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Western Hearts Against All Odds
Three of my best-selling Inspirational Historical Western romance stories!
Delightful tales full of emotion, love, inspiration, plot twists, and of course, heart-melting romance!
Their Warm Ray of Joy
Iris’s return to her hometown is quite dramatic. Not only does she rescue an adorable little girl named Birdie who soon melts her heart, but also discovers that the girl’s father is her family’s sworn enemy, the town sheriff. As her motherly affection grows stronger with the girl, her unresolved conflicts with sheriff Montgomery create an emotional attachment between them. Similar to hers, his strong and hidden feelings for her cannot be denied for long. With an entire life behind them full of ill-advised hate for each other, will they be able to see past it and look forward to a fulfilling future together?
When their Paths Cross
In the wake of her parents' deaths, Malinda suddenly has to raise her little sister alone, having no other choice but to become a mail-order bride. Not long after deciding on a sheriff's ad, another candidate, Lester, makes her doubt her initial choice. As soon as Malinda catches a glimpse of him, she is blown away, but after he was abandoned by the woman he thought he would spend his whole life with, will she be able to take his pain away? Although hesitant to admit it, he longs for a loving family just as much as Malinda does. Upon meeting her, Lester finds it hard to take his eyes off her, but will he trust her with the key to his heart?
Following her Heart's Compass
To save her struggling family, Anita Jefferson has no other choice but to marry. After her reputation is suddenly tarnished, the only solution is to become a mail-order bride. When Anita arrives in Kansas, things immediately take a turn for the worse after she feels her future husband keeps neglecting her. Fighting his past traumas, Will Murphy is surprised to immediately connect with Anita, after spending such a long time keeping his feelings repressed. How will they both trust their hearts again and let loving emotions overflow them? Will they both manage to overcome the shadows of the past to enjoy the gift of the future?
If you love clean Inspirational romances that feature strong women of the era and determined, yet charming, male protagonists, you'll love this collection!
Delightful tales full of emotion, love, inspiration, plot twists, and of course, heart-melting romance!
Their Warm Ray of Joy
Iris’s return to her hometown is quite dramatic. Not only does she rescue an adorable little girl named Birdie who soon melts her heart, but also discovers that the girl’s father is her family’s sworn enemy, the town sheriff. As her motherly affection grows stronger with the girl, her unresolved conflicts with sheriff Montgomery create an emotional attachment between them. Similar to hers, his strong and hidden feelings for her cannot be denied for long. With an entire life behind them full of ill-advised hate for each other, will they be able to see past it and look forward to a fulfilling future together?
When their Paths Cross
In the wake of her parents' deaths, Malinda suddenly has to raise her little sister alone, having no other choice but to become a mail-order bride. Not long after deciding on a sheriff's ad, another candidate, Lester, makes her doubt her initial choice. As soon as Malinda catches a glimpse of him, she is blown away, but after he was abandoned by the woman he thought he would spend his whole life with, will she be able to take his pain away? Although hesitant to admit it, he longs for a loving family just as much as Malinda does. Upon meeting her, Lester finds it hard to take his eyes off her, but will he trust her with the key to his heart?
Following her Heart's Compass
To save her struggling family, Anita Jefferson has no other choice but to marry. After her reputation is suddenly tarnished, the only solution is to become a mail-order bride. When Anita arrives in Kansas, things immediately take a turn for the worse after she feels her future husband keeps neglecting her. Fighting his past traumas, Will Murphy is surprised to immediately connect with Anita, after spending such a long time keeping his feelings repressed. How will they both trust their hearts again and let loving emotions overflow them? Will they both manage to overcome the shadows of the past to enjoy the gift of the future?
If you love clean Inspirational romances that feature strong women of the era and determined, yet charming, male protagonists, you'll love this collection!
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Published January 17, 2022
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March 17, 2022
Wonderful set of books.
I love each one of these books. Its nice to have the books here all together but you can buy each one separately.
In The warm Ray of Joy we read about Birdie who is the daughter of the sheriff. She wants one thing for her birthday.
Iris grew up with the sheriff and he's not her favorite person. She gets caught in the middle of what Birdie wants because Teddy(birdies father) told Birdie a lie and named Iris as Birdies mom. Iris shows back up to town and saves Birdie from getting hurt and of course Birdie thinks that's her mom.
When Their Paths Cross is about Melinda whose parents have died and now Melinda is raising her little sister Casey. Malinda thinks she needs to make a better life for them and just maybe she could do it by becoming a mail order bride so she starts to write Timothy.
Lester lives in Ten Trees and has a trust issue because Susan walked out of his life for another man just before they got married. He knows he needs to move on plus his housekeeper is getting up in years and has health issues. He talks to the pastor and his wife.
Thanks to friend who also goes to talk to the pastor about Lester the pastor's wife decides Lester and Melinda needs each other.
IN Following Her Hearts compass we meet Anita who has been lied about and her reputation is now tarnished. Plus her family is having some money issues. She decides to become a Mail Order Bride.
Will is back from the war and has lost his brother during the war. His mother believes Will needs a wife so she places an ad that Anita answers. When Anita arrives to marry Will he became angry since he does not want to marry anyone or find happiness. If his brother can't be happy way should he is what he thinks.
These are wonderful books and well written. It is a great way to spend an afternoon outside with a book enjoying the nice weather. So grab yours today.
I love each one of these books. Its nice to have the books here all together but you can buy each one separately.
In The warm Ray of Joy we read about Birdie who is the daughter of the sheriff. She wants one thing for her birthday.
Iris grew up with the sheriff and he's not her favorite person. She gets caught in the middle of what Birdie wants because Teddy(birdies father) told Birdie a lie and named Iris as Birdies mom. Iris shows back up to town and saves Birdie from getting hurt and of course Birdie thinks that's her mom.
When Their Paths Cross is about Melinda whose parents have died and now Melinda is raising her little sister Casey. Malinda thinks she needs to make a better life for them and just maybe she could do it by becoming a mail order bride so she starts to write Timothy.
Lester lives in Ten Trees and has a trust issue because Susan walked out of his life for another man just before they got married. He knows he needs to move on plus his housekeeper is getting up in years and has health issues. He talks to the pastor and his wife.
Thanks to friend who also goes to talk to the pastor about Lester the pastor's wife decides Lester and Melinda needs each other.
IN Following Her Hearts compass we meet Anita who has been lied about and her reputation is now tarnished. Plus her family is having some money issues. She decides to become a Mail Order Bride.
Will is back from the war and has lost his brother during the war. His mother believes Will needs a wife so she places an ad that Anita answers. When Anita arrives to marry Will he became angry since he does not want to marry anyone or find happiness. If his brother can't be happy way should he is what he thinks.
These are wonderful books and well written. It is a great way to spend an afternoon outside with a book enjoying the nice weather. So grab yours today.
January 26, 2022
This collection is comprised of 3 stories that I had read and reviewed previously. I had given them all 5 stars and had put the reviews below. I enjoyed all the stories.
Their Warm Ray of Joy ---
Freudian slip, family feud, “enemies” to friends to lovers, Lilah Rivers blends them all into a delightful story. For fun through in a precocious 8, almost 9, year old young lady and you have a story that will keep you reading. There are secrets that have been kept and answers to search for, Teddy and Iris have lot of decisions to make. Enjoyed this story.
When their Paths Cross ---
Being publicly humiliated by Susan has kept Lester from looking for another sweetheart/wife for too long. Malinda/Molly has been taking care of her younger sister by taking in laundry for several years, not leaving time to look for a match. Lilah Rivers brings these two together but not without a few bumps in the road. Be sure and read the extended epilogue to get the answer to what happens to all the other characters. Thank you for this, Lilah.
Following Her Heart’s Compass --- Lilah Rivers book shows how fast people love to believe and spread bad news or rumors. Anita could never have guessed fleeing her hometown wouldn’t stop her stalker. Although at time the scripture in the story seems to stop the flow of the book, it lends a necessary piece to understanding Anita and Will.
Their Warm Ray of Joy ---
Freudian slip, family feud, “enemies” to friends to lovers, Lilah Rivers blends them all into a delightful story. For fun through in a precocious 8, almost 9, year old young lady and you have a story that will keep you reading. There are secrets that have been kept and answers to search for, Teddy and Iris have lot of decisions to make. Enjoyed this story.
When their Paths Cross ---
Being publicly humiliated by Susan has kept Lester from looking for another sweetheart/wife for too long. Malinda/Molly has been taking care of her younger sister by taking in laundry for several years, not leaving time to look for a match. Lilah Rivers brings these two together but not without a few bumps in the road. Be sure and read the extended epilogue to get the answer to what happens to all the other characters. Thank you for this, Lilah.
Following Her Heart’s Compass --- Lilah Rivers book shows how fast people love to believe and spread bad news or rumors. Anita could never have guessed fleeing her hometown wouldn’t stop her stalker. Although at time the scripture in the story seems to stop the flow of the book, it lends a necessary piece to understanding Anita and Will.
January 29, 2022
Western Hearts Against All Odds
This is a very wonderful Inspirational romance collection of stories Each is a good standalone book and the characters are faithful and forgiving and believe in the power of prayer The plots are intriguing The extended epilogue of each has a happy ending A enjoyable and inspiring read
This is a very wonderful Inspirational romance collection of stories Each is a good standalone book and the characters are faithful and forgiving and believe in the power of prayer The plots are intriguing The extended epilogue of each has a happy ending A enjoyable and inspiring read
January 21, 2025
A set of three old west romances. Each book in this collection is its own stand alone tale. These stories each compliment each other as they go. There's a lot of great reading here and I was happy to read this set.
February 18, 2022
Loved it
Truly enjoyed this book. Is there supposed to be 👎
books in here? Looks like there should be 2 more?
Jean
Truly enjoyed this book. Is there supposed to be 👎
books in here? Looks like there should be 2 more?
Jean
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