At the dawn of the Twentieth Century, sixteen-year-old Annie McGinnis wishes for a chance to see more of the world, since all she's ever known is the family farm in North Texas. A mysterious visitor arrives who will change not only her life, but her family's as well. To save Max Landry from a bogus charge, she follows him and the Texas Rangers back to the coal-mining town one county over where a murder occurred. The short journey sets Annie on a path of discovery-new horizons, an inner strength, and quite possibly...love.

To escape an arranged marriage, beautiful, proper Cynthia Harrington from East Texas impulsively marries Ricardo Romero, a striking, sensual Spaniard who ranches on the far western edge of the Texas frontier. She naively steps into a hotbed of anger, rivalry, and strong wills. She struggles to gain a foothold in the hostile household and foreign ranch community, determined to make a place for herself-but will she also find a way to make her husband love her? By marrying an "outsider," Ricardo brings down the wrath of his mother, Felicitas, on his unsuspecting bride. Cynthia must also contend...

Three western historical romance novellas. KATHLEEN A desperate man and a woman on the run... Kathleen Parker arrives in Trinity Hill, Texas, as a Mail Order Bride. But the name on the contract is not hers. Josiah Fremont is desperate for a wife, a woman to cook, care for his three children, and be a helpmate on his new ranch. Then a man with revenge in his heart and a gun on his hip brings danger to everyone involved. LORELEI Mail-order bride Lorelei Hastings arrives in Trinity Hill, Texas. Instead of a handsome prosperous man, a tall muscular man in dusty work clothes greets her. Daniel...