Автор: Jillian Hart

Trapped in a mine shaft with a little girl, September Stevens prays for someone to save them.When help arrives in the form of army ranger Mark Hawkins, the best friend of her late fiance, they both feel God’s hand at work. Together they help each other rebuild their lives. As they let the spirit of the holidays into their hearts, feelings of new love start to take hold.But September is afraid to risk her heart on another soldier. Until Mark offers a Christmas vow, one that could last a…

Christmas Hearts by Jillian Hart: Thirteen-year-old Amelia longs for a new ma. Little George needs a father’s guidance.For their children’s sake, Cole Matheson and Mercy Jacobs agree on a business-like marriage. But though Cole tries to keep his distance, Mercy offers the very thing he’s stopped believing in—the chance to forge a real family. ** Mistletoe Kiss in Dry Creek by Janet Tronstad: “Passable cook wanted as wife. Marriage in name only.” Noah Miller doesn’t expect any replies to his plainspoken ad, though it’s the only kind of offer the guarded rancher’s prepared to…

When contacted by her long-lost grandmother, Lauren McKaslin wanted to reconnect – with all the warmhearted Montana McKaslins.For too long, she’d relied solely on herself and her faith. But mistrustful lawman Caleb Stone stood in the way, and his questions about her were intimidating. Was his attention more than a protective instinct? Now that she believed in family again, perhaps this was also the time to believe in true…

To: Uncle Ben From: Mia Re: Thanks to you, we have a whole new family!Moving to Chestnut Grove was the best thing to happen to Mom and me. It’s so neat that a few months ago Mom didn’t know she had a half brother–you! And I can tell she likes Jonah Fraser, this really cool carpenter.I always tell Mom she’s got to believe in the power of prayer. But now I have my own special prayer–that mom and Jonah get together to make this the best Christmas…

At last, Meredith Worthington is returning to Angel Falls, Montana. Now that she’s escaped the matchmaking and scheming of her East Coast finishing school, she can follow her dream of becoming a teacher. And perhaps get to know Shane Connelly, the intriguing new wrangler on her father’s ranch….Shane had a bellyful of «eligible ladies» back East. So he left them–and his high-society family–behind. Meredith reminds him of everything he’d like to forget, yet he can’t resist her charm. But will love have time to blossom before she discovers the secret he’s…

THE BEST GIFTS ARE ALWAYS UNEXPECTEDHome for Christmas by Jillian HartChristina Eberlee is desperate for the safe haven promised to her by the Montana man whose bridal ad she answered. Yet she can’t forget the handsome marshal who helps her on the journey. Maybe venturing from her planned path could lead Christina to the home she was truly meant to find.Snowflakes for Dry Creek by Janet Tronstad “Maybe you could marry her.” Gabe Stone’s niece and nephew long for a mother just like the mail-order bride Gabe’s brother sent for and then abandoned. Yet in making the children’s…

A tiny town full of churchgoing, marriage-minded men? For Karenna Digby, freshly abandoned at the altar, Treasure Creek sounds like a dream come true. Until she’s stranded at the ranch of the one bachelor not looking for love.With his past, search-and-rescue tour guide Gage Parker can barely open his heart to the baby nephew he’s caring for, let alone his young and pretty new nanny. Until Karenna leads her Klondike hero on the greatest adventure of all:…

Chance Reunion? Bumping into her ex-fiancé shatters Millie Wilson all over again. Now that she’s back in Montana to care for her dying father, her real burden is the secret she’s never divulged to Hunter McKaslin.Millie can’t blame Hunter for his anger upon learning he’s a father. He’s never gotten over opening his heart only to have it broken. Yet Millie senses a new goodness in Hunter. Finding their lost dreams now seems possible—if forgiveness and trust can find a place in this fresh start.The McKaslin Clan: Ensconced in a quaint Montana town, the McKaslins rejoice in the…

FAIRYTALES DO COME TRUE Meeting a cowboy in an online book group feels like a fantasy to Honor Crosby. Six months later, after one less-than-perfect meeting, the rich city girl arrives at Luke McKaslin’s Montana ranch, anxious to see if their chemistry works offline. Even as Honor falls for Luke, a broken engagement has her wary of trusting any man.Faced with clashing expectations, Honor struggles to believe that love is still the greatest treasure. And that she and Luke have a fairytale ending in their future after all.The McKaslin Clan: Ensconced in a quaint Montana town, the McKaslins…

A PLACE TO HEAL That’s all Brooke McKaslin yearns for. She’s returned to Montana on family business, hoping to leave behind her past. And to shield the secret she carries. She’s not planning on staying long—until she begins working for reporter Liam Knightly. Liam is handsome, good-hearted—and as leery of relationships as Brooke is.Even as they realize how much they have in common, Brooke fears a threat to their growing love. Will her secret stand in the way of their happiness?The McKaslin Clan: Ensconced in a quaint Montana town, the McKaslins rejoice in the powerful bonds of…

THE BEST-LAID PLANS… Finishing medical school at the top of her class, Chelsea McKaslin always achieves her goals. Now back home in Sunshine, Wyoming, her Christmas goal is to succeed as a pediatrician. In no way do her plans include Dr. Michael Kramer, despite the fact that he’s everywhere she turns.The standoffish widower keeps his distance from her, as if to protect his adorable daughter and himself. Yet the spirit of the season prevails. Soon Chelsea is bonding with little Macie—and her handsome daddy. Will these three hearts thaw in time for Christmas? The McKaslins of Wyoming:…

Responsibility was nothing new to Paige McKaslin.She had raised her siblings and her son. And though duty was her guiding force, even in matters of the heart, she never stopped counting her blessings – her faith and her wonderful family. Then the McKaslin diner, her livelihood and heritage, burned to the ground….Paige was suddenly free to discover herself… and a blossoming relationship with rancher Evan Thornton. This intriguing man asked her out on her first date in eighteen years, totally disrupting her routine. Now love was an exciting possibility that made her rethink her orderly…

Yuletide Cinderella Grateful when she’s hired as the Davises’ maid, Ruby Ballard vows to help save her family’s farm. There’s just one problem: the boss’s handsome son, Lorenzo. He makes her forget family duty, forget her lowly place, even forget her friends who are in love with him! But his love is a gift that could never be hers—not even for Christmas.Lorenzo knows Ruby is the only woman he could marry. Yet the quiet beauty refuses his courtship. As the holidays approach, he will make both their wishes come true, when he claims her at last as his snowflake…

THE WALLACE FAMILY GIFT Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Brian Wallace and Belle Colby were married with two sets of twins—toddler boys and infant girls. Then the young family was torn apart. Each took a girl and boy and went their separate ways—never to see one another again.Brian’s stunned to return home from a mission to find all the siblings reunited at their mother’s Texas ranch. He never forgot Belle, or how much he loved her. Will unanswered questions stand in the way of this family finding their long-awaited second chance?Texas Twins: Two sets of twins, torn apart by family secrets,…

Rancher Justin Granger hasn’t seen his high school sweetheart since she rode out of town with his heart. Now, «too good for this small town» Rori Cornell stands on his doorstep, seeking a job as his cook and housekeeper.He can’t turn her away, not with the sadness and worry in her cornflower-blue eyes. He’ll just have to avoid her between meals. But when Justin discovers that Rori’s big dream has always been him, he finds his heart softening. And an old promise yearning to be…

A heart full of love for the orphaned boy he saved from a war-torn country? Check. Adoption forms filled out? Check.Yet M.A.S.H. surgeon Mike Montgomery is barely back on U.S. soil when his plans are squashed. Someone else has already petitioned to adopt little Ali: Sarah Alpert, the boy’s foster mother–and Mike’s former fiancée.Sarah broke his heart, but he won’t break hers by sticking around. Until a little boy puts his holiday wish–for the mom and dad of his dreams–into adorable…

Getting stood up on a blind date was the best thing that could happen to police officer Max Decker. No small talk. No personal questions. No lies. And no pretending he’s ready to give his heart to anyone. Anyone like vulnerable Brianna McKaslin–who was stood up in the same restaurant!The lovely, kind, Christian woman is everything the embittered cop used to dream about in a bride. And Max can’t be the one who lets her get…

What can make a grumpy «there-is-no-Santa-Claus» kind of man smile? The sight of quirky Lucy Chapin. Something about the woman creates warm and fuzzy feelings within confirmed bachelor Spence McKaslin.So he’ll just have to ignore her. Hard to do, since they’re working together on a Christmas program for hospitalized children. The time with lovely Lucy soon has Spence thinking twice about spending his life alone. Because his heart is open to giving and…

Her husband couldn’t remember her Jonas Lowell, a police officer shot in the line of duty, now had amnesia.And his wife, Danielle McKaslin Lowell, had tried everything to spark his recollection of her and their young children, but he could look at his adoring wife only with a stranger’s gaze. His memory of the life they shared–the future they’d dreamed of–was gone.But with a lot of faith and a sweet new courtship, Danielle’s handsome husband just might fall in love all over…

Big-city sheriffs don’t belong in tiny Wild Horse, Wyoming.At least that’s what rancher Autumn Granger thinks when handsome Ford Sherman sweeps into town and sets his sights on her. A country cowgirl, she can’t possibly be his match. Like most newcomers, he’ll eventually get restless with small-town life and leave it–and her–behind.But when rustlers attack her family’s ranch, Ford helps her protect Granger territory. She finds herself hoping that he really is in Wild Horse to stay. Could her holiday wish of a happily ever after with this handsome lawman come…