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Cardwell Ranch: Montana Legacy
Series · 6 books · 2019-2021

Books in series

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#1

Steel Resolve

2019

Sometimes you can go home again It’s just not always safe... Mary Cardwell Savage never meant to send that letter to her ex, Chase Steele. How could she know her words would bring the gorgeous cowboy back to Big Sky, Montana—with an unstable and dangerous stalker following close behind? Now Chase wants to prove that their love deserves a second chance. And this time, nothing will keep him from his heart’s desire…not even a killer.
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#2

Iron Will

2019

Are a dead woman’s secrets enough to kill for…? Hank Savage has always believed his old girlfriend was murdered. Now he’s come home to Cardwell Ranch and, with the help of PI Frankie Brewster, is determined to find the killer. Trying to keep their feelings at bay, Hank and Frankie quickly learn that every lead reveals a life steeped in secrets—and danger. And that someone from Hank’s past will do anything to keep the truth from being revealed.
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#3

Ambush Before Sunrise

2020

He’s riding straight into danger. Wrangler Angus Savage has come to Wyoming to help Jinx McCallahan get her cattle to high country. He’s signed on for the dangerous drive, eager to reconnect with the woman he knew when they were kids. Now in the wilderness the no-nonsense cowboy and the strong-willed rancher must navigate the trail’s many hazards—like her treacherous ex who wants her back…or dead.
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#4

Double Action Deputy

2020

Join New York Times bestselling author B.J. Daniels at Cardwell Ranch for nonstop suspense in Big Sky country. A relentless marshal. A rogue detective. A bargain they may not live long enough to regret. When Montana deputy marshal Brick Savage asks homicide detective Maureen Mortensen to help him find the person who destroyed her family, she quickly accepts his offer. But as the stakes rise and they get closer to the truth more horrible than they ever expected, can they find the murderer before they become targets? From Harlequin Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. For more action-packed stories, check out the other books in the Cardwell Montana Legacy Book 1: Steel Resolve Book 2: Iron Will Book 3: Ambush Before Sunrise Book 4: Double Action Deputy
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#5

Trouble In Big Timber

2021

He’s back at Cardwell Ranch to find a killer. Ford Cardwell is shocked when his college crush calls him out of the blue—even more so when he hears a gunshot. But when he joins forces with medical examiner Henrietta “Hitch” Rogers, she makes him wonder if the random call was a setup—not a murder. Together, they’ll need to discover the truth, but looking into the case will put them in the sights of a killer. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.
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#6

Cold Case at Cardwell Ranch

2021

Buried secrets threaten a lawman And a woman with everything to lose. A grisly discovery at the bottom of an abandoned well leads cold-case detective Waco Johnson to Cardwell Ranch—and a thirty-year-old unsolved homicide. When evidence points to Ella Cardwell’s missing mother as the murderer, Waco knows he'll need the Montana rancher's help to find the vanished woman. Ella’s desperate search for answers uncovers family secrets that could break the case wide open…and thrust Ella and Waco into a killer's sights. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

Author

B. J. Daniels
B. J. Daniels
Author · 139 books

B.J. Daniels started her life in Houston, Texas, before her family moved to Montana at age five. She grew up in a cabin in the Gallatin Canyon near Big Sky and later on Hebgen Lake near West Yellowstone. Because of her love for Montana, most of her books are set there. Born into a storytelling family, all she'd ever wanted to do was write stories. After a career as an award-winning newspaper journalist, she wrote and sold 37 short stories before she finally wrote her first book, ODD MAN OUT. Since then she has won numerous awards including a career achievement award for romantic suspense. She lives in Montana with her husband, Parker, two Springer Spaniels. When she isn't writing, she quilts, boats and. makes rope/fabric baskets. She always reads, loving to lose herself in a good book.

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