Paradise Pines Series

The dusty trail of a wagon train leads west, but Darrah Benjamin finds it a pathway to love and forgiveness when an arranged marriage becomes much more than a convenience. Wagon scout Chase challenges her determination with his promise -- she'll give him her heart and invite him to her bed before they arrive at their destination. Darrah will shape her own destiny and claim a woman's spirit along the way. Charles Danforth, a scout known as Chase, leads a wagon train of emigrants west through plains plundered by murderers. As an undercover agent of President Polk, he has sworn to stop the massacres. Darrah's inadvertent comment gives him the clue he needs to achieve his assignment. His Sioux blood brother helps Chase end the killings, but almost ruins Chase's chance of winning Darrah's heart with his mischief. Paradise Pines Series  #1  85,446 words

A poker game forces Marinda Benjamin's life into a devious scheme of adventure and revenge. When Ethan Braddock discovers his brother's poker pot cleaning his private office, he jumps to the right conclusion -- she is reluctantly spying for his worst enemy. Drawn by her innocence, he finds her irresistible and soon offers to marry her. She crushes his dreams by informing him she will only marry when she finds the forever after kind of love. Marinda's stubbornness dissolves when she discovers what she's been looking for has been right in front of her all along, and is then able to prove her worth when given the chance to right the wrongs done to her and her family by the corrupt man who almost ruined her life.

After her grandfather's death, Rebecca Ryder finds herself the sole owner of his gold mine. The inheritance would be a great asset, but her grandfather didn't tell her how to find its entrance. Now, if she cannot find it, a looming property tax bill could take her legacy away from her. The gold mine is her only shot at the independence she's desperately dreamed of her entire life. Her problem is the infuriating Scots who live on the surrounding property. They are intent on ripping that future and her inheritance away from her. Paradise Pines Series, #4, 100,379 words

Lily Fox craves attention. Her amazing voice and ability to mesmerize the miners and lumberjacks in a mountain community saloon brings her more than the notoriety she needs. She draws the attention of the town's hotel owner. If she plays her cards close to her chest and becomes his queen of hearts, the wealthy Scot could give her more than she dreamed. The day Lily Fox sauntered into his hotel with the poise of a self-assured woman, Declan Grainger knew trouble wasn't far behind. Stealing his heart was only the beginning… Declan realizes that underneath Lily's flamboyant behavior is a frightened, insecure woman searching for stability and a proper place in society. Paradise Pines Series  #3   86,007

The night a gunshot wound exposed her true identity, Charly Sinclair lost everything important to her. Braden MacGregor held antiquated ideas on what a proper job is for a woman. Those ideas would keep Charly from living her dream. She loved working with the stable of horses and driving a stagecoach. It was her life. Something she'd been born to do. Now, because she'd covered up her true identity with a lie, Charly couldn't find work. Depending on friends did not please her, but did she have a choice? Braden MacGregor was immovable on his decision to replace Charly. How could he miss what was right in front of him? He'd been humiliated. Paradise Pines Series #5  100,711

     In Paradise Pines, real men don't read romance much less write it. That is until Liam O'Toole comes to town. Unfortunately, using a woman's identity to write under might get him hung. Because of a misunderstanding, a murder charge could put a rope around his neck for his own murder      Margaret Hennessey's homemade biscuits have homesick miners flocking to her table.  To her utter frustration a misguided thief is stealing her biscuits only to pay with a romantically written IOU. When the town cook dies, the townsfolk need her to take over the cafe kitchen. An intrigue involving hidden gold and a band of renegade outlaws drives Liam to become the hero he's always written in his books. How else can he save not only his muse but, the fiery redheaded biscuit maker who's not only his muse, but the woman he just might call his happily ever after. Paradise Pines Series #6  100,243