Target Western Romances #106

Connie Rockwell, daughter of a prominent rancher, meets the charming and reckless Rusty Scofield at a town celebration and falls deeply for him, despite her father's disapproval. When Rusty speaks of buying a house for their future together, Connie's heart soars—until troubling rumors and a bank robbery begin to cast doubt on the man she loves. As suspicion swirls around Rusty, Connie finds herself torn between her unwavering devotion and the growing fear that the man she's willing to sacrifice everything for may not be who she believes he is.

Rodeo rider Emeline Wardwell's brush with a handsome stranger at the arena leaves her charmed—until she learns he's Terry Penfield, best friend to the bashful Bob Baxter, who's enlisted Terry as his romantic proxy. As Terry delivers Bob's songs, words, and affections in his place, Emeline finds herself swept up in the tender courtship, caught between the man before her and the man he claims to represent. But when misunderstandings threaten to shatter her newfound happiness, Emeline must navigate the unusual tangle of proxy romance on the frontier.

When Dick Hudson's responsibilities as a man force distance between him and his sister Katy, she grows restless—and decides to make him jealous by courting two suitors, Ray Ward and Jeremy Oldrin. But as Katy's scheme spirals into real feelings and a violent confrontation between her admirers, she discovers that playing with hearts in the frontier can lead somewhere far different than she intended. With a Western backdrop and the emotional tangle of family bonds tested by desire, "Let Him Speak Now" explores what happens when a young woman's bid for attention becomes something far more complicated to undo.

A hardened frontier sheriff haunted by a bitter past finds unexpected hope when a lonely young woman named Sylvia Treadwell enters his life—but old wounds run deep, and jealousy threatens to destroy what might be his only chance at redemption. When a dangerous rival makes his move, Sylvia's selfless act of devotion in a desperate moment becomes the turning point that reveals what they truly mean to each other. "The Beauty Scar" traces how love can transform even a man scarred by years of struggle and mistrust.