Gilded Age
Becoming Lucy
In 1896, sixteen-year-old Lucinda Bishop, a wealthy Bostonian, lost her parents in a tragic accident. Fearing her own life is…
Dawn’s Prelude
Recent widow Lydia Gray, who had married her older, abusive husband as a part of a business deal, is relieved…
Choices
1876: Miriam Longstreet is unhappy to leave school and join her parents at her father’s post at Fort Randall, Dakota…
The Carousel Painter
Orphaned artist Carrington (Carrie) Brouwer intends to find a job and live independently, something “not done” in 1890 small-town Ohio…
Sage Cane’s House of Grace and Favor
1859 Fairplay Creek, Colorado is no place for a lady, yet Sage Cane, penniless and in debt, arrives to claim…
The Jewel of His Heart
In the 1890s, Juliana Brady and her sickly mother live in a run-down cabin in a Montana mining town while…
That Certain Spark
In 1892, twins Enoch and Taylor Bestman arrive in Gooding, Texas with signed contracts to serve as local veterinarian and…
Journeying
Hannah Morris had fallen in love with Lucas Bowman, but their union would not be accepted in Ohio in 1872…
Meggie’s Remains
In 1874 Meggie McMurphy changes her name to Rose Rochester (after the Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre) and flees Boston…
Where Eagles Fly
Shelby McCoy has reached the age of 40 without finding that special someone but finds life full anyway with her…
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