Frontier Romances #9

Louise Wallace arrives in Silver City searching for Gene Tompkins, the man she blames for a crime that cost her ten years in prison—but when she finally tracks him down, she discovers he's now posing as a respectable gambler while secretly leading a rustling operation. Forced to his hideout as a captive, Louise finds herself face-to-face with the man whose betrayal shaped her entire life, and must navigate the dangerous ground between revenge and survival in the unforgiving frontier.

Nevada, an old friend of her late father, has watched over Jane Barton as she grew up on the prairie—but when the headstrong young woman spurns Jim Norton for lacking money, his wounded pride drives him toward outlaw Bart Castle and a dangerous scheme. As Jim's choices spiral toward betrayal and crime, Jane must race against time to save him from the consequences of her own cutting words, with Nevada's mysterious intervention changing everything at Rifle Rock Pass.

Miss Bentley arrives to teach at a rough Wyoming schoolhouse only to find the students are wild and unruly—and the town trustee, Mister Brookes, warns her she's in over her head. When the children play a cruel prank on her first day, Brookes steps in to defend her honor, but Miss Bentley reveals the mysterious box she's been carrying contains more than anyone bargained for, turning the tables in a way that impresses everyone—including Brookes himself.

A mysterious newspaper ad calling for Bessie Brandon draws two strangers to the remote town of Twin Buttes—but a train wreck and a case of mistaken identity plunge her into a dangerous situation with the ruthless outlaw King Cassidy, who's hunting for a hidden gold mine map that only she possesses. As lawmen close in and secrets unravel in a hidden mine hideout, Bessie must decide whether to trust the enigmatic stranger who claims he's trying to save her, or hold firm against a killer who will stop at nothing to claim the gold.