Bøger af Susan Leigh Carlton

Thomas Carrington is from one of the wealthiest families in the Rio Grande Valley, unmarried, and devastatingly handsome. Katie Ellis, a nurse in San Antonio, lost both her parents in the hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. During a visit to the Carrington Ranch, she becomes uncomfortable and hurriedly returns to San Antonio. Can she get over her discomfort and accept the love of Thomas? Can she get past the different person she becomes around his family? Will they allow the love between them to grow and flourish?

May 10, 1903...A cowhand searching for strays found a stranger in a high meadow. Dressed in odd looking clothes and had a broken leg. Who was the man found in a remote meadow on Mary Catherine's ranch? How did he get here? Where was he from? May 10, 2017...The charge beneath his seat propelled Jim Bob from the cockpit of his crippled F-15 fighter plane when he pulled the ejection handle. A cowboy on a white horse approached. If he was dead, this was a weird looking angel.

After a disastrous experience as a mail-order bride, Jenny was convinced she would never experience the joy of love and having children. Chase Larson was a loner in a dangerous profession. Unwilling to expose a wife to the risks of something happening to him, he had not considered marriage. Can the two of them overcome their strong feelings and let love blossom, or are they doomed to the lonely life they now lead?

I rate 'For the Love of Kari' at a heat level of two. There is sexual dialogue but no descriptive encounters. A loner by nature due to a troubled youth, physicist Charles Vanlandingham struggles to express his feelings at the best of times. Combine this with a trip back in time that nearly costs him his life and left him reeling, he seems incapable of dealing with his feelings of love. A recent medical school graduate, Kari Berlucci, puts her career on hold for the once in a life time opportunity to work with MIT's most renowned physicist. Despite the chemistry between the coworkers, Kari soon returns to her career as a surgeon when she discovers that her deep respect has turned to love, something that Charles seems unable to return. Will she be able to put him behind her and forget, or be left forever waiting for him to forsake the past and step into a future where they can be together?

It is the story of a young frontier doctor, following in the footsteps of his father on the old western frontier town of, Helena, Montana. It is a sequel to The Montana Doctor's Bride and features the son of Doctor Carter Palmer. Sweethearts in high school, Patrick and Mary Louise Parsons lose contact when they attend colleges on opposite sides of the country. He returns to Helena, to join his father's medical practice, and discovers she has married and has a daughter. He patiently works to reconnect with her. After the death of her husband he waits for her to grieve, then he asks permission to call on her. Doubt and guilt assail her, but in the end, she decides it's time for a new life

He was planning to give up cowboying to be a career Army officer. The lady Doctor's best friend promised to find her the right cowboy.Then Ike met Jenny.She wouldn't consider a move to Texas, and he couldn't move to Pennsylvania.How can two immovable people get together?Who will give in to make their dreams come true?If you like strong female heroines, you'll love Jenny.

Why would the most notorious outlaw in Montana want to talk to a newspaper reporter?Caleb hires a mountain man and his son, Sam as guides to find Jake. When Sam turns out to be a beautiful twenty-year-old girl, can Caleb concentrate on his business and not on the beautiful Samantha? Can he put aside his concern for her safety and concentrate on Jake the Snake?

A bird strike turns Hannah's plane into a screaming, out of control metal tube. She blacks out and awakens, alone and lost in a dense forest. Two hunters find her and return her to civilization, but it's no longer 2020. There are no more planes, lattes, or designer clothes; she has been thrown one hundred-forty years into the past.Ethan, a devilishly handsome mountain man and prospector, regains consciousness in a hospital. He is told by a stranger named Hannah that he had been shot several days earlier, and she had been watching over him. "Why...are you here?" is his first growly question. His second is inside his head-he doesn't understand. It is the first time anyone has bothered about him in years. Can a mountain man and a girl from the future overcome their differences and find romance in 1880s Montana?

Gabe Dolan wanted what any respectable man his age would want: a good income, a loving wife, and a brighter future. When he begins corresponding with Hannah Kaiser, he's instantly smitten by her kind words and utter devotion to her widowed mother. An invitation to meet, brings her to his hometown of Mountain Home, Montana. Soon, their world-wind courtship turns into the life he dreamed of, but a visit from Pinkerton Agents throws Gabe's would-be perfect life into turmoil. Six months after the terrible ordeal, Gabe has resigned himself to a life lived alone until a chance encounter with an old friend changes everything. When Ellie Wilson was growing up, she never imagined that she'd one day have feelings for her long-time neighbor, but life had other plans for her. The handsome boy she once knew is now a man. Although their friendship has remained intact, she's beginning to wonder if there's something more between them. Can Gabe get over his heartache and learn to trust the idea of love again or has his marriage to Hannah ruined his hopes of finding happiness?

The stack of amputated limbs burned itself into Doctor Carter Palmer's mind and filled his nights with nightmares. One thing kept him going those four years... the thought of returning to Rockville, Maryland and his beloved Lucy. Fate wasn't through with him. Lucy's best friend, Elizabeth told him Lucy had died more than a year previously from small pox, he was devastated. She died thinking he had been killed in action. Elizabeth had lost her husband in battle and was alone. Romance between these kindred people grew, but memories haunted Carter until he fled to Montana. Can Carter get over his loss and the memories of war? Can Elizabeth forgive him for leaving? Will they find happiness together?

A sweet, historical romance with 300+ pages. Caleb was abandoned, and later kidnapped. Before he was nine years old. Clara saw it all, and identified the kidnappers. Feeling unworthy, he turns his back on her friendship and love. Has he thrown everything away? Can he get it back?

It should never happen to any girl, but it happened to Gloria.Great with child, she had been forced off the wagon train by a sanctimonious preacher and left on an empty stretch of the Oregon Trail, with no one to whom she could turn, and no place to go......until Gabe had stepped in and taken over, asking nothing in return.He had everything, and she'd fallen in love with him, so why had she refused his offer of marriage? He loved her, but a man will only take so many refusals.Will her feelings of guilt keep them apart?Get Blameless now

Time warps, cowboys and Indians... what are the chances of love?Penelope wanted a cowboy.Charlie wanted to become a famous test pilot.When his plane goes down Charlie ejects himself just in time only to fall through a time warp.Captured by Indians, and delivered to Penelope, he's cared for until his injuries heal.When it's time for Penelope to head back east, her train is derailed, and this time Charlie is the one saving her. Is it love or mere circumstances that brings them together? Can Charlie adapt to his new surroundings? Will Penelope open her heart to more than just gratitude and concern? Find out now in The Man From Nowhere. Hit the one click button to start reading

Because she was being stalked, Julia made the painful decision to leave the town she thought would be her forever home. Seth Lawson had wanderlust. Always ready to see what lay on the other side of the mountain. The last thing he expected was to fall in love. Can they overcome the obstacles fate has put in their path and find romance together?

Sophia Ducati's husband died, leaving her penniless. Desperation forced her to abandon her infant daughter. Twenty-five years later, she remarried and begins a search to learn her daughter's fate. A fire destroys Giancarlo Ducati's family business. Will Sophia's search be successful? If so, will her daughter accept her? Can Giancarlo start over? Will their love survive these obstacles?

Abby thought Daniel was courting her until he broke off the relationship without a word of explanation. Daniel's half-brother, Bodie doesn't believe Abby only wants friendship from him, Nor does he believe she loves his brother. When Daniel returns home and wants to resume their courtship, will Abby accept him, or will she turn to his brother for love?

Abandoned on the steps of a New York City Convent, when she was two months old, she was raised in the orphanage. Unadopted and nearing the maximum age for the Foundling Home, Mary Catherine is given a choice by the mother superior, and decides to take the orphan train looking for a future. Trace Jennings is a shy young man who lost his father in the Civil War. Raised by his mother, he lives on a ranch in Helena, Montana. Raw from a disastrous mail order marriage, romance is not on his agenda. Faced with the obstacles life has dealt them, can Mary Catherine and Trace find romance and have a life together?

Six complete western romance novels, and mail order brides published by Susan Leigh Carlton. Following the United States Civil War, there was a dire shortage of eligible males in the eastern and southern part of the country. At the same time, the gold rush in the US western frontier consisted almost completely of males. The loneliness created a desire for companionship with the opposite sex, and both groups resorted to advertising for mates. The Matrimonial News was established and consisted solely of advertisements of those seeking companionship. This is the story of six couples that advertised and met their mail order brides and mail order husbands.

Colleen is forty-eight years old, a widow who has made her family her life. Since the tornado hit her home, she has only known tragedy. Michael was a prospector in Rome the western mountains for fifteen years in search of gold he never thought he would marry until he was smitten by the widow from Indiana. Is there love after forty? Or, is it too late for them to find romance

When Hannah Rose Woodson and her family emigrated from Poland, they longed for the American Dream, and lucky for them, their hard work allowed them to realize the dream. Hannah takes the values she learned from working in the family tailoring business to build her own dream of becoming a fashion designer. That dream draws nearer when she wins a scholarship to a premier design institute, so the last thing she wants is to find romance, but life has a way of giving her more than she asked for. Josh Moore was born and bred a hardworking Texan. As the son of successful furniture retailers, his lifestyle is comfortable and envied by some. One such envious person is the girl he thought he'd one day marry, but when he learns the truth about her motives, the relationship comes to an end. But a new opportunity arises - one that makes him believe in the possibility of true love, but first he'll have to let go of his doubts and forget the past or any hopes of love everlasting may be lost forever. Can Hannah and Josh overcome the roadblocks and find true love with each other?

Widowed and almost forty years old, Sally's chances of finding love again are getting smaller by the day. The only men in her small Virginia hometown are either much older or married. Luke's wife died giving birth to their second child. The horrible things he had seen and done during the war, coupled with the loss of his beloved Becky overwhelmed him. His children needed a mother and he needed a wife. Who would want a forty year old man with a fifteen year old daughter and a five year old son? Lonely, Sally decided she had to take a chance and answered his ad. At their age, what does life have in store for them?

The story behind The Redheads and the Cowboys. The complete texts of the three books from my Redheads and the Cowboys series are contained here. They are standalone and can be read in any order. All three of the romances are clean and the bedroom doors are kept firmly closed. There is no profanity. Big Jake, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is one of my favorite movies. I have watched it over and over and enjoy it every time. John Wayne is Jacob McCandles and Maureen is his wife, Martha. The movie begins with a raid on the McCandles ranch led by John Fain, played in the movie by Richard Boone. After the raid, Martha sends for Jacob who has been gone for years. I began to wonder where he had been and why, so I wrote what I thought might have happened as Book 1. The movie covered the middle, so I created a life for them, after the end of the movie as Book 2. Book 3 is the story of their son, played by John Wayne's real life son, Patrick Wayne and his life and love.

Driven to wander, Will Carrington has roamed the west for 10 years, leaving behind his wife, three children and a successful cattle business. Mattie Carrington is strong-willed and stubborn, with a head for business. She has single-handedly turned the successful Carrington Ranch into an empire and her sons into strong men. When disaster strikes, she is forced to send for the only person mean enough and man enough to rescue the family. But can Will save them if his sons won't accept him as head of the family--or his help? And must the fiery redhead accept the cowboy back into her heart and her bed? Can she take that step?

Afghanistan had claimed Diana's first husband; PTSD had taken the second.Nick Carlisle and his daughter, Jordie, want Diana to be a part of their lives, but she is afraid to risk bringing her bad luck down on them.A magic amulet catapults them back one hundred and fifty years in time, seconds before a fiery collision with an eighteen-wheeler.Diana believes she's found a time and place where she fits and feels needed, but Nick and Jordie want to return to the modern world.Will Diana sacrifice love for a life of service to those around her? Can she convince Nick to stay?Is Nick willing to exchange his world of comfort and prosperity for Diana's love?Will one of them take the chance, or will they go their separate ways?

1855 Indiana...Will Malone promises sweet Molly Malone, his mail order bride, his love and fortune. He is thrilled when a newborn son completes his hopes for a happily ever after. But does it? Will feels the despair of rejection when Molly heaps all her affection and devotion on her son, and he abandons his family for the gold fields of Colorado. After many, lonely months, adding to his fortune, Will returns, sadder but hopeful. Who is at fault? Can they find a spark of love still burning after all those months of silence? Can they forgive each other and find their way back to the love they once shared? There are two off-page sexual scenes between a husband and wife, and no descriptive sexual language. Sweet Molly Malone is available on Amazon. Get your copy today.

The Thornton car was washed down a creek during a flash flood near Independence, Missouri. Their only child, a seventeen year old daughter was still clinging to the top of the car when they last saw her. After an air, land, and water search for four days without a trace, the search was abandoned. Allie and Barry Thornton learn their missing daughter was transported back in time one hundred and fifty years to 1866. A research team at the most prestigious university in the country, offered them the opportunity to join her and her family. Do they dare take the risk? Can Barry survive what appears to be an impending heart attack or stroke? Is their sense of family strong enough for them to risk their lives? Would you?

Samantha has a dream. When she develops feelings for a fellow medical student, she pushes them aside, unwilling to let anything stand in the way of her dream. Ben is the son in a wealthy family. His domineering mother is determined he will marry a member of high society while he wants to make his own decisions and live his own life. Can the two of them get past the obstacles and form a life together and let their love grow, or will they give in and lose everything?

Romance on the western frontier.Two lonely people.Both marked by grief.Robert was forced to raise his two daughters alone after his beloved wife died giving birth. Rosemary's husband took his last breath on the floor of his mill, leaving her stranded with no family close by.After years alone with their sorrow, the two meet and experience an instantaneous connection neither ever believed they would feel again. Their children, however, oppose the match.Torn between the longings of their hearts and duty to family, can they find a way to be together? Or will the time spent in each other's arms become nothing more than a painful reminder of what might have been?

Colleen Murphy was twenty-two years old when the potato famine threatened her family's existence, and her father decided to emigrate to America. Considering the choice, she elected to go with them. Daniel Sloan had a lively and active sense of humor and loved to use it. He was teasing when he asked Colleen's father for permission to court her. She was teasing when she accepted. Can a harmless snake be the foundation for a relationship? Can love be built on the base of a tease?