Cowgirl Romances #9

When a bitter ranch feud between the Tumbling Y and the X Bar Y erupts into violence during roundup, Susan Hawkins and Lenny Merrill find their forbidden love tested by bloodshed and accusations. As the conflict deepens and new threats close in—including the foreman Hank Gorman's dangerous obsession with Susan—the young couple must navigate treachery and sabotage to protect each other. Can their love survive the escalating danger, or will the feud consume them both?

Ellen Preston promised her dying father she'd keep her high-spirited younger sister Melody away from unsuitable suitors—but when the charming rancher Ken Wilkins arrives on the scene, Ellen finds herself torn between honoring that vow and her own unexpected feelings for him. As Melody turns eighteen and Ken's attentions become increasingly difficult to deflect, Ellen must reckon with emotions she never saw coming, all while a desperate crisis on the ranch threatens everything she holds dear.

Helen Brown tends her sprawling Texas ranch and harbors quiet hopes for young lawyer Rick Derring—but when rustlers strike her herd, a web of deception threatens to tear the community apart. As Rick and Helen work to uncover the truth behind the violence, they must race against a vigilante mob intent on destruction and a villain willing to silence anyone who stands in his way.

When a mysterious suitor from the East sweeps Ruth Farraday off her feet, their wedding day turns to chaos when the groom is revealed as an escaped killer—and it's Sheriff Bruce Hartley who exposes the deception, leaving Ruth furious and humiliated. Now, with Kingley broken loose and bent on revenge, Ruth must navigate her growing trust in Hartley while danger closes in from all sides in the Arizona Territory.