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Gems of the West
Series · 7 books · 2021-2023

Books in series

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#1

Diamonds and Dust

2021

Pinkerton agent Dusty Sloan isn’t just another cowboy who enjoys charming the ladies. He is dedicated to his job, especially when stolen diamonds and a stubborn woman are involved. Can he protect her and find the mystery of the stolen gems, or will his heart get involved? Miss Callie Beckman needs to find her missing brother. Bad men have kidnapped him, and they have threatened her not to involve the law. Yet, how can she shake off the Pinkerton agent who is determined to be her knight in shining armor? If only Dusty’s eyes weren’t so dreamy and his kisses so passionate, maybe she would be able to focus better on finding her brother.
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#2

Sapphire and Silk

2021

Paige Whiting sets out to find her father, but she runs into the one man she hoped to never see again. Can absence truly make her heart grow fonder? Sheriff Jonah Garrison is determined to find those responsible for the disappearance of Paige’s father. Stolen sapphires are on Jonah’s list to find, but he never thought that this adventure with the woman who’d broken his heart would be so dangerous… and so wonderful at the same time.
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#3

Rubies and Rivers

2021

Whitney Brooks compares herself to Robin Hood. She steals from the rich to give to the poor. But she only takes money from bad people. However, after she is crippled in a carriage accident, she must change her ways. Now, she is righting the wrongs in her life, and she ends up in Fort Benton, Montana. When she recognizes a man from her past, she fears U.S. Marshal Jake Sterling might just arrest her. Although Jake Sterling is not a hero, he takes his job seriously and follows an outlaw to Fort Benton. Jake has a gut feeling that the outlaw will steal the rubies coming on one of the steamboats. But the more he gets to know the woman who is lovelier than a desert rose, the more he believes she is a thief and working side-by-side with the outlaw. How can he tell his heart that Whitney isn’t the woman for him when her passionate kisses tell him differently?
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#4

Emeralds and Evergreen

2022

Danger is afoot. Trust no one. Texas Ranger, Dallas Sterling, has had nothing but trouble since being entrusted with a safe full of expensive rubies. All he wants to do is deliver them to Bozeman, Montana, then return to his home in Austin, Texas. For a delivery that was to be a secret, it seemed that all the bandits in Montana knew about the gems. However, a lovely lady who continues to get in his way, is also filling his thoughts. New Pinkerton Agent, Emma Johnson, is traveling with her partner on a case to find the stolen emeralds. From what they’ve been told, the bandits are posing as lawmen. Wanting to make a good impression as an agent, she is determined to hogtie any bandit that remotely looks like a thief disguised as a lawman, especially if he’s traveling with a safe, like the so-called handsome Texas Ranger, Dallas Sterling. With everyone trying to steal the gems, who will save whom?
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#5

Garnets and Gypsies

2022

She's hiding from her past. He's looking for his future. Together, will they find love - or will danger lurk in the shadows and make it impossible to find happiness? When Grey Hamilton becomes lost on his journey back home, he stumbles into a gypsy's camp and meets a beautiful woman who captures his interest immediately. The Texas Ranger part of him feels she is running from the law, but his heart tells him he is in danger if he allows himself to fall in love. Which feeling will he believe?
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#6

Jades and Justice

2022

A story of hope, faith, repentance, and... LOVE! Pretending comes with a price. So does living on the run. Maggie Collings has been running for far too long from people who want to put her in prison. Finally, after two years, she finds a place to call home, and she’s able to be herself – to a point, anyway. But when she realizes one of the bounty hunters who has been after her is now working with the town’s sheriff, she is ready to run again. But then, he doesn’t recognize her. So, perhaps she will stay and watch him closely. And just maybe she can convince him that she is not the criminal he has been hunting, but a woman who is lonely for love and acceptance.
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#7

Opals and Orphans

2023

When her family died in a house fire years ago, she learned to rely on herself and no one else. Trust doesn’t come easily. But when she travels to a different town to begin a new position as the orphanage’s schoolteacher, the new people she meets happily welcome her. However, someone wants her to leave and is threatening her life. Can she allow the handsome U.S. Territorial Marshal, Garrett Masterson, to protect her?

Authors

Stacey Haynes
Stacey Haynes
Author · 6 books

Stacey Haynes is an award-winning, and best-selling author. She has always enjoyed reading and writing romance stories beginning with her first story in 6th grade. Her dream has always been to have one of her books published, and now she has several, including a poem about her most disliked food, Peas! She won her first writing contest when she and her sister, Marie, entered their story The Magic of a Billionaire into an online writing contest on www.ajoara.com – and their story won 1st place! She considers herself a hopeless romantic and tries to find the best in others. She loves to write in her spare time to relax after a hard day at work. Stacey lives in Utah with her wonderful husband and three adorable children. She hopes to have more books published in her lifetime.

Marie Higgins
Marie Higgins
Author · 93 books
Marie Higgins is an award-winning, best-selling author of clean romance novels.
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