A woman dares to risk all to bring a reclusive man from his self-imposed shell. Ivy Jeffries falls hopelessly in love with Jonas Armstrong, a man who has forced himself into a somewhat solitary lifestyle owing to his sordid past. It elates Ivy when he finally lets his guard down, and kisses her. She thinks they are now moving forward into a relationship, until he tells her it meant nothing to him. How could a kiss like they’d shared mean nothing to him, when it meant the world to her? Then she discovers he is pulling away for a reason, to protect her. Is the love they share enough to withstand his past and the child he is protecting?

Love! Julia Croft never thought she would actually fall in love with the man she set out to mislead. Surely he would forgive her if he knew the truth? Could he be so cold-hearted as to not see what her brother meant to her? Would he see that it was a matter of life and death that brought her to this deceitfulness? Deceived! How could Caleb Armstrong, have allowed himself to be drawn into being enticed by a woman who merely used him? Now that he knew her ruse, he could easily rid himself of Julia Croft and her brother Miles. Surely there was a woman somewhere who could overlook his gimp leg. The most plaguing problem would be—could his heart ever forget her? Content: clean with mild sexual innuendos.

ROSE: has loved Quinn since she first set eyes on him at age fifteen. A tragedy causes him to spiral out of control and use saloon women and drinking to forget. She knows she can save him by tricking him into marrying her. QUINN: misfortune leaves him grieving. He turns away from family and friends and good, clean Christian living. Rose’s trick works, but there would be consequences to pay because he refuses to consummate the marriage.

VIOLET Jeffries becomes confused when she meets Gavin McKenzie. Unsure of her love for Miles, she breaks the betrothal. She discovers that Gavin has a hidden agenda. Miles comes to her rescue twice, but keeps his distance from her. Violet realizes her mistake—too late. She’s lost the most loving and devoted man, and she fights to get him back. MILES Croft loved Violet with all this heart. He vows to never give his heart away again. It took him months to recover from the pain of her breakup, and now she seems to want him back. He’ll protect his heart from her, for how could he ever trust her again? Little ZOE is being stalked. Can Jonas and Ivy safeguard her? Protection comes to Zoe from an unusual source.

ANNA: finds herself in Abilene without money, or a place to go. Lucy hires Anna to clean her “boarding house,” which Anna discovers later is a house of sin. She has only one other option when Lucy offers her a job working upstairs—accepting Billy’s offer. BILLY: Graduated from a seminary, but the church won’t hire a single minister. He needs a wife, and he needs one quickly. He and Anna strike up an agreement. But—can they live within its confines?

Love comes in many forms. (Book 7, but all books in the series are stand alone reads.) Abilene, Kansas February 1894 Zoe and Alf make promises they both vow to keep. At separate schools, Alf meets Sarah, and Zoe meets Lucas, yet they both are determined to keep the promise. Sarah wants more than Alf is willing to give, and the Southern gentleman, Lucas, sweeps Zoe off her feet. Will the promise be kept? Which world will Zoe choose?