Cheyenne Springs

Western novellette romance with the emphasis on human ineraction rather than gunplay. The story has readers guessing about the relationship between the two main characters which is resolved in a surprise ending.

Casting off the trappings of Boston society, Georgina Crownshield flees a feckless husband and domineering mother-in-law. In the small town of Cheyenne Springs, Wyoming, she hopes to start a new life as Georgie Steadman. But it is not to be. Hounded by a Pinkerton detective, she must face her past. With an irrepressible spirit and considerable charm, Georgie overcomes all obstacles and finds true love for herself and others. Told with gentle humor, "Georgie" is an easy read and leaves one feeling good. "Georgie" is the eighth novelette in the Cheyenne Springs series.

Robbie Lattimore is reveling in the free and easy life of a horse trader when his parents demand that he marry and settle down to ranching. While driving thirty mustangs to Fort Russell, Robbie is thrown from his saddle and hits the ground hard. Regaining consciousness, he sees the hazy outline of a white-clad woman with feathers in her hair attending him. The vision vanishes, leaving Robbie obsessed with finding his ministering "angel." Told with humor and flare, "Arapaho Angel" is a well-crafted short Western.

Western adventure and romance. A young Irishman inherits a gold mine in Wyoming and almost looses his fortune to a con man. But during the surprise ending truth and love triumph!

A Western Christmas Carol is an old-fashioned Western, set in 1890's Wyoming at Christmas time. The plot follows rancher and widower David Clarke's quest to win a new wife. He sets his sights on the beautiful young widow, Lucy Devlin, but is thwarted by her brother-in-law, Eddie Devlin, and his henchmen Big Bill and Little Red. Other suitors have been driven off. Will David also give up?From the saloon girl with a heart of gold to the rotund, bumbling sheriff, to the crotchety old codger, A Western Christmas Carol is peopled by stock western characters. It is a tale that can be enjoyed by all members of the family.