The first installment in Miller's new trilogy features the present-day descendants of the heroes from her earlier McKettrick novels; fortunately, the new generation fills in admirably. Cheyenne Bridges makes a reluctant return to her hometown of Indian Rock, Ariz., her job hinging on whether she can persuade her high school flame Jesse McKettrick to sell some of his land for her employer's condo development deal. Jesse, a confirmed bachelor and committed...

"Charlotte and Jaxon had dated when they both lived in New York City, but Jax had moved back to Idaho to take over his dad's veterinarian practice. When Jax hears that Charlotte has moved back to Mustang Creek, Wyoming, he's determined to get to Wyoming and do whatever it takes to win her back"--

"There's something missing from Eli Garrett's life. He loves being the sheriff of Painted Pony Creek, Montana, so it's not his job. He's had the same two best friends since he was a kid and he's grateful for them, so it's not that, either. But ever since his buddy Cord's recent marriage, Eli has a nagging suspicion that he wants what Cord has. And there's a beautiful woman who has caught his eye-someone who's returned to town that he can't get off...

In this captivating conclusion to the series set in Parable, Montana, self-made tycoon Landry Sutton arrives at Hangman Bend's Ranch to sell his land to his brother Zane, but unexpectedly falls in love with Big Sky Country and his brother's neighbor, Ria Manning.

When news came that there was trouble back in Texas....Holt McKettrick left a mail-order bride and his family on the spot! Lorelei just wants to stake her claim on her own little piece of Texas and with Holt McKettrick as a neighbor, things were beginning to look up.

Drake Carson is the quintessential cowboy. In charge of the family ranch, he knows the realities of this life, its pleasures and heartbreaks. Lately, managing the wild stallions on his property is wearing him down. When an interfering so-called expert arrives and starts offering her opinion, Drake is wary, but he can't deny the longing - and the challenge - she stirs in him. Luce Hale is researching how wild horses interact with ranch animals - and...

Kade McKettrick's got five mail-order brides-to-be camped out at the local hotel, all more than eager to provide him with the heir that will win him the Triple M ranch. But Kade, the newly appointed marshall, has his hands full with a troublesome outlaw gang. Why, then, is he so easily distracted by Sister Mandy-- who most assuredly is not the nun she claims to be?