Böcker av Caroline Clemmons

Nothing much riles Gentry McRae. He works hard on the ranch he co-owns with his best friend, and is content with his life. He's proud of all they've accomplished in the ten years since the war. That is, until his partner dies and leaves his half of the ranch to his mail-order bride-and wills the bride to Gentry. "Now just a doggone minute, I don't plan to marry for years!" But, a single woman can't reside on a ranch where four men live without ruining her reputation. What's a good man to do, except marry the woman when she arrives? Heidi Roth has been spurned for being too plainspoken and too tall. In addition, her sister constantly makes fun of her for those reasons. That's why-with many doubts-she's willing to travel for months from Bavaria to Texas to marry a man who once lived in her town. When she arrives, she learns her prospective groom is dead, but left her his share of a ranch. She has serious doubts, but agrees to wed Gentry to protect her reputation. Sure enough, from the next day, one event after the other happens to complicate her life-yet she is happy. Until she sees the will and learns they are not equal partners as Gentry had led her to believe. Sometimes the perfect match is the one you didn't expect.

What will happen when her lawman husband learns the truth about her past? Sheriff Jesse Cameron is dedicated to uphold the law of his adopted country. After leaving Scotland, he came to Texas, and learned he liked the place and the people-at least, most of them. He keeps Harrigan County free of troublemakers with his "strict but fair" policy. Now that he has a steady job and has bought a house, he figures it's time to find a wife and start a family. He and his best friend write to the same matchmaker, hoping their brides will be sisters or friends. Jesse hopes his wife will provide a peaceful home and welcome him each evening with a good meal and a warm smile. Growing up in an orphanage left Rosalin Arnold too naïve to avoid being trapped in the clutches of an evil man who has her picking pockets. Those who've tried to escape him always fail, and are severely punished-or killed. Rosalin has been plotting to get away, and the threat of being moved from picking pockets to the brothel incites her to immediate action. She takes her best friend with her, and also an adorable boy of eight who is being bullied and mistreated. All she and her friends want is a home where they can live without constant fear. She prays she has successfully evaded the man who has tentacles everywhere. What will happen when her past catches up with her? Will Jesse defend her, or will he arrest her?