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Betrayed 2016
In 1871 Nebraska, Vera James arrives in Eagle Canyon with her young daughter and a deadly secret. Behind her quiet demeanor and determination to build a new life lies a desperate act of survival that forced her to flee everything she knew. Now, she's wanted for murder.
Sheriff Buck Cross knows there's more to the reserved newcomer than meets the eye. As he finds himself drawn to Vera's strength and gentle spirit, he begins to suspect that the truth behind her past isn't as simple as the wanted posters claim. But when her brutal past catches up with her in the form of a ruthless brother-in-law bent on revenge, Buck must choose between his duty as sheriff and protecting the woman who's captured his heart. Against the rugged backdrop of the American frontier, this gripping tale of love, justice, and redemption asks whether a woman's desperate act of self-preservation must forever brand her a criminal—and if a second chance at happiness is worth risking everything to defend. |
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Cherished Memories 2016
Two children from different worlds forge an unbreakable bond. Siobhan Kelly, the spirited daughter of an Indian agent, finds herself caught between her mother's dreams of Philadelphia society and her father's dedication to the frontier. Her friendship with Running Buck, a young Kiowa boy wrestling with his own mixed heritage, blossoms into innocent first love... until her sudden departure tears them apart.
Ten years later, fate intervenes. Now a Marshal in Eagle Canyon, Buck Cross has built a life far from his Kiowa roots. When Siobhan returns to the West, their reunion ignites long-buried feelings. But both have changed: she's a refined Philadelphia lady bearing the scars of Civil War hospital work, while he's a hardened lawman who's lost too much to easily trust again. As they rediscover their connection under Nebraska's vast skies, Buck and Siobhan must decide if their childhood promise can bridge the gulf between their two worlds. |
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Death's Bride 2025
In 1870s St. Joseph, Missouri, Alexandra "Lexi" Wallace arrives hoping to escape a tragic past. Haunted by the deaths of two husbands and believing herself cursed, she never expects to find love again.
Sheriff Buck Cross, a half-Kiowa war hero, is drawn to the beautiful newcomer despite the dark rumors surrounding her. As their attraction grows, so do the whispers of suspicion in town. When a series of mysterious accidents plague Buck, doubt creeps in. Is Lexi truly cursed, or is something more sinister at play? As they unravel a web of lies, obsession, and betrayal, Buck and Lexi must confront a danger neither of them saw coming. With time running out and lives on the line, they'll discover that the greatest threat may come from those closest to them. Can their love survive the shadows of the past, or will the curse claim one final victim? |
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The Dark Lady of Westerly Manor - Coming October 2025
For eighteen years, I was the perfect daughter. Garden parties, piano lessons, French conversation. I smiled and curtsied and let Mother arrange my life like flowers in a vase.
Everything changed when I read Father's journal. Lucy was different, but she wasn't ill, she wasn't dangerous. I didn't know then what was really happening. When I confronted Mother about the journal, about keeping Lucy locked away for her inheritance, she tried to kill me. But when I refused to die, and she had me committed to Thornwood. That place nearly broke me. They tried to steal my mind, my very soul, but some part of me they could never touch. I met another woman trapped there who helped me plan our escape. I knew Lucy was somewhere in that hellish place. When our chance came, I found Lucy and we ran together, making our way to St. Louis where we thought we'd finally found safety. But Mother sent men after us. At the train station, I lost Lucy in the crowd. I searched everywhere, finally taking a train to Omaha when I got word that's where she might have gone. I woke up at the Tucker ranch, in Nebraska, with months missing from my memory. Lou and her husband Kid welcomed me into their home. Their children helped my recovery more than any doctor could. And Buck, my dearest Buck. That was how I met him, sitting by my bedside with the most patient eyes I'd ever seen. Somewhere between Nebraska and Baltimore our friendship deepened into something more. But it wasn't until my memories returned that I knew I loved him completely. When those dark truths came flooding back, he held me through every ugly detail and stood with me to face what had to be done. Fire teaches harder lessons than finishing school ever did. My name is Claire Westerly Cross. I chose love over lineage, truth over comfort. And I'd burn down every asylum in America before I'd let them cage my sister again. |
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Deception's Embrace 2016
When Buck Cross's horse accidentally injures young Samantha Mills, he feels honor-bound to help her family. But beneath the Mills' refined exterior lies a web of manipulation, with matriarch Desiree orchestrating a marriage between Buck and her eldest daughter Bethany.
Everything changes during a fateful trip to Abilene. After saving the Corbin family from outlaws, Buck finds himself drawn to the spirited Honor Corbin, whose genuine nature stirs feelings he's never experienced before. As Buck's affections grow for Honor, he becomes increasingly entangled in the Mills family's schemes. Caught between duty and true love, Buck must confront hard truths and decide where his heart truly lies. But with Desiree's desperate deceptions threatening to destroy multiple lives, time is running out for Buck to forge his own path – before someone gets hurt beyond repair. |
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End of the Line 2024
In 1867 Cheyenne, young Róisín Brannigan arrives alone by train, desperate to find her brother after their mother's death. Instead, she finds Buck Cross, a half-Kiowa railroad worker whose quiet strength calls to something deep in her soul.
But when she discovers her brother's saloon is a front for darker enterprises, Róisín must decide between family loyalty and her own conscience. As violence erupts and danger closes in, Buck and Róisín are forced to flee Cheyenne, their budding romance tested by prejudice, persecution and the harsh realities of frontier life. Together they must navigate the treacherous waters between two worlds, finding a path to love despite the odds stacked against them. |
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Forbidden Secrets 2018
When Kathleen Devlin re-enters Buck's life, forgiveness and trust are hard-won. Just months away from marriage, Buck meets Grace D'Agostino, his fiancee's captivating friend, inadvertently sparking a whirlwind romance that forces him to make a difficult choice. As Grace and Buck grapple with the consequences of their decisions, tragedy strikes when Buck falls dangerously ill and Kathleen announces she's carrying his child. Against her better judgment, Grace answers Kathleen's plea for a visit, plunging herself into a sinister situation she never saw coming.
Amidst murder, adultery accusations, and escalating tensions, an unexpected ally steps forward with evidence to clear Grace's name. But time is running out, leaving Buck to confront the fallout of his actions and the weight of his choices. Can justice prevail in time, and can Buck find a way to live with the truth? |
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Frenzied Hearts 2016
Fate has a way of unearthing buried secrets. When nineteen-year-old Gabrielle Laurent discovers her late stepfather's journal, she never imagined it would lead her sister Violette on a desperate quest to find their long-lost brother. But the respected Sheriff of Butte Meadows, Buck Cross, isn't just any lawman - he's the very man they seek, and he harbors dark truths about their father that could shatter everything.
As passion ignites between Buck and Gabrielle, they must navigate a delicate dance of duty and desire. She's a Baltimore heiress trapped by family obligations, he's a man torn between his badge and his heart. When tragedy strikes, leaving Gabrielle fighting for her life in a Mormon settlement, Buck must decide if finding her is worth risking everything he's built. Set against the rugged backdrop of 1874 Nebraska Territory, "Forbidden Secrets" weaves a tale of hidden pasts, unexpected love, and the power of forgiveness. Some secrets are meant to stay buried - others have the power to set us free. |
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Mail Order Mayhem 2024
In 1868 Eagle Canyon, widowed rancher Buck Cross is desperate for help with his three young daughters. Enter Lottie Harker, a woman running from her own tragic past, who agrees to marry Buck sight unseen. But... Lottie isn’t the bride Buck was expecting.
As Lottie steps off the train into a new life, she finds herself caught in a web of her own making. Pretending to be someone she’s not, she quickly falls for the rugged half-Kiowa rancher and his adorable girls. Buck, aware of Lottie’s deception but drawn to her kind heart, allows the charade to continue. Just as their convenient arrangement blossoms into real love, Buck’s past threatens to unravel everything. With secrets unraveling and hearts on the line, can Lottie and Buck overcome their tangled beginnings to forge a future together? Or will the truth tear apart the family they’ve begun to build? |
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The Outlaw's End 2017
When the notorious Garrett gang kidnaps the James family women. They make a fatal error. Jesse and Frank James don't take kindly to threats against their kin, and neither does the law. A rescue party assembles: the outlaw brothers, a former Texas Ranger, and the gunfighter whose name would become legend – Wild Bill Hickok.
In the chaos of rescue and revenge, Jimmy Hickok and Sheridan find an unexpected connection. But when Jimmy pushes her away, convinced his dangerous reputation will destroy her, Sheridan returns to Missouri carrying more than just his secret. Desperate to protect her unborn child from scandal, she accepts a proposal from Jeremiah Chase, a decision that traps her in a nightmare far worse than any outlaw's threat. A decade later, Sheridan stands at Wild Bill's grave in Deadwood, mourning the only man she ever loved. She confesses everything to his headstone: their son, her loveless marriage, the violence she endured. What she doesn't know is that the man in that grave isn't Jimmy Hickok, and the real Wild Bill is watching from the shadows. Haunted by fame that made him a target, Jimmy gave his notorious name to another man and vanished. Now, seeing Sheridan grieve at a stranger's grave while revealing the son he never knew existed, he faces an impossible choice: maintain his death to keep them safe, or risk everything for the family he abandoned. |
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Rebel Heart 2017
In this epic tale of love, loss, and redemption set against the backdrop of the Civil War, Emelia Dunhurst and Buck Cross share a forbidden romance that defies societal expectations in 1860s Nebraska. When war tears them apart, they make a desperate promise to reunite. But fate has other plans.
Years later, Emelia returns to Rock Creek hoping to rekindle their love, only to find Buck entangled with Kathleen Devlin, a woman from his past. With the support of her friend Louise McCloud, Emelia must decide whether to fight for the man she's always loved or let him go. As tensions rise and dangerous obsessions surface, their story builds to a devastating climax that will test the boundaries of love, loyalty, and survival. |
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A Sweet Affair 2025
In a frontier town where secrets simmer like summer heat, Sheriff Buck Cross guards his heart as fiercely as he protects his community. Still haunted by his first wife’s abandonment, he’s content focusing on his young son and his duties – until he notices the way Paisley Burdick’s eyes linger on him across her bakery counter.
Paisley has loved Buck since she was old enough to understand her heart, warming his home with fresh-baked bread and caring for his son as if he were her own. But when their careful friendship blazes into forbidden passion, they must decide if their love is worth defying the bonds of Buck’s marriage to a ghost. As their secret affair deepens, an unexpected threat emerges from Buck’s past, forcing them to fight not just for their love, but for their very survival. Will the sweet promise of their future together crumble like day-old bread, or will they find the courage to create their own recipe for happiness? |
Titles that I've taken off line
Come What May - 2006 - Will not be re-released.
Crossroads - 2008 - Will not be re-released.
Promises of Innocence - 2008 - Will not be re-released.
Sight Unseen - 2009 - Will not be re-released.
Savannah's Pride (possibly a reimagining coming)
Legacy of Honor - (Reimagining coming Christmas 2025)
Crossroads - 2008 - Will not be re-released.
Promises of Innocence - 2008 - Will not be re-released.
Sight Unseen - 2009 - Will not be re-released.
Savannah's Pride (possibly a reimagining coming)
Legacy of Honor - (Reimagining coming Christmas 2025)
