Angel Falls, Montana Territory, 1882 Time changes many things. Once, Lanna Gibson was a privileged girl—she had pretty dresses and kid slippers, she never worried about where the rent came from and she was wholly and sweetly in love with Joe Wolf. But Joe moved away and broke her heart. Then illness swept through her family, leaving them penniless and forcing Lanna to work as a maid to support her family—for Joe’s mother Geneva. In fact she is scouring Geneva’s floor when she suddenly hears a familiar, beloved voice. Joe has returned. But how has time changed him? Has his love endured as Lanna’s has? (Freebie in the back of The Deputy's Duty by Terri Reed)

A WINTER'S HOMECOMING Montana Territory in 1883 was a dangerous place —- especially for a blind woman struggling to make her way through an early winter snowstorm. Undaunted, Noelle Kramer fought to remain independent. But then a runaway horse nearly plunged her into a rushing, ice-choked river, before a stranger's strong, sure hand saved her from certain death. And yet this was no stranger. Though she could not know it, her rescuer was rancher Thad McKaslin, the man who had once loved her more than life itself. Losing her had shaken all his most deeply held beliefs. Now he wondered if the return of this strong woman was a sign that somehow he could find his way home.

For widow Joanna Nelson, life presented constant hardships. Evicted from her home, she and her two children sought refuge, which led them to rancher Aidan McKaslin's property. The kind but embittered cowboy couldn't turn her away, and their agreement benefited them both. He sheltered her family, while she brought faith and a woman's touch back into his world. When outside forces threatened their blossoming friendship, Aidan decided to take action. Could he convince the special woman to bind herself to him permanently or would he drive her away forever?