In BREAK A LEG, a charming story by two-time Rita Award winner Carla
Kelly, hospital steward Colm Callahan is ready to move away from army
life at Fort Laramie. His only regret is leaving behind exotic Ozzie
Washington, easily the prettiest woman on the post. As a maid to the
lieutenant colonel's wife, Ozzie is no wilting flower when it comes to
hard work. When the post surgeon leaves for an extended week, Colm must
handle several medical emergencies on his own. He pleads for Ozzie's
help at the hospital. While they spend long days and nights working
together, Colm, a shy man, realizes he can't hide the truth of his
feelings for Ozzie. He needs a little help, though. Enter from stage
left, Lysander Locke, Shakespeare tragedian on his way to Deadwood.
THE
SOLDIER'S HEART, an enchanting novella by Sarah M. Eden, follows
Gregory Reeves has fallen in love with a woman he's never met. Her
brother's dying wish is that Gregory checks on his family, and after the
war, Gregory is only too happy to meet the woman he's been dreaming
about. Helene mistakes him for a hired hand and sets him to work
immediately. As time passes, Gregory finds it more and more difficult to
reveal his true connection to her family, fearing that a woman who
loathes liars will turn her disapproval on him.
HIDDEN SPRING is
an enthralling novella by Liz Adair, in which Susannah Brown is just
getting her life back together after becoming a widow. She still misses
Wesley with a fierce longing, but when she meets his half-brother,
Douglas, she learns her heart is not completely dormant. Over the next
several weeks, Douglas helps Susannah with repairs on her small ranch in
exchange for supper. The exchange becomes more and more meaningful as
Susannah realizes that Douglas might be the one to finally heal her
heart.
THE SILVER MINE BACHELOR, by Heather B. Moore, is a sweet
romance between an unlikely pair. Lydia Stone has a checklist for men
who qualify as the eligible bachelors in the mining town of Leadville,
Colorado. Her new boss, Mr. Erik Dawson, is about to be struck off the
list when she sees him coming out of the town brothel. Lydia doesn't
know that Erik Dawson's sister has been living the brothel lifestyle for
years, and he's set on redeeming her soul. When Lydia discovers Erik's
secrets, she learns that life is not as black and white as she thinks.
In
Annette Lyon's delightful story, THE SWEETEST TASTE, Della Stafford
hates being a farm girl in the tiny town of Shelley, Idaho. She'll do
anything to live in a big city and experience real city life. Her only
regret is that she'd have to leave Joseph behind, the young man who
makes her heart flutter. But she's convinced that moving away is for the
best; her dreams and Joseph's dreams are too dissimilar. Then Della
takes a job as a maid in Los Angeles and must face the truth that what
she thought would make her happy and what really will are totally
different things.
In the captivating novella, FAITH AND THE
FOREMAN by Marsha Ward, Faith Bannister is forced to travel west to earn
a living as a school mistress in Arizona Territory. Faith soon learns
that living the frontier lifestyle of a single woman has many harsh
challenges. But when she meets Slim McHenry, she discovers that life
doesn't have to be so lonely. Unfortunately the dangerous Rance Hunter
stands between her and Slim, and she must act with courage before
everything is lost.