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Heartbeats in Time: Five Novels of Old West Christian Romance
Four full-length novels and one collection with four novellas by best-selling and award-winning Christian authors.
Mary Davis--The Widow's Plight--A single mother steps out of the shadows of abuse and into the sunshine. But will a secret clouding her past cost her the man she loves?
Miralee Ferrell--Finding Love in Last Chance, California--A young woman on her own after the death of her father, tries to run the family ranch while solving the mystery of sabotage--can a wandering cowboy with a young son help solve her problems and possibly bring love into her life?
Barbara Scott--Dreams of My Heart--Can A reluctant bride and her new husband fall in love despite their wounded hearts?
Janalyn Voigt--Hills of Nevermore--Can a young widow hide her secret shame from the Irish preacher bent on helping her survive? Based on actual historical events during a time of unrest, Hills of Nevermore explores faith, love, and courage in the Wild West.
Heart of a Cowboy Novella Collection--four historical romances by Christian authors, set in the Old West
Susan Page Davis--Hearts in Pursuit--Can Abby and Sam fight their way through danger and violence and live long enough to find love?
Miralee Ferrell--Hearts Reunited--Taylor is determined to save her ranch after her father’s death, but she won’t let anyone help—especially not her old friend Jesse Townsend.
Yvonne Lehman--Have Dress, Will Marry--Julie Hayes must escape from Wildcat Mountain. Her only hope is to approach the cowboy, saddleback preacher Timothy Sullivan, and ask him to marry her.
Vickie McDonough--The Hand-Me-Down Husband--Ellen didn’t want a hand-me-down husband, but could their marriage be God’s will for them both?
Mary Davis--The Widow's Plight--A single mother steps out of the shadows of abuse and into the sunshine. But will a secret clouding her past cost her the man she loves?
Miralee Ferrell--Finding Love in Last Chance, California--A young woman on her own after the death of her father, tries to run the family ranch while solving the mystery of sabotage--can a wandering cowboy with a young son help solve her problems and possibly bring love into her life?
Barbara Scott--Dreams of My Heart--Can A reluctant bride and her new husband fall in love despite their wounded hearts?
Janalyn Voigt--Hills of Nevermore--Can a young widow hide her secret shame from the Irish preacher bent on helping her survive? Based on actual historical events during a time of unrest, Hills of Nevermore explores faith, love, and courage in the Wild West.
Heart of a Cowboy Novella Collection--four historical romances by Christian authors, set in the Old West
Susan Page Davis--Hearts in Pursuit--Can Abby and Sam fight their way through danger and violence and live long enough to find love?
Miralee Ferrell--Hearts Reunited--Taylor is determined to save her ranch after her father’s death, but she won’t let anyone help—especially not her old friend Jesse Townsend.
Yvonne Lehman--Have Dress, Will Marry--Julie Hayes must escape from Wildcat Mountain. Her only hope is to approach the cowboy, saddleback preacher Timothy Sullivan, and ask him to marry her.
Vickie McDonough--The Hand-Me-Down Husband--Ellen didn’t want a hand-me-down husband, but could their marriage be God’s will for them both?
1248 pages, ebook
Published March 27, 2019
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About the author
Mary Davis
50 books233 followersMary originally earned her college degree in elementary education. So where did the passion for inspirational romance books begin? In her head! Her characters would not leave her alone. They kept her from sleeping at night, and focusing on anything else during the day. Over forty titles later, they still keep bothering her to this day - luckily for her readers and fans!
Quiet-natured and creative, Mary also enjoys many crafts such as porcelain doll making, quilting, knitting, and many others!
Neither her dyslexia nor the cat on her laptop has kept her from producing award-winning and bestselling works such as her Quilting Circle series, Mrs. Witherspoon Goes To War, and Newlywed Games. Her published works have been on Publisher’s Weekly bestselling lists several times.
Additionally, she contributes to the writing world as a member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers).
She currently resides in Washington State with her husband, a black cat named Buffy, and her favorite weather: the rain.
Quiet-natured and creative, Mary also enjoys many crafts such as porcelain doll making, quilting, knitting, and many others!
Neither her dyslexia nor the cat on her laptop has kept her from producing award-winning and bestselling works such as her Quilting Circle series, Mrs. Witherspoon Goes To War, and Newlywed Games. Her published works have been on Publisher’s Weekly bestselling lists several times.
Additionally, she contributes to the writing world as a member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers).
She currently resides in Washington State with her husband, a black cat named Buffy, and her favorite weather: the rain.
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April 25, 2019
THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT By Mary Davis
5 stars April 11, 2019
A sensitive book about spouse and child abuse. You get to watch this fearful mother and son find, peace, joy and love in the new town, but will it last? Mary stitches together a sweet story just as the quilting group stiches the quilt together. Piece by piece, with kindness and love, this young mother, Lily truly blossoms! Beautiful!
FINDING LOVE IN LAST CHANCE, CALIFORNIA By Miralee Ferrell
5 stars Apr 24, 2016
I remembered the story shortly after starting it, so I confirmed that I had previously read it. Turns out I read this book three years ago. Unfortunately, I didn't leave an initial review, but just a star rating.
So instead, here's my review from the next book in this series:
Love Finds You in Tombstone, Arizona by Miralee Ferrell
5 stars May 9, 2016
I received this audiobook in exchange for a fair review!
While I didn’t particularly like the narrator in this book at first, she grew on me. She does a fine job doing all the voices for the different characters. I was especially fond of her Irish trill.
This book starts where Love Finds You in Last Chance, California leaves off. Christy Grey the saloon girl who was taken in by Alex in the last book has truly become a member of the family! Her sisterly love for Alex helps heal the love lost since her sister Molly passed away. Toby is the heart of the family and can’t stand the thought of Christy leaving. But Christy is pulled away from Last Chance at the request of her brother and ailing mother to Tombstone.
Will this transition give Christy a truly fresh start? All her hopes and dreams come crashing down when she and her fellow stagecoach travelers are robbed. Her brother is a gambler and her mother is terribly sick and living in a hovel. When left destitute will she return to her saloon past? Can her life get any more difficult? Is there in hope for her and her family?
A wonderful tale of trials and tribulations! Only true love could survive the hardships this book lays out!
Christy is faced with the apparent outlaw who has more chivalry then most gentlemen. She is constantly confused if he's a good man or evil! Will she follow her heart or see just the outside version of Nevada? Another wonderfully written story of true love by Miralee Ferrell! Her attention to detail had me hearing the coughing of Christy's mother and smelling the scents of the horrid men of the saloon! Only God can bring her back to him and only he can help her to love again! Thank you Miralee for another brilliant tale of the Old West and the truth of God’s hand in our lives! I look forward to reading more of her gritty yet sweet romance books set in the Old West!
DREAMS OF MY HEART by Barbara Scott
5 stars April 21, 2019
What an incredible and difficult journey this couple traversed to find true love! This book covers sexual and physical abuse, but keeps it mostly in the readers imagination. This is definitely a strong Christian book filled with sinners sinning and God redeeming and reconciling them! There's absolutely nothing predictable about this marriage or the crazy man who's against it! I was kept on pins and needles wondering how they were going to get out of one situation after another! Barbara is a new author to me and I will surely be reading more of her books! Looks like there might be a lead in to a series, so I'm looking forward to reading more!
HILLS OF NEVERMORE By Janalyn Voigt
5 stars April 24, 2019
Another winning book! A lot of pain, suffering, travesty, sin, and loss bring two widows with children into the wilds of Idaho and true love both worth fighting for and waiting for. Janalyn brings a variety of issues to the story including faith in oneself over faith in God, fleeing from His grace and forgiveness, step parenting, grief, vigilanty justice, trials of the wagon train, terrors of living in mining camps, gold rush mentality, and more! A wonderful book, I'd love to listen to in audio!
Aug 21-25, 2017 read as the Heart of a Cowboy Collection
HEARTS IN PURSUIT by Susan Page Davis
This was such a wonderful story! I loved the unique tale of them rescuing their younger siblings from the outlaws! Nothing like trials and terrors to bring a couple together!
HEARTS REUNITED by Miralee Ferrell
A beautiful tale of how regret and unforgiveness can harper a relationship that was meant to be! Such a wonderful ending!
HAVE DRESS, WILL MARRY by Yvonne Lehman
Another perfect ending! I think this book was a bit choppier as in the details weren't there as the story progressed, maybe a bit was to be assumed, and I just felt like I missed a paragraph or two along the way. BUT, I loved this cute story and laughed out loud several times! The twists of word meanings and misunderstandings were hilarious!! Especially at the first proposal!! Yvonne is a new author to me, and I look forward to trying out some of her other books soon!!
THE HAND-ME-DOWN HUSBAND by Vickie McDonough
The perfect way to end this anthology! I can't say which book was my favorite, because I loved them all! I'm tickled with this last one though! I'd hate to say too much, but you don't want to miss this one! I giggled through the tale, and enjoyed every minute of it!!
5 stars April 11, 2019
A sensitive book about spouse and child abuse. You get to watch this fearful mother and son find, peace, joy and love in the new town, but will it last? Mary stitches together a sweet story just as the quilting group stiches the quilt together. Piece by piece, with kindness and love, this young mother, Lily truly blossoms! Beautiful!
FINDING LOVE IN LAST CHANCE, CALIFORNIA By Miralee Ferrell
5 stars Apr 24, 2016
I remembered the story shortly after starting it, so I confirmed that I had previously read it. Turns out I read this book three years ago. Unfortunately, I didn't leave an initial review, but just a star rating.
So instead, here's my review from the next book in this series:
Love Finds You in Tombstone, Arizona by Miralee Ferrell
5 stars May 9, 2016
I received this audiobook in exchange for a fair review!
While I didn’t particularly like the narrator in this book at first, she grew on me. She does a fine job doing all the voices for the different characters. I was especially fond of her Irish trill.
This book starts where Love Finds You in Last Chance, California leaves off. Christy Grey the saloon girl who was taken in by Alex in the last book has truly become a member of the family! Her sisterly love for Alex helps heal the love lost since her sister Molly passed away. Toby is the heart of the family and can’t stand the thought of Christy leaving. But Christy is pulled away from Last Chance at the request of her brother and ailing mother to Tombstone.
Will this transition give Christy a truly fresh start? All her hopes and dreams come crashing down when she and her fellow stagecoach travelers are robbed. Her brother is a gambler and her mother is terribly sick and living in a hovel. When left destitute will she return to her saloon past? Can her life get any more difficult? Is there in hope for her and her family?
A wonderful tale of trials and tribulations! Only true love could survive the hardships this book lays out!
Christy is faced with the apparent outlaw who has more chivalry then most gentlemen. She is constantly confused if he's a good man or evil! Will she follow her heart or see just the outside version of Nevada? Another wonderfully written story of true love by Miralee Ferrell! Her attention to detail had me hearing the coughing of Christy's mother and smelling the scents of the horrid men of the saloon! Only God can bring her back to him and only he can help her to love again! Thank you Miralee for another brilliant tale of the Old West and the truth of God’s hand in our lives! I look forward to reading more of her gritty yet sweet romance books set in the Old West!
DREAMS OF MY HEART by Barbara Scott
5 stars April 21, 2019
What an incredible and difficult journey this couple traversed to find true love! This book covers sexual and physical abuse, but keeps it mostly in the readers imagination. This is definitely a strong Christian book filled with sinners sinning and God redeeming and reconciling them! There's absolutely nothing predictable about this marriage or the crazy man who's against it! I was kept on pins and needles wondering how they were going to get out of one situation after another! Barbara is a new author to me and I will surely be reading more of her books! Looks like there might be a lead in to a series, so I'm looking forward to reading more!
HILLS OF NEVERMORE By Janalyn Voigt
5 stars April 24, 2019
Another winning book! A lot of pain, suffering, travesty, sin, and loss bring two widows with children into the wilds of Idaho and true love both worth fighting for and waiting for. Janalyn brings a variety of issues to the story including faith in oneself over faith in God, fleeing from His grace and forgiveness, step parenting, grief, vigilanty justice, trials of the wagon train, terrors of living in mining camps, gold rush mentality, and more! A wonderful book, I'd love to listen to in audio!
Aug 21-25, 2017 read as the Heart of a Cowboy Collection
HEARTS IN PURSUIT by Susan Page Davis
This was such a wonderful story! I loved the unique tale of them rescuing their younger siblings from the outlaws! Nothing like trials and terrors to bring a couple together!
HEARTS REUNITED by Miralee Ferrell
A beautiful tale of how regret and unforgiveness can harper a relationship that was meant to be! Such a wonderful ending!
HAVE DRESS, WILL MARRY by Yvonne Lehman
Another perfect ending! I think this book was a bit choppier as in the details weren't there as the story progressed, maybe a bit was to be assumed, and I just felt like I missed a paragraph or two along the way. BUT, I loved this cute story and laughed out loud several times! The twists of word meanings and misunderstandings were hilarious!! Especially at the first proposal!! Yvonne is a new author to me, and I look forward to trying out some of her other books soon!!
THE HAND-ME-DOWN HUSBAND by Vickie McDonough
The perfect way to end this anthology! I can't say which book was my favorite, because I loved them all! I'm tickled with this last one though! I'd hate to say too much, but you don't want to miss this one! I giggled through the tale, and enjoyed every minute of it!!
March 30, 2019
The Widow's Plight by Author Mary Davis
This is my first book I've read by Author Mary Davis. The Widow's Plight is an outstanding book. It captured my attention from the beginning and I wanted to keep turning the pages to read. The plot is well-written and deals with some emotional places from within. I was impressed with this author's characters, twists and turns within the storyline and kept it well organized throughout the whole novel. The Widow's Plight touched my heart and it's Book One of The Quilting Circle series. I'm looking forward to Book Two.
I received a copy from the publisher, but was not required to review it. This review is one hundred percent my opinion.
This is my first book I've read by Author Mary Davis. The Widow's Plight is an outstanding book. It captured my attention from the beginning and I wanted to keep turning the pages to read. The plot is well-written and deals with some emotional places from within. I was impressed with this author's characters, twists and turns within the storyline and kept it well organized throughout the whole novel. The Widow's Plight touched my heart and it's Book One of The Quilting Circle series. I'm looking forward to Book Two.
I received a copy from the publisher, but was not required to review it. This review is one hundred percent my opinion.
June 7, 2019
It took me a week to read through the variety of stories offered but enjoyed every one of them, especially for the bargain price of $.99 on Amazon Kindle. Each one was well-written with a variety of themes and plots to maintain one's attention throughout. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys this genre.
April 20, 2019
This collection was a good read.
I gave it a 4 star review, only because I thought the endings should have been extended to include an epilogue but, other than that, these were good, clean, books with both danger and romance.(the best kind)
I gave it a 4 star review, only because I thought the endings should have been extended to include an epilogue but, other than that, these were good, clean, books with both danger and romance.(the best kind)
June 3, 2019
Different Times and Different Places
Lots of good stories in one book. Each one had strong characters and much love for God I like the settings for each book too. An enjoyable read for anyone!
Lots of good stories in one book. Each one had strong characters and much love for God I like the settings for each book too. An enjoyable read for anyone!
May 5, 2019
Loved most of the stories!
This collection gave hours of reading enjoyment. 😊 Several were by some of my favourite authors and some by authors who were new to me.
This collection gave hours of reading enjoyment. 😊 Several were by some of my favourite authors and some by authors who were new to me.
May 21, 2019
This is a nice collection. The writing is all good. I had read some of the books as stand-alone books before, but I enjoyed each one in the collection. The novellas are sweet and well done.
June 23, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyed this collection of love stories in the old west. Each was set in a different place and had its own love story and danger. Clean and entertaining. Highly recommend.
August 7, 2019
Loved
I loved ALL of these books. Take the time and read them all! These are the kinds of books that suck you into the storyline and you can't put them down.
I loved ALL of these books. Take the time and read them all! These are the kinds of books that suck you into the storyline and you can't put them down.
November 30, 2019
Clean HEAs
The fifth book which is actually a series of shorter stories was the best of the bunch and allowed me to give that fourth star, rather than the three I'd considered.
Of the longer novels, the second was my favorite as far as the plot went. I read three chapters of the fourth novel and opted to not complete it. There was too much going on. I felt there were too many characters to keep up with right from the beginning. I love reading fantasy and books with large casts, but not when it's done in this way. The pacing seemed haphazard, though that could just have been my own perception.
I'd recommend this to anyone who absolutely loves clean, inspirational, historical, western romance. If that's you, give it a try!
The fifth book which is actually a series of shorter stories was the best of the bunch and allowed me to give that fourth star, rather than the three I'd considered.
Of the longer novels, the second was my favorite as far as the plot went. I read three chapters of the fourth novel and opted to not complete it. There was too much going on. I felt there were too many characters to keep up with right from the beginning. I love reading fantasy and books with large casts, but not when it's done in this way. The pacing seemed haphazard, though that could just have been my own perception.
I'd recommend this to anyone who absolutely loves clean, inspirational, historical, western romance. If that's you, give it a try!
October 3, 2019
Heartbeats in Time
Yes, five full novels in one. Did I love them all? No, I did like them and I did enjoy reading most of them.
I’m not sure of the names of the books, my complaint is there is no table of contents for each of the books, therefore when I was ready to move on to another story.
If you have all the time in the world go for this one, it’s certainly going to take quite a bit of time to get through this book.
Yes, five full novels in one. Did I love them all? No, I did like them and I did enjoy reading most of them.
I’m not sure of the names of the books, my complaint is there is no table of contents for each of the books, therefore when I was ready to move on to another story.
If you have all the time in the world go for this one, it’s certainly going to take quite a bit of time to get through this book.
September 26, 2019
Wonderful books
A lot of wonderful writers who lead their characters to each other and keep God in the story of their love and family.
A lot of wonderful writers who lead their characters to each other and keep God in the story of their love and family.
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