everyone laughed when the twin sisters hauled home the sawmill’s broken scrap wood — until strangers crossed montana just to open their barn

“Come on, sweetheart.” Admiral Grant Mercer’s voice traveled farther than he intended. Maybe that was the point. Nearly forty people were moving through the main…

My husband was laughing when he left me in the desert. Not nervous laughter. Not the kind of laughter people use when they realize a…

“And if Wyatt comes before spring?” “He will.” Caleb crossed his arms. “You seem mighty calm about bringing a cattle baron’s army to my door.”…

The first thing I noticed was not the tears in Sarah’s eyes. It was the way she kept twisting the engagement ring I had given…

“You hungry?” “No.” Her stomach contracted painfully in protest. Gideon glanced at her. “Altitude makes a person sick on an empty belly.” He did not…

The envelope felt heavier than paper should have felt. It sat in my hands like something alive, something cold and official that had crawled up…