Short Westerns

“Don’t love anything overmuch in the backcountry, for the land is a jealous mistress, and she be taking it away.” Indentured servants do not fare well in the New World of 1748. Skinny, shivering, and lame, Julian fears for his prospects as he is inspected by buyers on the transport ship docked in Philadelphia. When his bond is purchased by the fur trader and former pirate, Bartholomew Bragg, his forebodings appear well-founded. Julian grows into manhood in a violent world where Indian nations struggle to survive war, famine, and disease; settlers stake their lives and meager resources...

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An orphaned mail order bride determined to keep a promise to a dying friend, an unwilling groom with a prickly disposition, and a secret baby that complicates the already precarious situation. Madeline Platt grew up in an orphanage, so when she becomes an adult, she’s forced to find a way to provide for herself. She answers a mail order bride advert, hoping she can start a new life out West. Days before she is set to leave, her best friend from the orphanage becomes sick. On her deathbed, she requests that Madeline take care of her one-year-old daughter. Madeline has no choice but to ...

This bundle includes Basil of Baker Street, Basil and the Cave of Cats, Basil in Mexico, and Basil in the Wild West.

I'm Avery Sinclair, a city girl who traded the comfort of urban life for the wilds of the Cascade Peaks as a mail-order bride. But when my journey strands me in the rugged wilderness, I'm rescued by Levi Blackwood, a man as untamed and mysterious as the mountains he calls home. As a storm rages outside, I find myself in turmoil, grappling with unexpected emotions. Levi is not the fiancé I was destined to meet, yet in the close quarters of his rustic home, I realize I've fallen for the very man who saved me from the clutches of the wilderness. Mountain Man's Rescued Mail Order Bride is a ...

Will the prodigal son make amends with his loved ones and find a happily ever after for himself in the town of Last Chance, Nebraska? With the death of her mother, Nora Silverthorne finds herself longing for the only family she now has left, a half-sister she's never met. Upon arriving in Last Chance, Nebraska, Nora struggles with the handsome stranger who greets her with shotgun in hand. Nora's guarded her heart for years against men and their conniving ways. She's not looking for a husband, but the man intrigues her, putting her heart at risk, and possibly hindering her from connecting ...

A mountain rescue leader and a woman with a stalker. A movie star in hiding and the rugged Scot who protects her. Three suspenseful romances with hot Scottish mountain rescue heroes and the beautiful women who tame them. This beautiful boxed set contains the first three novels in the Wild Mountain Scot series: Obsessed, Hunted, and Stolen. Once you start listening, you won't want to stop. Download now to enter a world of gorgeous mountain scenery and rugged Scots!

Elizabeth Lewis has always been a bit of a romantic. She longs for the day she’ll be swept off her feet and marry – but first, she must wait for her older sister Mary to find a husband. That’s simply the way it should be. When Mary agrees to an engagement with a rancher in Texas, agreeing to a binding contract with a matrimonial agency, Elizabeth has a feeling her own time is near. But disaster strikes at the last minute, when Mary disappears the day she is to travel to meet her prospective husband. Suddenly, in the confusion, Elizabeth finds herself stepping into her sister’s shoes...

My name is Ellie, but in my Amish community a lot of grown men call me Madame Eleanor or The Amish Temptress. In private, of course. You see, I was nineteen when I first snuck out to meet a guy, and realized how much fun it is to fulfill a repressed man’s desires. Ever since then, I've been taking care of the men’s needs in my community. Giving them the space to satisfy their unmentionable cravings is what I enjoy doing most. It certainly makes my life more interesting around here. When I meet up with Jeb for a second time, I assume it’ll be similar to the first time we got together. ...

Don't look in the shadows. A banshee wails for her victim. A phone app with unusual powers traps an unwary man. A housewife discovers that one can never be too clean. A fair comes to town, bringing death along for a ride. These and other macabre tales await as Anthony M. Strong takes you on a joyride to a dark place where anything is possible, and fear is never far away.

Clean and Wholesome American Mail Order Bride Historical Tales short story romance. Best Selling Author Katie Wyatt Becky had never expected that life would take such a different turn as she had prepared for her fairytale wedding but everything had changed so drastically that she wasn’t even given time to acclimatize. When tragedies struck one after the other, all she could do was hold fast and pray for them to be over but the final stroke of bad luck seems to be too much and she has to make choices she never would have otherwise. John had hoped for a practical woman but could never in a ...

Marry in haste, repent at leisure… Sadie Fitzsimmons must choose between total destitution and marriage by proxy with someone she’s never met. When Sadie steps off the train to meet her new husband for the first time, life in Nebraska is not at all what she had expected. Torn between honoring the vows she spoke to a stranger, and her desire to be free of all obligations, Sadie must face the consequences of her choices. Hamilton Foster had worked hard for his successes. All that was missing from his perfect life was a family of his own. Sending home to Boston for a wife seemed like a ...

When the foreman of the Lazy J ranch is killed, Flash finds himself sent in as a replacement in a place dangerous for range shootings, gunfights and showdowns with ruthless rustlers who'll stop at nothing short of murder to get what they want. . . First book of Old West Frontier Showdown

A Thrilling Western Finale You Won’t Want to Miss! A powerful tale of courage and hope in the heart of the West When FBI agent Seth Ryder is called back to his small Montana hometown by a letter from his father, he has no idea that his latest case will collide with family history in ways he never imagined. Joined by his fearless FBI partner, Nora, Seth must navigate a dangerous investigation while reconnecting with his siblings in the close-knit community of Ryders’ Bluff. But Jules Bishop, the corrupt land developer, is ready to stake his claim—and this time, the stakes are higher ...

The USA Today best-selling box set! Three sexy, suspenseful, full-length novels featuring hot alpha cowboys and small-town girls who always get their man. Scoop up this beach-listen-worthy box set and fall in love with the unforgettable men of Lonesome Point.

This collection includes three charming and festive holiday novellas spiced with humor, frontier action, and sweet romance.

Here are 16 stories, where good meets bad, and everything in between, from the legendary author of the West, Elmer Kelton. Law of the Land chronicles some of his most exciting and dangerous tales of the Old West, collected together for the first time - including the exciting first publication of a never-before published Kelton story, “Biscuits for Bandit”.

From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the gothic magical halls of the Scholomance trilogy, through the realms next door to Spinning Silver and Uprooted, this stunning collection takes us from fairy tale to fantasy, myth to history, and mystery to science fiction as we travel through Naomi Novik’s most beloved stories.

A collection of twenty-four adventure, western and humor stories by the short story author John T. Watts. This is the first of two volumes. Volume II being comprised of different subjects and genres.

Heart-pounding Fear. Chilling Anguish. Heartbreak. Priceless Love. The Ultimate Sacrifice. All in less than a minute. Sometimes precious moments is all there is. Between one heartbeat and the next, Susa is plunged into a devastating nightmare, wounded and broken, yet desperate hope filled her heart and soul. Nothing in her life had ever prepared her for this. Adam Manning arrives at a crime scene and quickly sees that not everything is as it seems. Unknown to the town’s small police force, neither is he. If you enjoy clean mystery romance and inspirational women’s fiction filled with ...