Brides of Blessings
Series · 11 books · 2018-2019
Books in series
#1
The Blessed Bride
2018
Leaving Ireland for America, Patience “Pati” O'Connor has followed the trail of her heartbroken father west, to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. With no money and a missing father, Pati has no choice but to settle down in a small, gold mining town of Blessings, California. Maybe the rough and tumble place could use a skilled seamstress…
Pete Jones has spent a lifetime fighting. Wounded in battle during the Mexican War, Pete is left with shaking hands, nightmares, and a sour disposition—but his new job protecting gold claims in Blessings just might be what he needs to kick the anguish of his past.
When Pati’s new business is robbed, she seeks help from the ornery yet honorable Pete, who doesn’t seem too keen on sticking his nose into her business. But Pete can’t seem to say no to the vibrant, fiery, oh so beautiful lass, which may spell trouble for his plans to stay lonely and single.
As the town begins to grow around them, and as trouble starts to slither in, Pati and Pete are desperate to find a love more valuable than all the gold in the mountain.
But can Pete be a man worthy of Pati’s love, and can Pati convince Pete she is destined to be his blessed bride?
#2
Blessed Beyond Measure
2018
Lenora Farnsworth’s family moves to untamed California, but will it mean the death of her dream to become a lawyer like her father?
Her father hires Victor Abernathy to protect the family. He’s just as foreboding as the land, but she’s drawn to him all the same. In gold-rush territory, she can be free of the restraints of Boston, but can she get past the rumors about his past enough to risk her future?
Victor is a displaced English heir, looking to make quick money panning for gold.
He’s never met a woman he couldn’t match, until Lenora. Whether it’s her rebuff, her beauty, or quick wit, he can’t keep away. He makes a wager with her—it’s his gambler’s nature—but he’s dealt a bad hand when his plans fall through. Lenora is a prize he can’t afford to lose, but when England calls, will he fold, or take his winnings and run?
#3
Hell-Bent on Blessings
2018
YOU KNOW MY STYLE OF WRITING—strong heroines who don’t mess around. They roll up their sleeves and get the job done. I love the stories of women who persevere and overcome, so you can imagine how much I enjoyed writing Hell-Bent on Blessings. It releases on Feb. 14 but you can pre-order TODAY!
Harriet’s worthless husband has snatched the world out from under her feet, and then gone and died on her, to boot. First, though, he left her in deep debt and facing foreclosure on the ranch that she loves almost as much as her own children. Livid, staring at bankruptcy and fighting hopelessness, she grits her teeth and comes up with a plan. Money, gold, and jobs are abundant in the boom town of Blessings, California. She’ll start over there, taking one step at a time to rebuild a life with her children, her financial independence, and her dreams of a new ranch.
God help the man who ever gets in her way again…
Jason Meredith, an old friend, has a few things he'd like to say to Harriet, especially now that she's a widow. He might have better luck surviving a bear attack, though, than thawing her frozen heart. He's got his work cut out for him, but Jason's a patient man. At least, he used to think he was...
#4
Dueling the Desperado
2018
"This place is too dangerous for a face like yours."
"I feel as if I've heard those words before."
It’s been several years since Araceli Arroyo left behind the burning ruins of her family’s hacienda in New Mexico for a new start in California. Despite the time that’s passed and all the loss she’s suffered, the painful memory of war is like fresh paint on a blank canvas. Perhaps that’s why the prints she creates always hold a touch of sadness. However, she’s determined to produce something new – a masterpiece that will inspire the folks in the growing town of Blessings. Could the new hire at her father’s sawmill help her do that… or will the secrets he carries destroy them both?
From Texas to New Mexico, problems stick to Miguel Santiago like stink on old fish. Hoping to shed his old life, he’s thankful for a friend’s invitation to start anew in a place where he can be anyone – literally. Operating under the alias of Michael St. James, his fair looks and country twang allow him to pass as any other American cowboy in search of California’s promise of golden opportunities. Could the family he’s always wanted also be part of the prospect… or will the woman of his dreams discard him like her dried jars of paint when his past is revealed?
A story of desire and deception, dismay and deliverance, hearts burn as bright as the summer sun setting on the golden California coastline in this classic western.
#5
Sweeten The Swindler
2018
To swindle a swindler is Jake's idea of the ultimate revenge. His nemesis conned away his brother's miner hat blueprints. In turn, Jake plans to woo his enemy's bookish niece and then convince her to buy enough shares in Jake's railroad ponzi scheme to bankrupt his nemesis' miner's hat business. Jake's Trojan horse is a four-pound carnival trick dog.
Maxine Sweeten is a math whiz at keeping her uncle’s accounts on Pasley Miner's Hats and dabbling in the stock market. She loves all God's creatures.
When Jake brings Maxine the supposedly lame-legged terrier, she can't help but soften toward the rugged stranger with his own emotional wounds that shadow his eyes. Once she realizes Jake is out to ruin both her and her uncle, she's determined to discover why. His reasons open up a whole new bundle of trouble. What's more, she must find a way to heal not only creatures from the forest, but Jake's wild heart.
#6
Blessings from Heaven
2018
Nyevah Ivanov arrives in California seeking a new home, far away from the barren sorrow in Siberia. But when her brother abandons her, Nyevah determines to realize her dreams on her own terms. Despite not knowing much English, she finds work at the saloon, and is soon making a home in the boomtown of Blessings. But something is missing…until she meets a stunningly handsome loner.
Mourning the loss of his wife and child, Jeremiah Bridger has lost himself in the mountains, trapping and hunting…and wallowing in his own private hell. After a supply run into Blessings brings him face to face with the most beautiful and agitating woman, Jeremiah can’t seem to stay away from her sparkling golden eyes, sweet smile, and bright heart—no matter how many times he tells himself Nyevah is just a naïve foreigner.
Nyevah has never been one to give up, even when the going got hard, so when Jeremiah Bridger plants himself in her way, she can't help but push back. He's about as nice as a wounded bear, but she knows there is more to him than that. And when pushing back only seems to draw him closer, Nyevah can't help but fall for him.
But is Jeremiah ready to risk his heart again? Will Nyevah fulfill her dream in Jeremiah's arms? The growing town of Blessings already knows the answers.
#7
Bounty Beyond Reason
2018
For the last four years, she's wanted to watch him hang.
Hannah Gale has to avenge her husband's death and the loss of her future and watching Emitt Hayes swing will do just that. When she's able to catch him, she can bring him back and claim the bounty, redeeming some of the wealth Emitt stole.
Emitt stole a horse to redeem a debt.
It started a landslide of events that changed many lives, and a has eaten at him ever since. He's taken on the name Cort Nelson to hide. When his past catches up with him, Hannah is more fire than he's expecting. His quiet, hidden life will never be the same.
A hidden danger appears that could cost them both their lives, can Cort admit to what he's done and be the man Hannah needs and can Hannah release her grudge to grab hold of a future worth having?
Get this sweet, romantic, redemptive story of second chance love by bestselling author, Kari Trumbo
#8
A Blessed Dream
2018
Newly arrived in Blessings, Louisa Davidson’s only goal is to support her sisters while they search for clues about their father’s murder. However, their neighbor’s unruly children keep disrupting her work and she finds herself longing for a dream she thought lost to her: that of being a schoolteacher. With her father’s murderer on the loose, she cannot think of her own dreams, but of justice.
Jonah Hastings’s dreams died along with his wife. He’s doing the best he can to keep his children out of trouble, but as his family falls apart, the person to save them may also be the greatest threat to walls around his heart. As Jonah and Louisa try to hold the shattered pieces of their hearts together, can letting go be the very thing that saves them all?
#9
Where the Snowy Owl Sleeps
2018
"Healing the heart can be the hardest medicine to make."
Known as "Snowy Owl" amongst her people, Kela Tukumu is less interested in taking a husband than she is in becoming the first medicine woman of her Miwok tribe. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that she is rather fierce to behold—taller and stronger than all the other women, and even many of the men... or maybe it is simply due to the terrible tragedy she heard all her life—the one that took away her grieving mother before Kela had the chance to even know her. Regardless of the reason, Kela is determined to stay the course. With the influx of new settlers in the territory, her people have suffered much. She has decided it is her responsibility to help them heal. However, doing so may require an alliance with the local town doctor in ways she never imagined.
If Jonathan Edwards could turn back the hands of time, he would have never left his medical practice back east. His wife warned him it would be their undoing and, sure enough, it was. Now he has his wife's blood on his hands, as well as the responsibility of raising their two small children alone. Worse, the town's mayor has charged him with yet another undertaking—unite the townsfolk with the local Miwok tribe. Yet, how can he possibly do so when the very real likelihood exists that it was one of their men who murdered his wife? The last thing he wishes is to betray her memory... an increasingly difficult task when the Miwok's shaman turns out to be the most capable woman he's ever known.
Will sharing their knowledge with one another open a way to healing, or only produce more hurt for both them and their peoples?
#10
Beauty Beyond Understanding
2019
Abandoned by her brother, and only known relative, Seraphina Beaumont lives alone in a cabin in the woods on the outskirts of Blessings, CA. Because of a mysterious condition, she only goes out at night, wears a cape to cover her skin, and is adept at making healing tinctures and salves—all qualities that have led the people of Blessings to label her a witch. She’s resigned herself to a life of loneliness and misunderstanding when she runs into the prodigal brother of her only friend as he returns to Blessings. His horse knocks her down and injures her shoulder, but could this dark, handsome stranger be the one to heal her heart?
Geoff Farnsworth has been wayward for the last five years, hiding from his future and his family in saloons and gambling halls. A near-death experience fills him with the sudden desire to understand his history—which he can only do by returning home to Blessings to confront the family he abandoned. But along the way, he meets someone who needs to understand family even more than he.
Geoff and Seraphina first must learn to trust in order help one another. But as each come close to understanding their past, it is the future that clouds their thoughts.
#11
Birth of the Butterfly
2019
Despite her father being of noble blood, Mariposa Sanchez Tanaka has lived her whole life with the stigma of being a servant’s daughter. With grim marriage prospects, she has wanted to devote her life to studying the ways of the Kunoichi. Of course, there is only so much one can learn from a tattered piece of paper found in a sack of rice flour. Still, she is determined to live a life with purpose—which becomes clear only after foolishly losing a precious heirloom. Resolved to recover it, other problems arise and she finds herself in the town of Blessings, seemingly taking her farther away from her goal. Will a handsome local help bring her back to it... and discover her true path?
Once destined for great things, Shin Bushido settled into small town living with the hope of escaping his past. Resigned to a life of quiet anonymity, he’s worked his way from the position of a lowly blacksmith’s apprentice to the owner of a lauded smithy. Life is perfect—or so he thinks until a foreigner working in a house of geishas catches his eye. Unable to resist, he gets caught up in her cause and enjoys the opportunity of being a sensei once more. However, master becomes student when he realizes he, too, has something to learn about life, legends... and maybe even love.
A Brides of Blessings adventure, the secret of the dragon claw necklace is finally revealed in the last installment of this three part saga.
Authors
Danica Favorite
Author · 28 books
A self-professed crazy chicken lady, Danica Favorite loves the adventure of living a creative life. She loves to explore the depths of human nature and follow people on the journey to happily ever after. Though the journey is often bumpy, those bumps are what refine imperfect characters as they live the life God created them for. Oops, that just spoiled the ending of all of Danica’s stories. Then again, getting there is all the fun.
Mimi Milan
Author · 9 books
Mimi Milan is a Latin American poet and author. She received the MFA in Creative Writing at Queens University of Charlotte, where she currently serves as the Social Media Manager for the MFA Department. When she isn't sharing her love for her alma mater, she can be found entertaining children, a menagerie of pets and imaginary friends.
Lynn Winchester
Author · 13 books
Lynn Winchester is the pseudonym of a hardworking California-born conservative, now living in the wilds of Northeast Pennsylvania. Lynn has been writing fiction since the 5th grade, and enjoys creating worlds, characters, and stories for her readers. Lynn writes charming, romantic romance that focuses on the growth of the relationship and the power of true love. Lynn's historical western Dry Bayou Brides series is a highly acclaimed, bestselling sweet romance series. Keep an eye out for her upcoming releases. When Lynn isn't writing, she is running a successful editing business, reading whatever she can get her hands on, raising her four children, making sure her husband is happy, and binge watching shows on Netflix.
Kari Trumbo
Author · 77 books
Kari Trumbo is a writer of historical and contemporary Christian romance and romantic suspense. She's a mom to four wonderful children. When she isn't writing or editing, she loves to read, sing, and knit. Kari loves curling up with a fluffy blanket when winter hits. She makes her home in central Minnesota with her husband of over twenty years, two daughters, two sons, many cats and one sweet bunny. She also writes women's fiction under the name Teri Blake.
Heather Blanton
Author · 27 books
“Heather Blanton is blessed with a natural storytelling ability, an ‘old soul’ wisdom, and wide expansive heart. Her characters are vividly drawn, and in the western settings where life can be hard, over quickly, and seemingly without meaning, she reveals Larger Hands holding everyone and everything together.” MARK RICHARD, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, AMC’S HELL ON WHEELS, and PEN/ERNEST HEMINGWAY AWARD WINNER I write Christian Historical Western Romance. Yes, that often entails the use of firearms in a threatening manner. Sometimes there are fistfights. There may even be politically incorrect but historically accurate language. But also, there is always an inspirational message and strong allusions (at least) to the gospel. A former journalist, I am an avid researcher and endeavor to skillfully weave truth in among fictional story lines. I love exploring the American West, especially ghost towns and museums. I have walked parts of the Oregon Trail, ridden horses through the Rockies, climbed to the top of Independence Rock, and even held an outlaw's note in my hand. I grew up in the mountains of Western North Carolina on a steady diet of Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and John Wayne Westerns. My most fond childhood memory is of sitting next to my daddy, munching on popcorn, and watching Lucas McCain unload that Winchester! My daddy also taught me to shoot and, trust me, I can sew buttons on with my rifle. I can be reached several different ways: http://ladiesindefiancé.com/ https://www.facebook.com/authorheathe... https://twitter.com/heatherfblanton https://www.pinterest.com/heatherfbla... I am a proud member of Western Writers of America. My novels are all Christian Western Romance because this is the genre that lets me write about strong, pioneer women and men who struggle to find God and then live out their faith in real ways. Like good old fashioned Westerns, there is always justice, a moral message, American values, lots of high adventure, unexpected plot twists, and more than a touch of suspense. Of course, romance is always a strong element in my stories because it is such a beautiful gift from God and a perfect reflection of how he loves us: sacrificially and lavishly. My stories aren’t preachy or cheesy, but I hope they are inspirational, heart-warming, realistic, illuminating, and glorifying to God.
Dallis Adams
Author · 3 books
When I was a child, I used to ride up and down the dumb waiter, hoping to see all kinds of magical creatures. In my dreams I could fly. I made up stories for as long as I can remember. Is it any wonder that I became a writer? I pen stories in several different genres. Most of my books have humor, and are either romances or have romantic elements and they usually have some mystery going on as a subplot. My first books were published by Dorchester Love Spell. I'm an avid reader and a voracious science fiction and fantasy fanatic.
