Winter Wild West Weddings

HIS BULLET ... HIS RESPONSIBILITY Caught in crossfire between a bounty hunter and an outlaw, widowed mother, Abby March, catches a bullet in the shoulder. The Christmas tree she and her son were cutting is forgotten as they fall under the care of a dangerous stranger. As she recovers, she finds that Ford Statler hides his softer side and has suffered the kind of loss she well understands. As Christmas, and their parting approach, she wonders if they could have so much more than a happy Christmas together. Since the loss of his wife and child, Ford Statler lives a reckless existence. He's always known a mistake would be costly, but never intended to harm an innocent. Now he's made his bounty but missed seeing the small woman that the murderous outlaw held before him until it was too late. Saddled with the responsibility for an injured woman and boy, he finds himself longing to provide them with so much more than a Christmas to remember.

He thinks she's too good for him ... But she knows the truth! When his perfect older brother passes, black sheep Nate Justice is willing to honor his dying request and enter a marriage of convenience with his brother's bride. But when he meets her, all notions of a marriage in name-only burn away in the heat of desire. Trouble is, he knows his faults and that he'll always be second to his respectable, older brother in her eyes. Clara Justice has a secret: She's not the pillar of morality that Nate believes. She's made mistakes and paid the price, but she isn't willing to ease her conscience at the risk of her daughter's future. So, she'll be Nate's wife, but she's not opening her heart, even if it is Christmas.

Desperate to escape capture… This deception could cost her everything. Fleeing apprehension for a crime she didn't commit, Eliza Flannery runs into the town sheriff who thinks she's the housekeeper he's expecting. Out of the frying pan and into the kitchen fires, Eliza is out of her element. As a lady's companion, she has no experience tending a home. But she keeps silent because of her belief that her innocence will make no difference to authorities. Now she needs to create a home and a Christmas celebration for his daughter or risk exposure as a fraud. Single father, Trent Foerster never expected to be plotting ways to meet his housekeeper under the mistletoe but finds himself seeking to win her confidence. He knows she's hiding something but is unsure how to persuade Eliza to trust him with her secrets and her heart. Her presence in his home and her love for his daughter have given him the gift of hope. Now all he needs to do is convince Eliza to stay. The Sheriff's Housekeeper Bride is the third in a three-book holiday Western historical novella series by Publisher's Weekly bestselling author Jenna Kernan.