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.

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?