Böcker av Gina Marie Coon

When a shocking accident takes the life of her best friend, Elizabeth Nelson flies to the rescue of the orphaned children, carrying a letter that grants her custody. Her friend's brother-in-law, gruff rancher Jack Summers, is already there, organizing the funeral and planning to take the children back to Montana. With separate legal claims and a concerned social worker looking on, the two strangers desperately search for a way to keep the children together. Their solution: Marriage. Elizabeth is willing to set aside her dull, empty life, in the hopes of having a family. Jack will do whatever it takes to ensure his ranch eventually passes to his brother's children. Will they find love in the bargain? As she settles into her new life, little oddities plague Elizabeth. She begins to question whether the plane crash that claimed her friend's life was really an accident. Jack and Elizabeth discover a mutual attraction, but will they recognize the love that's grown between them before another tragedy strikes?

This is the LARGE PRINT version of Building Fences, Mending Hearts. Shortly after President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act offering free land, Emma Smith, newly widowed and still grieving, reluctantly agrees to her restless father's plan to move west. Along with her sister and young son, the small family joins a wagon train setting out on the Oregon Trail. The journey is fraught with adversity and heartache, eventually changing the travelers' destination as well as their lives. When the group begins to homestead, Emma finds herself alone with four children in the raw, untamed west. She learns to draw on an inner strength she didn't know she possessed and renews her faith along the way. But will Emma be able to come to terms with the death of her husband and embrace a new love in this rough land? Gruff rancher Seth Summers doesn't feel Montana in the 1860s is a safe place for women and children. He's experienced enough personal tragedy to confirm the fact. But a pretty new neighbor, who works harder than most men, gradually gets under his skin. Without even knowing it, he begins to long for a feminine presence on his ranch and in his life. Can he win the heart of the attractive widow? You're invited to come along on a pioneer adventure filled with danger and excitement, heartache and romance! Building Fences, Mending Hearts is sure to touch your emotions, leaving you alternately weeping and smiling.

This is the LARGE PRINT version of The Right Choice. Connor Wilson is finally ready to start his own ranch. He's worked hard and invested wisely, even traveling across the ocean to secure prime cattle. Now he's riding the train toward the next phase of his life. During the journey, the rugged cowboy takes it upon himself to intervene on behalf of three young brothers. His good deed done, he never expects to see the boys or their lovely caregiver again. But best laid plans don't always go as we hope and the brief encounter is destined to change his life. The ultimate objective of Hadley House is to place some of New York City's orphaned and abandoned children in loving homes. With her eye on achieving that goal, Naomi Holender travels west by train with a group of youngsters. In the process she will be required to make the most painful sacrifice of her life. An orphan herself, she personally understands the hardships and difficulties of an imperfect system that often separates families and leaves broken hearts in its wake. But, when a scruffy cowboy interferes with her work, she's forced to defend her convictions and take a hard look at her life.

This is the LARGE PRINT version of Mail Order Bride. At the age of twenty-eight, Sarah Marshall is on the shelf, dreams of a husband and children of her own set aside long ago. Family obligations came first - always. But, when her impulsive younger sister finds herself in a family way, Sarah is forced to seek marriage to a stranger. How could she know that the dangerous journey to marry one man would land her square in the path of another? Or that her future husband is not all he appears to be? Haunted by his war years, former Confederate soldier Tom Cooper is summoned home after more than a decade away. He intends to settle his father's estate, then return to his bachelor life in Montana before winter sets in. On the return journey, he comes upon a horrific accident, and his plans take a temporary detour. A beautiful, injured woman, her pregnant sister, and a wounded cowboy desperately need his assistance. Later, a chance meeting leaves him questioning the security of the two women. Can he protect Sarah and her sister without losing his heart along the way? Or his life? Will Sarah and Eliza Marshall find love and a fresh start in the rugged west? Or will the malicious plans of one man claim their freedom, and perhaps their very lives? Mail Order Bride, a full-length novel, is the third book in the Silver Springs Settlers Series. Other books include Building Fences, Mending Hearts, first in the series, and The Right Choice, volume two. Though the characters overlap, the books need not be read in order.

Jilted two weeks before her wedding and left homeless in the process, Karen Aimes has escaped to Montana to lick her wounds and regroup. She's expecting rest, fellowship with a good friend, and time with her precocious six-year-old son, Marc. What she encounters is a scruffy rancher that danger seems to follow and an attraction she's having a hard time ignoring. She keeps reminding herself that she neither needs nor wants a man, but it's tough to ignore her son's desperate yearning for a father. Can she set aside the baggage from her past and grant her little boy's greatest Christmas wish? Frank Wilson isn't looking for a relationship. He hasn't felt the jolt in years. However, when his friend's pretty houseguest and her energetic son drop into his life, he's knocked for a loop. He soon finds himself unable to stay away. But there's an arsonist on the loose and the madman seems to be targeting Frank. Does he dare to entertain a serious relationship at a time like this?

Forty, unmarried, and childless, high-powered attorney Jen Kramer fears she's missed the proverbial boat and needs a break from the rat race. While visiting a friend in Montana, she volunteers to teach a high school drama class and the experience unearths long-buried joy and unrealized talent. Periodic run-ins with the handsome, single dad of one of her students, as well as his adorable children, further knock her off balance. As she gets to know Dan and his family, she falls in love with each of them and finds healing from her turbulent past. Might they be the balm to an otherwise disappointing future, as well? Dan Edwards is instantly wary of the beautiful drama teacher his daughter idolizes. She reminds him way too much of his ex-wife. He has no intention of making the same mistake twice. But Jen Kramer is much more than she appears. She soon earns his respect and wins the affections of his children, though he's convinced she couldn't possibly remain content for long in a small town like Silver Springs. When she goes, will any of them recover from the broken hearts she's sure to leave behind?