linda lael miller

Sierra's Homecoming

Sierra McKettrick felt like a fraud. She might be moving to her family's ancestral ranch with her son, but being a McKettrick by blood wasn't enough to make her fit in. To make matters worse, from the moment she'd met the Triple M's ranch hand, he had gotten under her skin. With his rugged body and tender compassion, Travis Reid was a temptation she didn't need, or want.

But as Sierra began to form a connection to one of her ancestors, Hannah McKettrick – also a woman with a young son and an inconvenient attraction to the wrong man – she started to realise that there were some bonds that even time couldn't break. And there were some charmed places where even the loneliest of people could find home…and love.

Tate

There aren't enough hours in the day for everything divorced dad Tate McKettrick has to do: run the Silver Spur Ranch, do the suit–and–tie thing for his business and care for his adorable twin girls. But then Libby Remington returns to Blue River, Texas, and suddenly time seems to stand still.

Tate and Libby were high school sweethearts, but he was never able to convince Libby that he loved her. He still loves her and wants to try again, only Libby has her hands full taking care of her mother and running the Perk Up Coffee Shop. Caffeine, she needs. Tate McKettrick, not so much. Can they really hope for a second chance?

Garrett

Fast–track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast women – that's city boy Garrett McKettrick. Make that was. A scandal has slowed him down and brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where a man can take stock and plan his next move. Which doesn't include staying at the family ranch with his brothers.

But Blue River has other attractions, like his former high school nemesis, Julie Remington. Now a striking woman, Julie comes complete with a four–year–old cowboy, a threelegged beagle and deep ties to the community. Good thing he and Julie have nothing in common except their undeniable attraction. Or is Garrett more of a country boy than he thought?

Austin

World champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick has finally been bested by an angry bull. With his career over, and his love life a mess, the lone maverick has nowhere to go... except back home to Blue River and the Silver Spur Ranch where his brothers have hired a nurse to speed his recovery. Paige Remington's bossy brand of TLC is driving him crazy. Not to mention her beautiful face, sexy figure and silky black hair.

Paige has lost count of the number of times Austin has tried to fire her. She's not going anywhere till he's healed – body and heart. And by then her place in his life just might become permanent...

With his wild heart, Sawyer McKettrick isn't ready to settle down on the Triple M family ranch in Arizona. So he heads to Blue River, Texas, to seek a job as marshal. But in a blinding snowstorm he's injured—and collapses into the arms of a prim and proper lady in calico.

The shirtless, bandaged stranger recuperating in teacher Piper St. James's room behind the schoolhouse says he's a McKettrick, but he looks like an outlaw. As they wait out the storm, the handsome loner has Piper remembering long-ago dreams of marriage and motherhood.

But for how long is Sawyer willing to call Blue River home? As the gray skies clear, Piper's one holiday wish just might bring two lonely hearts together forever.

“Miller once again tells a memorable tale.” —RT Book Reviews on A Creed in Stone Creek

There and Now

After Elisabeth McCartney's divorce, she escaped to her centuries–old family home – which people believed was haunted. Elisabeth never believed them, until she heard a child's voice and followed the voice…back to 1892.

Elisabeth wasn't prepared for a Victorian world – or to develop feelings for widower, Jonathan Fortner and his daughter. She may not belong in his time but she knew of his future tragedy. If Elizabeth stayed, she could save them...

Here and Then

Rue Claridge is set on finding her cousin Elisabeth. But she never dreamed of following Elisabeth's footsteps, to the Victorian world…and in jail, courtesy of Marshal Farley Haynes.

Farley was intrigued by her modern ways – and she was equally fascinated by the rugged marshal. Now she dreams of him living in the modern world on her Montana ranch. Would he choose to leave all he knew…for a future with Rue?

The Leopard's Woman

Olivia Stillwell loved her job – travelling the world, researching for her uncle's books. But her latest assignment in Mexico left her in danger. Her car broke down and she was kidnapped by bandits and sold to Esteban Ramirez, a wealthy rancher. Unsure of Esteban's plans, Olivia was determined to fight him in every way. But as the summer days turned into sultry nights, she found it very difficult to resist him...

The McKettrick Way

Some things just feel like home. For Meg McKettrick that's the Triple M ranch in Indian Rock, Arizona…and Brad O'Ballivan. She loved the quiet rodeo cowboy once, and she never quite managed to stop, even when he left for bigger and better things. Now they've both returned home and neither can resist picking up where they left off. But what if claiming one home means losing the other?

Brad wants it all from Meg – love, marriage, babies, a lifetime of memories at his ranch in Stone Creek. Only she's as stubborn as any of her McKettrick ancestors. She refuses to give up her name or the ranch – it's the McKettrick way. And so begins a battle of wills Brad intends to win…the O'Ballivan way.

A McKettrick Christmas

Lizzie McKettrick is coming home for Christmas. And Indian Rock's new schoolteacher has a surprise in store for her family – a special young man, Whitley Carson. He might seem a little too interested in the McKettrick money, but Lizzie's certain Whitley cares for her deep down. Yet fate has a surprise of its own for Lizzie: Dr Morgan Shane. When their homebound train is halted by a massive avalanche, the handsome doctor takes charge – with Lizzie by his side.

Despite their growing bond, Lizzie and Morgan know time is running out. With another avalanche looming, it's going to be a bleak Christmas Eve. But with faith, hard work and a little extra help from a most unexpected source, they just might find their way home to celebrate a McKettrick family Christmas after all.

Linda Lael Miller

Keegan McKettrick has learned the hard way that women can't be trusted. The only female in his life these days is the young daughter he sees all too rarely, and his sole passion is his job overseeing his family's corporation. Until beautiful but mysterious Molly Shields comes to Indian Rock on a mission – and keeping a suspicious eye on her becomes Keegan's full–time hobby Molly doesn't know why she's attracted to a man who's determined to dig up dirt on her, even if he is gorgeous. But cynical Keegan might be the one person who can truly understand her shadowy past – and if the two can risk opening their hearts, they just might forge a brighter future.

Linda Lael Miller

The only wide–open space Rance McKettrick wants to see in his future is his hometown in his rear view mirror. The down–to–earth ex–rancher is determined to make a fresh start with his two young daughters – and leave his heartbreaking loss and family's successful corporation far behind. He sure doesn't need Indian Rock's free–spirited new bookstore owner Echo Wells confusing his choices... and raising memories he'd rather forget. But her straightforward honesty and reluctance to trust is challenging everything Rance thought he knew about himself. And when their irresistible attraction puts their hearts on the line, Rance and Echo must come to grips with who they really are to find a once–in–a–lifetime happiness.