Disappearing was never at the forefront of Audrey Whitman’s desires. However, she felt like she did not have a choice. Escaping what her aunt planned for her was necessary. Propriety, and society be damned! Audrey would, and could never go through with any of it. Happily forever after was far to the west, and far from St. Louis. Pinkerton Eugene Turner handled numerous murder and theft cases throughout the week. This new case that slid across his paper scrambled desk was new and… alarming. Finding a missing woman, let alone a wealthy heiress, in the vast and untamed America was like finding a needle in house fire. As Audrey discovers the life she has dreamt about, will she be able to hold onto the fairy-tale whims and thrive on her own, or will society call her back?

The thief he loathes - the woman he can’t resist. Kayla Langmoore saw her life at the end of a hangman’s rope. Until fate, or providence, stepped in, taking the form of a Coleman. The same Coleman she was there to rob. Instead of swinging from a tree, the owner of the ranch allows her to work for him with one promise: stay away from Ben. Ben can’t see past the title: thief. And he does his best to remind the pretty rustler of her place. But there’s something about Kayla he can’t seem to resist. Will his pride, his family and her past, get in the way of their happily ever after?

\\\ Some violence and language \\\ When the past haunts Mary, will she live long enough to make it right? Mary escaped the horrific clutches of Victor Del Avilasto, a man hell-bent on leaving no loose ends. Before Victor’s dead body is buried in the Denver cemetery, her past comes alive. What she thought well behind her in Kansas City, is now in front of her with revolvers and a hangman’s noose. Ross Montgomery was with Mary when they escaped Victor’s clutches. Mary saved his life. This rough around the edges woman captured his heart, but before he could strum up the courage to call on her, she’s taken. Will Ross be able to save Mary before it’s too late?

A past so dark, it can’t be lifted? Lena Jenkins hides her past from everyone she comes across. Shamed and overwhelmed by the perceived negativity, she is close to making a vow to never let anyone near her heart again; for no one could ever love a soiled dove. Quint Morris has eyes for the beautiful Lena, but his own troubled history drives him to the saloon more often than it does toward the woman who calls to his heart. Will Quint and Lena overcome the trauma and hurt caused by a past they can no more control than they can change or will they go their separate ways, forever being alone?

Denver – a city of loving dreams or nightmares? Natali Hawkins wouldn’t be able to tell what true love was if it smacked her across the face. Watching her mother go from failed marriage to failed marriage gave her the idea love was either fake or something so lofty she’d never attain it. Wyatt Pearson spent months herding cattle from the plains of Indiana to Elk Creek Ranch in the heart of Colorado, his job was finally done; and so was his heart. Losing his wife in Indiana was almost more than he could bear. Meeting Natali gave him hope at love once more. But earning her affections might be more trouble than herding cattle.

Will love happen for them again or does it only come once? Jane McCarthy made her way west after the tragic passing of her husband to yellow fever; throwing herself into her work to forget her sorrows. Jane swore love, at her late age, was not to ever happen again. Derek Bennett went into the wilds of America, making a living on trapping, and trying to hide his heart from ever loving someone again. Coming to Denver to resolve a long-standing issue with his son, he never expected to find a woman he wanted to call his wife. Earning the aloof Jane McCarthy’s affections could prove more troublesome than a grizzly. Will Jane allow her heart to open to love or will she seclude herself into her work forever?

Will the consequences of a terrible past haunt her treasured future? Maisey McGinn finds herself on the doorsteps of Lena’s Dove’s in Denver in search of a better future for herself. Surely, the mistakes she made couldn’t follow her there? And if they could find her, would she be brave enough to endure whatever was to come? Hogan Buchannan releases himself from the ties binding him to a scandalous family, opting for a humble lifestyle in the picturesque town of Denver. Upon arrival, the beautiful Maisey caught his eye. Before he could inquire about courting her, his past shows up in a black and blue taffeta dress and a scowl that could freeze hell itself. Will Hogan and Maisey find their own slice of Colorado treasure or will they succumb to the chains pulling them back to their harrowing past?

Romance happens for every one right, so why not her? Charlene Brandt believed she could make people happy and find love if she tried hard enough. Trying as hard as she might, and making a mockery of herself, leads her into an awful predicament of her own miserable making. The scene she stirs up at the Whitman Diner has her name all over the town in a matter of hours. Reprimanded and embarrassed, she takes an opportunity given to her to be a nanny to three rambunctious, but loveable, children. Being away from the public eye, and wrangling kids couldn’t be so terrible… right? Broody, humble, and quiet, Zed Oliver, lost his wife in childbirth and has been raising his kids on his own. Taking a job at the mill, he leaves the outspoken and publicly embarrassed Charlene to tend his children. Who knows, maybe some humble work would tame the ferocious liveliness in her personality. Surely she wouldn’t pull a similar stunt as she had? Will these two people be brought together in mutual compassion or will their differences keep them forever alone?