Novellas
A Riverwalk Christmas -by Kathleen Y’Barbo, Martha Rogers, Lynette Sowell, and Elizabeth Goddard
Christmas along the San Antonio Riverwalk is a wonderland, but can the season magically transform the lives of four women?
Ecko Lewis moves to Texas for a fresh start, but will mistrust dog her there and spoil a new chance at love when Joshua Shepherd tries to figure out who the young woman is that his mother’s fiancé has been seen with?
Valerie Murray needs to do something desperate to save her business, but can she trust it’s marketing to Colt Jamison who once loved and left her?
Gabriela Hernandez and her family live with scars from a mistake Miguel Rivera made. Suddenly back in their lives, can this be the Christmas to finally forgive?
Sienna Montalvo is struggling in her career, but will the chance to host Joe Ramirez—a star in a new movie about the Alamo—at her family home for Christmas be the break of a lifetime?
Will faith, forgiveness, and hospitality be enough to see four couples through a holiday of romantic tensions?
Wild West Christmas -by Kathleen Y’Barbo, Lena Nelson Dooley, Darlene Franklin, and Vickie McDonough
Romance takes root in the lives of a Texas rancher’s four daughters.
Charlsey Ames loves being a cowhand until a dandy tenderfoot from the city begins opening her eyes to unexplored territory.
Sharpshooter Lucy Ames takes a shot at love while traveling with a Wild West show. Horse-trainer Sarah Ames finds herself falling for a suspicious drifter with a gentle hand.
Tracker Bessie Mae Ames is being trailed by a handsome yet guarded Texas Ranger. Will love corral these Lone Star ladies hearts this Christmas?
Alaska Brides – by Cathy Marie Hake, Mary Connealy and Kathleen Y’Barbo
Trek Alaska’s frontier with three women who have faith, strength—and little need for a husband! Meredith refuses to be a man’s maid and cook. Fiona only wants to enroll in medical school. And Amy has declined multiple proposals for “protection.”
Can they find love with a friendly neighbor, a grieving widower, and a secretive miner?
Sugar and Grits – by DiAnn Mills, Martha Rogers, Janice Thompson and Kathleen Y’Barbo
Berta, Dottie Jean, Sassy, and Sue Ellen are all settled in their ways and pursuing their dreams. In these four separate stories, whether single or widowed, young or pushing fifty years, content in the home or running a business, God will throw an unexpected surprise at these strong and capable women.
With God’s patience and teaching, these women will be able to temper their independence with all the joys and benefits that romance can bring.
Bayou Brides – by Janet Spaeth, Lynette Sowell, Janet Lee Barton and Kathleen Y’Barbo
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Four generations return to a cabin in Cajun country to discover their family’s secrets of love and redemption. After Capucine Louet is exiled from Nova Scotia and heads for Bayou Teche, she’s given a journal while passing through New York City and reconciles with God as she writes.
Josee Broussard continues fifty years later, discovering the journal while struggling with her husband’s love. Nic LeBlanc returns home looking for familiarity, but the journal broadens his horizons. Justin LeBlanc brings an exclamation point to its last pages, scrawling a proposal that sets the stage for future generations.
The Bachelor Club – by Rhonda Gibson, Bev Houston, Janet Speath and Kathleen Y’Barbo
It began as a boyhood game. Now it’s a competition to stay single! Will soft-hearted Adam fall for an actress in distress? Can Will hide from love on the baseball diamond? Is Isaac up to a game show hostess’s challenge? And when Joseph signs up for voice lessons, will his lovely teacher change his tune?
Olympic Memories – by Lynn A. Coleman, Melanie Panagiotopoulos, Gail Sattler and Kathleen Y’Barbo
All’s fair in love and sports when nations—and hearts—come together in friendly competition! On the slopes and in the arena, couples go from athletic attraction to romance gold at the 1896, 1932, 1960, and 1988 Olympiads. From Athens to Lake Placid, Rome to Calgary, discover who’s “carrying a torch” for whom!
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