Beth Ann Roberts made her father a deathbed promise to be a wife to her deceased sister’s husband, Daggart Bartlett. When Daggart sells the farm to join the Gold Rush, Beth must go with him, never expecting how much her life will change.Nicholas Granville is forced by his brother to help a group as they travel the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon. Mourning his late wife, Nick's heart began healing the moment he saw Beth.Now, the couple must find a way to fight a love that is undeniable.

Undeniable: The Oregon Trail Series

Literature & Fiction

Stapleton, Laura

United States

Laura L. Stapleton

Marie Warren worked to make the best of a journey west with her husband and his sister. Going from living on a plantation to walking along their wagon, she enjoyed making friends and planning her life in the Oregon Territory. Her life begins to change when the wrong man steps into her room at the right time.Samuel Granville is guiding a group to Oregon Territory in an effort to forget a broken heart. When he's asked by Marie's husband to retrieve her, Sam sees Marie in a saloon dress and can't shake his desire for her. Leading them west, Sam learns Charles Warren's shameful secret and why the man finds his wife so undesirable.

Undesirable (The Oregon Trail)

Romance

Historical

The VERY Worst Man (The VERY Manly)

Contemporary

When They Call: Samantha Barry was clinically dead at the scene of a horrible motorcycle accident, when they called. When she opened her eyes a week later, Sam quickly realized she wasn't alone. What she discovers is beyond her comprehension and sets her on a path back to the night she died. If only she hadn't answered when they called. Monster in the Woods: When seventeen-year-old Graham Sawyer stumbles on an abandoned hunting cabin. Nothing could have prepared him for what's inside. His first instinct is to back out the way he came, try to forget he ever found the place. But he hesitates. That hesitation that changes his life forever. A monster roams this forest, torturing the innocent. Question is, can Graham turn the tables, changing the hunter into the hunted? Horror in Grieselton: In the small town of Grieselton, Georgia an evil has just been unleashed, only no one realizes it… yet! When her patient, Brody Fisher, tells her of an evil presence that whispers to him, telling him to do bad things, Dr. Samantha Mathewson thinks he’s delusional. Will it be too late to save her patient and herself or will she become the victim of a terrible horror that will haunt her once peaceful town. Gone Fishing: The body of a local gambler is pulled from a lake which sets in motion a series of mysteries for Sheriff Pete Malone to solve. When his sister, Belle, discovers clues that could help solve the murder, the killer begins to stalk her pushing up the timeline to solving the killing before Belle becomes the next victim. Reflected: What do you see when you look in the mirror? Marigold Wilson sees regret. A reflection of a life half-lived, a prison built with debt and depression. Until one day her reflection looks back at her and doesn’t like what it sees. Escape: The beginning of the end. When a virus destroys the Earth's plant life, colonizing other planets is the human race's last hope. Countries band together and create seven Advanced Relocation Colonies, sending them to habitable worlds. Between massive extinctions, bureaucracy, malfunctions, and anti-colonization terrorists, can humanity survive? 11:34 Eleven thirty-four. There is nothing particularly special about the numbers, nothing unique about the time. To most people, it is a 60-second period that happens once before lunch and again when they’re asleep. It is something altogether different for me. In the darkness of night, in a flicker of time too quick to discern, an old woman appears. I don't know who she is, where she’s from or what she wants. All I know is that when she appears, the time is eleven thirty-four. Revenge from Within: A parolee is gunned down in the streets of Seattle on his walk home from work. A woman accused, but acquitted, of murder is killed in her backyard. A vigilante is on the loose and seeking justice for those who've escaped it. Detective Stef Jackson and her coworkers are on a race to track down who the killer is, but what happens when the revenge comes, not from outside forces, but within? Game Night: A group of retired women in small town America get together once a week to play poker. When one of their own murdered, a chess piece left behind by the killer, she knows something more sinister than a random act of violence has touched their lives. With her own chess piece in hand, Ruth is pulled into a game where the winner truly does take all, and the loser pays the price. When the Water Burns: When Tomas meets the beautiful and talented Kyla singing at the Parrot Dice Bar and Grill he hopes that she will eventually return his affection. But Kyla is an eternal elemental water spirit called an Ondine. Her kind were the truth behind legends like mermaids and the Sirens of Greek myth. When Veto Quesada comes into the bar, Tomas immediately recognizes the danger he represents. Kyla becomes fascinated with a human seemingly immune to the power of her voice. Her fascination draws Veto's attention and Tomas must risk everything to keep her safe.

The Hunt 2: A Thrill of the Hunt Anthology

Burdorf, Susan

Abell, Kelly

Perez, L.E.

Witko, TM

Durfee, Kristin

Anthony Awtrey

Nading, Miranda

James, L Marshall

Parkins, J Nichole

Short Stories & Anthologies

Palmas Publishing

Adelard Du Boise disregarded most people’s judgments of him. He knew that as a French-Indian, he’d fit in nowhere and everywhere at the same time. When Ellen Winslow captured his heart, Del knew he’d do whatever it took to win her love. Ellen’s father, stepmother, and two little brothers kept her busy while headed west. She didn’t have time or attention to give to a lovesick savage, no matter how handsome or well mannered he seemed. To her, Del would always be uncivilized.

Uncivilized: The Oregon Trail Series

Western & Frontier

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Welcome to the first full novel in an Atlantic Maritime series soaked in romance and murder. When a family friend of Mandy Hays washes up on shore, everything points to homicide. But how, when he was alone on a fishing trip? Her sexy neighbor, Dr. Aaron Nicholson, knows much more than he can say. As the evidence piles up, all of the victim’s family and closest friends seem guilty.

Betrayal: A Nova Scotia Murder Mystery (Nova Scotia Murder Mysteries) (Volume 1)

Romantic Suspense

In 1879 Missouri, Jack Dryden’s wife left him just before their adopted children could arrive. When he meets the trio at the train station, he’s unable to send them back to the orphan’s home in New York.Alice McCarthy takes her responsibilities seriously. She’s in charge of the Hays children and can’t let her feelings about Jack influence her. The rules are clear. She must refuse the adoption. Only, all five of them felt a bond at first sight.Now they must find a way to bend the rules to continue on as a true family.

Last Train Home (American West Romances)

Literary

After the tragic years of the Civil War, Rachel Stewart and her brother Isaac decide to leave Missouri for new opportunities. Their family farm is gone and both agree on a new life in the trading town of Santa Fe is what they need. But, when a Union officer comes into her work for a quick alteration of his Sunday clothes, she wants to learn more about him. Captain Patrick Sinclair is leaving with his soldiers for Fort Dodge, Kansas. But when he meets Rachel, he is smitten. He tries to imagine ways to come back to Missouri and see her as he leads the men on to their new assignment.

Santa Fe Woman: An American West Story (American West Romances)

Independently published

Sally Wigg began life as an orphan. Never knowing who her parents were, she grew up in Madam Wigg's school and foundling home with her adopted sisters. Until the day she'd been secretly dreading all of her life arrived. Sally, like her sisters, thumbed through The Bride's Bulletin yet remained skeptical the men listed were anything but the worst.Then, she saw Henry DuBoise. The friendly picture of a handsome man with kind eyes caught her attention but his personal description kept her focused.Henry DuBoise advertised in the Bulletin with one goal in mind. To find a wife strong enough to be by his side while he changed his life from sailing to farming. He expected his future to be a worthwhile struggled and needed a woman to help him. When Sally responded to his advertisement, he thought his wish had been granted. Only, the beautiful and delicate woman stepping off of the train resembled a fashion plate far more than a sturdy farm wife.Now, he doesn't want to marry and ruin her with a rough life. She doesn't want to go home to the Wigg School and Foundling Home in disgrace, unwanted and unloved again.

Sally's Sailor: An American West Story (The Alphabet Mail-Order Brides)

As a Pony Express rider, John Williamson is used to riding fast, avoiding danger, and betting high. He's one of several young men responsible for getting the mail further down the line on time no matter the personal cost. When her brother signed up to be a Pony Express rider, Fiona O'Brien became an express stop employee. The young men she cooked and cleaned for had her kindness but not her heart.Until John walks in and both see their futures in each other's eyes. Can Fiona love a hard-living man? Can John change his life for the woman he adores?

Rider's Game: An American West Story (American West Romances)

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