"Jack Miller stumbles through the Civil War, winding up a telegrapher and cryptographer for the army. In the field with General Sherman in Georgia, he is captured along with his precious cipher key. His captor, Hamilton Buckley, thinks he should have been president of the Confederacy, not Jefferson Davis. Jack doubts Buckley's sanity and longs to escape. Buckley's kindhearted niece, Marilla, might help him -- but only if Jack helps her achieve her...

In their search for the new but missing Earl of Stoneford, Elise Finster and her British mistress Lady Anne Stone join a wagon train to follow his somewhat cold trail to Oregon. Will the ladies succeed in their quest, or succumb to the malfeasance of the mysterious man dogging their heels? Scout Eb Bentley's disgust with the ill-prepared women eventually turns into admiration for one lady in particular. Can he protect her long enough to win her over?...

"New neighbors, cryptic Christmas cards, and jury duty. What next? Campbell McBride is juggling her new role as a private investigator with her slightly wacky personal life. She's excited to serve on a jury for a case concerning a painting that was stolen twenty years earlier. A young woman settling her grandmother's estate had taken the painting to have it appraised and ended up on trial for possessing stolen property. Her curiosity is piqued and...

A Senator who vanished. . . An old man with regrets. . . Editor Kurt Borden's star reporter is struggling with depression. Long before Kurt bought his lakeside house in Maine, a senator owned the cottage next door. When Mick Tyler shows interest in the story, Kurt sends him out to do a feature on the senator, who disappeared more than 40 years ago. Maybe Mick's fascination with the tale will lift his depression. But Mick never comes back. Kurt's wife...

"By age twelve, Vashti Edwards was orphaned and working her way west in different saloons. Life in Fergus, Idaho, has given Vashti new hope in Christian friends from the Ladies' Shooting Club and an employer who turned her saloon into a restaurant. But money is tight and Vashti tries to get the job she's dreamed of--stagecoach driver. Griffin Bane, local blacksmith, is overseeing the stagecoach line and admits he needs more help. But can a woman--even...

"Murder strikes Skirmish Cove during the coastal town's winter carnival. Jillian Tunney, part owner of the nearby Novel Inn, discovers the body of a clerk at her favorite bookstore. With her sister Kate and brother, Officer Rick Gage, she tries to find out who killed him. Meanwhile, Jillian is immersed in redecorating one of the themed rooms, but Kate is annoyed when a mysterious guest at the inn doesn't want to leave his room. The innkeepers find...

This Christian fiction story tell the story of the Sioux Indians who captured Rachel Haynes two years ago, then traded her to the peaceful Arapaho tribe. Rachel hasn't seen another white person for ages, so when Barkley's show up to trade, she longs to rejoin her people. But will the young warrier to whom she has been promised see reason in giving her to the white man?

"A small, themed bed & breakfast on the Maine coast sets the scene for murder. A hurricane lashes the Novel Inn, forcing guests to remain beyond their check-out dates. Kate's ex-fianc e from ten years ago has booked a room and she is trying to avoid him. Jillian moves her sick elderly neighbor to the inn so she can take care of him. Then the power goes out and they are faced with providing all meals for their guests, not just breakfast. When the...

She came for her inaugural address-and found herself dodging bullets, instead. Newly elected Maine governor Jillian Goff doesn't know why someone wants to kill her. But she knows they came close. Too close. Enter Dave Hutchins. A member of the state's Executive Protection Unit, Dave's mission is to protect the governor and find the would-be assassin. Without getting emotionally involved. Yet the more time Dave spends with Jillian, the less he can...