Sara R. Turnquist

He never imagined her heart would be so hard to reach. Forced into a marriage of convenience after her husband dies, Amanda Haynes is determined she will never love again. Not that it bothers Brandon Miller. He needs her husband’s cattle....

The creator of Slinky, Dick James, was an engineer who took a mistake in his workplace and saw the potential to make a mark on the world and increase his fame and fortune. But he sacrificed and gave up his family, and even his creation, to chase after mere vapors of what he thought he wanted.

Betsy Callaway hasn’t been the most upstanding person in Cripple Creek. Her first love married, leaving her jaded…and she has now passed the acceptable age for marriage. Sent to be a governess in Denver, her plans are derailed when the stagecoach is met with bandits.

Karin and Pavel are at last reunited. But her desire to take on a task long prohibited has Pavel worried for her safety and that of his new family. She strives to keep her work a secret while he faces his own fight–one of a warrior weary of battle....

Karin and Pavel have found their way safely to his parents home, but things are not as well as they seem. There are secrets between them. A wall goes up. And then Pavel is called into battle.

Brianne is a somewhat naïve college freshman. She becomes disillusioned as her professors and peers challenge many of her long-held beliefs. When she finds a diary that belonged to a distant relative, she hopes it will offer much needed distraction.

Jane Millington has come to Cripple Creek to visit her friend. But a few bumps along the way land her face to face with a man who would rather not become entangled with the brown-haired beauty. Not that Jane is looking for a relationship....

Katherine and Wyatt have settled into a well-earned, comfortable life together. Until an unexpected attack threatens to bring an end to their happily ever after on the cusp of the town’s yuletide merriment....

Adsila resists bending her knee to the white man’s God when Thomas seemingly tries to steal away the last remaining shreds of her heritage. Is she prepared to fight him tooth and nail? But when he stands with her people in the face of hardship, her soul begins to long for the curious stranger....

Claire Crawford is nothing she should be. Put off by the war between the states and her own experience with the slaves on her father’s plantation, she longs for something more. Under the control of her parents, there is not much room for anything but submission....

Lily McAllen has known nothing but hardship and rejection. Her brother, the only person she can lean on, takes a job at the Miller ranch. Now with no ally, she is alone, confined, and vulnerable. Even God has forsaken her. She becomes desperate to get away...by any means necessary....

The red-headed Karin is strong-willed and determined, something she inherited from her father. She tries to keep her true nature a secret to avoid being deemed a traitor by those loyal to the king....

Ismene, a beautiful, young, somewhat naïve noblewoman, is torn from her childhood home in Greece and her first love. Bound by honor and duty, she marries Pharoah’s chief military commander, Alistair....

Brandon and Amanda are ready for their happily ever after. This Christmas will be a time to share with their little family and maybe experience some much needed peace on Earth. That’s when the letter comes. And everything is turned upside down....

Elizabeth is passionate about many things. Protecting John from the guts of war becomes the most important when he joins the Union Army. Determined to follow him through thick and thin, she joins the commission of women supporting his regiment and sneaks aboard his train upon deployment....

Mariena Gu Achi is lost. Her native nation has been ordered to a Reservation, but her tribe was attacked en route. She and her young brother are all that remain. Wandering in a wilderness filled with dangerous animals, she doesn't have a prayer of survival....

Mary Foster has held a silent affection for David since their youth. And while her mother suffers the ravages of a disease they fight to contain, Mary’s heart patiently beats in the hope that when David finds his place in the world, there might be room in it for her....

Scott Baker and Brianne Marshall are ready to step into their happily ever after. They've been through their own trials and are counting down the days 'til they wed. That is until Covid-19 hits the scene, upending everything they have planned and dreamed of....

Laura Millington is the daughter of a prominent railroad tycoon, but that luxury comes at a price. Her father’s intentions are to use her as a pawn, steal her choices, and press her into a mold she can’t seem to fit.

Sadie Rose Perkins finds herself in dire straits after her father, the town banker, absconded with everyone’s money. What’s more, her mother’s failing mental stability becomes a trial she is not certain she can overcome.