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Kathleen Ball USA Today Best Selling Author and Amazon Kindle All Star Author He’s a deputy. She’s a robber. Can their forbidden love be saved by a Christmas miracle? Texas, 1808. Poor Boy Hastings is determined to prove himself as a college-educated lawman. Returning home for Christmas with his shiny new deputy’s badge, his first arrest shocks him—a captivating woman destined for the gallows. Torn between duty and his growing feelings, he vows to save her life, no matter the cost. Molly McDonagh has always been loyal to her father, following him down a dangerous path. But when a ...

*Originally Published as Stewart: The McKeegans a New Generation* When trust is shattered and danger rises, one cowboy’s loyalty may be the only safe place left for her heart. Escape into a world of mountains, horses, rugged cowboys, powerful emotions, and second chances. The McKeegans will steal your heart — one love story at a time. Stewart McKeegan has no room in his heart for second chances after being betrayed by the woman he thought he’d marry. The quiet strength of ranch life in Tyrone, Montana, is all he needs—until Aurora Bennett arrives with eyes full of sorrow and secrets...

A Sweet Historical Western Romance Protector Cowboy Frontier Suspense Faith-Filled Love Story She’s running for her life. He’ll risk everything to protect her. Trust may be their only chance to survive… and to love. Montana frontier. Sheila Kelly has always used her gift for healing to help others—never expecting praise, only the chance to serve. But when tragedy strikes, fear turns deadly. Accused of witchcraft by a grieving father, Sheila is suddenly hunted by the very people she once cared for. With her young daughter in her arms and a mob closing in, she has only one choice… ...

A Sweet Historical Western Romance Mail-Order Bride Frontier Mystery Slow-Burn Cowboy Romance She came west to marry a stranger. Her groom never arrived. Now the only man who can help her… doesn’t trust her. Texas frontier. With no family and nowhere left to turn, Clarissa Plunkett makes a bold and desperate choice—become a mail-order bride. Leaving everything behind, she travels west to marry a man she’s never met. But when her stagecoach arrives… Her groom is gone. Stranded, nearly penniless, and alone in a rough frontier town, Clarissa is forced to rely on strangers for ...

A Sweet Historical Western Romance Protector Cowboy Found Family Emotional Frontier Love Story He never expected to become someone’s hero. The boy was never meant to become his family. But God had other plans… Frontier West. Angus Kavanagh has always lived life on his own terms—steady, capable, and content with the quiet rhythm of the ranch. But when he senses someone watching him from the shadows, he’s unprepared for what he finds… A frightened young boy hiding alone. Julian Fields is desperate to save his dying father and protect the last piece of their shattered life. Betrayed ...

He buried the woman he loved… or so he was told. Now the truth may give him one last chance to reclaim her—and his heart. Post–Civil War frontier. After surviving the horrors of war, Murphy Kavanagh believed he had finally found peace in the arms of the woman he loved. With dreams of a future together, he returned to claim his bride… Only to find an unmarked grave. Told his wife was dead—and turned away without answers—Murphy was left with nothing but grief, betrayal, and questions that refused to fade. Years later, a single telegram changes everything. Summoned back to Arkansas...

She’s been discarded. He’s been shattered. But on the unforgiving Oregon Trail, two wounded hearts may just discover the courage to love again. Amelia Cruthers has survived the unthinkable—parents who abandoned her for being “damaged,” a limp that never let her forget it, and a lifetime of believing she’s unworthy of happiness. With nothing but determination and a fragile hope for a new start, she steps onto the Oregon Trail alone… and straight into danger. Eli Todd, a hardened wagon master with a past buried in grief, swore he’d never love again. But when he finds Amelia ...

Left Behind by the Wagon Train in the Freezing Cold! Love Warms the Coldest Winter in This Snowbound Western Romance A breathtaking tale of hope, redemption, and love on the unforgiving frontier. Colorado Territory, 1853. Samantha Foley refuses to be bartered into a loveless marriage—so the wagon train leaves her behind. Alone, freezing, and without options, her prayers are answered when a rugged trapper finds her in the snow. Half-white, half-Indian, and wholly reclusive, Patrick McCrery has lived apart from a world that never accepted him. Taking in the stranded woman is a risk, but her...

Mallory, a wagon-train attack survivor, who opens her own cafe and also feeds the hungry, is being bullied into marriage. Brayden finds this to be unacceptable and rides to the rescue. Unfortunately, his involvement invites scandalous gossip. Mallory has no customers, and she needs the money she makes to feed the homeless. The only way to rectify her reputation is through marriage

She was carrying a secret. He was raising a little girl alone. Neither expected love to change everything. Twenty-year-old Ryelee Snyder is pregnant, frightened, and determined to build a better future. When she accepts a job as nanny to four-year-old Rheenie Maloney, she hopes she’s finally found a safe place to belong. But Rheenie’s father, Clint Maloney, isn’t convinced. A hardworking horse trainer with little patience for trouble, Clint believes Ryelee is nothing but chaos wrapped in kindness. From clumsy accidents to close calls, he spends more time rescuing her than trusting her...

Tara Carmichael watched her whole wagon party, including her father, get killed. She stayed hidden as the men ransacked the wagons searching. Later that evening, she heads back to Fort Bridger on the Oregon Trail. Tara has no supplies, and the store clerk at Fort Bridger has no mercy. She sees a chance, and she takes it by hiding in the back of the wagon Zander is driving. She knows how to hunt, fish, make buckskins, and she’s good with a rifle and a knife.

Greg, The Settlers A Captivating Western Historical Romance by USA Today Best-Selling Author and Amazon Kindle All-Star Kathleen Ball Step into the heart of the California gold rush with Greg, a stirring standalone novel from Kathleen Ball, renowned for her emotionally rich Christian Western Historical Romances. In 1848, Greg Settler’s hopes for fortune quickly crumble, forcing him to rely on help from his neighbor, the sharp-tongued and independent Mercy Watkins. Her disdain for Greg challenges his every nerve, yet when Mercy’s father passes away, leaving Greg with the responsibility ...

A Devoted Wagon Guide. A Courageous Woman. A Family Bound by Love—and Nearly Torn Apart by the Past. For years, Smitty has led weary travelers across the dangerous Oregon Trail, dreaming of the day he can finally settle down with Lynn and the orphans who have become his makeshift family. But one thing stands in his way: a marriage built on lies. Trapped for over a decade by Brenda’s deception, Smitty returns to settle the past once and for all… only to discover Brenda and her mother May dying of tuberculosis, bitter to their last breath. Heartbroken and guilty, Smitty pushes Lynn away...

A broken past. A fateful reunion. A second chance at the love they never forgot. Winter James still carries the scars of the cowboy who broke her heart a decade ago. Now a cruise guide in Alaska, she never expects her ex-lover to appear aboard her ship—and certainly not with regret in his eyes and love still in his heart. Texas rancher Stone McCoy has lived with the weight of past mistakes for far too long. When fate puts Winter back in his path, he’s determined to win her trust, make amends, and prove he’s the man she always deserved. But as the ship sails through icy waters, old ...

A Midnight Kiss Could Change Everything A stranded woman. A suspicious cowboy. A love worth fighting for—before the stroke of midnight. Cast out on a freezing winter night, Anora Garrity has nowhere left to turn. Betrayed by the man who vowed to love her, she trudges through the snow—cold, exhausted, and utterly alone—until a rugged cowboy rides out of the darkness and changes everything. Maverick Cole has learned the hard way not to trust too easily. When he finds a terrified woman on the side of the road, his instincts war between suspicion and compassion. Rumors say Anora is tied ...

A Heartfelt Christian Christmas Story of Second Chances, Forgiveness, and Holiday Miracles. In a world glittering with fame but empty of meaning, Joe Douglas—once the golden voice of a rising rock band—has reached his breaking point. Tired of the lies, the loneliness, and the hollow spotlight, he walks away from it all. With Christmas drawing near and his childhood home on the brink of foreclosure, Joe sets out through a raging blizzard, desperate to return to the family ranch and make things right. But God has a way of guiding lost souls… even through a storm. When Joe’s truck ...

A wounded woman. A grieving cowboy. A love strong enough to save them both. Colt O’Malley is drowning in grief after the sudden loss of his brother. Thrust into the unexpected role of protector, he reluctantly takes in Spring Reed, a woman with nowhere left to turn—and wounds even deeper than his own. Spring arrives at Colt’s Montana ranch seeking safety from a violent past. What she finds is a sanctuary… and a quiet cowboy whose strength, compassion, and steady presence begin to heal her shattered heart. But when danger tracks Spring down, her fragile peace shatters. Colt must ...

A sweet historical western romance: Daisy Weathers travels to Texas as a mail order bride. The would-be groom takes one look at her scarred face and walks away without her knowing...Sterling, a handsome cowboy is rolled out of the back of a wagon and left...In this historical christian mail-order bride novel, Daisy is penniless and works to help Sterling heal. Trouble finds her which sends them both on a journey of the heart, doubts, mishaps, and realization.

When a guarded cowboy and a wounded nanny collide, the truth might save them—or tear them apart. Veterinarian Holden O’Leary has one priority: raising his younger brothers on their Montana ranch and keeping romance far from his broken heart. But when he hires Summer Fitzgerald—a nanny hiding from a painful past—the quiet rhythm of ranch life changes forever. As whispers, gossip, and danger stir through their small town, Holden and Summer must fight for trust, protect the family they’re building, and choose whether love is worth the risk. Summer’s Cowboy is a sweet small-town ...

From USA Today Best-Selling Author Kathleen Ball Another Spectacular, Compelling, Page-Turning, Clean Historical Western How do you learn to trust when your heart's been broken? Nolan, scarred by betrayal in Texas, swears off love forever. Keely, abandoned and alone, finds herself at the mercy of strangers after her boarding house burns down. The McKeegan family offers her refuge on their ranch, where she crosses paths with the brooding Nolan. Determined never to rely on a man, Keely sets out to claim her own homestead. But fate has other plans. The perfect piece of land is split between ...