Short Westerns

Wade Beauregard Jefferson, a handsome, rugged man from Cheyenne, has obtained recent employment from newlywed Joshua and Mia Stanton at Silver Aspen Ranch. He is faced with the formidable task of fetching Mia’s cousin, Lady Hazel Jane Brayden, from the stage when it arrives in Belle during an early January blizzard. However, her reputation precedes her. After Hazel has caused an abundance of mayhem at Saxheim Manor, her father packs Hazel off to her cousin in Wyoming. After all, he’s heard Mia worked wonders with her former pupil, Ambrosia. At twenty and one years of age, Hazel has ...

Delia has never before dared to believe that she might find a man who accepts her for who she is…but Michael seems to.. Delia and Michael grow closer. But will their newfound love be enough to save them when Travis attempts his final act of revenge? Read all the books in Cripple Creek Colorado Gold Romance Series by bestselling authors Ellen Anderson and Katie Wyatt! Cripple Creek Colorado Gold Romance Series Book 1 Mary's Renewal Book 2 Delia’s Strength Book 3 Melody’s Courage Book 4 Veronica’s Challenge Book 5 Jessamine’s Mission Book 6 Tessa’s Return Book 7 Lauren’s ...

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 Elijah shows up at my house, overheated from working in the field, I’m more than happy to care for ...

When local cowboys Austin Montgomery and Clay Woods each buy a stake in her daddy's farm, Jolene Baker knows a day will come where the boys will fight over who gets to make all the decisions. Clay's a flirtatious sweetheart with those boy-next-door good looks. Austin's a man of few words, strong and protective, but a hunk in every sense of the word. Jolene's been nursing a secret crush on both cowboys for years. In order to sort out the pecking order on the farm, Jolene proposes a contest between both cowboys. The problem is Austin and Clay are evenly matched: Austin's got the raw power, ...

In the town of Name Pending, Wyoming, Elijah Potbury does brisk business as the territory's only practicing necromancer. For a reasonable fee, he'll raise any friend or family member. Stories contained in this fourth volume: "The Ravenous Man-Eater": Mr. Seven, owner of the airship Azincourt, assigns Professor Hemplewick the task of creating a many-tentacled, armor-plated monstrosity in the form of a giant slug to work in the engine room of the Azincourt. A reanimated human brain from a freshly deceased corpse is needed to power the creature, for which Seven turns to Potbury. Aware of ...

Milly Crenshaw does it again when she succeeds at finding a groom for a destitute social butterfly from Fairfax, Virginia. She sends Miss Garner west to marry an Oregon farmer, Sterling Adams, widowed with four children who desperately need a mother while he tries to prove up his claim. Charity Garner, suffering from the shock of an accident leaving her injured and bereft of her parents and their wealth, has two choices. She can rely upon distant relations she's never met before by relocating to England, or follow the tug on her heart to become a missionary wife to Sterling and a mother to ...

Books 7, 8, and 9 in the John Decker Supernatural Thriller series.

American Mail order brides of the West, historically inspired clean and wholesome short story romance. Best Selling Author Kat Carson! Southeastern Oklahoma Winter 1877 The unknown challenges of southeast Oklahoma Territory in the late 1800s test the faith, grit, and determination of three sisters relying on their hopes of finding true love as they travel westward as mail-order brides. Unforeseen challenges confront them every step of the way - from the Jesse James gang to the challenges of the rugged wilderness. Journey into the Old West with them as they overcome emotional struggles and ...

Discover the answers in “Sunset Ridge”! A powerful story of love, heart-pounding, swoon-worthy romance filled with redemption, hope, healing, and the strength of a small town overcome the darkest trials? Cole Miles, Sunset Ridge’s most eligible bachelor, has sworn off marriage—until fate brings Irene Lopez into his life. A shy schoolteacher with a past she’s desperate to leave behind, Irene never expected a broken-down car to lead her to someone like Cole. But as sparks fly between them, Irene’s hidden past resurfaces, pulling Cole into a web of danger neither of them saw coming...

Desert Sky Ranch: Where passion ignites under the Southwest sun. Jack's torn between duty and desire for wrangler Lily. He is an older man. And her boss. A fire between them they can’t deny. It would be easier if he weren’t engaged to another woman. Sparks fly as secrets unravel, risking all for a love hotter than the sands. Ride the wild winds of desire in this steamy tale of love and desire. A scorching romance that'll leave you breathless under the Southwest stars.

No one tells tales of the frontier better than Louis L'Amour, who portrays the human side of westward expansion - the good and the bad - before the days of law and order. Collected here are seven stories penned by America's favorite Western author.

Cowboy Cal Hayden has loved Rachel Gray practically since the first time he set eyes on her. But Cal’s a careful, responsible man who knows better than to start a relationship before he can give it his all. He bided his time while caring for his family through his father’s terminal illness. Now his father is gone and his mother is settled, but has Cal waited too long to make his move?

A journey to Ellis Island was supposed to be the start of a new life for Rosabella and her family. But instead, it becomes a nightmare when she is separated from them upon arrival, lost in an unfamiliar land where danger lurks at every turn. Alone and desperate to reunite with her loved ones, Rosabella must summon every ounce of strength to navigate the hardships of this new world. Will she be able to make it through the danger that is awaiting her? As she faces unexpected challenges and encounters both kindness and betrayal, she begins to wonder—will she ever find her family again? And ...

The most wanted man in the West, Big Bob McGraw has earned his reputation as a thief and killer. With a gang of trigger-happy desperadoes willing to do his bidding, McGraw has robbed banks, stagecoaches, and railroads, raised hell ravaging towns, and left bodies littering the streets in his wake. Carson Stone rode with McGraw’s gang exactly once, minding their horses during a bank robbery, before quitting. But with the marshal of El Paso, Texas, gunned down in cold blood as the bandits escaped, he’s been judged guilty by association.

Get ready for these hot, rowdy cowboys to lasso your heart. Come over to Burly, WA, one town over from where the Rough family lives. Frankie Love has a whole new crew of rugged and ROWDY men to introduce to you. This edition includes the first five novellas in the TO TAME A BURLY MAN series, all collected together in one.

Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. Come and join the undertakings of Mrs. Eva as she encounters a diversity of women, the surplus of gentlemen who want to find a wife, and the trials of life. Get to know more about the careless adventure of Jen as she ran away from her home and falsified her letters to Mrs. Eva Crabtree. You’ll be amused at how she managed to maintain her act, and keep her Irish accent even in dreams Read all books by bestseller and Kindle All-Star author Kat Carson! Mrs. Eva Crabtree Matrimonial Service Series 13 Books ...

Desperate to keep her Christmas tree farm going, newly widowed Emma is determined to set her own misery aside this year and help those in the town who are also experiencing difficult times. She’s sure that she can bring happiness to them this season—even if her own heart is aching and lonely. But when Preston, the man she’d loved in her youth, suddenly appears, Emma is shaken. Preston has no idea she is the tree farm owner he’d been seeking for a business deal. And the offer he’s hoping to make might lead them both in a completely different direction. But can she accept it? Or is ...

A woman fleeing debt. A cautious man, wary of betrayal. A scheming mother weaving a web of destruction. On the edge of despair, Mary Watson watches her father’s beloved tailor shop teeter on the brink of foreclosure. With time and money running out, she replies to an advertisement in The Matrimonial Times. When the kind miner from Helena responds, Mary quickly falls for John through their letters. Faced with destitution, she risks everything, spending the last of her funds on a ticket west. But a malicious woman intercepts her last letter and John has no idea she’s coming… John Harris...

Elias Hartman is an unusual sort of man. The only son of one of the wealthiest ranchers in Wyoming, his interests tend toward books and poetry rather than cattle and poker. His oddness prevents him from finding a suitable wife—that, and the fact that young unmarried women are few and far between in Miles Gulch. He writes to a matrimonial agency and is introduced to his perfect match: Cora Bennett is bookish, quiet, shy, and loves poetry. Their correspondence carries the spark of love both have been looking for—until, that is, they finally meet in person. Suddenly, the connection ...

This fantasy and science fiction teen anthology edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra contains a wide range of stories from fourteen bestselling, award-winning, and emerging writers from the South Asian diaspora that will surprise, delight, and move you. So listen on, for after all, magic has no borders.