Best-selling historical Western romance

Cowboy Brogan Kavanagh wants nothing better than to be left alone. Unfortunately, he’s left with no option and helps two women travelers. The oldest spitfire, Ciara, doesn’t trust him one bit and is constantly on her guard.

Brogan is both amused and insulted by her attempts to keep him at arm’s length. He doesn’t want a woman in his life. What could go wrong?

Ciara Doyle has the weight of the world laying heavily on her shoulders. She is trying to get her and her sister Orla back to St. Louis after her parents died along the Oregon Trail. One wrong turn after another led her to Texas. Orla had been in an accident when she was 14, and in her mind, she is forever 14. They stop their wagon at a downed fence trying to make a plan, but they are caught by Brogan, who accuses them of ruining the fence to steal his horses.

He realizes they are just down on their luck and short on supplies. Brogan invites them to bring their wagon close to the house. Ciara accepts, but with conditions. They will not accept charity, so they will work, and there are to be no notions of anything improper. Brogan readily agrees; after all, he doesn’t trust people. Will they ever be able to set aside their problems and acknowledge their growing attraction?

If you love sweet, inspirational, historical Westerns filled with heroic cowboys, adventure, mayhem, and marriages of convenience, you’ll be enamored with Kathleen Ball’s emotional, faith-based books. She also writes touching mail-order brides series along, with exciting Oregon Trail series.