Last Chance Brides
Series · 34
books · 2022-2023
Books in series
#1
A Chance for Cecily
2022
She wants to save her home; he has the means to save it. Will their fierce tempers spark a blazing love or burn a drought-ravished town to the ground?
Cecily James is determined to save Last Chance, Nebraska from another tragedy. As the drought consumes everything around her, she wonders if her prospects are drying up with it. Left alone in a destitute town, she learns of a device that can drill for water previously unreachable. She expects this could be the answer the town prayed for. What she doesn’t expect is a handsome drill operator who makes her flame up like a match to a tumbleweed.
Hart Chapman is glad his family entrusts him to take the drilling machine to a small town in desperate need of water. What he doesn’t expect is a stubborn, willful woman with stunning blue eyes and a temper hotter than a Texas wildfire. Cecily tests Hart’s patience at every turn. Why can’t she see he is just trying to help?
Can Hart drill his way into Cecily’s heart? Will their kisses set fire to the drought-riddled plains? What happens when Cecily’s beau returns? Who should rightfully claim to be Cecily’s last chance for love?
#2
A Chance for Orchid
2022
The last thing Orchid Canning expected when she traveled west with her father was to lose him to smallpox. Alone and desperate to fulfill his dream of photographing people’s plights along the Oregon Trail, she finds herself in Last Chance, Nebraska, seeking a husband who will help her accomplish this goal. Will her life’s savings of ten thousand dollars be enough to convince a man to marry her?
Aidan MacVeigh is going under. The drought has ruined everything he has worked for all these years. With his wife gone, the crops ruined, livestock starved, he has no choice but to pack up, tuck tail, and go back to New York. Can one young woman with a camera and an ambitious dream save him? Would it be so wrong to marry for convenience rather than love? Can his pride allow him to accept her crazy offer?
#3
A Chance for Lara
2022
Some secrets can't be kept...
Lara Cummings came to Last Chance with her sister for a new life, far away from the farm where her inquisitive nature always seemed to land her in trouble. Living on her cousins' ranch sounded ideal... until the drought came. Now, Lara's opportunities to have a family of her own are shriveling as quickly as the chances the ranch has for survival.
Mitchell King wants as far away from Colorado as he can get. But opportunities to work are slim, and when he arrives in Last Chance, he's more than willing to take a job on a ranch in exchange for room and board. Of course, the pretty, mischievous redhead who lives there makes it all the easier to decide to stay. What he didn't count on was a group of people who quickly begin to feel like family.
Falling for Lara wasn't in Mitchell's plans, but she seems just as interested in him. She's impulsive and fascinating, and Mitchell has never met anyone like her. Just as he starts to think he might have found home—and love, Lara's curiosity digs up the part of Mitchell's past he'd rather keep buried. But when it comes time to reckon with it, he has to make a decision: stay for love, or leave to save Lara's life.
A Chance for Lara is sweet historical western romance with a happily ever after that will warm your heart and fill you with hope. It can be read as a standalone or as part of the multi-author Last Chance Brides series.
If you've read A Groom for Josie in the Blizzard Brides series, you'll enjoy visiting Josie, Arlen, and George again as their cousins Lara and Belle have come to join them on the ranch.
#4
A Chance for Esther
2022
What if you discovered the man running for sheriff was also working the wrong side of the law? And what if that man was your intended husband.
Last Chance in 1895 is a shadow of what it once was, filled with too many women competing for the few men left to save them from poverty, starvation, and spinsterhood. Closed businesses and broken dreams rule the day, drawing a diversity of men to the struggling town; men on both sides of the law.
Esther Sorenson has returned from Colorado, abandoning her fight to save women from male domination, only to find her hometown wallowing in depression and in need of fresh inspiration. She chooses to support Duke Granger for sheriff in the election, only to fall in love with the man who harbors dangerous secrets.
Will Esther compromise her loyalties, and will demanding the truth bring an end to her dreams of happy ever after? When trouble visits their cozy, peaceful town, it will test the couple’s commitment to one another and risk their place of trust in the community.
Love, hope, and faith will be challenged as Esther and Duke endeavor to find a new and trusted place to call home among the oppressed inhabitants of Last Chance, Nebraska.
If you enjoy conflict in a frontier, small-town setting, where strength is found in the staying-power of dedicated citizens, hit the Buy Now button today, and enter into Esther and Duke’s small-town romance.
NOTE: Esther is the eldest adopted daughter of Frank and Betsy Sorenson from the original Blizzard Bride Series—A Groom for Betsy. All stories are clean, Christian-based, standalone titles, and available to read in KU.
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Welcome to Last Chance, Nebraska. If you liked The Blizzard Brides, you are going to love Last Chance Brides. After the drought of 1893 and the crop failure of 1894, Last Chance finds itself on the brink of death once more. Most of the townspeople have departed, businesses have closed, and the town is nearly bankrupt.
Can a group of young women, convince men to take a chance on a town called Last Chance and help rebuild the town they love? Will these marriages succeed under such harsh conditions, or will love dry up and scatter like the prairie tumbleweeds?
This is an interconnected multi-author project, but each book is a complete story with a HEA ending, no cliffhangers. They can be read alone but should be read in order for the most enjoyment.
#5
A Chance for Emmaline
2022
Emmaline Holton was five years old when the blizzard of 1878 left her an orphan. Her uncle wanted to raise her, but his difficult wife objected. That left only one relative to help Emmaline, her cousin Rachel and her new husband, Samuel.
Fifteen years later, Last Chance has suffered through a severe drought and crop failure. As a result, many people have left town. Emmaline, now twenty, wonders if she too will need to leave town to find love and a future.
Logan Mercer refuses to marry the woman his parents have chosen for him. He leaves his family home in Wisconsin and heads West. After reading about the town of Last Chance, Logan wonders if he could find a future in a town that needs to start over or continue his trip West?
When Logan agrees to work with Samuel, will his friendship with Emmaline blossom into more?
Neither Emmaline nor Logan expected to find love in the struggling town of Last Chance. Are they each other’s future or just another stone in their rocky paths to find happiness?
This is a sweet romance.
#7
A Chance for Candace
2022
A new life awaits in Last Chance, Nebraska - Or will the secret Candace carries with her be revealed?
Candace 'Candy' Sweigart sees an advertisement for a storefront far enough away from Chicago where she can start over and keep her mentor's secret receipts (recipes) away from those who want to ruin his legacy. When she arrives, she finds out the storefront was sold to her by a shyster. Now, she has another problem to solve. How does she share a building with a rival baker when she wants to be the only sweet shop in town?
Jessie Logan had no idea Candace purchased the same building he did. His father and Candace's mentor were rival business owners, always fighting and trying to out-shine each other. Since he knew his father would never change his ways, Jessie struck out on his own to prove his worth. He thought Last Chance was the perfect place until he gets there and has to deal with Candace.
Since no lawyers were readily available to solve this problem, the sheriff comes up with a grand idea for a contest, letting the people of the town judge their creations. The winner gets to stay in the building and the loser has to find another building. Neither one plan to lose.
Can Candace and Jessie find a truce or will one of them have to give up everything they've worked for. Or, will love find them both wanting more than to be rival business owners. Dare they break the chains from the past?
#8
A Chance for Sabina
2022
Widowed not just once… but twice, Sabina Walsh isn’t about to pursue marriage again. Last Chance, Nebraska, needs more men to help the town flourish, but she is not ready for marital heartache that always comes to her. Instead, she plans on living out the rest of her life sheltered from any man who might fall in love with her. It’s obvious that she is not supposed to have a husband ever again.
Levi Burke’s family needs his help. Times have been hard all over, but it’s up to him to find money to help for replanting the family’s corn fields. Destitute and desperate, Levi seeks out his deceased cousin’s wealthy widow in a small Nebraska town, praying the lord will guide his steps. What he finds is something that will not only challenge him, but he might just lose his heart along the way.
#9
A Chance for Genevieve
2022
A nun on the run. An engineer with a dream. When secrets are revealed, will friendship develop into a forbidden love?
Genevieve Bailey is hiding in Last Chance. She sees the drought-ridden town as an opportunity to live her truth or hide away from the world and keep her secrets safe. Meeting a handsome engineer stirs up forbidden longing and the more she gets to know him, the more their association threatens to unravel the threads binding her broken heart and expose the secret that could destroy her faith.
Ambrose Young’s dreams are within his grasp. After helping a small town restore its water supply, he can now work on building his own cattle empire. What he doesn’t expect is a virtuous woman that makes him question his own calling. What starts out as friendship blooms into forbidden feelings more, but can he forget the beautiful woman’s supreme vow?
#10
A Chance for Niamh
2022
Forced by the contents of her Grammy’s will, Niamh Emer moves to the last place on earth taking the family horse racing business with her. Alone in Last Chance, Nebraska during a drought was not how she planned to spend the rest of her life.
Sent by the university, Professor Rory Cormac moves to Western Nebraska to start an extension farm. He is confident the research on sugar beets and other crops will help to revitalize agriculture in the region.
When he discovers his new neighbor races horses, his life speeds up in a way he never imagined.
#11
A Chance for Lanie
2022
Can God really bring good out of tragedy?
Samuel Harden’s life turns upside down when tragedy strikes, leaving him a broken man, physically and mentally. He can’t take the looks of pity and sadness every time he leaves his father’s mercantile in the town of Silver Springs. What he needs is a fresh start, to go somewhere no one knows him or his circumstances, to make a name for himself. A sudden opportunity arises in Last Chance, Nebraska.
Leaving his family and friends behind, Sam goes to the drought-ridden state of Nebraska, longing to make a difference in the lives of others as well as make things right in his own life. When he arrives, he meets a woman who threatens to steal his heart.
Lanie Carlisle is struck speechless when her older brother informs her he sold their childhood home without her consent. Having just lost her father, she’s still grieving when Bart drops this on her lap.
Not knowing what her future holds, Lanie struggles to accept what God has in store for her. And then she meets the new owner of her home.
Can Sam and Lanie find common ground as they work together and maybe find love in the process, or will their own pasts hinder what God has in store for their future?
#12
A Chance for Mariah
2022
Running for his life, young Clinton Volfbreight changes his name to Clinton Tyree and lands in Last Chance, Nebraska, where he sets up a farm and a life for himself and his mother, who has a mysterious illness and too many secrets. His mother contacts a friend of his from his old life, Clarissa Klein, who travels all the way from Pittsburgh, PA, in the hopes of marrying a man descended from royalty. Nothing more would propel Clarissa's prospects in high society than marrying Clinton.
The day that almost cost Mariah Roberts her life was the day she also fell in love. But she was so young back then. Now that she is older and he needs a nurse for his mother, she's found Clinton again and reintroduces herself. She knows that nursing is one of the skills she excels at, aside from working with metal. But will the sting of heartache drive Mariah away from Last Chance? It might be the only chance she has.
#13
A Chance for Mary Rose
2022
She had loved him ever since she was a schoolgirl. He never gave her a second glance. What happens when a secret threatens to destroy the peace they’ve finally found?
Mary Rose Taylor has been in love with her best friend's brother for as long as she can remember. It doesn't matter that he has never seen her as anything more than a nuisance. When he leaves Last Chance, and Mary Rose behind, how can she mend her broken heart, much less forgive him for promises he never made?
Arthur James had no intention of getting married, and certainly not to his sister's best friend. He enjoys his carefree life until the town he loves is ravished by a drought that nearly destroys his family. He leaves to find work, along with many of the other eligible men in town. Witnessing a crime, he returns to Last Chance, hoping to put the horrible events behind him, but how long can he keep his secrets hidden?
When Arthur returns a changed man, can Mary Rose break through the dark shell and reach the man she knows is inside? When danger comes calling for Mary Rose, can Arthur protect her where he failed protecting another? When he discovers Mary Rose has grown up, will he realize his future was in front of him all along.
#14
A Chance for Maggie
2022
Maggie McQuaid missed her chance to be a bride and resolved to be a spinster. Finding herself in charge of solving her sister’s sudden widowhood and homelessness dilemma, she joins a missionaries’ wagon train to relocate them both out west. Is there a better life waiting for her and her grieving sister?
Alfie Jones, a confirmed bachelor out of necessity, has scored an excellent opportunity to make a name for himself with the university expedition along the North Platte River. The Cretaceous era geological find is a once-in-a-lifetime chance and he cannot be distracted by anything or anyone. Besides, as an understudy to Professor Thomas Young, he can barely make it on his own.
When these two lonely souls meet, fate has other plans for the outcropping of love and marriage. Will their stubborn, determined personalities remain an impenetrable layer between their happy ever after and a life of solitude?
#16
A Chance for Eve
2022
The lure of a stranger with money to invest in Last Chance stands in Lucas Abrams’ way of securing his happy ever after. Eve is ready to find love, but will she have to settle for second best?
From a stagecoach robbery to a kidnapping and heroic rescue; come and join the journey as two hearts seek to find their destiny. With two single Sorenson sisters remaining, tension at the farm house grows to new heights of jealousy.
Last Chance in 1895 is a shadow of what it once was, filled with too many women competing for the few men left to save them from poverty, starvation, and spinsterhood. Closed businesses and broken dreams rule the day, drawing a diversity of men to the struggling town.
Hope and faith will be put to the test as young love endeavors to find a place to call home among the oppressed inhabitants of Last Chance, Nebraska.
If you enjoy conflict in a frontier, small-town setting, where strength is found in the steadfast power of faithful citizens, hit the “Buy Now” button today, and enter into this Last Chance romance adventure.
NOTE: Eve is the middle daughter of three sisters adopted by Frank and Betsy Sorenson from the original Blizzard Bride Series—A Groom for Betsy. All stories are standalone and available to read in KU.
#17
A Chance for Cookie
2022
Cecelia ‘Cookie’ Howard lived in the town of Eastham, two hours from Last Chance. She and Emmaline Mercer had been friends for as long as she could remember.
Leroy Watterson, Rachel Ashworthy’s brother, had wanted Cookie to marry him after her mother passed away, even though he was seventeen years her senior.
Cookie left Eastham, trying to get away from Leroy’s advances, and moved in with Rachel and her family.
Henry ‘Hitch’ McClain leaves Kansas to settle in Wyoming. After traveling through Last Chance, he stops an attempted abduction of Cookie by Leroy Watterson.
Hitch had no intention of staying in Last Chance, but he didn’t have a choice when he was informed that he had to wait until the circuit judge returned to town.
While waiting for the trial to begin, Hitch and Cookie are attracted to each other, but is a few weeks enough time to fall in love?
#18
A Chance for Diane
2022
Diane Merrill is a spinster nanny who is helping Jenna with her children. Although Diane has found friendship with Jenna and Leah Clarke, she wonders why she can’t have a family of her own. A shortage of rain and eligible men in Last Chance, Nebraska, makes it difficult if not impossible for a woman that is more mouse than lion. Then Diane stares in the mirror at her drab appearance, and she stops wondering.
Kent, the salesman, Holloway rides into Last Chance in his Duryea Automobile. He sees opportunities instead of hardship and sets up a land agency and automobile sales lot. Nothing is impossible to him. And with a town full of women looking for a husband, he can have his pick. But he is not looking.
Until he meets Diane. Kent takes her on as a project to prove he can do the impossible.
#19
A Chance for Christmas
2022
In a town struggling to survive, can love bring two people together?
At the tender age of eight, Christmas Macy’s life takes a dramatic turn when her parents suddenly die. She’s forced to live in an orphanage near Denver, Colorado, with a woman who doesn’t take kindly to children, and most definitely not to Christmas.
Now in her twenties, Christmas is heartbroken. The place she’s called home for over fourteen years is being stripped away, along with her best friend. She travels to the drought-ridden town, not knowing what her future holds. Being told over and over she’s unworthy of love, she lets go of the dream of having a family of her own, especially after she meets him.
The sudden death of Jacob Lovejoy’s mother leaves him and his father spinning. In his grief, the young man struggles to find the joy he once had. He can’t seem to move away from the pain of losing his ma, let alone help his pa figure out how to move on without the love of his life.
When Jacob meets Christmas, he’s instantly drawn to the dark-haired beauty. But watching his father’s sadness, he isn’t sure he wants to experience the heartache love will ultimately bring.
Can Christmas help Jacob see love is worth the risk? Can Jacob show Christmas she is worthy of love? Will they both learn to seek God’s will for their lives?
#20
A Chance for Olivia
2022
She’s determined to mend her broken heart. He vows to protect her no matter the cost. Will they be able to free themselves of the memories of yesteryear?
When Olivia Lawrence’s absentee husband shows up after all these years, she wants Flynn out of her life. But when a ruthless man wants to take her inheritance, Flynn vows to protect her. He has broken her heart once, and she isn’t about to let him do it again.
Former bounty hunter, Flynn Lawrence, wants a different profession, and he plans to open a newspaper office in Last Chance, Nebraska. He prays that he can make amends with his wife and win her love. But because of the lies they have been telling each other, is forgiveness even possible?
#21
A Chance for Elinor
2023
With hardly a penny to her name, actress and seamstress Elinor Simmons leaves Yorkshire, England, and heads to Last Chance, Nebraska, to meet up with her childhood friend, Mariah. Ezra David, the man who meets her in town and takes her to her friend, is so kind and shy and handsome, it's too bad that she has sworn off men forever. And she has moved so often, it's unlikely she will stay here for too long. It would take some magic tricks to convince her to stay anywhere, and as an amateur magician, she knows most of the tricks in the book.
As Ezra David Meir, an immigrant from Romania, works as a farmhand for Clinton Tyree in Last Chance, Nebraska, he searches for his brother, Reuven, who might be the wanted highway bandit in the area. Not knowing the language well in his new country, he is surprised to meet a patient and dangerously beautiful woman, who is also a friend to his employer's wife, who offers to teach him English. But Elinor may have moved more often than Ezra David has. and her vagabond heart may be harder to tame than he anticipated.
#22
A Chance for Aoife
2023
The contents of a will force calf-roping specialist, Aoife Emer, to take her horse and move to Last Chance, but when an anti-suffragist is assigned to work on the farm next door, sparks fly.
Niall Prince, student leader of the university’s equestrian graduation games, prohibits women from the contest. To protest the ban and advocate for women’s rights, Aoife Emer enters the contest incognito, but it didn’t go as she’d planned. When both are forced to move to Last Chance, Nebraska, they are compelled to work together. Can the man who believes women should know their place and the lady who fights for women’s suffrage ever agree on anything?
Future Last Chance Brides:
A Chance for Tierney and A Chance for Roisin bring two more Emer cousins to Last Chance to work in the family horse business. The extension farm continues experimenting for the university. Neighbor Corky remains grumpy, but will the cousins and the rest of the community continue to befriend him? Will his hardened heart ever soften?
Stay tuned to find out.
#23
A Chance for Amora
2023
When Amora Garcia and her two younger sisters flee their father’s citrus plantation in Veracruz, Mexico, their stepmother vows to destroy them, just like she did with the girl’s mother.
Escaping to the United States, the young women live in a constant state of fear and upheaval until they land in a desolate place called Last Chance.
Will faith, family, and friends be enough to give the shunned senorita a fresh start, or will it take the tender regard of a gentle farm boy to bring hope to Amora’s heart?
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Welcome to Last Chance, Nebraska. If you liked The Blizzard Brides, you are going to love Last Chance Brides. After the drought of 1893 and the crop failure of 1894, Last Chance finds itself on the brink of death once more. Most of the townspeople have departed, businesses have closed, and the town is nearly bankrupt.
This is an interconnected multi-author project, but each book is a complete story with a HEA ending, no cliffhangers. They can be read alone but should be read in order for the most enjoyment.
The story of the Garcia sisters continues in the books A Chance for Dia and A Chance for Luciana.
#24
A Chance for Jiaoxin
2023
Wang Zī Ruì and Chen Jiǎo Xīn's fateful encounter was marked by a deep connection that neither could ignore. However, the pain of betrayal drove them apart, and their paths diverged. Now, three years later, as fate would have it, their lives cross once again. But the wounds of betrayal still sting. With Jiǎo Xīn's family expectations and Zī Ruì's dark past will they find a way to overcome their past hurts and forge a future together or will their chance remain out of reach?
#25
A Chance for Lisa
2023
Lisa Eskridge, suddenly widowed and abandoned by those who accuse her late husband of treason, must rely on her sister, Maggie McQuaid, to keep her from being homeless in Omaha, Nebraska. A last chance opportunity to relocate ended badly when the missionary wagon train accuses Maggie wrongfully of inappropriate behavior. It’s up to Lisa to find them a safe place to settle. Surrounded by lies and deception, Lisa seeks a quiet life in Last Chance, Nebraska. Except a university professor stirs her heart even though she swore she would never again feel anything for another man.
Thomas Young, a professor sent to Last Chance for a geological expedition of a life time has no interest in finding a wife, or love. However, love finds him despite his stubborn determination. Can these two overcome what they thought was their destiny and accept what is obvious to everyone but them?
#26
A Chance for Marian
2023
Can this sheriff's deputy convince a schoolteacher that love is enough?
When the town of Last Chance agrees to let Marian Scott open a school, she can't wait to begin. Marian has always wanted to be a schoolteacher, and with her family just barely surviving, the small income she'll receive will help.
Lured by the promise of the slowly revitalizing town, Cole Robertson is looking for a new start. What he didn't expect was to rescue the town's pretty new schoolteacher from a drifter with bad intentions. Nor did he imagine he'd find himself serving as a sheriff's deputy.
Marian can't let herself fall for Cole—not if she wants to continue to teach school. And Cole has been responsible for more than one broken heart. It's hard to trust himself enough not to add Marian to that list.
But with danger threatening the new school, Marian and Cole find themselves spending more time together. Even if Cole can let down his guard long enough to allow Marian into his heart, will she have him if it means giving up her dream?
A Chance for Marian is a sweet and clean Western historical romance. It's part of the multi-author Last Chance Brides series and can be enjoyed as part of the series or as a standalone.
#27
A Chance for Maeve
Last Chance Brides #27
2023
A woman trying to forget her past, a man trying to find his place in the world, a secret that threatens to destroy them both.
Maeve Ryan has a secret. As the daughter of one of the greatest copyists, she can identify her father’s forgeries on sight. With the authorities closing in, she flees to Last Chance, where she thinks no one will find her. By a fluke chance, she runs into a man investigating her father’s art business and he is determined to take her back to New York. What she doesn’t expect is for Michael Gordon to rescue her, or be the one person who might believe her innocence.
As the son of a famous Pinkerton detective, Michael Gordon has lived in his father’s shadows. Now he wants to find his own way and make a name for himself. He wasn’t supposed to be staying in Last Chance; he is on his way to visit his ailing grandmother. When his stage is delayed in a small town, he finds himself embroiled in a case to save a young woman in danger.
Can Michael prove Maeve’s innocence, or is he just another pawn in her father’s wicked game? What happens when they come face to face with the person, who would rather kill than have the secret to the family fortune come to light? Can Michael protect Maeve and find love in a town called Last Chance?
#28
A Chance for Rebecca
2023
Rebecca is the perfect homemaker who loves children and all things honorable. Donovan puts down his stake in Last Chance by purchasing the saloon with plans of reopening it to the public.
When love grips Rebecca’s heart, it challenges every ideal she holds dear. Will she surrender to the new saloon owner who hopes to open a modern establishment, and will his compromise be enough to quench her misgivings? When Donovan’s shady past catches up to him and he is accused of a crime, Rebecca must make a choice to stand by her man or turn her back on love.
Love possesses the power to conquer any obstacles that stand in its way, and the new couple in Last Chance are about to discover just how deep loyalties run.
Journey with Donovan and Rebecca in this historical western romance. If you enjoy frontier adventures lived by strong, faith-filled characters, this romance is for you.
Hit the “Buy Now” button today, and enter into this small-town romance adventure to see the last of the original three adopted Sorenson sisters find her happily-ever-after.
NOTE: Rebecca is the youngest adopted daughter of Frank and Betsy Sorenson from the original Blizzard Bride Series—A Groom for Betsy. All stories are standalone and available to read in KU.
Last Chance, Nebraska, in 1896 is a shadow of what it once was, but is steadily recovering despite the continuing drought, poverty, starvation and spinsterhood among the local women. Broken dreams are being replaced with hope for the future in response to the diversity of men arriving to resettle the struggling town.
#29
A Chance for Cheryl
Last Chance Brides #29
2023
Abandoned by the man she thought she could trust, Cheryl McGadley is heartbroken and in big trouble. Hope is reignited when she sees him outside of Last Chance, Nebraska, only to learn it is not her beloved but his twin brother. Gershon Tully, a deputy in Last Chance, is sent to stop the traveling show from entering the town. When he is mistaken for the father of Cheryl’s unborn child, he has no choice but to offer her the protection of his name. Tully is everything Andre was not, but Cheryl is determined to never marry if not for love. Facing the legal charges his brother has left behind, Tully fears he may not be able to marry Cheryl. Can these two hearts find a way to have a last chance at love?
#31
A Chance for Dia
Last Chance Brides #31
2023
Outcast and outclassed, Dia Garcia and her sisters run as far and fast as their limited funds will take them. But when they wind up in Last Chance, Nebraska – a dying town with little opportunity - Dia's pragmatic nature sees little hope for their future.
Homegrown and hardworking, the Bell brothers refuse to be cowed by their small community's dire circumstances. And when they discover a trio of lovely Spanish beauties, the young men find a new reason to fight for survival.
Enamored from the moment he rescues Dia, Jason Bell vows to care for the injured lady. Can his compassionate nature shatter the stoic woman's reserve, or will he be the one who ends up broken in the end?
#32
A Chance for Jules
Last Chance Brides #32
2023
Despised for his heritage, Chaun Wong is stifled by others’ perceptions of his race. But when a cocky Englishman is interested in his brilliant plans, Chaun takes an enormous leap of faith and follows his new friend to a tiny town on the dusty plains of Nebraska.
However, Chaun is jolted by an unexpected spark when he encounters Jules Knudsen, an enticing young artist. Their explosive connection is enough to illuminate the night sky, but will it foil Chaun’s dreams of establishing the first electric company in a place called Last Chance? Or will he put aside cultural differences and family expectations to claim the woman who lights up his life?
#33
A Chance for Martha
Last Chance Brides Book #33
2023
Who knew being a good Samaritan would change the course of his life?
Jude Harden answers the call from his cousin to assist him in adding on to the boarding house in the struggling town of Last Chance, Nebraska. Growing up the son of a woodworker, Jude finds helping others satisfying. He packs up his belongings and leaves Silver Springs for the foreseeable future.
With only a few miles left until he reaches town, one of Jude’s horses needs tending. He discovers a farm and comes to the aid of a woman in trouble.
When her father dies without warning, Martha Gossman discovers herself alone on the farm she never intends to run on her own. Now, she’s left trying to figure out the course of her life. A sudden illness wreaks havoc on her, but the appearance of a stranger changes everything.
In the town of Last Chance, Jude and Martha are pushed together by forces stronger than themselves. In order to succeed, they must rely on God and on each other.
Welcome to Last Chance, Nebraska. If you liked The Blizzard Brides, you are going to love Last Chance Brides . After the drought of 1893 and the crop failure of 1894, Last Chance finds itself on the brink of death once more. Most of the townspeople have departed, businesses have closed, and the town is nearly bankrupt.
This is an interconnected multi-author project, but each book is a complete story with a HEA ending, no cliffhangers. They can be read alone but should be read in order for the most enjoyment.
#34
A Chance for Tierney
Last Chance Brides Book #34
2023
Will a writer and a professor choose love?
Tierney Emer graduated from the university and left the man she loved behind. Finn Lorcan was interested in another woman. When she traveled to New York to pitch her novels to publishers, she met Dylan Jaxon, the son of a real-estate mogul, who took her to restaurants and museums. Dylan proclaimed his love and insisted she marry him. She did not love him and returned to Eastern Nebraska to further her writing career. Dylan followed her and forced her to meet at the church for a wedding.
Professor Finn Lorcan taught at a conference in Omaha and saw bride-to-be, Tierney Emer, run into an alley. Together they harrowingly fled Dylan and his guards. Tierney learned of her Grammy’s passing, and he helped her arrive safely at the solicitor’s office. He moved to Last Chance, Nebraska to work on the university’s research farm.
When Tierney learns the contents of Grammy’s will, she must move to Last Chance and live on the Emer Ranch. Can she make a life for herself in Western Nebraska? Her relationship with Finn blossoms until the other woman comes to town.
Dylan arrives in Last Chance ready to take his bride back east for their wedding. Will Finn help Tierney or marry the other woman?
A Chance for Tierney is a story about second chances, love, and family. It is a sweet, historical romance.
Future Last Chance
A Chance for Khera and A Chance for Roisin bring two more Emer cousins to Last Chance to work in the family race horse business. The extension farm continues experimenting for the university. Neighbor Corky remains grumpy, but will the cousins and the rest of the community continue to befriend him? Will his hardened heart ever soften?
Stay tuned to find out.
#36
A Chance for Nora
Last Chance Brides Book 36
2023
Will the prodigal son make amends with his loved ones and find a happily ever after for himself in the town of Last Chance, Nebraska?
With the death of her mother, Nora Silverthorne finds herself longing for the only family she now has left, a half-sister she's never met. Upon arriving in Last Chance, Nebraska, Nora struggles with the handsome stranger who greets her with shotgun in hand.
Nora's guarded her heart for years against men and their conniving ways. She's not looking for a husband, but the man intrigues her, putting her heart at risk, and possibly hindering her from connecting with her newfound sister.
Kingsley Jones ran away from home years ago, pushing away the only father he'd ever known, and in the process, cutting ties with his mother and brother. Finally on the road to becoming the man God intended him to be, he winds up staying with his cousin until he can get his own business off the ground.
When he meets the beautiful Nora Silverthorne, Kingsley's world is threatened. Believing he’s unworthy of happiness due to the pain he caused his family, he pushes her away, knowing it's only a matter of time before he hurts her as well.
Will Last Chance be Kingsley's hope of redeeming himself? Will he allow himself to find love in the process?
#38
A Chance for Fran
Last Chance Brides: Book # 38
2023
Fran had watched the Sorenson girls marry, and now it is her turn. Second chance romance comes in the person of Marcus, the mountain man, bartender, and bouncer at the Gentleman’s Corner.
Secrets and twisted loyalties plague the man from reaching out to the woman he feels attracted to, and Fran is determined to unravel the mystery of his routine departures from Last Chance.
The inevitable showdown between rivals will be the hardest encounter Marcus has ever lived through—that is, if he manages to come out alive.
Hit the “Buy Now” button today, to enter this historical, small-town, romance, adventure, which reaches out to encompass two unsuspecting characters and provide their happily-ever-after.
In 1896, Last Chance, Nebraska, is a shadow of what it once was, but it is steadily recovering despite the continuing drought, poverty, starvation, and spinsterhood among the local women. Broken dreams are being replaced with hope for the future in response to the diversity of men arriving to resettle in the struggling town.
#41
A Chance for Idoya
2023
Santiago Mendoza never saw it coming—falling in love with Idoya Ramirez, his own son's fiancée. To put distance between his feelings and what can never be, he travels to Last Chance, Nebraska, to chase his dream of owning his own land and starting anew. However, his heart can't escape what it truly feels.
Idoya travels to Last Chance, believing that Santiago should be present at her wedding to Juan. At least, that's what she tells herself. In reality, the mere thought of Santiago sends foolish thoughts racing through her mind. When she begins to suspect that her feelings may not be one-sided after all, she wonders whether she should throw caution to the wind and follow her heart. But at what cost?
Authors
Christine Sterling
Author · 69 books
Christine Sterling independently published her first book in 2017. She writes sweet and wholesome historical westerns and sweet contemporary small-town romance novels. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, a spoiled Shih Tzu, two German Shepherds, and an energetic Border Collie, that keeps her on her toes. She spends her time writing, thinking about writing, and dreaming about writing. Her favorite things are a good cup of tea, puppy snuggles, a movie that will make you cry, and hearing from her readers.
Joi Copeland
Author · 18 books
Joi Copeland is a wife, mom of three wonderful boys, and Christian novelist. Her husband and their three sons make their home in Galway, Ireland.
R.L. Ashly
Author · 10 books
R.L ASHLY is a master seamstress with a Master of Arts degree in Literature. A mother and grandmother, she is active in her local writing community, never says never to a home improvement task, and strives to one day write the Great American Novel.
Lynn Donovan
Author · 53 books
Lynn Donovan spends her days chasing after her muses, trying to get them to settle down and behave long enough to write down their words and actions. The results are numerous novels, anthologies, and short stories. Lynn enjoys reading and writing all kinds of fiction, paranormal, speculative, contemporary romance, and time travel. But you never know what her muses will come up with for a story, so you could see a novel under any given genre. All that can be said is keep your eyes open, cause these muses are not sitting still for long! Oops, there they go again… You can learn more about Lynn on her blog https://authorlynndonovan.wordpress.com, follow her on Twitter @MLynnDonovan, her Face Book Author page at Author Lynn Donovan www.facebook.com/lynndonovanfgg, and her website: http://lynndonovanauthor.com And on Amazon www.amazon.com/author/ldonovan
Michele Pollock Dalton
Author · 17 books
My name is Michele Pollock Dalton; and, I am an unapologetic romantic. Although I have been writing since early childhood, I have only recently overcome my reticence about sharing the stories that I create. Most days are spent wheeling around after a remarkable little boy that I love with all my heart. And, sometimes I put my domestic goddess skills to work, so we don't have to run around naked =) White chocolate truffles and faith fuel my writing endeavors; and, my sincere hope is that the characters I invent resonate with folks who need a bit of inspiration to face their day
Parker J. Cole
Author · 32 books
I am an author, speaker, and radio show host with a fanatical obsession with the Lord, Star Trek, K-dramas, anime, romance books, old movies, speculative fiction, and knitting. I’ve finally kicked the off and on addiction to Mountain Dew and marshmallows. Find out any and everything about me at my website, ParkerJCole.com
Marlene Bierworth
Author · 46 books
Marlene Bierworth lives in Ontario, Canada and her goal is to inspire her readers to "Dream Big Dreams and Live Big Lives. She seasons her stories to include action, adventure, romance and emotional conflicts, with the meat of the tale touching on current issues that concern families. When the story is told, the book ends, whether it is a short story or a full length novel. Included on her list are books for 'Teens' and the 'young at heart', intended to inspire readers to put feet to their dreams. Marlene has written adventures, romance, suspense, historical western and mysteries for both teens and adults. You can find a complete list of titles at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00J9RM116 Life's experiences feed Marlene's imagination and from them evolve characters and adventures that will keep the reader turning the pages. Fiction is her favorite genre but non-fiction continually tugs at her heart strings when there is a truth to be told or encouragement to give. She has published Book 1 in an ongoing series on the "ABC'S of MARRIAGE" complete with tips and worksheets for study and reflective purposes, for private study between couples or for groups. Successful marriages are her passion and she loves to interact with others to promote healthy marriages. "Life is an adventure waiting to be told" and it is Marlene's goal to "help book lovers experience it to the fullest." Join her fan base and stay informed. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/11180... BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/marle... She is also on Facebook Marlene Bierworth and Twitter (@MBierworth, Pinterest, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Marie Higgins
Author · 94 books
Marie Higgins is an award-winning, best-selling author of clean romance novels.
