Sky Ridge

Sometimes love doesn't come before marriage; sometimes love drifts in when you least expect it...Joy Ryder is a dreamer that loves a good thunderstorm and taking care of her father, but deep down she longs for love to sweep her away. Her life is filled with hard work on the small farm that her father owns. Their life isn't easy, but it's all Joy has ever known. She'd do anything for her father, even marry a man she doesn't love when their farm is threatened.Nash Collins is part Cheyenne and rough around the edges. He'd given up on marriage a long time ago. Nobody wanted their daughter to marry a half-breed. Then when Hank Ryder comes to him with a business proposition, he realizes that his dream of having a family of his own is about to come true. But, would Hank's daughter become the wife he needed?A hasty wedding makes for a rough start to a marriage, but Joy sees it as no choice. She soon realizes that marriage to the handsome Nash Collins isn't that bad. Love takes them by surprise as they get to know one another. It's just after their love blooms that Nash is called away. Will it tear them apart or make their love stronger? Stephanie Payne Hurt has been writing stories since she was a teenager, but only started publishing her work in 2012, 30 years later. The romance genre drew her in at an early age. Since 2012 she's published over 55 Romance novels/novellas.Stephanie is a busy lady. She's a Children's Minister, Accountant, wife, and mother along with a blogger and writer, along with starting a publishing service called Horseshoe Publishing alongside her publisher. It's been an exciting ride and she looks forward to what the future holds for her writing.Currently, she writes romance ranging from Christian, Contemporary, Suspense and Cowboy. Her work is available at many online retailers, on her website, and in a bookstore in Zebulon, Georgia near her home.Come by and visit her at http://www.stephaniehurtauthor.com/ and subscribe to get updates and release dates, also her monthly newsletter! This is a historical romance series based in 1800's Montana. It is about the life and love of Nash and Joy Collins. Their love story will warm your heart and make you grab for a box of tissues as they go through the trials that life gives them.

After a hasty marriage, Joy had never expected to fall in love with Nash, but she had. Soon after, he was called away to do his duty as the negotiator between the army and the northern Indian tribes. It was dangerous and Nash only hoped that he could soon return to his beautiful young wife. Joy lay every night, waiting for her love to return.Then word came of his capture, which made Joy wonder if he'd ever return to her. After months of waiting, he did return, but as a broken man. Joy didn't know if she'd ever get her husband back. Love can work in strange ways and the simplest surprises can make everything right or tear them apart forever. Stephanie Payne Hurt has been writing stories since she was a teenager, but only started publishing her work in 2012, 30 years later. The romance genre drew her in at an early age. Since 2012 she's published over 55 Romance novels/novellas.Stephanie is a busy lady. She's a Children's Minister, Accountant, wife, and mother along with a blogger and writer, along with starting a publishing service called Horseshoe Publishing alongside her publisher. It's been an exciting ride and she looks forward to what the future holds for her writing.Currently, she writes romance ranging from Christian, Contemporary, Suspense and Cowboy. Her work is available at many online retailers, on her website, and in a bookstore in Zebulon, Georgia near her home.Come by and visit her at http://www.stephaniehurtauthor.com/ and subscribe to get updates and release dates, also her monthly newsletter! This is a historical romance series based in 1800's Montana. It is about the life and love of Nash and Joy Collins. Their love story will warm your heart and make you grab for a box of tissues as they go through the trials that life gives them.