Old Horses

Originally a novella in The Pony Express Romance Collection August, 1861After her mother’s death, Alannah Fagan is left in the care of a brutal stepfather. When he demands that she marry his youngest son, her only hope is to escape. Together with Conn Fagan, her younger brother, she flees their westbound wagon train with no plan other than to survive. Stewart McCann left northern Virginia behind to take the stationmaster job at the Pony Express’s Horseshoe Station in Wyoming territory at the start of the Civil War. He has struggled with that decision ever since. When he discovers a ...

Charles and Judith’s life levels out, and Charles prepares his children to take over in his absence. Charles is notified that Doctor Connor Godfrey has visited the Denver Hospital and has spoken to Doctor Green. Spending winter at home was relaxing for Charles, and in the spring, Charles tries to convince Judith to accompany him and asks George and Coughing Crow to accompany them to England. George’s health has not been good, and he believes this may be his last chance to visit his homeland, but he is too sick to make the trip. Charles’ trip to England ends in a major purchase, and he...

Saskatchewan's Big Muddy Badlands provided the perfect location for Station No. 1 on the Outlaw Trail. During the last five minutes of the old west, at the turn of the 20th century, these buttes, ravines and canyons were known as The Devil’s Playground. Indeed, the badlands that spread out from the United States/Canada border are full of many untold stories of the old west. For decades, there was plenty a horse thief and outlaw looking to rustle cattle and steal horses, drive them over the border and sell them. By then, many of the infamous riders of the Outlaw Trail had been locked up or...

Willow wants a godly man like her sister and friend have, but she thinks she needs to act just like them in order to get one. She thinks she has to change who she is to get the man she thinks she could be falling for to notice her. Dakota is a man who wants to start a family, but he doesn’t want to have to deal with a woman who will talk his ear off. He wants her to just provide kids for him, and for her to be happy with that. He thinks if he can find a spinster. Someone who all the men looked over because she wasn’t beautiful, or was maybe just a little too shy, he would find the woman...

Peace, the hardest bounty to find. Marlene Masters lived a life of oppression and debauchery. After thirteen years she finds the courage to flee the narcissistic hands of Lowells Elke, a Texas land prospector and prominent businessman, endeavoring to reunite with her lost son and estranged family before death claims her remaining time. Arriving in Chivalry, Texas, alone, sickly, and penniless, she finds a less than hearty welcome and struggles to hold on to reality when the life left behind wasn’t represented as it seems, dashing her dreams, leaving her hopelessly incurable and alone. ...

This is the story of Austin, a cowboy who has been a marshal in several small towns. He has become a name to those who live by the gun. Because of the reputation he has made, he is asked to become a United States Marshal. He is sent to clean up towns where his kind of law is needed to bring back order. He is free to clean them up by the method of his choice. Sometimes his method is gentle. Sometimes it is harsh. But no matter which method he chooses, he always restores law and order to the town.I don’t know why I became involved in this mess. I discovered a body along the trail just ...

My name is Casey Dozer, and I have been working on a horse ranch in the three corners area. That is what they call the area where Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas all meet. I have been working there for the best part of five years. I am on my way home, because I received a telegram from my mother that read, come home. She would never have sent that telegram unless there was a serious problem. Casey comes home to find her missing, and a stranger, claiming ownership of his home. The battle between the two of them has ramifications for Casey that will last for years.

Things get complicated when your teenage crush is now running your family ranch and suddenly you’re his boss. Paige fought to get her Montana ranch back. Now that she’s won the court case, she’s spending the summer at the ranch to fix it up and sell it. She and her sisters need the money. It’s heartbreaking, but it has to be done. Jake has been around since before her father died and he has dreams of owning a ranch just like Twisted Rivers. If he could only raise enough money to afford this one now that it would be for sale, his dream would become reality. When Paige shows up, he ...

Cody Watson was hired to deliver a horse. It Sounds simple enough, but it was far from simple. The things that transpired from that delivery changed his life forever. He became involved in the underworld of San Antonio Texas and eventually the boss of it. He became wealthy enough to indulge in anything that caught his eye. He bought a boat and sailed to the Bahamas and then on to Europe. He got involved in importing modern furniture from Norway because he liked the furniture. The formula works, as Cody takes on assorted bad guys that spread righteous mayhem wherever they go.

Texas Ranger Nate Stewart has been through a lot in his life—and his losses aren’t over yet. In the months that Nate has ridden with Captain Quincy and his Rangers, his best friend and pardner, Hoot Harrison, has been the rock Nate has depended on. But once beautiful Clarissa Hennessey comes into Hoot’s life, she sets out to destroy the friendship between the two young Rangers. When the chips are down and Black Dog’s raiders attack the Hennessey ranch, there’s bound to be bloodshed and lives lost. Will Clarissa divide Hoot and Nate forever, or can Hoot prove that he’s A RANGER ...

Four years ago, Jason Milner invited Winona Saunders to the spring dance, only to overhear a snippet of her words—a complete misunderstanding—that made him feel like a charity case. Driven by hurt and pride, he brought her best friend Etta instead. Shattered by the betrayal, Winona fled and vowed never to trust Jason again. Jason roamed the Texas plains for four lonely years, chasing gold and trying to forget. When his travels take him back to Branson to restock supplies, he finds Winona has taken over her late father’s general store. One charged encounter, and old tensions—and ...

Julia grew up spoiled by her parents catering to her every whim. But when things didn’t go her way one day her pa had finally had enough. Julia was then shocked by what her parents had done, and at first, couldn’t believe it. But it turned out to be the best thing of her life. Nathan Parker was happy with the way his life was after getting saved, but God had more intended for him. He was being led to help someone he never thought he’d talk to again, and it was going to turn out to be the best thing in his life. And maybe he would one day reconcile with his own parents after the way he...

Jonah’s heart is solid ice toward love and marriage for himself after watching his pa suffer through the loss of his ma. He never wanted to live that way, but he wanted to help others so they never had to live that way either. So growing up all he could think of being was a doctor to help others, and God had blessed him with healing hands. Amelia married the man she loved and they moved out west to Montana to build a dream for themselves. But when Amelia’s husband dies while their dreams were just starting to become a reality she wanted to give up on hers and try to keep her husband ...

Cade Philips was always so serious and thought everything through, but that all changed one day when he spotted a woman across the way at his sister’s wedding. He didn’t know what drew him to her, but everything changed that day. He couldn’t keep her off of his mind, and he wasn’t sure that he wanted to. Cade knew that he was going to love this woman for the rest of his life. Winn, Winifred Christian, had always been a tomboy. She’d grown up helping her pa on their ranch and taking care of her little sister. She’d always wanted to learn to be a girl though, but when that back ...

Claire is caught in something she doesn’t think there is a way out of. She’s been told by her own pa repeatedly that she is worthless and she was beginning to think he was right. Running away from home she gets herself into more trouble than if she had stayed. How will she get out of it, and how will she realize that no matter what, she is worth something to God. Travis and his sister, Naomi, lost their parents when his sister was only fifteen. They had been taking care of each other ever since, but Travis fears she may be staying to take care of him instead of finding a husband of her ...

When Captain Quincy's company of Rangers is ordered to the Big Bend, Nate has no choice but to ride with them. It appears his odds of finding the men who murdered his family grow more distant with each passing mile. But a chance encounter with a patrol of buffalo soldiers provides the first solid lead as to the gang's whereabouts--and Captain Quincy's Rangers make a detour to find the pale-eyed demon whose gang has been responsible for so many deaths. Will Nate and his Ranger companions finally catch up with the killers? Nate's gut feeling says they will—but who will survive?

As an earl's daughter, I expect to be matched with a fellow peer of the realm—not given to the stable master. My father has a gambling problem, however, and he's behind on the servants' wages. Reuben is a brutal looking fellow, yes, and quiet, but the animals under his care trust him. Perhaps can I learn to, too... Romantic with unfettered raunch and a happily ever after. TRADED: TRADED TO THE STABLE MASTER TRADED TO THE BLACKSMITH TRADED TO THE ENEMY TRADED TO THE BRUTE TRADED TO THE HIGHWAYMAN BOXED SET: BOOKS 1-5 And MY SENSUAL DUKE: TAKE ME AT MIDNIGHT, MY DUKE THE DUKE'S SENSUAL ...

Lance Williams was sent from South Dakota on an errand to the south. He was to buy a ranch for his boss. In the process he bought a small ranch for himself. It was shortly after the end of the civil war and the south was still being overrun by carpetbaggers and roaming gangs. The gangs did most of their damage in night raids. Thus, the name of night riders, became what they were known as.

A part Indian boy starts life as an Indian. He doesn’t fit in among the Indians, because he is more white than Indian. As soon as he feels capable of surviving on his own, he strikes out to make a life in the white community. He survives by wit and by being willing to work at whatever job he finds available. He faces the ups and downs of life that most of us have faced, and goes on to find success as a trainer and breeder of race horses. Through a life as a horseman, he is able to build wealth and respectability.

Albert, Colonel Weatherford's assistant, had to guard the stables and the valuable colt Le Grand Chien at the Old Bergen Country Racetrack the night before the North Jersey Stakes Race. Rumor had it that Jake Katz, a notorious bookie, had been trying to fix the race. In addition, the colonel agreed to a bet with Katz at 10-1 odds that Le Grand Chien would win. Of course, that night even with Albert on guard, Katz would make every effort to make sure the horse would lose. The race was held the next day. Would Le Grand Chien even be able to race, let alone win?