"The thrilling conclusion to the Wayside Ranch series, Connor's long-awaited second chance.
Connor wants to hold on to Lacy, but knows he has to let her go if he hopes to ever have her marry him again.
After ten years of living as a divorced couple and seeing all of his men get their second chances, Connor is praying for his own. When Lacy says she needs time on her own, his knee-jerk reaction is to ask her to stay. Despite his fear she will never return, he lets her go.
Unfortunately, danger follows her when she tries to help a friend leave an abusive relationship. She has a target on her back and Connor is too far away to help her.
Lacy knows that Connor will never trust that she loves him until he deals with the pain of his mother leaving.
She knows she has to leave and then return to him to show him that she will never do to him what he fears. Trouble is, her friend's husband wants to make sure Lacy never sees anyone ever again. She is torn between losing the chance to prove her love for Connor and asking him to come for her. She can't bear to leave him again, it's now or never, but can she handle a killer alone?"
"Edwyn Brookings has been the foreman at Wayside Ranch almost since the beginning. He's a rule follower to his core.
He broke one rule. One time. And it cost him the love of his life. Now, he adheres to the letter of the law, no give or take. He wants to see Nadine again, but knowing what his love cost her, why would she?
Nadine Ham left the navy for having a relationship with a superior officer, while he was allowed to keep his job. Life continued to be unfair for Nadine until years later when she is offered the chance to see him again. With revenge on her mind, she agrees. He's enemy #1 and nothing will stand in the way of ruining his life.
If only the chemistry between them wasn't so strong.
When the wives of the Wayside men decide to go on the offensive against known traffickers, her expertise will come in handy, but does she need their help at all? When the traffickers figure out their mission, will all of them be in danger?"
"Sam Elsner is the quiet type, especially when someone hurts him.
He caught the love of his life with another man. He isn't the type to face her. If he did, he might get angry which isn't his way. So he let her go, but he's never forgotten her.
Now she's at Wayside but it's not for second-chances. She's there as a patient.
Sam knows that only space and care is going to bring Kelly back from all the pain she's endured. When they dig carefully into their past, secrets come to light that might blow Kelly's kidnapping case wide open, and put a target on Sam's back. But he won't let anyone touch her again.
Kelly Chambers only wants a normal life, but that seems way outside God's plan.
She committed her life to Jesus in her darkest moment, but she feels so separated from humanity that she can't believe for a moment that He cares about her. As Sam tries to gently peel back the layers of distrust and pain, Kelly wants to escape the pain of healing.
But when her captor threatens the man she loved, can she find the strength to accept the new life Jesus and Wayside offers, or will she sink back into the belief that nothing and no one can save her?"
"Brendon Ruse doesn't need help.
He met Dee Heather Rose when a bad landing as an Army Ranger left him paraplegic. Brendon has been working hard to have his own normal life and he's happy, other than the love he lost because she didn't love him the way he was.
Or so he thought.
Dee Heather Rose is an encourager, which helps in her career as an aftercare nurse for elderly patients with mobility issues. She chooses to work with the elderly because she fell for a patient once and never wants to hurt like that again.
Until she has a chance to see that patient.
Their first meeting is rocky, but it was bound to be with so much history. When a trip to a local blood drive turns sinister and a boy is kidnapped by a known trafficker, Brendon and Dee commit to working together to get him back, but they keep the relationship professional. There will be no falling in love again.
Will seeing Dee work with a woman who recently lost the use of her legs be too painful of a reminder for Brendon or will he see the true meaning behind her encouragement? Will they find the missing boy before time runs out?"
"Eric loved once, now he'd rather tame horses than see her ever again.
He told Connor he wants nothing to do with the mission to face his regret. Not when his regret hurt him so deeply and not when it means a disruption to what the ranch does. Wayside is supposed help victims of trafficking, so why are they worried about their past regrets?
Ali comes to Wayside under the guise of helping one of the men with a legal matter. As a military lawyer, she's used to handling intricate matters. What she's not used to is feeling unsure of herself, which is exactly what happens when Eric walks into any room she's in. Her courtroom talents have no place on a rural Wyoming ranch.
Before she made the worst choice of her life, the choice to turn Eric's proposal down and marry a man who cheated on her, they were in love. Now, he's hesitant to even talk to her.
When a plot to steal the Wayside Ranch horses almost gets both of them killed, will matters of the heart become clearer, or will they let past hurts stand in their way?"
"Charles Oleson is known for defending women, but this will test his limits.
It's fall round up at the Broken Circle O and a new crop of hands sign on for the job. When Charles is assigned a small, mute man to watch over, he despises the injustice. That is, until he realizes there's more to Will Galliger than meets the eye.
Wilhelmina 'Will' Galliger will do whatever it takes to earn her own plot of land, including acting like a man.
Will has pretended to be mute for three years as she's worked all over the West, just trying to earn enough money buy her own spread. As a woman who had been treated as chattel, she works doggedly for independence. Landing on a ranch with different rules than she's used to lands her under speculation, and risk of discovery. Charles and Will fight against an attraction that seems wrong until Will's secret comes to light. Can she still have her dream of her own ranch and the man she's grown to love, or will he be unable to see past the shadow of her pretend life?
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"As an intelligence officer, Cole faked his death then went undercover to find the spy in their group. When the dust settled, Cole discovered the government had mistakenly notified his next of kin of his death.
Through anger and resentment at having no identity other than the one they gave him, he comes home with a chip on his shoulder. He loves his country, but he has nothing. Until Conner Kincade offers him a job at Wayside Ranch.
That job comes with one stipulation, he must face his one regret. That would be the woman he left behind. The woman who would now think he's a ghost.
Erica Jameson can't make ends meet. Her five-year-old son thinks the world of her and she's let him down too many times. When she gets the notice that her lease is expiring and they refuse to renew her and the camp where her son had a scholarship changed their minds, all on the same day, she's pretty sure her life can't get worse.
Until the man she thought was dead shows up on her doorstep.
He's just as handsome and offers solutions to all her problems. But what about when the month ends and she has to face her life again?
Especially if she doesn't tell him . . . that her son is his."
"Cody couldn't be more opposite from Natalie.
When Natalie arrives in Belle Fourche with her ailing father and three wayward brothers, she’s forced to throw herself upon the mercy of her only remaining family—the Olesons—at the Broken Circle O. While her father rests, Natalie is excited to meet an ornery man with deep, gray eyes, and a missing leg. She’s certain that if he’ll agree to let her father fashion a prosthetic limb for him, the familiar work will help her father recuperate. But getting Cody Hammond to agree to anything proves more difficult than she first imagined. Will she be able to win him over before it’s too late for her father?
A chip on his shoulder isn't easy to bear.
Cody Hammond lives a quiet, ordered life, until one day an unfamiliar woman rushes into the bank where he works and threatens to disrupt everything. The more Natalie pushes her way into Cody's life, the more she makes him think about a past he’s worked hard to forget. He's determined to keep her away, but even his best isn't enough to scare off the enigmatic and beautiful Natalie.
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"John agrees to act as her beau to save her, but his heart knows the truth.
John Oleson has never courted before, but when he catches a woman being badgered by a strange man, he pretends to be courting her to save her. Tongues wag when everyone hears about the heiress courted by the cowboy, but will he be able to keep up the act until she is safe from a man who only wants her money?
Alicia Greely avoids attention at all costs.
Her parents have made it easy for her to hide her nose in a book and stay away from everyone. Now they want to see her married off quickly and have convinced her uncle to offer a position at the bank to sweeten the deal. Unfortunately, her uncle is in no position to make a wise choice. When a handsome, quiet cowboy offers to act as her beau to keep her from a forced marriage, it's her dream come true. When the truth comes out, will John and Alicia be able to break through the shadow of the lie to convince her family what started in the dark has been brought into the light?
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"Junior Morrison walked away from the woman he loved to join the military.
Now, he's dedicated to helping victims of human trafficking at a healing ranch. When his boss challenges his team—including Junior—to face their past regrets, Junior might get a second chance with the woman he still can't forget.
Gabby Loftens gave up her dreams of a life with Junior to become a counselor, determined to help others where she couldn't heal herself.
When Junior unexpectedly calls, asking for her help, she's skeptical—but curiosity draws her to the ranch. What she doesn't expect is the rush of feelings still simmering between them . . . or the painful question of why he walked away.
When Gabby unknowingly leads a trafficking victim back to her captor, Junior and the Wayside team must protect her—and the ranch—from bold enemies determined to kidnap her again. If the men of Wayside fail, everything they've worked for could be destroyed."
"She’s on the run from a stalker. He can’t stand city-folk. But when she shows up in his town, he can’t let her face her trouble alone.
Annabelle’s stalker breaks into her apartment and leaves a gift. She must flee. But where can she go where no one can find her? Shady, WY and the uncle no one knows about seems the perfect place to lay low. While it seems like the perfect plan, she arrives to find her uncle is on vacation and the handsome rancher next door is her only option.
Ranch owner Luke fights against his dislike of big city dwellers to help the niece of his closest friend. He has two ranches to run, but she should be fine in his guest house. They butt heads at every turn, but he sees her strength and it’s compelling.
As the danger mounts, Luke wonders if he’s really the best man to protect her, but can he give up that job to just anyone?
Love’s Security is the third book in the inspiring Dawson Valley contemporary Christian romance series. If you like natural and flawed characters, emotional journeys, and compelling faith-filled romance, then you’ll adore Kari Trumbo’s touching story."
"Izzy Lawson has taken her last abuse.
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. The reserve she's worked so hard to build crumbles in the verdant rolling hills, and in the arms of a man so different from her husband.
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.
Don't miss this sweet western cowboy romance. Can a widow scarred by her husband finally get her happily ever after? This book was originally published in the Timeless Love: Romantic Stories That Span the Ages collection."
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