Bøger af Charlene Whitman

While traveling to the Western town of Fort Collins, Colorado, a new bride watches in horror as her husband is swept away in a flash flood. She fears she'll never see him again, but a year later, he walks into town-with a beautiful woman on his arm . . .A new sweet Historical Western Romance by best-selling author Charlene Whitman-Book 2 in The Front Range Series1875 Beset by a sudden spring storm on the Front Range, newlywed Grace Cunningham watches in horror as her husband, Monty, is swept downriver. Pregnant and despairing, she stumbles into Fort Collins and tries to make a life for herself, praying that one day the man she loves will walk into town and back into her life.Montgomery Cunningham wakens on the bank of a river with no recollection of who he is or how he got the gash on his head. A woman named Stella, who claims to be his fiancée, nurses him back to health. Plagued by images of a faceless woman who he is certain is the key to his past, Monty concedes to Stella's pressure to marry him and move to Fort Collins, but he quickly regrets his actions.A year after Grace's tragic loss, Monty walks into the dress shop where she works-with a woman on his arm. Shocked that Monty has no recollection of her, Grace is determined to win back his heart. Somehow she must help him regain his memories and his buried love for her-and not just for her sake but for the sake of their infant son, Ben. Monty, miserable in his marriage to a woman he hardly knows, is inexplicably drawn to Grace. Every time he's near her, memories surface, but they are hazy and troubling. He's torn between his vows and the desires of his heart, for he cannot stay away from Grace.Grace's hope is sparked when Monty starts recalling glimpses of his past. But when murderous outlaws come to town, she is thrust into grave danger. Monty risks his life to rescue her, only to face even greater perils in the treacherous mountains. Can she truly hang on to hope when she is about to lose all she loves? This new full-length Historical Western Romance novel takes readers on a heart-wrenching journey of love, loss, and hope amid the dangers and challenges in Colorado Territory's wild frontier.Don't miss Colorado Promise, Book 1 in The Front Range series (Historical Western Romance)The Examiner says of author Charlene Whitman: "An adequate writer of historical fiction will include minor bits and pieces about the setting of their story. A good writer will do a bit of research to make sure there are historical facts included in the pages of their novel. A superb writer will create characters that could have actually lived during the time in which the story takes place and allows them to act as people in that time period would have really acted. Charlene Whitman is a superb writer."

Colorado PromiseBook One in the Front Range series - Historical Western RomanceIn this passionate sweet Western Historical Romance, author Charlene Whitman introduces Emma Bradshaw-a high-society young woman from New York, who is forced to move out to the untamed Front Range in Colorado and finds that true love can withstand all the dangers the West can throw at her.Greeley, Colorado, in 1875 is a town built on a promise . . .. . . but to Emma it is a desert prison in the middle of a hostile and dusty prairie. Emma had hoped to go to Vassar College, to pursue her dreams of becoming a botanical illustrator. But when her father, struck with "Western fever" moves the family out West, Emma's dreams are shattered. Her only consolation is that her childhood friend, handsome Randall Turnbull, has moved to Greeley to work for his railroad baron father. Her heart sparked by his comforting presence, she hopes Randall will fall in love with her and marry her.But promises often turn bitter . . .. . . as Lucas Rawlings, veterinarian and horse lover, well knows. Lucas has lived on the Front Range for three years at Sarah Banks's horse ranch, after stumbling down from the Rockies consumed with grief. Since losing his precious wife and baby in childbirth, he doesn't think his heart can bear ever loving again. But Sarah, a half-Cheyenne with a medicine woman for a grandmother, has a vision showing it's time Lucas married again. He scoffs until he rescues Emma in a sudden hailstorm and their lives become intricately entwined.Emma must choose-and fight-for the man she loves, at the risk of all she loves . . .Emma yearns for the comfort and familiarity of Randall's company, but Lucas's easy confidence and gentle ways snag her heart. Facing a new life beset by grasshoppers, drought, and blizzards is hard enough. But when murderous ranchers try to force Sarah off her land, and her brother takes up dangerous company, the lives of her family and the man she's come to love are threatened. It will take a miracle-and the strength and promises of true love-to come through unscathed in this untamed land.Colorado Promise is the first book in the Front Range series-a rich full-length novel full of sweet, heartwarming, and chaste romance. Watch for Colorado Hope and Colorado Dream in 2014!*Best-selling romance author Marylu Tyndall says about this Historical Western Romance: "A fresh new voice in Historical Romance, Charlene Whitman captured me from the beginning with characters I won't soon forget, a sizzling-sweet romance, a love triangle, spiteful villains, heart-throbbing heroes, and a plot full of intrigue that kept me guessing. Ms. Whitman's magnificent research transported me to the Colorado plains and left me longing to join the characters amid the wildflower-dotted fields, rushing rivers, and panoramic Rocky Mountains. Fans of Historical Western Romance will not soon forget Colorado Promise." *Historical romance author Lillian Gafni says this about sweet Western Colorado Promise "Ms. Whitman's writing on the page pleases the senses and the mind. Words roll on the tongue and fill the reader with wonders of the countryside and olden times of living wild on the frontier. You can feel and smell the scents of wild grass, the warm ranch fires in the evenings, and cattle mooing in the background. A most enjoyable book that merits five stars! I didn't know I could fall in love with Western Romance, but I did. This beautifully written story is a breath of fresh air." Historical Romance Book Categories: Sweet Historical Western RomanceHistorical Western RomanceWestern Love Stories

A new full-length novel in The Front Range series of sweet historical Western romance!Two ranching tycoons. A decades-old feud. A sheriff bent on ridding the town of lawlessness . . . In the midst of the trouble brewing in Laramie City in 1878, Julia Carson yearns to be free of her parents' smothering and wonders whether she'll ever find a man worthy to love in such a violent town rife with outlaws.But when Robert Morrison sneaks onto her ranch the night of her sixteenth birthday party, Cupid shoots his arrows straight and true. Aware that their courtship would be anathema to their fathers, who are sworn enemies, Robert and Julia arrange a tryst.Yet, their clandestine dalliance does not go unnoticed, and forces seek to destroy what little hope their romance has to bloom. The star-crossed lovers face heartache and danger as violence erupts. When all hope is lost, Joseph Tuttle, the new doctor at the penitentiary, is given a letter and a glass vial from Cheyenne medicine woman Sarah Banks.The way of escape poses deadly dangers, but it is the only way for Robert and Julia to be together. It will take the greatest measure of faith and courage to come through unscathed, but love always conquers fear.Wyoming Tryst is part of The Front Range series of sweet historical Western romance set in the 1870s. The novels in The Front Range Series can be read in any order. Immerse yourself in the world of Charlene Whitman's characters, set in the Wild West in the 1870s-sweet heart-thumping romance that will inspire, uplift, and send your spirit soaring.Don't miss the other books in the series: Wild Horses, Wild Hearts, Colorado Promise, Colorado Hope, Wild Secret, Wild Longing, and Colorado Dream.The Examiner says of author Charlene Whitman: "An adequate writer of historical fiction will include minor bits and pieces about the setting of their story. A good writer will do a bit of research to make sure there are historical facts included in the pages of their novel. A superb writer will create characters that could have actually lived during the time in which the story takes place and allows them to act as people in that time period would have really acted. Charlene Whitman is a superb writer."Praise for Charlene Whitman's historical romance novels: Colorado Promise: "A fresh new voice in Historical Romance, Charlene Whitman captured me from the beginning with characters I won't soon forget, a sizzling-sweet romance, a love triangle, spiteful villains, heart-throbbing heroes, and a plot full of intrigue that kept me guessing. Ms. Whitman's magnificent research transported me to the Colorado plains and left me longing to join the characters amid the wildflower-dotted fields, rushing rivers, and panoramic Rocky Mountains. Fans of Historical Western Romance will not soon forget Colorado Promise." -best-selling romance author Marylu TyndallColorado Hope: "A great writer paints stunning pictures with words. Ms. Whitman is a great writer. Her characters are realistic and unique; their reactions to the oft-outlandish circumstances in which they are placed are genuine and often heart-wrenching. I read much of this book with tears in my eyes. A definite page-turner." -M. AndersonColorado Dream: "A courageous protagonist in relentless pursuit of her dream hooked me from the first page of this wonderful novel. Whitman's 'sweet romance' is just that and so much more-her characters are deep and thought-provoking, the story well paced. And her research is impeccable. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will be reading the others in this series." -award-winning author Ginny Yttrup