Square Dance Date by Samantha Aldridge On a sunny afternoon in Dodge City Newly O’Brien tended to odds and ends at his gunsmith shop. As he organized items behind his gun counter, schoolmarm Merry Florene marched through the front door. “Hey, Newly,” she called. “Merry, what can I do for you?” The barefoot hillbilly girl […]
Memorial Day Weekend 2015 Events at Broken Arrow Crossing Five helium balloons traveled up the mountain from the Lewiston Valley but before my Chevy Equinox arrived at Broken Arrow Crossing, one of the balloons popped with a huge kaboom! I thought a boulder hit my windshield. Or a gunshot! Might have something to do with driving […]
Ever been caught losing your hat? I was driving out to the corrals when a cowboy neighbor hiked out of the woods. He was dusting off his hat and brushing his jeans. I stopped to visit and noticed his torn flannel shirt and a scratch across his face. “Howdy,” I said. “Can I help?” “Did […]
Sally and Don are ready to join the Way-Paver Society. Sally is a young housewife and mother, she quit teaching school when her first child was born. She wanted to get together with other young mothers to share problems, needs, and ideas. So, she started a weekly young mothers’ group where both friendship and faith […]
New Novel Release Wind in the Wires by Janet Chester Bly Announcing Wind in the Wires new novel release by Janet Chester Bly, Book 1, Trails of Reba Cahill Series. Paperback, eBook, and Audio editions available. Wind in the Wires Book new novel release blurb: A cowgirl searches for love and family. An old man seeks justice. […]
The White Bird Battlefield near White Bird, Idaho, is the site of the first altercation in the Nez Perce Indian War of 1877. Nez Perce Chief Joseph led his tribal band from the Oregon reservation near Wallowa until they stopped at White Bird Battlefield in one of his last hurrahs against the U.S. government. The […]
Anne Perry Mysteries in a Victorian Garage A budding writer friend and I first encountered bestselling Anne Perry mysteries on an autumn day at a garage sale in southern California. Research and classic books had been advertised and we had to take a peek. We drove up a culdesac filled with blooming chrysanthemums to an old Victorian […]
Greek Recipes #1 Ginny George’s Greek Garlic Pasta Janet Chester Bly One of her main Greek recipes, Ginny calls this Greek Death By Garlic. Not wanting to scare away any potential cooks, I softened the name. Ginny wanted to fix this for Reba during her stay at Road’s End, Idaho. However, she complained in Chapter […]
How would you describe prospectors? Ever known any? How about grizzly and gray bearded? Dirty clothes and wide brimmed hat turned up in front? Pick in one hand and gold pan in the other? And of course, a faithful mule to ride. Driving along the Salmon River between Slate Creek and Lucile, I noticed a […]
Cowgirl Reba Mae Cahill of Wind in the Wires was so excited to learn about crockpot recipes. She got her first crockpot in 1989. Not one to like to fuss in the kitchen, she could start her soup or stew in the morning after chores and loved the feel of knowing it slow cooked all […]
In the frame short story in this anthology, Ben and Marnie Pearson never intended to start a jewelry collection. But when they were given a box of leftover jewelry at an estate sale, they were intrigued by the colorful contents . . .
The sparkling jewels featured in this collection may have been passed down through generations or discovered accidentally, but each has its own unique short story. From diamonds to emeralds, opals to rubies, these stones have witnessed it all.
Here in The Jeweler's Heart are their fascinating tales told by seventeen of the talented novel writers of ChiLibris. For fans of inspirational fiction and heartwarming tales, The Jeweler's Heart is a treasure.
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