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West Coast Happily-Ever-After
Series · 5 books · 2000-2007

Books in series

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#1

Her Forever Cowboy

2004

A bull rider and a New York executive walk into a Nevada B&B... Single mom Anne Fraser has sacrificed plenty to get ahead in the world of corporate hotel management. Just ask her eight-year-old daughter, Zoey. When her stepfather asks Anne to fill her late mother’s shoes at the Silver Rose Guest Ranch, Anne can’t say no. Even if the job includes sharing the reins with the man whose kiss she’s never forgotten. Will Cavanaugh planned to be the top bull rider in the country. He’s come close in his fifteen-year career, but now an injury has him sidelined for the summer. He answers his grandfather’s plea for help but soon realizes he’s facing a new dilemma. Could one summer with Anne and her daughter possibly be enough? Or is it just the beginning? Battered and a bit disillusioned by life, Will and Anne return to the Silver Rose to repay old debts. To fall in love again. But, just for the summer. Or, maybe...for a lifetime.
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#3

Caleb's Christmas Wish

2004

Black Friday. The lines in Miami financier Jake Westin's world are crisp and easy to delineate: black and red, profit and loss, single and planning to stay that way. Until the day after Thanksgiving when Allison Jeffries—a woman he’s heard about for four and a half years but never met—calls to tell him the world they’ve shared from opposite sides of the country will never be the same. Black ice. Kenny Rydell—Jake's best friend and only link to the "bad ol' days" of his youth—and wife Pam died in a car accident on the way to a Sierra ski resort, leaving their son, Caleb, with his grandmother, who suffered a heart attack upon hearing the news. Lives changed in a blink. Caleb’s godparents—two grieving strangers who never imagined the worst-case scenario becoming a reality—must decide how to best care for the little boy they both love. The confirmed “rake” and the computer “geek” call a truce to survive the holidays, but no one expects them to fall in love—except, possibly Caleb. How far would you go for the sake of a child? CALEB’S CHRISTMAS WISH is Book 3 in the WEST COAST HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER series. If you're a fan of true-to-life romance with believable characters in settings you’ll want to add to your bucket list, you'll love this action-packed series from Debra Salonen—past winner of Romantic Times Reviewer's Career Achievement "Series Storyteller of the Year" award. “Debra Salonen captures reader attention with multifaceted characters, layered conflict and fast pacing.” —Pamela Cohen, Romantic Times Buy CALEB’S CHRISTMAS WISH—Book 3 in a series of unique, stand-alone novels set on the West Coast: Book I: HER FOREVER COWBOY – What if one summer isn’t enough? Book II: NEVER SAY NEVER—Some second chances come with big secrets. Book III: CALEB’S CHRISTMAS WISH—How far would you go for the sake of a child? Book IV: A BABY AFTER ALL—When divorce is the answer, maybe two people in love need a new question. Book V: LOVE, AFTER ALL—A match made in heaven? When pigs fly—in designer shoes! Book VI: THAT COWBOY’S FOREVER FAMILY—The cowboy life wasn’t enough for his daughters’ mother, how can he make it work now? Book VII: FOREVER AND EVER BY GEORGE—Even the dog knows the importance of happily-ever-after.
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#4

A Baby on the Way

2006

He and his wife, Casey, have moved back to California so he can take a shot at making partner in his prestigious law firm. Even if it means being closer to the family he doesn't quite fit into. It'll also give him a chance to get to know his father-in-law better. Best of all, the move will allow him to reconnect with Casey. Especially important now that she's given up her own law practice to see if they can finally get pregnant. What he finds is a law office in a mess, a family who needs him and a coworker who has her eye on him—and his job. And that's before Casey ends up on the opposite side of a legal battle.
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#6

That Cowboy's Kids

2000

The cowboy and his kids need her help Victim advocate Abby Davis wants a new job. One that involves shorter hours and less stress. But she's never been able to ignore a family in trouble. And the handsome cowboy waiting outside her office with his two little girls has a story that touches her heart. A robbery at an ATM has left his ex-wife dead and brought huge changes to Tom Butler's life. Overnight he's gone from single man living a simple ranch life to single parent trying to cope with two grieving daughters. Abby can tell he's reluctant to seek help, but he'll do it for the kids. Now, instead of a new job, Abby has a new case. And spending time with the Butler girls means getting to know their father. It means discovering that to know Tom Butler is to love him. Home on the Ranch—Cowboys, ranches, home and family—stories you won't soon forget.
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#7

Love, by George

2007

Sometimes, a dog’s gotta do what a dog’s gotta do. George Ralston’s human family needs his help. Life was better with a mom and nothing’s been the same since the old one left. George may not be a retriever, but he has the perfect replacement in mind. The Paws Spa owner Kara Williams’s goals are written in stone. The single mother of twins has scrimped and saved to take her pet care salon to the next level. She loves her animal clients but can’t always say the same about their owners. Even Brad Ralston—her youthful secret crush. His dog, George, is acting out. Rumor has it his son is, too. Recently divorced men—no matter how attractive—are Kara’s kryptonite and she keeps her distance…until a huge winter storm takes the roof off her house. Dog trouble. Ex-wife trouble. Kid trouble. Restaurant owner and chef Brad Ralston desperately needs a live-in housekeeper. If she comes with twin little girls and a bunny, so be it. Twice burned—his ex-wife and ex-best friend ran off to Mexico together—Brad’s heart isn’t part of any business agreement…unless a matchmaking Great Dane has his way. Forever and Ever, By George is Book 7 in the West Coast Happily-Ever-After series. If you’re a fan of romantic comedies packed with cute kids, an ark of animals, and a crotchety side-kick or two, you won’t want to miss Debra Salonen’s sweet, fun, feel-good story set on the Oregon coast. If you've ever wondered what your dog is thinking, you owe it to yourself to buy Forever and Ever, By George.

Author

Debra Salonen
Debra Salonen
Author · 34 books
  • Born and raised in Brookings, South Dakota. Youngest of five (much youngest). A Baby Boomer who married her high school sweetheart (our lockers were side-by-side). Mother of two, grandmother of three darling princesses, dog mother of 2.5 mutts.
  • Graduate of South Dakota State University with a Master’s degree in Geography and History.
  • Job history: taxi driver, flax seed counter, cartographer, rural mail carrier, substitute teacher, secretary/community liaison for Merced College’s Child Development Center, bookkeeper, journalist, author.
  • First sale story: June, 1999, to Harlequin Superromance. Total number of books sold to Harlequin =27.
  • Honors and awards: Romantic Times BOOKreviews, 2006 Series Storyteller of the Year. Winner: Best Superromance of 2010: Until He Met Rachel. Nominated for Desert Quill in 2008.
  • First book published by Tule Press, summer 2014: Cowgirl Come Home. The Big Sky Mavericks series opens Aug. 2014 with: Nobody's Cowboy.
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