The first book in a new series by the author of the "Heroines of the Golden West" series. Alena is a confident entrepreneur in a man's world who meets a rancher with a tragic secret in his past. They're both about to find their inner peace, their calling, and romance in Old California.

In two weeks Tap will tip his hat to bachelorhood. But then again, this is Tap Andrews who has a knack for finding trouble behind every tumbleweed. Right here where the deer and the antelope play...

They were supposed to be living happily ever after. Instead, Martina Swan, daughter of the legendary Wilson and Alena Merced, grapples to find peace in a marriage that is falling apart. Her husband is in Virginia City, Nevada, trying his luck at mining the Comstock Lode. A promise to come home a wealthy man "in three weeks" was given over a year ago. Meanwhile, Martina struggles to keep the family store solvent in Sacramento. And the pressures are mounting as she seeks to raise their child, the bank deviously tries to close the store, and armed outlaws decide she has possession of their stolen treasure. Always living in the shadow of her mother's beauty and her father's valor, Martina finds her one true source of joy is her daughter. But when a stranger shows up with a message from her husband, Martina determines to go and bring her man home. It turns out to be a shocking, toughening experience. In fact, she's about to fight the most difficult battle of her life--learning to forgive and love again. It will prove to be a deep lesson about herself, the nature of love, and God's unwavering concern for her entire family. In a land and a time where reputations were gained ... and lost ... in a matter of weeks, Martina Swan is about to discover whether she has the faith and courage to survive. She's about to fight the most difficult battle of her life as she learns to forgive and love again. Follow the romance and adventure of the years beyond the Gold Rush in the continuing saga of Old California.

She's not the first woman in her family to strike out on her own. But it sure seems like she's the only one whose life hasn't fallen perfectly into place. Her grandmother is the legendary Red Dove of Monterey. Her mother is the queen of Stockton society. Now it 's up to Christina Swan to find her place, her man, her calling.

At age 24 she has none of these. Even a college degree hasn't helped her find her way or prevented a series of bad choices. Instead, her life is ruled by a relentless past that forces her to retreat into the great San Joaquin Valley. There she will oversee some newly acquired family property. And maybe there she will find what she is seeking.

The land is barren, hot, and almost impossible to cultivate. In other words, no place for a woman. And she has only a toothless vaquero for a hired hand and one neighbor--an intimidatingly strong and rude farmer with his own tormented past--for company. As a woman of faith in a family with a legacy of strong faith, Christina struggles to be obedient to God--and true to her own heart as she battles the harsh heat and unwelcome wildlife, expanding railroad and ditch companies, and most of all, her father's shameful past... and her own.

The saga of Old California--full of the romance and adventure of the years beyond the Gold Rush--continues in this final series tale by Stephen Bly.

A western Christian fiction romance novel set in the years beyond the California Gold Rush. In a land and time reputations could be quickly gained or lost, Martina Swan discovers whether she has the faith and courage to survive...

In the final book of this western romance series, Oliole Fontenot did not come West to look for a husband. She came for freedom. The freedom to stand outside and shout to the heavens. The freedom to be herself. To be a photographer. To succeed or fail on her own merit. To grow in her devotion to God.

And in Cantrell, Montana, she finds that freedom. But that's not all she finds...

Why is it that when a gunman decides to call it quits, no one seems to listen? In the fifth book of this western novel series, Tap Andrews attempts to break with his past, follow his dreams, and start a family. But it's tough when trouble can find him from a hundred miles away...

he last thing Tap Andrews wants to do is go to Denver, Colorado. But he must.

Tap Andrews is fed up with fighting every gun-toting bounty hunter looking to make quick cash by dragging him back to Arizona. Tap knows he's innocent and his wife-to-be, Pepper, believes it. Now he has to prove it. And Pepper is determined to follow him anywhere. Until she hears where he's headed...

In this third book in the western romance Christian fiction novel series, Christina Swan's not the first woman in her family to strike out on her own. Her grandmother is the legendary Red Dove of Monterey. Her mother is the queen of Stockton society. Now it's up to Christina Swan to find her place, her calling, and her man...

This western romance Christian fiction happens before the California Gold Rush. Alena's a confident entrepreneur in a man's world seeking to fulfill her calling. Wilson Merced is a rugged rancher who longs for peace from his tragic past...

In the fourth book of this western novel series, Pepper Andrews thinks her life has settled down to a normal pace. Then she realizes she has to prepare for a rocky ride hitched to the unpredictable Tap Andrews...