It is 1952, and it is no secret that Sam White rules De Leon County in South Texas. His word is law-one that is dangerous to break. When seventeen-year-old Bradley Vincent falls in love and secretly proposes to White's mistress, Jody Munslow, he quickly learns that no one messes with White. After a brawl with the sheriff and his two deputies lands Brad in jail, his father reveals that White has used a counterfeit deed to steal the Vincent family ranch. Furious, heartbroken, and determined not to let the Duke of De Leon County get away with the crime, Brad lies his way through a court hearing, during which White makes it clear he wants the young man out of town and away from Jody. Understanding the odds against him in a fight against Sam-not least because of the Duke's secret surgical weapon-Brad enrolls in law school, where he falls in love with a fellow student while attempting to find a way to reverse the land theft and save his former lover from White's wrath. If he does not succeed, he may just be left with one alternative: murder. In this exciting thriller, a law student and his girlfriend return to the Texas Valley on a quest for something unheard of in De Leon County under the Duke's reign. Justice.

This is the LARGE PRINT version of Mail Order Bride. At the age of twenty-eight, Sarah Marshall is on the shelf, dreams of a husband and children of her own set aside long ago. Family obligations came first - always. But, when her impulsive younger sister finds herself in a family way, Sarah is forced to seek marriage to a stranger. How could she know that the dangerous journey to marry one man would land her square in the path of another? Or that her future husband is not all he appears to be? Haunted by his war years, former Confederate soldier Tom Cooper is summoned home after more than a decade away. He intends to settle his father's estate, then return to his bachelor life in Montana before winter sets in. On the return journey, he comes upon a horrific accident, and his plans take a temporary detour. A beautiful, injured woman, her pregnant sister, and a wounded cowboy desperately need his assistance. Later, a chance meeting leaves him questioning the security of the two women. Can he protect Sarah and her sister without losing his heart along the way? Or his life? Will Sarah and Eliza Marshall find love and a fresh start in the rugged west? Or will the malicious plans of one man claim their freedom, and perhaps their very lives? Mail Order Bride, a full-length novel, is the third book in the Silver Springs Settlers Series. Other books include Building Fences, Mending Hearts, first in the series, and The Right Choice, volume two. Though the characters overlap, the books need not be read in order.

Arriving in Montana to find she's been lost in a poker game does little to calm Abbra's fears about spending two entire weeks with a bunch of cowboys. Romance author, Abbra Truelove, finds herself in a predicament when her editor offers a promotion no fan can resist. A promotion that will intentionally thrust Abbra back into rural life while she researches a book she doesn't even want to write. As if to add insult to injury, this insane promotion requires she be a house guest of the winning fan After one too many bad experiences with rough and rowdy cowboys, Abbra is reluctant to say the least Clay Benson, son of Abbra's number one fan and loser of last night's poker game, begrudgingly shows up to collect his house guest, expecting to find an older, overweight, unattractive city slicker that talks too much. What he finds is a shapely, gorgeous woman with a sweet side and a past full of secrets. After Abbra steals a horse, is involved in both a shoot out and a fist fight, then goes on to show some fancy footwork following an incident with a faulty bottle of baby oil, Clay finds it necessary to impose a list of rules to keep Abbra safe. When her ex husband show up, Clay faces losing the woman he's come to realize he can't live without and discovers she needs protection from more than just her past.

A western novel that follows the life of Buck Duane, a man who becomes an outlaw and then redeems himself in the eyes of the law.

As Matt was readying a kick to the downed man's bloodied face, the boom of a shotgun roared in the air. Dropping to one knee Matt wheeled to his left where the blast seemed to come from. His pistol, already in his aching right hand, pointed back at the shotgun holder. It was Dewey Harmon from the livery barn; the shotgun was pointed past Matt and aimed at the fallen Box T man's cronies.

"Drop the guns boys if you want to stay in them saddles, next one won't be in the air," the blacksmith's voice followed his gun barrel to the chests of one of the Box T riders. Matt stood up and looked behind him; two of the Box T men had their guns halfway out of their holsters. Pointing his own six-gun at the one named Patch, he grabbed the man's shirt and yanked him off his horse roughly.

"Which one of you cowards shot Emily Langer?"

A western novel that follows the life of Buck Duane, a man who becomes an outlaw and then redeems himself in the eyes of the law.