Bøger af Blythe Carver

Annabelle Gates lost her parents at the age of fourteen when a madman broke into the farmhouse and murdered them both. Without any possessions left after her house burned to the ground, Annabelle was sent to an orphanage in her hometown of Cedarville, Nevada. At eighteen, she would be sent out to work and make a living for herself unless she found a husband before then. Although her life drastically changed, Annabelle found herself blessed with a kind caregiver. All she wanted was happiness and security, the things that had been so brutally taken from her at a young age. Would she ever find them again? Ira Knox didn't have a typical childhood either. After the death of his mother, his father would eventually abandon him to work out his room and board for the Fortescues, an older couple very popular in the town of Deepwater, Texas. He doesn't suspect his life will change when he picks up the new maid, Annabelle, from the train station. But it is about to.Cedarville and Deepwater were formed into sister towns during the Long Winter of 1883. Because of their close connection, both Annabelle and Ira have memories of how people pulled together to survive during that terrible winter. This bond helps them through when their lives are threatened by a sudden, inexplicable danger. They will have to work together - just like the townsfolk did in 1883 - if they want to survive.

Rachel Reed left Baltimore with a secret that none of her sisters are aware of. A secret so sinister she fears that drastic means need to be taken to protect herself and the ones she loves. She'd hoped she'd left the secret behind in Baltimore, until one fateful day a presence on the streets of Carson City brings the whole matter full circle.Mason Murphy's on a mission to protect a witness from a group of criminals with one intent-leave no witnesses.Matters become complicated when the witness is the woman he fell in love with. A woman who left Baltimore abruptly and without notice. He could have lived without her. Maybe. But he can't live with the knowledge that a band of thugs wants her dead.

In Low Branch, Texas, crime is low and community spirit is high. Denver Blanchett has been working as a bounty hunter for so long, he doesn't know anything else. Two years after his partner and best friend, Hendricks Potter, decides to call it quits and find a woman to marry, Denver comes to the same conclusion. He has only known travel and outlaws. He wants the softness and peace of a woman by his side. So when he returns to Low Branch to visit Henry, he wonders if it is time to make the big change. Marti Williams lives a few hours from Low Branch in Southern Pines with her father and older sister. She has two more sisters who have married and moved away from home. As the last daughter without the prospect of marriage, Marti's father is anxious for her to leave the nest. But can she find someone before her father runs out of patience? A frightening incident pushes Marti to make a move sooner than she thought and she runs to Low Branch fearful of her father.Denver finds a frightened woman, smaller and weaker than he'd expected from the letters he'd received from Marti when she comes to Low Branch to meet him. With the help of Denver's old partner Henry and Henry's wife, Vicky, he works to make Marti comfortable, ensuring she is safe as long as he's around. Will Marti be able to build her confidence and leave fear behind forever? Will Denver be the security and protection she needs to uncover and maintain the bold, brave personality she's been hiding all along? Only time will tell.

The last thing an heiress needs is to be suspected of being not only a saloon girl, but also a thief. Especially when the one doing the suspecting is the town's handsome sheriff. Phoebe Reed made the mistake of going into town. Maybe that wasn't the mistake. Maybe it was staying in town after dark. Or maybe it was running into the saloon girl. Or maybe it was lying about the stolen wallet the saloon girl slipped her. Maybe it was a series of mistakes that have left her in hot water with the town's hunky sheriff, Rance Connelly. Rance takes his job as the town's law seriously. He managed the lawlessness with a sensible head and a no-nonsense manner. He knows this woman's lying to him. He just can't peg why. He also knows she's not a saloon girl. Why won't she tell him her name? Why won't she confess to stealing the wallet? He's got a mystery to solve but darned if his heart doesn't get in the way of his head when it comes to the mysterious unnamed woman.

A foreman set in his ways and a hardheaded journalist with a mind of her own can't abide by the conditions set forth in her father's will. But they also can't abide with the notion of being in the same country, much less the same ranch. Foreman Lewis Sutton's been like a son to Richard Reed. Except he's not his son. So when Richard dies and Lewis has to contact his estranged daughters to come claim the ranch that Lewis loves, he's left with a bitter taste in his mouth. Sure that the estranged princesses from the east coast will send a lawyer to sell the property, Lewis finds himself in the unenviable position of knowing he'll lose the only home he's ever known. Molly Reed's got a good life in Baltimore. She's just taken a position that she's been pursuing for what seems like forever. A journalist spot. She's been trying to get that job for so long, and she's written her heart out to get it. She can't even use her own name. She can't even conduct interviews. She's had to ask her friend Cory Weston to go to the interviews and ask the questions she comes up with while she plays secretary and takes notes. Cory's in love with her, so he'd agree to just about anything. She tells Cory she'll be back, and she has to go settle some affairs at her father's ranch. She doesn't know the conditions yet. Little do either Molly or Lewis know, the conditions of the will are that Richard's daughters must live on the ranch for a year before doing anything with it. Then there are more conditions, but the lawyer won't tell anyone what those are until the year is up.

In the town of Deepwater, Texas, the community of people look out for each other. When influenza runs rampant through the town, they pull together so everyone can survive. Delfinia Yates has just arrived from Cedarville, Tennessee, to work for a man who lost his wife to the illness the year before, leaving him with two small children to care for. Delfinia is thrilled to get away from the orphanage where she spent most of her life and excited for the adventure of life she sees ahead of her. Keith Hall was deeply devoted to his wife, Laura, before her death. In the year since, he has not been able to get himself back together. Aware that he's failing his children and ruining his own life, Keith struggles to find new purpose, something to put his feet back firmly on the ground. Delfinia proves to be just the antidote Keith needs for the poison of grief he can't seem to shed. She takes wonderful care of his children and shows him sympathy and compassion he desperately needs to find himself again. Together, Keith and Delfinia fight the perils of sickness together. But will they find their love before tragedy strikes twice in Keith's life and they never get the chance to see what could have been? Or will love win out in the end, overcoming all odds?

In the late 1800s, Hendricks Potter and his partner, Denver, have been searching for a notorious outlaw, a robber and a murderer. They are forced to split up, each taking a different route when the outlaw disappears at a supposed fork in the road. Will he be the one to stumble on the brigand or will Denver, who has traveled to the large city of Richmond, Wyoming? After Hendricks discovers the criminal in a bar, he chases him to the town of Low Branch but once again, as he is known to do, Kelsey disappears. Henry has been injured in their last encounter and is forced to seek help from a stranger, a woman living in a cottage with a barn perfect for hiding in.Bridget Watson has troubles of her own. She has fled from her home to live in Low Branch where her close family friend Jeremiah and his wife live. Jeremiah fits Bridget with a home and offers her assistance as she decides what to do with her life being away from home with only the support of her cousin. Rumors spread about her through the town, which disturb her. But when Hendricks comes into her life, the humiliating rumors are no longer important to her. Making sure Hendricks is safe is her only priority. The two form a close bond that supersedes any other relationships in their lives. Unfortunately, both Hendricks and Bridget forget the reason Hendricks came to Low Branch in the first place. And when the brigand Hendricks is hunting makes his next appearance, their lives are put in danger like never before. Will they save each other from the monstrous outlaw? Will their love withstand everything thrown at them?

Though Abigail's friends and neighbors are ladies of the night, that by no means is a life she wants for herself. One letter could change her life and her fate. Rancher Ryan Belton's looking forward to his sister's nuptials. Poor Ryan has no idea that Abigail, the friend his sister's invited to the wedding, is a mail order bride. When he finds out and pushes her out of his life, she has no option but to find a position wherever she can. When he finds her walking into the saloon, he realizes she will be a fallen woman and it's all his fault. How can he convince this hardheaded proud woman that she doesn't belong in a saloon?

Isabelle Lawton is ready for adventure. After a life of comfort, taken care of by her aunt and uncle after the deaths of her own parents, Isabelle is sought after by the most eligible bachelor in town, the mayor's son. Unfortunately, she isn't interested. What can she do to change her fate without angering the mayor and half the town? When Jeremiah Connelly's beloved father dies, he expects he has inherited the ranch and is next in line for this fate. This proves to be true-with one stipulation. Jeremiah has to get married within three months of the reading of the will. Bewildered by this odd request by his father, Jeremiah doesn't know where to turn. Then he spies a magazine and decides to place an ad. Isabelle and Jeremiah meet and the union seems a wonderful match. But just when things are looking like the future is bright and happy for both, Percy shows up in Isabelle's new home, looking to stir up trouble. Will Jeremiah fight for Isabelle or decide she was complicit in bringing the man to town, perhaps as a way to manipulate him? Can Isabelle convince Jeremiah her love for him is true and she doesn't want to go back across the country with Percy Andrews? When she disappears, Jeremiah must decide if he trusts her or not. Will his future be filled with sorrow or the happiness they both so desire?

Upper crust classy saloon girl crossed with shrew's temper and sass. Just what a rancher ordered. Actually, no. Rancher Mark Furnish is in a bind. His ranch is losing money, the banks have turned him down, and his wealthy grandfather back east is refusing to fund the venture anymore unless Mark has a wife. The mail order bride that was supposed to be his has now become his foreman's wife. Time's tight and Mark doesn't have a second to waste. As if that's not bad enough, he doesn't even want to be married to begin with. The mail order bride thing didn't work out so well for this sexy cowboy rancher. Who says the second time will be a success? He steps into the saloon for a couple of shots of cure-all and instead discovers a saloon girl that's more like a fiery temple virgin. She refuses all the men's efforts at flirtation and offers to go upstairs for a tryst. This woman's got upper crust class and a shrew's temper. Maybe he shouldn't have tried to help her. Maybe he wouldn't have been kicked out of the saloon and she wouldn't have been fired. Now she's his responsibility. This new turn of events is giving his ideas. Why can't he get the words fake wife out of his mind?

The last thing a mail order bride is a highwayman's intervention in the form of a stagecoach robbery. Especially when time is of the essence and she needs a father for her baby. Preferably before she begins to show. When Melissa married John Carter because her family couldn't afford to feed her, she had no idea of the cruelty of the man. John Carter beats her mercilessly and makes her life a living hell. After seeing an ad in the paper for paid passage westward, she answers the ad in the hopes to use the ticket to escape John Carter. She gets on a coach from Boston, heading west, with no money, and needing a roof over her head. Not just for herself, but for the baby she's carrying, a baby she has to save from John Carter's cruelty. Expecting a baby has changed the stakes for Melissa. She must provide a safe and loving home for the child. Time if of the essence if she is to marry in time to convince her new husband that the baby she'll give birth to is his.A stagecoach robbery is a deterrent she did not count on, nor need. When the robbers learn her husband is a wealthy rancher, she's taken hostage, costing her precious time in a plan that hinges on timeliness.She hates the leader of the highwaymen. Hates him with a passion and is beyond angry that the time is ticking while he negotiates her ransom. Jed Cunningham's a highwayman, certainly, but one with honor. And a heart, it seems. He can't stand the idea of sending the stunning feisty Melissa Carter to marry a rich rancher. She's precisely the kind of woman who needs to be loved. But she doesn't seem to see that.

Tom McAllister has been betrothed to Martha Smith for all of his adult life. Their fathers arranged this and though during their younger ages Tom and Martha might have felt a spark, that's long past. Now Tom's stuck. He's promised to Martha and yet his heart seems to beat faster when Amelia West strolls by. Amelia West is an honorable woman. She's always done what's right. She'd never fall for a man who belongs to another. Tell that to her heart. She's found herself attracted to Tom McAllister though he's betrothed to another. What's a woman to do? Well, her sister-in-law Anna has a solution. Respond to a mail order bride ad. Little does Amelia know, Anna's been doing some plotting of her own

Henrietta O'Malley has turned eighteen. It's time for her to leave her home at the orphanage, the only home she'd really ever known. She didn't remember much from the trip from Ireland that took the lives of her parents and her older brother. Only her grandma Lila had survived but was injured severely and was unable to care for the little girl. Henrietta is nervous to leave home. What will she do without the stability of her mentor and guide, Mrs. Saunders? Henri knows she has to leave and follows in the footsteps of her two friends, Annabelle and Delfinia, who traveled to their sister town of Deepwater, Texas to find work and husbands. She prays for the best but fears the worst, as she is a shy, withdrawn type of young woman. Will she ever find a man who can draw out the woman inside? Deputy Randall Peters is son of the sheriff in Deepwater but he tries not to be too haughty about it. He is a tall, handsome man with a quick with and a keen sense of humor. Though he's never had a problem with attracting women, he has found difficulty finding a woman who draws his interest. This changes when the beautiful Irish woman comes to town. He is immediately intrigued and works his magic from day one. Unfortunately, another young woman has had her eyes set on Randy for years. And she isn't prepared to let him find a love of his own. How far will Marybeth go to take revenge on the newcomer everyone in town has fallen in love with overnight?

Anna Dawson thought she had the perfect man. She had the perfect life planned out with her perfect man. She was marrying the town's most eligible bachelor. Until she wasn't. Suddenly, on her wedding day, she's spurned. What's a girl to do but run away, her head tucked low in shame?Daniel West's got a problem. His uncle's will states that in order to inherit his own parents' property, Daniel's got to have a wife before his next birthday. Before his next birthday? There doesn't seem to be time to find and woo a wife. Until his sisters concoct a plan involving placing an advertisement for a mail order bride. Seemed like a great idea at the time, but it seems Mother Nature has other plans.No sooner had Daniel collected his mail order bride than an earthquake struck and destroyed the town, sending the two into a head-spinning day of search and rescue. Among all the ravages inflicted on the town, can Daniel and Anna find what they are seeking and rescue their attempts to find love?

Kidnapped and held for ransom, Holly Reed escapes and makes a run for it. Half Indian, half Scottish, Roan MacIntosh's just another mountain man. One who wants to be left alone. He doesn't want company, especially not some yappy female he saves from a blizzard. He also doesn't need anyone. Until he's got new set of unexpected visitors. And now, Holly Reed, the one who needed saving is the one to do the saving.

Cate Reed has one ambition. One dream. One goal. A theater in Carson City. How can they not have one? So uncivilized. This dream of hers goes against the grain of her sisters, and it seems, of most polite society. Polite society be damned, Cate Reed's going to get her theater, come hell or high water. Or a man who has a bargain. Cate Reed's made a deal with a devil. A devilishly handsome stranger named Landon Jenkins. Landon Jenkins needs an actress to perform the role of a lifetime. Is Cate that actress? And will she get what she wants or what she needs?