Jasper asked Bessie to marry him, and she said yes. How was Jasper to know that he would have to wait to marry her? Bessie decides to go to Oklahoma on her own for the land rush. If Jasper has something that is more important than getting them land, then she will just have to get it herself. They say woman can own land, but the trick will be her being able to claim the land. Her father's best friend, Sam, and his son decided to accompany her so she would not be going alone. Will Bessie find land and be able to claim it for herself? Will Sam try to match her up with his son? Will Jasper come for Bessie in time?

Henrietta has always been described as a workhorse. Her tall, strong frame has made men dismiss her as a suitable match the moment they meet. But when she heads to Silver Hills to replace her cousin as nurse there, where eligible bachelors abound, will things be any different? Dr. Richard Emerson never had a good relationship with his father, who was a cold, calculating man. Unfortunately, he’d grown up to be just like him. As such, he’s never had feelings for a woman before… until he meets Henrietta. But is he good enough for her? Doesn’t she deserve love and romance? Doesn’t she deserve better than he can provide her?

Five years ago, Ginger Carlyle turned down a marriage proposal that everyone, including Jacob Noble, thought she would agree to. Five years ago, Jacob Noble took a job in a northern California mining town that he hoped would help him to forget the love he’d left behind in Ashton. But there was no way he could forget Ginger, or his own broken heart. Back in Ashton, Ginger has been beset by tragedy after tragedy. After her father’s death, she is the only one who can care for her ailing mother and manage the family house and land. But hard work isn’t enough when the bank comes looking for the mortgage payments. Unable to tell her mother the truth about their dire financial circumstances, Ginger will have to work even harder to make sure that their Thanksgiving holiday is as joyful as it always was when her father was alive. However, after Ginger is accused of stealing from her new employer, her whole world is turned upside down. She's dragged to the sheriff’s office where she's shocked to discover the new deputy is none other than the very man whose proposal she turned down all those years ago. As the past is re-visited and secrets come to light, is there hope that justice will be Ginger's in time for Thanksgiving?