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Leslie Vandekeere thought her big-city career made her life worthwhile, but a move to small-town Montana shows her how big the world really is. Leslie had a good life: a happy family, a great career (even if it did pull her away from her home), and all the energy of urban living. But she finds herself miles away from the city she knows and loves when her husband moves her and the children back to his boyhood home in Montana to help his mother work the struggling family farm. Being a farmer's wife was definitely not in Leslie's plan, and now she finds herself dealing with dirty cows, giant machinery, eccentric neighbors, and an extended family she doesn't quite fit into. When her husband hints that the move might be permanent, Leslie must decide--can she really handle this much fresh air?
Terra Froese has spent most of her adult life bouncing from job to job, man to man, and drink to drink. But when her latest relationship and job simultaneously fall apart, she leaves Seattle for rural Montana to visit her sister, Leslie VandeKeere, to whom she hasn't spoken in over a year. If anyone can help Terra sort out her life, it'll be Leslie, who has managed success despite family odds and a recent move from city to country. With plans to rescue herself and her sister from the threat of going nowhere, Terra's in for a big surprise--Leslie likes her new country life. When Terra rebels against her sister's conformity, how much wildness can the VandeKeeres stand in order to keep the family ALL IN ONE PLACE?
Cody Jameson knows that hiring gourmet chef Vivienne Clayton for the Circle C Ranch has to be a mistake. He once secretly loved her, but she's back in tiny Clayton, Colorado, for just a year. Vivienne wonders how she'll survive in the town she couldn't leave fast enough. Yet she soon finds herself cooking beans and biscuits for cowboys and helping Cody with his sassy teenage sister. To the entire ranch's surprise, it seems like this big-city chef might actually stand a chance of becoming a cowboy's lady forever.
"Heartwarming inspirational romance"--Cover.
Since his return to Little Horn, Texas, former special ops soldier Grady Stillwater has felt lost. Stillwater Ranch needs his attention–and so does his brother's abandoned baby. But the injuries Grady sustained in Afghanistan have skewered his confidence. Physical therapist Chloe Miner offers hope and guidance–and a balm for the cowboy's wounded heart. Little does he know that Chloe is hiding a life–altering secret of her own. The sweet girl he remembers from high school has a baby on the way, and she may need Grady every bit as much as he does her...
The swaggering stranger embodied every warning nurse Caitlin Severn had ever heard, all wrapped up in one handsome, dangerous package. Yet, from the moment she saw his motorcycle crash and his manly strength shatter, something about Simon Steele called to her soul.... She stayed--and prayed--by his side. Slowly nursed him to health. And behind his bravado she found a man struggling for faith, for a feeling of family his harsh, foster-care upbringing had denied him. And with Christmas coming, Caitlin asked only that Simon finally find his way home...to the Lord...and to love.
Holiday ranch reunion! Leanne Walsh is stunned when Reuben Walsh returns to his family's ranch for the holidays. No matter how hard she tried to convince herself that marrying the more stable Walsh brother was the right decision, it was unpredictable Reuben who held her heart – until he broke it. Leanne's frosty reception cuts deeper than Reuben expected, yet he can't leave the widowed single mom shorthanded with Christmas drawing near. He built his dreams around Leanne once before, and now is trying to resist her and her sweet young son. But in a season full of surprises, the promise of family is a gift too tempting to ignore.
This collection features contemporary and historical stories as well as sweet tales with a touch of suspense.
"Category: Inspirational"--Page 4 of cover.
Healing the cowboy soldier A Family for the Soldier by Carolyne Aarsen Grady Stillwater’s Texas ranch needs his attention—and so does his brother's abandoned baby. But the injuries the former special ops soldier sustained in Afghanistan have skewered his confidence. Physical therapist Chloe Miner offers hope and guidance, but she’s also hiding a secret. Chloe has a baby on the way, and she may need Grady every bit as much as he does her… Heart of a Soldier by Belle Calhoune When returning soldier Dylan Hart arrives in Texas to meet pen pal Holly Lynch, he's shocked to discover the woman he fell in love with has kept a very big secret. Dylan is hurt that Holly didn't confide in him, but he's committed to staying in town when her family hires him to help on their ranch. And as Dylan reconnects with Holly, he'll have to decide what matters most… 2 Uplifting Stories A Family for the Soldier and Heart of a Soldier