The first thing Officer Vanessa Cole noticed was the blood running down the outlaw biker’s forehead. The second was the old woman kneeling beside him, begging her not to hurt the man who had just saved her life. “Hands behind your back!” Vanessa shouted, twisting the biker’s arm behind him. The man did not fight. … Read more
Colorado, 1884. Deep in the Bitterroot Mountains, where winter kills men who are not careful, where the wind howls like wolves and the snow piles ten feet deep. ### CHAPTER 1: THE WOMAN WITH NOTHING LEFT Eleanor Whitmore was 28 years old and she had nothing left. Not in the way young girls in Baltimore … Read more
The first thing I noticed was that the two men in suits weren’t buying anything. They had been standing at the end of my checkout aisle for almost eleven minutes, watching a twenty-five-year-old cashier named Rebecca Lane scan groceries, and every time she looked in their direction, they pretended to study the shelves. I had … Read more
# THE MOUNTAIN MAN NEVER TOUCHED A WOMAN — BUT THE LETTER IN HIS CABIN REVEALED WHY HE REALLY MARRIED HER **Colorado Territory, 1884** The first thing Eleanor Whitmore noticed about Caleb Mercer was that he never once looked at her like a hungry man looking at a woman. He looked at her as though … Read more
# ELIAS, BEFORE YOU TOUCH ME TONIGHT, ANSWER ONE QUESTION ## Can you make me feel something—and if you can’t, will you expect me to pretend? Wyoming, 1880s. Blackwood Station. Where winter doesn’t just freeze you. It erases you. ### CHAPTER 1: THE BRIDE WHO WATCHED DOORWAYS Elias Thorne went completely still. The wind was … Read more
Lucy Whitmore had learned to recognize her mother’s grave before she could read the name carved into the stone. She knew the crooked maple tree beside it, the narrow path that curved around the older headstones, and the patch of grass that always stayed damp even when the rest of the cemetery was dry. Every … Read more
THE MOUNTAIN MAN HAD NEVER TOUCHED A WOMAN—BUT WHAT HE TOLD HIS NEW BRIDE ON THEIR WEDDING NIGHT LEFT HER SPEECHLESS Colorado, 1884. Deep in the mountains, where winter kills men who are not careful. CHAPTER 1: THE WOMAN WITH NOTHING LEFT Eleanor Whitmore was 28 years old and she had nothing left. Not in … Read more
Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life and legendary music career could soon be brought to the big screen, and Hollywood is reportedly considering some surprising names to portray the Queen of Country Music. Among the rumored contenders is former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, who may be a frontrunner for the highly anticipated biopic. Telling Dolly’s story … Read more
Chapter 1: The Sound of a Heart Breaking The first thing Blake Mercer noticed about the woman standing beside the black Harley-Davidson was that she wasn’t crying. The second thing he noticed was that she wasn’t screaming. And the third thing, the thing that would haunt him long after that afternoon, was that she seemed … Read more
imi Hendrix and Jim Morrison were two of the most unforgettable figures of the 1960s rock scene. Both were known for their extraordinary talent, rebellious personalities, and unpredictable behavior, but their approaches to music and life were remarkably different. When these two iconic musicians crossed paths, the encounter reportedly became intense. “The moment Jimi Hendrix … Read more