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Marriage & Mayhem
Series · 4 books · 2012-2016
By
Crystal L. Barnes
,
Angela K. Couch
,
Gretchen E.K. Engel
, and more
Books in series
#0.5
Signed, Sealed, & Delighted
2016
After years of working in the Cater Springs’ clinic, Sarah Asher never planned on marriage. However, she neglected to mention that to her pa. Determined to fulfill his dying wish, despite her well-informed fears, Sarah marries Joseph Matthews but only after a few signed and sealed promises. One in particular—he can kiss any dreams of sharing a room with her goodbye. Joe has never had any luck with women, and marriage doesn’t seem prone to change that. Sarah might be a handsome filly and his only ticket to inheriting the ranch promised him, but she’s pricklier than a barrel cactus and more temperamental than a Texas tornado. Keeping his distance from her should be easy. Only it isn’t. The beautiful woman attracts trouble and constantly requires saving, putting her well within arms’ reach. Will signed promises seal their fate to a loveless marriage, or can Sarah move past her fears to find a love worth delighting in? (Originally released as "Let's Make a Deal", Signed, Sealed, & Delighted is more than double the length and packed with more fun, faith, and friction than before.)
#1
Win, Love, or Draw
2015
Catherine McGarrett is a strong woman. Life in Texas demands such. For five years, she has built a growing horse ranch while praying for the return of the one man who stole her heart and shattered it in a million pieces when he left. Now he’s back. Samuel McGarrett rides into Cater Springs, Texas toting two six-shooters and too many scars. The trouble and pain from the past erupts around the couple. And not just in their marriage. Can Sam win Catherine’s trust? Will their love survive? Or will his final draw be his last?
#2
Love, Stock, & Barrel
2016
Hiding from a rat of a fiancé, Dinah Lexington makes tracks for Texas and who she hopes is her late mother’s relative. She’s seeking answers but finds more than she bargains for when she gets caught in a shotgun wedding—with the rifle pointed at her. Russell Cahill can’t believe his father is demanding he marry the feisty redhead. The sharpshooting female would only add to his troubles, but how does one argue with a gun and an attraction he's fought to ignore? Sparks fly. Secrets surface. Loss threatens. Will a dream for love shatter forever, or will the pair find a marriage worth lock, stock, and barrel?
#5
Out of the Storm
2012
An anthology featuring the winners of the 2014 "Storming the Short Story" contest, sponsored by a chapter of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). Contemporary category: 1st place: "Squall Line" by Jim Hamlett (Contemporary) 2nd place: "Dorothy's Carol" by Terrie Todd (Women's Fiction) 3rd place: "A Rumspringa Storm" by Steve Hooley (Amish) 4th place: "Tempest Tossed" by Annette O'Hare (Women's Fiction) Speculative category (Fantasy / SciFi): 1st place: "The Grumpy Chronicles" by Susan Lyttek (Fantasy) 2nd place: "The Great Storm" by Karla Rose (SciFi) 3rd place: "Oddman" by Carla Hoch (SciFi) 4th place: "Aperture" by Linda Kozar (SciFi) Others category: 1st place: "Just West of Clovis" by Ralph D. James (Western) 2nd place: "Husband Hunting" by Crystal L. Barnes (Western) 3rd place: "Detention" by Gretchen Engel (YA / Fantasy) 4th place: "Fire in a Storm" by Angela K. Couch (Historical) Proceeds from the sale of the anthology will be donated to the Scholarship Fund of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW).
Authors
Crystal L. Barnes
Author · 5 books
Angela K. Couch
Author · 14 books
Gretchen E.K. Engel
Author · 2 books
Jim Hamlett
Author · 1 book
Carla Hoch
Author · 4 books
Steve Hooley
Author · 1 book
Ralph D. James
Author · 1 book
Linda P. Kozar
Author · 9 books
Susan Lyttek
Author · 6 books
Annette O'Hare
Author · 2 books
Karla Rose
Author · 2 books
Terrie Todd
Author · 10 books
Marriage & Mayhem