Short Westerns

Recently released from the orphan’s home and with nowhere to go, Olivia Lester accepts a last-minute proposition to travel west as a mail order bride. Judd Brockman has made it clear that he only needs a wife as a partner on the farm - not in love - and Olivia accepts his wishes. Judd is a kind man, so when Olivia find herself falling in love with him, she chooses silence over breaking her agreement. But when a woman from Judd’s past returns with a scandalous accusation, Olivia begins to wonder if maybe her life with Judd is not what she thought.

This audiobook includes the complete Grant Brothers series featuring three novels: The Cowboy's Surprise Nanny, The Cowboy's Contract Marriage, and The Cowboy's Rodeo Rival. Enjoy Western romances featuring the three brothers: Ian Grant, Jonah Grant, and Nate Grant.

The cowboys of Elk Creek play as hard as they work but a storm is rolling in. Hearts are on the trail to be broken with lovers lost, new ones found and women as wild as they come. Can the boys survive the tempest?

Voyage of Grace: Gentle spirited Grace Oakes, a monster in the eyes of her own mother, is driven mercilessly from her own home in hope of finding love on the Frontier prairie. Her journey to Cheyenne, Wyoming, together with her sister and friend, is plagued with self-doubt. Her fears of rejection are confirmed when the man who invited her as a mail-order bride immediately refuses her hand, instead preferring that of Grace’s travelling partner. Also in this boxset: Emma's Escape and Traveling Mercy.

Seventeen best of the West short stories by Charlie Steel, tale-weaver extraordinaire. No matter the challenge or adversity, Charlie Steel's characters attempt to do what is right. They are caught in disputes beyond their control and must utilize inner strength and faith as they struggle for survival. In this collection of 17 stories, set mostly in the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies with its searing heat, numbing cold, limitless sky, endless prairie, and rising peaks - the land itself becomes a character. The tales are thrilling and unforgettable.

When Hope Inkwell gets lost she is rescued by Lucky. Hope has been hurt in the past and has strengthened her walls and no one is getting in ever again. When Lucky rescues Hope he doesn't count on her rescuing him right back. Maybe Lucky will finally be lucky in love.

This boxed set includes the first three books in the award-winning Brigadier Station series. The Brothers of Brigadier Station: She came to the outback to marry the love of her life. She just didn't expect him to be her fiancé's younger brother. The Sky Over Brigadier Station: He guards his heart. She yields to no man. Will a chance encounter set a course for true love? The Legacies of Brigadier Station: Can Lachie be the father Hannah needs? And the man Abbie deserves?

A Broadway dancer wrecks her knee and decides to head home for a little R&R, but the roadtrip home takes an unusual turn when she finds herself in Grand Prairie, Texas, short on funds and in the middle of a murder investigation.

Cale Landry: When the man from Wolf Creek leaves his secluded mountain refuge to seek revenge on the thief who robbed him, he never expected he’d end up taking home the wily old bandit’s gorgeous and spirited daughter, Raven. But Cale will never get back what he lost, until he learns to trust in love. Conn Benton: Conn Benton is shocked at the suggestion he should marry a Winthrop - especially that tall, redheaded Emaline - to end the feud between their families. He might marry her and bed her, but he has no intention of loving her.

A short story collection including two very personal glimpses into the author's life and a number of westerns. "Edd Voss is an American original. His unique voice rises from the heartland, and his diverse anthology of stories is as sprawling and charming as is the vast country that he explores from the cab of his 18-wheeler." (Robert Bidinotto, author of the best selling Dylan Hunter novels)

Mac Henderson started out no more of a ranch owner than he did a Navy SEAL. Adrift on the post-college tide of the ’70s, with no direction planned, he headed west to surf. But fate had other plans for him - beneath Montana’s Big Sky. A broken starter motor during Cheyenne Frontier Days led him to witness Ama’s traditional dance for her tribe. Since that moment, for 20 years, she has believed in his dream, inspired him, and given him a son (Mark Henderson). It was only when Mac retired that she found her own dream. Her reward? Finding Henderson’s Ranch.

Bret Harte (1836 - 1902) was an American writer and poet, most famous for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush. The Idyll of Red Gulch portrays an incident in a town in California involving the town drunk, a prostitute, and the schoolmistress.

"A Convert of the Mission" is about a California minister in need of rehabilitation to regain the health of his body and spirit. He follows the orders of his doctor to go somewhere and change his habits and way of life. And he succeeds in his quest, but in a way that displeases his former brothers in the faith.

Nothing has gone easy in Alexis Bandit’s life. On a trip to rescue mistreated puppies and drive them to their forever homes, she meets up with a tuxedo-clad cowboy on the run and offers him a ride. Jason Fields thought he had it all - a beautiful fiancée, a loving family, and great job - until he overheard his future father-in-law talk about arranging his murder. Now he’s on the run, without money, a phone, or a credit card. With a killer on their tail, four mischievous pups, and many miles of highway, what could go wrong?

In its heyday, the southwestern town of Ambition was bustling with enterprise. For the first 50 years the town prospered and expanded in an ever widening circle, away from the freshwater well the town’s founder dug. The well gave life while the people searched out their fortunes, and fortune gave them a reason to call Ambition home. Prosperity eventually fell prey to complacency, and Ambition withered away. It was an incremental decline, unintentional and unavoidable once set into motion.

When her husband dies, she has a choice to make: Go home, and face the family who made her stay with the beast, or head to Belle Fourche to the only friend she has left. Conrad Oleson can't read, and it's shamed him for longer than he can remember. When another teacher shows up on his front step, he's sure his brother is meddling, again. But when Izzy reveals her painful past, he can't stay away. And if learning to read brings him closer to her, he'll do about anything for her including teaching her how to love.

Chris and Danny Friessen return in a short sweet novella about unexpected consequences in their young married life.

Although American author Bret Harte is most readily associated with stories about the West, it is his skill with characterization that distinguishes him from the hundreds of others who set fictional tales in the region. The miners, soldiers, gamblers, entrepreneurs, and lost souls who populate these pages are limned with Harte's unique combination of dry wit and tender pathos. This charming collection of Harte's short stories focuses on life in old California.

Tales is a collection of six short stories by Montana author Dave Lloyd.

Johnson O'Neill joined the Heartsong Ranch to escape his addiction. One night at a friend's wedding, stress causes him to fall off the wagon and into the arms of the woman of his dreams. Debra Donahue lost her husband to alcohol and then pulled herself up by her bootstraps, becoming a real estate agent selling million-dollar properties. One night with a sexy cowboy and a bottle of whiskey, Debra falls hard.