God would grant the desires of her heart. So when Minnie is talked into answering an...

One good turn deserves another as Sophie teaches Wendell a lesson he won't soon forget, turning their conflict into good humor.

Silkworm Secrets Series - Boxed Set - Book 1 and 2 Book 1 - Silkworm Secrets 'The ancient trees with their rough bark wrap around me like silk cocoons. Their solid trunks and tendril roots grip the ground as if to say, I will hold you, I will not let go.' In the 1960s the rural suburbs of Brisbane should have been an idyllic place for Ruby and Bobby to grow up. Their treehouse retreat, set high in a mulberry tree is a place to share friendship and watch the events of the yards nearby. However as the two become teenagers, the naive Ruby is exposed to the sinister events that Bobby has to ...

Well known for her thought provoking and expressive poetry, this writer continues to shine with her play on words and expressive language that will evoke profound emotions from her readers. She reaches the core by masterfully enhancing all senses while bringing her story to life. This author has always kept the culture of her beautiful homeland island alive through her extensive career in the arts; dance and music which she uses to captivate all the colors. Whether dark and gloomy or vibrant and celebratory - you feel it. She connects with her readers by addressing real world dilemmas, ...

There's a tale as old as time of two people falling in love, but what happens when Belle won't have anything to do with it? Join her in this real life fairytale set in the small town of Silver Creek to find out how she'll transform the town's beast into a handsome prince with her heart, not her beautician skills.

Land law, water rights, deeds of ownership? Boring. Unless of course, people are shooting at you because of them. The Civil War has disrupted thousands of lives, including that of Sarah Jackson, whose husband was killed for not joining the Confederate Army in Georgia. Sarah and her daughter flee to Nevada Territory and are eligible for homestead rights. After claiming her one hundred sixty acres in the lush Golden Valley, her world crumbles again. Banker Preston Miller claims he owns the entire Golden Valley and all the water in the Good Hope River. Jackson cries foul in a letter to the U.S...

In the heart of rural Ireland, where winter’s chill seeps into both the home and the soul, Patrick Purcell lives a solitary life in his antiquated nineteenth-century farmhouse. A man of routine, tethered to a meat processing plant and haunted by the specter of a lonely retirement, Purcell finds solace in the flicker of his television screen. But then a mysterious encounter shatters his isolated existence. One stormy night, a one-legged young woman, Deirdre, appears on the stone wall outside his home, her presence as enigmatic as the rain that soaks her. Drawn to her quiet beauty and ...

A delightful Christmas romance that will leave you cherishing the heart of Christmas! Marisa Hiller abandoned her modeling career to nurse a broken heart in Montana, far from the photographer who ruined everything. Her family farm is now part of a CSA program teaching gardening and cooking to single moms, but when the coordinator begs her to represent the program in the Miss Snowflake Pageant, Marisa balks. Jase Mackie has long regretted the hot accusations he'd flung at Marisa over two years before. God has forgiven him but hasn't answered his prayer to bring Marisa back into his life… ...

'Buckaroo' was the original term used in the 1830's to describe a broncobuster. This is the short story of three generations of the Muldoon family from 1786 to 1864 which includes scattered historical facts throughout the timeline of the adventures experienced by the unknown adventurous Muldoon family.

Incluso el deseo más pequeño puede ser peligroso. Por eso Los devorasueños te vigilan siempre. Un mundo oculto donde los deseos son robados y los sueños tienen un precio. Giovanni Markson, Van para los amigos que no tiene y Minivan para los niños del cole que le hacen la vida imposible, es un chico de 11 años que siempre se fija en los detalles. Ya sea por su deficiencia auditiva o por su naturaleza inquieta, Van siempre está alerta, y gracias a ello encuentra pequeños tesoros, como un muñeco astronauta o una canica marmolada, que guarda en su caja de tesoros.

In Second World War Poland, a prisoner closes his eyes and pictures a sunlit cricket ground. Across the yard of a Victorian poorhouse, a man is too ashamed to acknowledge the son he gave away. In a 19th-century French village, an old servant understands the meaning of the Bible story her master is reading. In the Catskills, 1971, a girl steps out of a Chevy with a song that will send shivers through her listeners' skulls. A few years from now, in Italy, a scientist discovers links between time and the human brain, and her lover's novel and his life.

In 2018, Ben’s world collapsed around him when he unexpectedly lost his brother to suicide. In the raw aftermath of this tragedy, Ben found the strength to learn, educate and campaign about mental health. He also wrote this book as a reminder that in despair, you can always find hope. It’s packed with advice and practical takeaways.

Mark Scarbrough has been searching for something his entire life. Whether it’s his birth mother, true love, his purpose, or his sexual identity, Mark has been on a constant quest to find out who he really is, with the great Western texts as his steadfast companions. As a boy with his head constantly in a book, desperate to discover new worlds, he can hardly distinguish between their plots and his own reality.

Tim Bates was a bitter, disillusioned man, haunted by the past when he arrived in Swift Current four years ago. He manages Cantaur Farm, an affiliate of Belanger Creek Ranch. Christina Holmes is the office manager at Swift Current Accounting and Bookkeeping Services. On the surface, she seems a happy person, but she guards a painful secret. Love has hurt both of them, and neither wants more than the comfortable, platonic relationship they share. As Tim and Christina set out to uncover the mystery surrounding a picture on an old ranch-hand's desk will that friendship survive the secrets that...