Bøger af Carolyn Leggo

Stones Creek, Colorado 1868Ruth Naylor is always sure someone is watching her. Is it true or just her imagination? Fearful of another assault that left her expecting and homeless years ago, Ruth struggles to simply make ends meet and raise her daughter. Arty Massot is Stones Creek's curmudgeon carpenter. His growly nature keeps most people away. There's something in the woods not far from Stones Creek no one but he knows about, and he likes it that way. There's something about the shy, pretty lady that brings out the protectiveness in Massot. Can God bring these two lonely people together? Is someone watching Ruth as she fears? Or will specters from their pasts keep them apart?If you are sensitive to stalking and/or previous assault, please be aware these topics are dealt with in this book, though not in a graphic manner.

Tilde Lasek needs a husband. Running the family bank after the disaster that killed most of the men of Silverpines, Oregon, including her father and brother, is simply too hard. She doesn't have enough banking knowledge to be successful. Against her mother's wishes, Tilde places an advertisement in the Groom's Gazette. She's smart enough to know not to ask for a banker. Instead she asks for a bookkeeper. Joel Richards, dissatisfied living in his hometown after he's betrayed by his fiancé, answers the advertisement and soon is heading west. He knows his banking experience will be helpful in whatever business he'll be bookkeeper for. Besides, Tilde is beautiful. His new mother-in-law isn't happy with the marriage. Then there are the changes Joel hopes to make at the bank. Tilde's not happy with them. Can Joel convince Tilde to bring Silverpines bank into the 20th century? Will Tilde be able to be the wife he wants without letting him bring even more change to her life? Will Mabel Lasek ever accept her daughter's marriage? Will there be a Happily Ever After with all three living in the same house?

Red Dickerson is shocked to see a young woman running through the woods in the freezing rain. He'd gone to the far end of Hawk's Wing Ranch to think after his engagement was broken by the woman he planned to marry. Recognizing her as Gema Volkovichna, one of the women from Sanctuary House, he spurs his horse to go after her. Finding she's escaped after being kidnapped by the infamous King Gang, he vows to keep her safe. Gema Volkovichna is one of the newest women to come to Sanctuary House in Stones Creek, Colorado. She came to find work and possibly a husband. When a spring blizzard forces them to spend three days alone in a line shack, there's only one conclusion. She and Red must marry to salvage her reputation. Can Gema and Red learn to be husband and wife? Will love grow from this forced marriage? Will the King Gang return to reclaim what they lost? Can Red and Gema learn to dance together to the MUSIC of HER HEART? ***Reading Order*** Stones Creek Series Leah's Peace Chasing Norie Chloe's Sanctuary Stones Creek Ladies of Sanctuary House Laundry Lady's Love Music of Her Heart

Noelle Copeland has no intention of ever letting another man break her heart. She's content to take care of her two boys and help her brother around the church. That is until a mouse sends her onto a table screaming like she's being murdered, and a handsome, heroic man comes to her rescue. Now, she finds her heart longing for Turner Metcalf, but he's keeping things from her. She wonders if she can trust him not only with her heart but her sons' hearts as well.Turner Metcalf is a man on a mission. He's in town for the Thanksgiving and Christmas season for one reason only; to protect his sister and her new husband. He has a secret life he isn't willing to give up. That is until he comes to the rescue of Noelle Copeland. Now, his heart is drawn to the one thing he never thought he could have; a future. He finds himself falling for the divorced mother of two and her sons. Can he survive his secret mission long enough to let her know? Or will his frequent travel and hidden agenda end things before they really get started? Will he live through his mission and be able to consider a future with this ready-made family? What about Noelle's ex-husband and his new girlfriend? Will they mess things up for Noelle and Turner? Can love find a way to overcome the doubts of a woman afraid of Mice and Marriage?Love and marriage come to us inspired by many things. Who would have thought that mold, spots and mice would bring love and marriage? Well, they have. Mice and Marriage is the third book in the Love's Infestation Series.