Short Westerns

Derek Brighton has become one of Dallas's finest detectives through a combination of discipline and obsession. Once he has a target in his sights, nothing can stop him. When he isn't solving homicides, he applies the same intensity to his playtime at Sanctum, a secretive BDSM club. Unfortunately, no amount of beautiful submissives can fill the hole that one woman left in his heart.

Four tales of love and adventure in the Old West introduce a cast of characters that includes a brave Texas ranger who risks his life against avenging outlaws to rescue the woman he secretly loves; a beautiful seductress who comes between two brothers; a desperate fugitive who seeks sanctuary with a peace-loving people; and a daring young schoolteacher who journeys West to meet the man who has captured her heart. Included are "The Ranger", "Canyon Walls", "Avalanche", and "From Missouri".

In "McQueen of the Tumbling K", a man, left for dead, seeks revenge. A prospector finds gold - and hostile Apaches - in "Big Medicine". And in "Dutchman's Flat", a posse tracking a killer runs into far more trouble than they bargained for.

She never expected to kiss an outlaw…and like it. While traveling to meet her intended, Kinsley Paulson is faced with a decision: stand up to the outlaw threatening to take all she holds dear or do as he says and kiss him. She does what she must to keep her family’s possessions. Kinsley throws her arms around the man and experiences her first kiss. And she enjoys it more than she should, especially since she’ll soon be saying her vows. Kinsley pushes aside the kiss that changes her life and meets her groom. She knows he’s hiding something. She won’t rest until she discovers his ...

Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance. Author Katie Wyatt. Box Set Complete Series My Brothers and the Golden Key Book 1 Rebecca’s Real Man Rebecca 'Bekkah' Marsden is not your usual lass. the only sister of three brothers, she's used to being one of the lads. So imagine her distress when tragedy strikes and she's forced to answer a Mail-Order-Bride ad to save her family. But she never expected to fall in love with her savior. All Ethan Colt ever wanted was to find a nice, loveable woman to share his life with. He never expected to end up ...

In finding a fresh start, can she provide him with the love he so desperately craves? Widowed at twenty-seven with a baby on the way, Amelia Jefferson leaves the only home she’s ever known for a fresh start. Her deceased husband’s parents no longer want her to be a part of their lives, even with their grandchild on the way. She leaves the town where she buried her parents right after she married and arrives in Silver Springs, Colorado. With trunks full of quilts, Amelia’s looking for a fresh start and a way to provide for herself and her unborn child. Tired of being alone and working ...

I spent over a decade behind that bar, watching her drink, dance and flirt. Keeping an eye on her and wishing she were mine. Hungering for her love, her touch. Then she kissed me. My life, as I knew it, completely changed with that kiss. As far as I was concerned, Jessica was mine. Standing at the altar, awaiting my beautiful bride, I know the rest of my life will be complete with Jessica by my side. My wife to love, protect and guide with my firm hand. But will she let me love her fully? In the way only I can? Who's your daddy? The Bartender. The Bartender is book three in the Sweet Texas ...

From Bestselling Author Katie Wyatt comes a gripping tale of love, courage, and adventure in the untamed Texas frontier. Each book is a full story in and of itself but ties into the next book in the series. Will she stand by her husband and fight for their future, or let fear steal away her chance at love and a life of adventure? When proper Eastern lady Grace Ervin agrees to become a mail-order bride, she expects a quiet life with her handsome Western husband. Instead, she steps off the train and into a whirlwind of danger that will test her courage, faith and change her forever. Within ...

A Mail-order Bride meets a US Marshal who just stepped out of a dime store novel... Gerald Tucker leaves the ranch in Blanco County, Texas, to find himself after losing the only woman he'd ever thought he'd loved. Uncertain of his future, he finds an advertisement for a U.S. Marshals training camp in Silverwood, California. There he finds that he must take on a bride before he can assume his new post in Jasper Junction. But she might be everything he needs to survive what lies ahead. Constance Brown is an orphan living as a nanny to her young cousins, but when they both begin to go to ...

In the shadows of betrayal, love and faith forge a path to redemption. When the truth behind her husband's death comes to light, Jordan Regent finds herself facing a perilous path. As the widow of a steel business owner, Jordan stumbles upon a secret that threatens to shatter her world. Determined to uncover the truth, she must summon a strength as strong as steel to survive the darkness that surrounds her. Ryder Foster is hired to manage her late husband's business and personal affairs. Together, they embark on a quest to unveil the truth behind the shadows, even as their growing ...

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 ...

Steamy Cowboys by Rosalina Sanchez delivers 15 sizzling short stories set against the rugged backdrop of Texas, where forbidden attraction and unbridled passion ignite under the scorching sun. From brooding ranchers to rodeo champions, these cowboys are as rough as the land they ride—each with a secret, a scar, and a hunger for love that defies convention.

Frank Chess didn’t care for much in this world. Especially himself. So taking a job for local big shot Rhino Hulst was an easy choice. Each day drifted into the next: running Rhino’s crooked errands and blowing his meager pay on poker and the saloon. All because Rhino killed a man in cold blood, pinned it on Frank, and now holds the hangman’s rope over him. And who would give a damn? Frank came into town a drifter - a fiddlefoot. And when he finally remembers what it’s like to care about something, the town has no idea how much hell he’s about to bring down on them all.

Years before, Wade Rycroft fell in love with Geneva Harris, the smartest girl in his class. The rodeo star and the shy academic made for an odd pair but their chemistry was undeniable. They made plans to get married after high school but when Genny left him standing in the rain, he joined the Army and vowed to leave that life behind. Genny married the town’s golden boy, and Wade knew that he couldn’t go home again. Fifteen years later, Wade returns to his Texas hometown for his brother’s wedding and walks into a storm of scandal.

Phil Evarts is dead, and the Hatchet Range is up for grabs. That's 70,000 acres of prime turf just waiting for the man rich enough to buy it . . . or the gunman crazy enough to kill for it. Every schemer in town has his eyes on Hatchet, and Bide Mariner leads the charge. An unscrupulous rancher who'll stop at nothing for cash, Mariner has the money and the guns to take whatever he wants. Only Will Ballard stands in his way—and that means Ballard is marked for death.

Trust and love are two things that Leah Brady no longer believes in. The quirky freelance journalist with a reckless streak comes to Copper Canyon to attend her friend’s wedding and to escape her abusive ex. She doesn’t expect to fall in love with the kind, warmhearted town and its citizens. Nor does she anticipate befriending a sick little girl and possibly falling in love with the girl’s father, handsome rancher Carter Orbison. Carter Orbison has just signed the divorce papers that should have been signed years ago. With his daughter Amy in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant...

In "The Trail to Peach Meadow Canyon", Mike Bastian has been raised by outlaw chief Ben Curry and trained in frontier skills by Curry's most trusted associates. Curry now wants to retire from leadership of the gang he has headed for years. But he is frustrated in this ambition by various factions within his gang who want to seize leadership and by Mike himself, who is not sure that he wants to lead the life of an outlaw.

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 Jeb approaches me during the Sunday picnic, I fear he’s going to ask for my hand in marriage. Instead...

Three spectacular stories all set on New Year's Eve. First, Stephanie Laurens enthralls us with a New Year's scandal, when a rake awakens in the bed of the temptress who seduced him years before. Then, Victoria Alexander enchants with her tale of a love promised, then foiled and then rekindled on another midnight. And Rachel Gibson delights with the reunion of two estranged friends and the passionate sparks that fly when the clock strikes 12.

It's Halloween 1989. Suzy is barely out of her teens, pregnant, and on the run with a bag of money that belongs to some very bad men. Back in Camelot, West Virginia, Arvin Lee Orkney doesn't know he's about to become a daddy. But he sure knows he's in big trouble. An old enemy has vanished. Now, both the cops and the crooks call him the prime suspect. The star-crossed lovers have broken lives, fractured hearts, and no clue death is stalking them. But someone, or something, is watching from the shadows. And messing with Orkneys, dead or alive, is never a good idea. This spookily seasonal ...