Jillian Hart is one of my favorite Love Inspired authors, both in the historical and contemporary romance genres. She outdid herself with "Calico Bride." This is one of the most tender, poignant, compassionate romances I've read in a long time. Her characters are real and the obstacles they face ...
In a land ravaged by war and prejudice, Marie Lafayette met a man who became her destiny. Night Hawk was tender and courageous, and never asked her to defy the unspoken laws of her people. But as darkness fell, and their passions grew, Marie could only follow the demands of her body and soul! Whe...
This is the story of Paige McKaslin. During this entire series I have admired the strength and resilience Paige McKaslin possessed in order to see her siblings, and herself, through the death of their parents in the psst and hold their family together. Paige and Eric have been through many of the...
When Heath Murdock walks into Amy McKaslin's diner and protects her from danger, he earns her respect, gratitude--and soon, her love.
MAN AND WIFE --- FACING THE RIGORS OF HIGH COUNTRY RANCHING That was the simple, solid ideal that Daniel Lindsay willingly offered Rayna Ludgrin. But she'd lived a grand passion, he knew, and he could promise only a quiet, steady brand of love. Her soul raw with a new widow's grief, Rayna Ludgr...
This is technically book 5 of this series of books. But you CAN read them individually without reading the others in the series. I have read books 1, 2, and 3 and they were 'so so' for me but his one I really liked. It was a different setting and the main character didn't seem to obsess over her ...
'Happily ever after' wasn't much to wish for. Young widow Sarah Redding swore that if Providence sent her another man to love, he would definitely have to love her back. Then into her life rode Gage Gatlin, a rugged jewel of a man who could offer everything - except his heart! Gage Gaitlin knew...
Nursing a broken heart and wounded spirit, Kendra McKaslin vowed to make a fresh start-alone. But then everything changed when handsome sheriff Cameron Durango showed up at her run-down riding stable to give her some much-needed business. Seeing this honorable lawman again brought all those locke...
When a snowstorm brings career woman Kristin McKaslin and surgeon Ryan Sanders together, they find themselves pleasantly reestablishing their friendship. And soon they can't stop thinking of one another! The strong demand for Christian fiction has translated into exceptional sales for the Love In...
Special Forces soldier and hometown hero Ben McKaslin returns to Montana, injured and bitter about life. Can he learn how to live--and love--again? About the author: Bestselling author Jillian Hart has written several books for the Love Inspired and Harlequin Historicals line, as well as for Zebr...
When the tall soldier entered the Christian bookstore, Kelly Logan nearly fell over. Could it be Mitch Dalton, the classmate she'd once had a crush on? Skinny Mitch had matured into a heart-stoppingly handsome man. And he wanted her to help him find a present for his mother. As they discovered t...
When Aubrey McKaslin visited reclusive photographer William Corey, she found a man who had given up on life and faith. He said he was happy at his mountain retreat, but Aubrey didn't believe it for a minute. His eyes signaled a kindred soul, a man who shared her love of art and the outdoors. Spen...
Though she wanted a family of her own, love seemed so unreliable to busy bakery owner Ava McKaslin. Baking and honoring her faith were all she had on her life's to-do list. Until she hired Brice Donovan as her contractor. And her best-laid plans flew out the window! He'd long adored Ava from afar...
No man has ever irritated or intrigue Rachel McKaslin as much as Sergeant Jake McCall. When this bold and brash man suddenly becomes the foster parent of his orphaned niece, Rachel sees a side of Jake she never knew existed. Original.
He was the new pilot? When he'd first popped through the shrubbery, nurse Kirby McKaslin had found her new neighbor brazen and obnoxious. So she was more than surprised to find Sam Gardner volunteering to pilot an early-morning medical emergency flight... and fixing her fence, making her cocoa wh...
Who was Duncan Hennessey? A big and burly mountain man, a half-breed some said, he seemed not unlike the bears he'd saved Betsy Hunter from -- wild, powerful, a force of nature. But as she tended the wounds this loner had suffered because of her, Betsy could see that he was gentle, too, with an a...
Lawman Jack Munroe didn't want to see the truth about his troubled little girl, especially when she was caught shoplifting in Katherine McKaslin's Christian bookstore. Being a single father was hard on a man's faith and patience, and he didn't need the all-perfect Katherine telling him how to imp...
She was all thumbs trying to button up. She had to hurry if she wanted to drop by Miss Sims’s dress shop on the way home. She had finished her sewing over lunch, and she wanted to pick up more work for tonight. After what Ian had told her, it would be best to make as much extra money as she could...
She was not unaware of his maleness, of the solid man hewn of muscle and bone, or of the hardness of his shaft, unmistakable against the back of her thigh. He held her trapped against him endlessly as he drove his stallion across vale and hill and through a world brushed by shades of night. No ot...
And, as the days passed, it looked as though he might get his wish. There was no sign of Betsy. He’d watched the clearing and imagined the sight of her coming around the bend until he thought she was coming. But when he blinked, the image in his mind was gone and there was only the lonely forest ...
Cool water cascaded over him, shocking his overheated skin. Didn’t do much for his thirst. He sent the bucket back down when he saw his good friend climbing between the corral rails. “We ought to be ready on schedule, except that colt is still saddle shy. I’ll keep working him.” Juan wiped his br...
It was Kirby’s only warning before a dark shock of hair and two eyes peered over the top of the boards. Sam climbed over the fence like an escaped prisoner, or maybe a spy on a mission, and landed upright, on both feet. The little spaniel gave a yip of greeting and ran over to wiggle in a circle ...
Tiny bits of hail hit the brim of his Stetson and bounced off to fall on the two children standing beside him on the railroad platform in Miles City, an old military town halfway between Fort Keogh and Dry Creek in the Montana Territory. The day was bitter cold, but that wasn’t what bothered Gabe...
was all that Tilly had said the moment they’d spotted Shane seated on the high front seat of the buggy, driving two of the draft horses kept for farm work up to the house. “I know I promised to drive, but with the roads in a worse condition than ever, I just don’t feel up to it.” “It’s all right....
The image of Amy McKaslin with her son. He hadn’t guessed that she was a mom. Nope, he couldn’t reconcile it. Maybe because he didn’t want to. All through the afternoon and into the evening he worked. The diner closed at eight, early on Sunday nights. There had been no place open on the six-block...
"But the house is looking real festive." "I had to do something to keep me busy." Maggie fussed with the garland she'd made, settling it into place on the mantel. Making decorations had kept her from being disappointed all afternoon, since another big storm had blown in, bringing more snow. "It d...
Cheyenne!” Julianna bolted from the sedan the moment the car rolled to a stop. She hopped and skipped like a purple butterfly across the gravel. “Are you gonna go on the trail ride, too?” “That’s the word.” The girl looked so excited, that if she kept hopping like that she might rocket off the ea...
"Oh, and they smell totally delicious. Yum. Our customers are going to snap them up." "Excellent," Daisy said, giving the basket a little shove in Gemma's direction. "I think this is going to be a wonderful enterprise." "Me, too." Gemma smiled friendly, as several more of the McPhee sisters chime...
Maybe because it was difficult thinking of his little brother locked up behind steel bars. Finn had refused to see him. Or maybe because his failures weighed heavy on his soul. Either way, he didn’t feel prepared for how she watched the ground instead of the world around her as she came out of th...
I won’t do it.” Jack lifted his gaze from the mountainside road long enough to take in the confrontational jut of Hayden’s chin and the fury in her cool eyes. Uh-oh. He knew that look. It was the same one he’d been dealing with for most of the week, ever since he’d hauled her home from Katherine ...
He pushed away from his desk, crossed the office and headed straight to the coffeepot. With his brow furrowed and his mouth tucked in a somber frown, he probably looked like a man mulling over how best to capture the remaining members of the Folsom Gang. But really he was trying to figure out why...
No messages. That was a good sign for a Saturday midmorning when she was on call. She focused on her tablet computer and the day’s to-do list that was getting longer by the minute. It wasn’t the length that was stymieing her. It was the next item up. Get kitten info to Michael. ...
Hazel bustled into the kitchen, looking healthier than she had in a while. “You’re a guest and I won’t have you touching one single dish.” “Too late. I’ve touched more than one.” Aumaleigh plunged her hands into the steaming wash water and began scrubbing the glassware. “G...
Brooke’s voice broke the silence between them that had settled into the house once they’d returned. He wanted to attribute it to the long day and the fact they had a daunting task ahead of them, but he wasn’t sure. She’d been quiet before they left the park. After they met Roger and his wife. He ...
The tables were where they should be, and the footmen were stringing the greenery according to her instructions. She drew in a deep breath of the fresh scent. Soon the great hall would look as she had imagined. Snow had piled up overnight on the windowsills, and the stained glass sent colors acro...
Noah took another swig from the water bottle he’d picked up at the drugstore. The pain pills were in his breast pocket, unopened. He was hurting, but it was getting better. It looked as though tomorrow morning he’d be going in for more tests. He’d talked the doctor out of an overnight hospital st...
Rebecca stomped her feet to get the blood flowing. She was dressed for the cold, but after spending all day on the ski slopes even her bone marrow was cold. “Let’s go in for a steaming hot cup of cocoa,” Chad suggested as he stowed their skis outside the mountain lodge. “I...
She pulled out a handful of coins."Put those back in your pocket." He stood, looming over her a full six feet. Her heart thumped but she wasn't afraid, unlike the diners at the nearest table who stopped eating to watch him as if they expected him to start shooting up the place. "But this is my wa...
Noelle shifted uncomfortably in the hard, ladder-back chair and signed her name on the page where the agent had pointed out for her. The scratch of the pen seemed loud.There. Done. She handed the ink pen and the legal document to Mr. Dorian on the other side of the desk.“Are you sure about this, ...
What on earth had he been thinking to reveal his failure to Kristin? He never talked about that day or the torment of regret that rode him hard. But maybe seeing Kristin at Sue Hyong’s funeral—clearly mourning the loss of her friend—had shown him how deeply she cared for t...
For an instant, September’s eyes drifted shut and she let the sweetness sweep through her. It was something out of a dream. His mouth was patient and not demanding, and that made it easier to grasp his arm, hold on tight. Her mind stopped working. It took her a few long moments to realize this wa...
“Marie Janelle, front and center this minute!” Henry’s voice filled the house like a cannon blast. “No need to shout, Papa.” She laid the last sweater into place in the bureau draw and pushed it closed. “I’ll be down in a minute.” “Now.” “When I’m finished emptying this last trunk.” She winced at...
Troy backed away from the trailer, the mare successfully loaded. “If we get a call about the mare, who should I contact, you or Eloise?” “Eloise.” Sean gritted his teeth. Me, he’d wanted to say, but that made no sense. He couldn’t explain why he didn’t want Troy to talk to Eloise. The thought mad...
That man’s here.” Hans hopped down from the window seat. “It’s been days and days and he’s still here.” “I know. Remember I told you? Daniel is going to be staying with us from now on.” “No he isn’t.” Rayna covered the warm muffins with a cloth and set the basket on the breakfast table and consid...
Working alongside Betsy had proven exhausting, but Claire didn’t mind hard work. What she minded were her sore muscles unused to scrubbing vigorously at a washboard for hours on end. She winced at the muscle pain in her arms as she tacked the curtain into place. The pretty light pink calico pearl...