About this series
Paul Weaver felt Sweetwater, Kansas, was going to be one of those towns along the railroad that would grow quickly. Everything Paul looked for before building a large bank was present – and much more…
The woman who had broken his heart, almost broken his spirit, was also there. A woman he thought lost to him. Was pain from her betrayal so raw it would cripple him more than his missing limb? Would old wounds resurface and loss overwhelm his ability to be the businessman he had become?
Sweetwater could turn out to be his Waterloo. Does he accept his life as it is or fight for what it should have been if he had listened to his heart so many years ago?
Happy Endings
1874 Sweetwater was growing in all sorts of ways. New bank, new school and new houses for the families settling there joining the original ranchers. This busy town was earning a reputation for peaceful living and prosperity for everyone.
Will an unwanted intrusion from outsiders bring all that to an end? Would the townspeople and those in the perimeter of protection be endangered? Or will everything work out as it was meant to for the people living and loving in Sweetwater?
Titles in the series (4)
- Harrison Ranch and Macgregor's Mail Order Bride
1
Harrison Ranch - Callie St. Michaels, an orphan from New York, felt her only hope for the future was to leave her sous chef position in St Louis. Finding a job as cook for a group of ranch hands in Sweetwater, Kansas, seemed both prophetic and serendipitous. Everyone is happy with the outcome except for one man – Seth Harrison, the owner of the ranch and Callie's employer. Seth isn't sure why, but he feels uncomfortable around the young woman his attorney hired as the ranch hands' cook. She hasn't said anything improper, or is unable to do the work required, or is off-putting in any manner. In fact, she is well liked by all the other employees. So why does he get so unsettled around her? Macgregor Brother's Mail Order Bride - Mac, the oldest of the Macgregor family finds himself in need of a wife. His younger brothers have graduated university and at thirty-three he feels it time to marry and raise his own children on his ranch outside Sweetwater, Kansas. Answering the ad from a mail-order-bride, he is prepared for anything the young widow brings to the table. Mavis Miller is frightened of the large man meant to be her husband. Her friend, Emily Johnston, tries to help the couple find a balance. Although Mavis tries to meet the man half-way, she can't get over feeling their relationship is doomed. Especially when stronger desires pull her in another direction leaving Emily to tell Mac there won't be a wedding. His response? "Somebody owes me a wife!"
- A Midwife for Sweetwater and A New Face in Town
2
A Midwife for Sweetwater Young Rebecca Johansen had just signed a contract making her Sweetwater, Kansas' midwife. Despite her misgivings she knew she would be useful to the growing town and a dependable source of medical care for the women and children living there. Although she had never heard of such a generous salary nor the fact she had been hired and brought there by the future fathers of the town's children, she felt blessed to be chosen. Now she was determined not to let those men or their families down. Even though keeping a secret of her own, she felt she could more than fulfill her duties. But will her passion and mutual desire for one man be more of a stumbling block than she ever could have conceived? A New Face In Town Frightened and alone, Victoria Watkins was fighting to make right what had suddenly become very, very wrong. Once thinking she had her whole future set out for her, she finds herself in a strange town seeking work without any credentials or confidence. After all, what could a poor girl raised in the tobacco fields of Tennessee offer a growing town like Sweetwater? And what was she to do when Mason, the local sheriff, all but calls her a felon and danger to the town? How could she explain her stupidity or expect any help from total strangers who didn't quite trust her either? And the other feelings the she had to push aside only caused her more distress. She had only been trying to find a family to belong to, a place to call home and a man to want her for herself. Would her desire for the man who held her in such contempt be her downfall?
- Jeremy's Home & There's Always Hope
3
Jeremy's Home Jeremy Macgregor arrived home with his almost-fiancée only to find the town of Sweetwater means more to him then the woman on his arm. Some of the shine becomes gloss when seen in the light of his brother's new lives as family men. Realizing in time his real ambitions, Jeremy decides to stay in Sweetwater and help in its potential to prosperity. Something he is placing all his aspirations on. Faith is seeking a safe place for her closest friend after a horrifying attack on them both. Knowing Charity will be safe with Callie Harrison, Faith prepares herself to continue on in life alone. Unable to be part of the ever-increasing group of graduates from the St. Michaels Foundling Home gathering near Sweetwater, Kansas. Is it possible two such different people can find themselves entwined in the same goals? Can find their lives meeting and joining even when consequences no one could have seen coming may push them apart? There's Always Hope Hope St. Michaels dedicated her life to teaching. Knowing she would never marry and have children of her own, she wanted to repay what she felt she had received from the nuns at New York's St. Michaels Foundling Home. Having been asked to become the new teacher for Sweetwater, Kansas, where so many of her fellow orphans were living was more than she could ever imagine. She knew she would be welcomed and accepted by those already familiar with her disfigurement. Bounty hunter, Coyote Wilder, felt a twinge of regret for placing an unaware and unsuspecting young lady in a position of danger. But he needed to recapture a desperate criminal who would wreak havoc on hundreds of others. Possibly going on for another ten years before being captured again. He would need to protect her while waiting for the dangerous felon. Two people from such different worlds meet and together find the freedom neither thought they would ever have to be themselves. To find love and make amends for past misjudgments.
- New Banker in Town & Happy Endings
4
New Banker in Town Paul Weaver felt Sweetwater, Kansas, was going to be one of those towns along the railroad that would grow quickly. Everything Paul looked for before building a large bank was present – and much more… The woman who had broken his heart, almost broken his spirit, was also there. A woman he thought lost to him. Was pain from her betrayal so raw it would cripple him more than his missing limb? Would old wounds resurface and loss overwhelm his ability to be the businessman he had become? Sweetwater could turn out to be his Waterloo. Does he accept his life as it is or fight for what it should have been if he had listened to his heart so many years ago? Happy Endings 1874 Sweetwater was growing in all sorts of ways. New bank, new school and new houses for the families settling there joining the original ranchers. This busy town was earning a reputation for peaceful living and prosperity for everyone. Will an unwanted intrusion from outsiders bring all that to an end? Would the townspeople and those in the perimeter of protection be endangered? Or will everything work out as it was meant to for the people living and loving in Sweetwater?
Susan Kay Payne
I have been reading as far back as I can remember. Works too advanced for an 8 year old but that didn't stop me. I loved words. In 2015 I decided to put the stories I had dancing through my mind into my computer where I could read them whenever I wanted. I now have over 85 stories of varying lengths - mostly novels. My husband urged me to get them published - even told me it was on his bucket list. The Wild Rose Press was my choice to put those first stories into book form. The Sweetwater series of 8 stories put into 4 books will be out soon (2019). I also sent a few stories in to other publishers and have a contract on Montana Lineman with Literary Wanderlust out by end of 2020. I write historical romance - Medieval, Highland, Georgian, Regency and my favorite Western US. The women were strong and met the challenges of life on the frontier while the men were tenacious workers and fighters whether to break ground for a homestead or be the peacekeepers. I admire the stamina both had to have to make a life and brave a new beginning. I found that same strengths in all those who went before us and make way for what we have become today. I often am found working with my muses acting as stenographer to get their stories told. My husband came home one evening and asked, "You still with your invisible friends? People will think you're crazy." I answered, "Will they think me crazy for having invisible friends or you crazy for being jealous of them?" Now he asks what my "friends" are telling me. I have to remind him that he is still my hero and even after 50 years together can still take my breath away.
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