MacPherson Brides Series

Her scar was a sign of survival. His badge was his means to take vengeance. Five years ago, a brutal attack left Esther O'Brien an orphan and a mother.  To support her son, she is willing to do anything—almost. The degrading arrangement her uncle tries to force upon her leads to a new position, only with this one, there's a man living across the hall—a disturbing man she must deal with every day, a man with a star on his chest. Deputy US Marshal Colin MacPherson arrives in Central City seeking justice for the death of his wife and son. But the courage and the love of the young mother heals the scars of his heart as she and her son fill the emptiness in his soul. When he discovers the true identity of Esther's son, can Colin's love overcome his need for vengeance? This edgy historical romance is Book 2 in the MacPherson Brides series. Book 1: The Rose and The Thorn Book 3: The Hawk and The Eagle

She didn't trust any man. He didn't trust himself. The death of Sarah Greer's husband granted her two things—freedom from his abuse and his large estate.  In hopes of freeing her younger brother from their controlling grandfather, the pair travels to the new mining town of Central City, only Sarah finds herself caught up in scheme that forces her to marry again. The last thing widower Mac MacPherson wants is a marriage of convenience. Haunted by the past, the only reason he left his family's Colorado ranch is to hunt down the last man to see his wife alive. But when he finds himself hitched to Sarah, he can't ignore the woman who gets under his skin—or the sparks that fly when they're together.  Can Sarah and Mac put the past behind them and find a future together? This edgy historical romance is Book 1 in the MacPherson Brides series. Book 2: The Scar and The Star Book 3: The Hawk and The Eagle

She needs protection from the man hunting her. He needs to banish his distrust of women. War widow Salina Meier Moffett Dunham doesn't trust men. Shamefully treated by her father and husband, she is on the run with her children to escape a forced marriage or worse—death. In Ainsley, Kansas, she shortens her name to Lena Meier to hide from the man pursuing her. She finds a position as a clerk in the mercantile with the grouchy storekeeper. But there is something within that grumpy man that her heart hears and draws her. She isn't sure what that thing is until she discovers a book in the storeroom of the mercantile. Returning from the war, Angus MacPherson takes back the running of his mercantile and keeps his distance from the young women in Ainsley. After a run-in with Lena Meier—literally, his buggy ran into her cart, leaving him injured, he agrees to let her work in his store. After all, his MacPherson family creed is to help and protect all widows and orphans. But this woman, this stranger in town, irritates and interests him as no woman has since Amelia, the woman who betrayed him to marry his rich cousin. Matters get worse when his former fiancé, who is now a wealthy widow, returns to Ainsley and wants Angus as her new husband. Can love weave its way through the heart by things unspoken?

HOW LONG CAN SHE BATTLE A MAN WHO REFUSES HER LOVE? DEATH HAS BRUTALLY TAKEN EVERY WOMAN FROM HIM. WHICH WILL WIN—LOVE OR DEATH?   Katy Sullivan must protect her younger sisters at all cost. They've escaped the brutal hand of their step-uncle and took his greatest treasure. Fearing death if found, they travel west in a wagon train but are abandoned along with a sick preacher and his sisters. Rescue comes in the form of two buckskin-clad, tobacco-spitting brothers and their harsh, scar-faced companion. Their offer—come to their valley for the winter—could be very good or very, very bad.   Scarred within and without, Jacob Matthews sealed off his heart. He's respected by the army, honored by the Indians, and known as Takota—friend to all.  He fights his feelings for the feisty red-headed woman who came to his valley. Death took every woman he's loved. Death won three times. Jacob can't let it win a fourth.

SHE CLINGS TO HIS PROMISE THAT THEY'LL MAKE IT WORK. HE MARRIED HER SO WHY CAN'T SHE BE HIS WIFE IN EVERY WAY?   Allie Sullivan lost her baby. In her grief, she doesn't have enough strength left to defy the self-appointed matron of the valley and marries her best friend Sam. Everyone says she married him. Only she has no memory of her wedding. She moves into his cabin, but not his bed. Why can't he understand? How can she be his wife if she can't remember pledging herself to him?   Sam Harris doesn't understand women, never has, never will. He's loved Allie for years and plans to court her. In the early winter, hope fills him as they grow closer, but sickness, death, and an interfering biddy change everything. When they are forced to marry, he promises he'll give Allie time and a room of her own until she's ready. But how much time does a bride need to become a wife? What happens when love isn't enough?

SHE'S IN A PRISON OF HER OWN MAKING. HE WONDERS IF HE'LL EVER BE FREE.   Molly Harris can't forget her foolish, youthful indiscretion. She was seduced by one man then forced to marry his brother. Now, she's a widow and homeless, raising her children as a poor relation in another man's cabin. How she dreams of a new life, a place where she can live free from her past.   Tristan Sullivan carries the stench of prison. He tracks down his sisters in an isolated Wyoming mountain valley. Once there, he finds he's welcomed but not needed. He debates leaving to draw away the man hunting him—the one whose lies put him in prison. But the blue eyes of a widow make him reconsider, so he can give her the one thing she needs.   Is there a way to break the shackles of the past?