Chatsworth

Series · 3 books · 2000-2004

By C.J. Carmichael

Books in series

Small-Town Girl

2003

Will a small-town solution work for a big-city girl?After her son is seriously injured in a car accident, Julie Matthew wants two things: for him to regain his health and for her family to return to normal. What a shock when she learns that Russell, her husband, sees normal as a rut. His solution? To move their family from Vancouver back to the tiny rural town in Saskatchewan where he grew up. It's for the sake of their child, he claims, and a guilty conscience leads Julie, who loves big cities, to go along with his plan. But once in Chatsworth, she begins to suspect that Russell has his own interests at heart. Especially after she sees him and his former girlfriend together at the school where they'll both be teaching. And that's not the only surprise her husband has for her!

For a Baby

2004

Heather Sweeney has always wanted a baby. Unfortunately, she’s in love with a married man, so her chances don’t look good. Then one lonely night she turns to T.J. Collins, who always seems to be there for her when life is at its lowest. A few weeks later Heather discovers that she’s about to get her greatest wish—but with the wrong man. Heather and T.J. decide to marry, which makes perfect sense. Even if they’re not in love, they’ve known each other forever. But it doesn’t take long before Heather begins to feel as if she’s married a stranger. Somehow—for the baby’s sake—she has to find a way to make her marriage work. Especially once Heather discovers she may have married the right man after all.

A Daughter's Place

2000

What’s a single mother do when she’s run out of options?After her father kicked her off the family farm because she was pregnant, seventeen-year-old Libby Bateson swore she’d never go back. She and her daughter, Nicole, have scraped by in the city for the past eight years, but when Libby finds out Nicole is being bullied and under-performing at school, she decides it’s time to swallow her pride. Going home isn't easy. Libby finds the farmhouse neglected and filthy. Her father is a cantankerous hermit who won’t speak to her. Even Gibson Browning, the farmer next door whom she’d once had a crush on, is making her life complicated. Gibson’s wife died two years ago and now he’s a single parent too - raising a daughter the same age as Nicole. The hard working, good looking Gibson is a loyal friend and a loving father. Libby knows she could easily fall for him - which would be a mistake. Because Libby can’t stay in Chatsworth for long. Not without risking exposure of the secret that could ruin her daughter’s life.

Author

C.J. Carmichael

Author · 60 books

With more than 3 million books in print, USA Today Bestselling and RITA award nominated author C. J. Carmichael still can't decide which she enjoys more, writing small-town romance or page-turning mysteries. So she does both. She is currently working on the last book in the multi-author series, Love At The Chocolate Shop, as well as her new Bitter Root Mysteries. Her 2015 release, A Bramble House Christmas, is scheduled for release as a Hallmark Movie in 2017. Reader favorites, including her Carrigans of the Circle C ranch stories, as well as her Twisted Cedar Mysteries are available in both ebook and trade paperback formats. The Carrigans of the Circle C novels are also available as audio books. When she isn’t writing, C.J. loves to be out hiking, cross-country skiing or biking, either in the Rocky Mountains near Calgary, or around Flathead Lake, Montana where she and her husband, and their four adult daughters, have a cottage. To be kept current on her upcoming titles and reader giveaways please visit her website at cjcarmichael.com and sign up for her newsletter. Visit C.J.'s website at http://CJCarmichael.com For information on C. J.’s new releases and giveaways please sign up for her newsletter.