Oklahoma Lovers

Guthrie, Oklahoma, 1906 History teacher Ellie Henderson, has been a thorn in High School Principal Max Colbert's side ever since he took over three months ago. When she's not flying by his office, late for her class, with books and papers jumbled in her arms, she's attending Suffragettes meetings against his orders. Because of her family connections, Max can't fire her, but he can certainly find someone to marry her, and keep her busy in the kitchen—and far away from his school. Max soon finds that what seemed like a good idea can turn into disaster when Miss Ellie Henderson is involved. The woman is a master at getting into trouble. With the Christmas season in full swing, he has many opportunities to introduce her to prospective husbands. However, he gets the uncomfortable feeling that no one is worthy of the minx...

In the wilds of Colorado, one Christmas changes everything. In 1912, spirited Priscilla Cochran is determined to prove she's a capable, independent woman. Leaving her comfortable life in Oklahoma, she travels to rugged Dogtown, Colorado, to become the town's new schoolteacher-after assuring the hiring committee she's a "woman of mature years." Mitch Beaumont, Dogtown's hardworking councilman and widowed father, is weary of flighty young teachers who flee at the first sign of hardship. When twenty-year-old Priscilla steps off the stagecoach-and straight into the mud at his feet-he knows trouble has arrived wrapped in petticoats and big ideas. But as Christmas approaches and Priscilla wins over Dogtown's children-and Mitch's skeptical heart-sparks fly between the independent young teacher and the gruff gunsmith who vowed never to love again.