Short Westerns

To catch a criminal, I risk losing my heart... and my life. I thought I knew what I was getting into when I went undercover to take down the city's most notorious crime family. I had my orders, my training, and my wits. What I didn't count on was him—the don's right-hand man. Dangerous. Seductive. And completely off-limits. Now, as I sink deeper into their world of power and corruption, I find myself drawn to the very man I'm supposed to betray. Every moment brings me closer to exposing their operation, but also to losing my heart—and possibly my life. With the stakes higher than ever, ...

An unplanned murder during a bank robbery has another sheriff on the trail of those on the lam.

Deputy Paul Scallen will earn his 150 dollars if he can get his prisoner Jim Kidd on the train to Yuma Prison. But the members of Kidd's gang have determined that Scallen won't live long enough to make the Three-Ten to Yuma. Performed by Henry Rollins, this classic of bullets and bad men demonstrate the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that made Elmore Leonard one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.

Finding your way through grief: A compassionate guide to healing after lossLosing someone or something meaningful to you is a heart-wrenching experience. In those moments, it can feel as though no one truly understands your pain, and in many ways, that's true—grief is a deeply personal journey unique to each individual. Processing your emotions in the aftermath of a loss has no timeline. It can feel as though you're left totally adrift, with no guidance on where to begin the healing process. So, what can you do to move forward? Opening yourself up to the possibility of healing and taking ...

In 871, three of England’s four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorized early medieval Europe. With the Norsemen murdering one king with arrows and torturing another to death by ripping out his lungs, the prospects that faced the kingdom of Wessex were bleak. Worse still, the Saxons were now led by a young man barely out of his teens who was more interested in God than fighting.

Complete Series romance collection in one boxed set! Clean and Wholesome Historical Western Romance Short Story. The town’s Christmas cheer is sadly lacking. It’ll take a miracle to bring Red Rock back to life. Fortunately, tis the season for such things! Facing their troubles with courage and the conviction of their faith, Maggie, Isabelle, Laura, and Megan will set the town back on its feet—and along the way, they’ll each find the love of a lifetime. Join them for the holiday ride! This New edition has been completely re-edited, revised, and revamped! Christmas In Red Rock by ...

Patterson Blake is an FBI Agent on a mission. When she was a teenager, her older sister vanished while on a cross-country road trip and hasn't been seen since. Patterson thought she'd put the trauma of her sister's disappearance behind her, but now there is new evidence, and suddenly the old wounds reopen. Except that Patterson isn't a kid anymore. She has a badge and a gun, and the resources to follow her sister's trail. But it won't be as easy as Patterson thinks.

She must leave her past behind in order to become who she’s meant to be. Being treated like a servant instead of a family member pushes Ivy Fowler to answer an advertisement for a mail-order bride. Her brother and sister-in-law promise to take her from Montana to Colorado in the back of a covered wagon as long as Ivy agrees to cook all of their meals, do their laundry, and take care of her three-year-old niece. Ivy agrees. She cannot stay in Montana any longer. Her brother and sister never gave her love, but now she’s in danger of losing much more. While her groom-to-be doesn’t ...

Maverick Mountain Brothers: Collection Books 1-5. Get a taste of Jax, Bryce, Dean, Colt and Kane all in one bundle. Steamy short read instalove romances. 90-minutes full of spice and always with a happyily-ever-after.

A betrayal...a secret baby….an unknown imposter…will Tess survive the wagon train journey to Sunset Hills, Oregon after her life is threatened? And if so, what will she do once she gets there? 1855. Tess Findlay can’t wait to be reunited with her beau who went out west three months ago to mine for gold, saying he’d send for her soon. Even though she hasn’t heard from him, she’s discovered she’s with child and decides to join a wagon train to travel to Oregon to surprise him with the news. When a band of robbers holds up the caravan, Tess is shocked to recognize her beau as one...

She’s making a run toward hope, love, and family and she’s not letting go. Orphaned as a young girl, Ella longs for a life she’s only read about in books. To escape a desperate situation, she heads west as a mail-order bride, narrowing her choice of spouse to three brothers, a millwright, a businessman, and a horse trainer, all searching for a marriage of convenience which will provide the inheritance that will finance the family’s business venture in Oklahoma. Newspapers claim the unchartered territory is a land where streams flow with milk and the heavens rain down a supply of ...

Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, two ranch hands, come together when they're working as sheepherder and camp tender one summer on a range above the tree line. At first, sharing an isolated tent, the attraction is casual, inevitable, but something deeper catches them that summer.

Enjoy two classic Lone Star romances from New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer!

A collection of short stories selected from over three hundred entries in the Author Pete's Young Adult Writing Competition. The stories, although fictional, are very relatable and speak of everyday occurrences in society. Readers will be left, motivated and inspired by the perseverance and fortitude of the young protagonists. There is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel!

A woman seeking refuge. A man out of his depth. A set of orphaned twins. Rosemary Clark toils daily at the Morton Match Factory. Though she has wonderful friends, she yearns for a family of her own. The Matrimonial Times offers the opportunity to start a new life in Colorado with a dashing sawyer. Before her courtship is complete, Rosemary must flee westward after an alarming incident with the factory supervisor. But when she arrives, no one is waiting. She travels to the sawmill, only to be confronted with the shock of a lifetime... Grant Ferguson loves his work at the sawmill in Hidden ...

“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...

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 ...

Have you ever asked “What’s it all for?” or “Is my life enough?” Jack finds himself back at the local pub after another monotonous day at work asking himself these very questions. From an outside perspective, Jack has a good job and a supportive family, but somehow it’s not fulfilling his true desires, which has created a deep sadness. Seeing Jack’s hopelessness, the bartender, Lloyd, suggests a short story for him to read about a cowboy going through similar struggles in wanting better for his family and his life. Jack is not much of a reader, but finds some solace in ...

This Christmas, love arrives unexpectedly in Douglas County—by stagecoach. December 1875 – A Christmas dress could bring things together...or tear them apart. When her world comes apart at the seams, Charlotte Dunn leaves Washington DC behind to become a mail-order bride in Douglas County, Colorado. Sheriff Simon Harris didn’t want a wife but can’t turn away the stunning dressmaker now that she’s here. As a deadly trap closes in around Simon, Charlotte’s courage is the only thing that can save her groom and their future. Will her talent with a needle be enough to tailor the ...

In a town struggling to survive, can love bring two people together? At the tender age of eight, Christmas Macy’s life takes a dramatic turn when her parents suddenly die. She’s forced to live in an orphanage near Denver, Colorado, with a woman who doesn’t take kindly to children, and most definitely not to Christmas. Now in her twenties, Christmas is heartbroken. The place she’s called home for over fourteen years is being stripped away, along with her best friend. She travels to the drought-ridden town, not knowing what her future holds. Being told over and over she’s unworthy ...