Cowboy Love #2

Wayne Hart rides into Lodestone and meets Edie Ford, the spirited young blacksmith running her late uncle's shop—and he's immediately drawn to her strength and character. When two rough intruders burst in demanding payment and rough her up, Wayne steps in to protect her, earning her gratitude and affection. But the next morning brings a troubling discovery: the men were working for Mart Crailer, the powerful businessman who controls most of the town, and Wayne has just agreed to work for him—putting him at odds with the woman he's come to care for.

When prospector Buck Lanniston stumbles upon a beautiful young woman named Nancy deep in the Cheyenne Hills, he discovers she's been raised in isolation by her embittered father, Pa Rodgers—a man so consumed by past betrayal that he's taught Nancy to distrust all humanity. As Buck finds himself drawn to Nancy and her lonely existence, he begins to challenge everything her father has instilled in her about people and kindness, setting in motion a collision between old bitterness and new possibility.

Jane Barton takes the sheriff's badge to hunt down the man who shot her father, but when a tall stranger named Bruce Lanning appears at a nearby ranch, the attraction between them ignites—only to shatter when she discovers a telltale mark that seems to link him to the crime. Now Jane must wrestle with her duty as sheriff and her heart as the evidence piles up against the man she's falling for.

Desperate Amy Carter stumbles out of the night and into Jeff Benton's ranch house—armed, frightened, and running from a murder charge she didn't commit. When Jeff learns she's been accused of killing Sheriff Rader, he discovers the real culprit is the deputy himself, and now Amy must find a way to prove her innocence before the law closes in.