The Matchmaker's Ball
Series · 13
books · 2019-2021
Books in series
#1
Two-Step with Tess
2019
Two broken hearts who need each other to heal.
Tess Palmer moved to Creede, Colorado to make a fresh start. When a man from her past shows up at the train station, Tess hides her identity, hoping he’ll leave quickly instead of dredging up the past.
Claude Herschel loves the beauty and freedom of the West he’s toured for the past month. After a night of gambling and drinking, he’s robbed and beaten—left for dead. Tess finds and takes care of him. He’s drawn to her pure heart and lovely face and wants to know everything about the intriguing woman—even the secret she’s keeping from him.
What secrets will Tess and Claude lay bare before they can trust each other and commit to love?
Two-Step with Tess is the first book in The Matchmaker’s Ball series, a spin-off from Cowboys and Angels Series and is a clean and wholesome romance.
#2
Allemande with Angel
2019
Two hearts separated by time reunite and remind each other of what's really important.
Angel Wilson has been running her family's farm, her late father's veterinary practice, and everything in between. She's never had time to be feminine or dream for herself. She never even knew she wanted those things until she runs into her first love Henry again, the owner of the South Creede Livery.
Henry Granger has been busy making his father's dream a reality—and to really do it, he needs for the first auction held at his livery to be a smashing success. But everything seems to be going wrong. The last thing he has time for is marriage and family. Those things are far from his mind until he sees the shock of red hair that reminds him of all the dreams he had as a young boy.
What will the two of them have to give up in order to make their own dreams take priority over the dreams of their fathers?
Allemande with Angel is the second book in The Matchmaker’s Ball series, a spin-off from Cowboys and Angels Series and is a clean and wholesome romance. Each book in the series is a standalone, but features some of your favorite characters from Creede, Colorado!
#3
Moonlight with Alice
2019
Two hearts running free - but wishing for someone to make the journey complete.
Alice Givens has worked at the Creede Theater for the last couple of years making beautiful costumes and keeping things running smoothly. She's indispensable to her boss, but she's been thinking of going out on her own with her clothing business. She also wouldn't mind the chance to fall in love, but her selection of late hasn't been very impressive.
When Deputy Ranse Hawkins came to Creede, he took an oath to protect the citizens of the town, and that includes the pretty seamstress who's being harassed on the street. It's no hardship at all to escort her to work, and he becomes more and more intrigued by her. But ensuring the safety of the town sometimes means putting yourself in harm's way, something he knows all too well.
Mrs. Morgan has taken it upon herself to oversee the romantic well-being of all the lonely hearts in Creede. What can she arrange for these two independent spirits?
#4
Last Dance with Letha
2020
A fake engagement is harmless until someone’s heart gets broken.
After several family deaths and a broken engagement, Letha Grey moves to Creede, Colorado to start over. Things have to be better in the Wild West. A surprise fake engagement with a man she’s admired for months seems like a wonderful diversion. But can her heart take another disappointment?
Rafe Shaw denied himself every comfort to open the King Silver Mine—even romance. When accidents and extra expenses threaten to close the mine, the town matchmaker throws him into a fake engagement that has the potential to save his business.
When the plan unravels, can the Matchmaker’s Ball save their happily ever after?
#5
Promenade with Penelope
2020
Can two lonely and lost hearts find one another at the Matchmaker's Ball?
Jeremiah Washington cannot find employment as a cowboy—the only thing he's ever done—since the closing of the Wilson Ranch in Manassa. He came to Creede with his boss, Angel Wilson, and decided to try to make the place home, just as she did. When a job falls in his lap, he becomes the last thing anyone would have expected of him. A lawman. But his first job holds a bit more adventure than he'd hoped for, and he still has dreams of settling down and getting married, himself. Just when he thinks he's found the right woman for him, his new job as deputy marshal gets in the way.
Penelope Warner's grandfather passes on and leaves her with a house and life in Creede, Colorado. The only problem is that she's in Yuma, Arizona, and due to a rare sun sensitivity, she hasn't left her home in over fifteen years. How is she to go outside in the sun and travel alone and do all the things that she'd never dream she could?
Promenade with Penelope is the fifth book in The Matchmaker’s Ball series, a spin-off from the Cowboys and Angels Series.
It is a clean and wholesome romance.
Each book in the series is a standalone, but features some of your favorite characters from Creede, Colorado!
#6
Strolling with Savannah
2020
Savannah Tidwell is accompanying her father, a well-respected scientist, on a lecture tour of the United States. When they reach Creede, Colorado, and decide to stay for a few days, she's glad for the chance to stay put - life on a train is no life at all.
Titus Ross, cook at the Iron Skillet, has watched his sister and then his cousin marry, and when he gave it a try for himself, his chosen young lady chose someone else instead. He's all but given up on the idea until he sees a pretty young lady walking down the street - someone who has never caught his eye before. He's immediately attracted to her, but as far as first impressions go, she's anything but interested in him.
Can Mrs. Seffi Morgan, matchmaker, unravel this tangled mess and help two lost hearts find themselves in each other?
#7
A Penny for His Heart
2020
Penny has watched her sisters find their happily ever afters while longing for her own. Little did she know it would take a bit of French lace and a whole lot of cowpies.
As long as Penny Crowther can remember, she’s wanted to spend her life with a man she deeply loves. She’s completely ill-prepared to manage a house, a budget, or a meal, not to mention that children seem to hate her. Penny undertakes a course from the town’s matchmaker guaranteed to remedy her flaws—sometimes with surprising results.
Kurt Page, widowed and raising his young daughter, is determined to build a better life. His broken heart has kept him from seeking companionship or even going to the monthly Matchmaker’s Ball—especially that—as the town’s matchmaker has an uncanny record for matching unsuspecting men with just the right person. That is, until he sees Penny. It’s as if he can’t help himself around her and his heart takes control.
When an acquaintance from his past threatens the women in his life, he’ll do whatever it takes to protect them.
#8
Polka With Pauline
2020
A woman’s mission of mercy…
A man determined to create…
An attack by a crazed killer…
Pauline Brubaker arrives in Creede, Colorado from Denver to help care for her aunt while the aunt’s broken leg heals. Pauline’s hesitant to give in to her attraction to Creighton because she will only be in Creede the few weeks her aunt needs her help. Her parents and her life are in Denver so why does she find herself more and more drawn to Creighton?
Creighton Reed crafts amazing pieces of furniture. They sell as fast as he can create them. Creighton meets Pauline when her aunt and the sponsor of the Matchmaker Balls conspire to have them attend a dance together. He is immediately attracted to Pauline but she gives mixed signals.
Creighton barely escapes when fire bombs destroy his workshop and his living quarters. Who wants him dead and why?
#9
Escorting Emma
2020
Emma Young came to Creede, Colorado, to work as the governess for the daughter of a wealthy mine owner. She’s treated better than she has been in other positions, and while she doesn’t have all the freedoms she would like, she believes she can be happy at this post and doesn’t feel the need for a family of her own – or even romance. Perhaps especially romance.
#10
Flirting with Francine
2020
Francine Romano and her parents left their home in Italy to come to America in search of their dreams. They've opened a restaurant in Creede, hoping to share a taste of their heritage with the residents of Colorado. Francine left a young man behind in Italy and hopes that someday, she'll have another chance at true love, but so far, her prospects aren't hopeful.
James Stratton has just arrived home from college with dreams of his own and a plan to fulfill them. He didn't expect to meet a beautiful Italian waitress or to be captivated by her, but sometimes life knows what we need better than we do. And sometimes, life gets a hand from a cunning matchmaker ...
#11
Bowing to Betsy
2020
Betsy Walters has never been popular - her weight has been a factor, but also the rumors and disdain that have followed her nearly her entire life. She's accepted the real possibility that she'll never marry and is content with her job, her little house, and her three cats, but every so often, she does wish for more.
Bradley Larson was left a widower when his son was just an infant. He's done the best he could to raise Joey alone, but he realizes he could do so much more for the boy if he had a wife. At first, he's only thinking of Joey's needs, but as time goes by, he wonders if having a woman in his life would be good for him, too.
Mrs. Morgan knows Betsy's heart, and she understands Bradley's loneliness. Will a night at the matchmaker's ball bring the two of them the things they most need - and desire?
#12
Waltzing with Willa
2020
A restless doctor. A woman who wants to call one place home. Will a Christmas Matchmaker's Ball help them find their way to each other?
Dr. Nicholas Gatewood arrives in Creede just before Christmas, looking for a place where he can make a difference. When he happens upon a quack doctor shilling "medicines" from a wagon, he's quick to announce to the town that the man is a fraud. But Nick didn't expect to find himself confronted by the medicine show man's beautiful—but angry—daughter.
Willa Rousseau's father helps people with his Miracle Elixir. She loves him dearly, but more than anything, Willa would like to stay in one place, to make friends, and to have a home. She refuses to let the pompous Dr. Gatewood drive them out of town so soon.
When Willa's father falls seriously ill and their strongman is injured, Nick proves to be kinder than Willa ever imagined. Will the magic of a Christmastime Matchmaker's Ball be enough to bring them together, especially once Nick finds out the truth about the Miracle Elixir?
#13
Longing for Linda
2021
Admiring Linda from afar was the most Paul could have hoped for, until the night a deadly encounter brings them closer together.
Paul von Hemberg left his friends and family in Germany to make a new life for himself in the silver boomtown of Creede, Colorado. He finds himself smitten by a beautiful actress with the grace and voice of an angel.
Growing up as an orphan, Linda Meyer has never known the closeness of a family, only finding love from the audiences who appreciated her talents. After meeting Paul, she dares to imagine her long-forgotten dream of creating a family. However, she soon discovers that he’s not who she thought he was.
Can Paul convince Linda that they’re right for each other before his past tears them apart?
Authors
Jo Noelle
Author · 36 books
This mother/daughter writing team writes “Sweet, Swoony Ever-Afters.” Sweet Historical Western under the name Gemma Stuart Sweet Victorian & Regency Time Travel under the pen name Jo Noelle, who a USA TODAY bestselling author Sweet Contemporary under the name Evee Tuttle. They write stories about the places they’ve lived, the places they’ve visited around the world, and the places still on their bucket lists. Follow us on Amazon, Goodreads, and Bookbub to get notices for all our new releases! Join our Facebook Groups and chat with us and other readers who love sweet and clean romance. • Cowboys and Angels and The Matchmaker’s Ball • Loving Sweet Historical Romance • Sweet Kisses Readers’ Group • Sweet and Sassy Books Facebook Page
P. Creeden
Author · 50 books
P. Creeden is the sweet romance and mystery pen name for USA Today Bestselling Author Pauline Creeden. Her stories feature down-to-earth characters who often feel like they are undeserving of love for one reason or another and are surprised when love finds them. P. Creeden married her college sweetheart, who she also met at a horse farm. Together they raise a menagerie of animals and their one son, an avid reader, himself. Animals are the supporting characters of many of her stories, because they occupy her daily life on the farm, too. From dogs, cats, and goldfish to horses, chickens, and geckos—she believes life around pets is so much better, even if they are fictional.
Caroline Clemmons
Author · 67 books
Through a crazy twist of fate, Caroline Clemmons was not born on a Texas ranch. To make up for this tragic error, she writes about handsome cowboys, feisty ranch women, and scheming villains in a small office her family calls her pink cave. She and her Hero live in North Central Texas cowboy country where they ride herd on their rescued cats and dogs. The books she creates there have made her an Amazon bestselling author and won several awards. Find her on her blog, website, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Google+, and Pinterest. Click on her Amazon Author Page for a complete list of her books and follow her there. Follow her on BookBub. Subscribe to Caroline’s newsletter at www.carolineclemmons.com to receive a FREE novella of HAPPY IS THE BRIDE, a humorous historical wedding disaster that ends happily—but you knew it would, didn’t you? She loves to hear from readers
