A. J. Hawke

She's recently widowed. He's living a lie. Can faith and love survive on the wild frontier?Colorado, 1873. Marty West hopes his good fortune won't run out. As a half-Indian who passes for white, he keeps his secret hidden in cowboy country. But when he witnesses a grief-stricken widow struggling to feed her children, he puts his own troubles aside and leaps to her rescue.Newly-widowed Emeline Mills has few options-and she must find a way to provide food and shelter for her children. Destitute and desperate, she accepts the gallant cowboy's proposal even though he's not a Christian. But when her new spouse comes under fire for employing Indians at their ranch, Emeline wonders if she's made a tragic decision.As Marty and Emeline's marriage of convenience turns into something deeper, the cowboy fears that confiding his secret could destroy his chance at true love.Will prejudice trample their hearts or can they find faith and acceptance in each other's arms?Colorado Cowboy's Forever Promise is Book 1.5 in the Cedar Ridge Chronicles Christian Western Romance series. Readers who like plucky heroines, honorable heroes, and true-grit twists and turns will love A J Hawke's heartwarming tale. Reading Order for the Series, Cedar Ridge Chronicles (Each book can be enjoyed as a Stand-Alone.)Cabin on Pinto Creek, Book 1Colorado Cowboy's Forever Promise, Book 1.5Joe Storm, No longer a Cowboy, Book 2Colorado Morning Sky, Book 3Colorado Evening Sky, Book 4

Lance McTavish is at the height of success when he is blindsided by a loss he didn't see coming. Having just sold his computer development firm in California for more money than he had ever imagined having, he is ready to devote more time to his wife and children. Unfortunately, she has decided to move on to other interests, ones that do not include her husband and children. Left with an eight-year-old son, Mark, and a three-month old daughter, Sara Hope, Lance realizes what he thought was his life was only in his imagination. Reeling from the shock of his wife leaving with another man and abandoning her children, Lance turns to his family at the Texas Hill Country ranch where he grew up. He packs up his children and heads back home to Texas and his roots. As he begins to settle in at his parents' ranch, he tries to find a way to deal with his pain and sadness. As he tries to rebuild his life, he meets a woman who begins to draw him out of his despair.Juliana Spencer has a contented life as a county nurse and living on the McTavish ranch. Her world revolves around her adoptive family and the church they attend together. She is unprepared for the upheaval at the return of the eldest son and his two children. Not wanting to get involved with a man about to be divorced, she still finds herself strangely drawn to Lance.Just when Lance is getting a handle on his new life, his wife returns wanting the one thing he will never give up, his children.Other Books by A J Hawke Available on Amazon: Cedar Ridge Chronicles (a four part Inspiration Historical Western Romance series)Cabin On Pinto Creek, Book 1Joe Storm No Longer A Cowboy, Book 2Colorado Morning Sky, Book 3Colorado Evening Sky, Book 4STAND ALONE: Mountain Journey Home (Inspirational Historical Western Romance)Caught Between Two Worlds (Inspirational Contemporary Western Romanc

Cedar Ridge Chronicles, Book 4The year is 1890, and Thomas Black battles to survive another day. Convicted of cattle rustling at age 17, he has three years left on a 15-year sentence in the infamous Yuma Territorial Prison. Feeling abandoned even by his God, he must fight on occasion to stay alive. But, most of the time, he fights to forget his mother's tears and the fact that he has nothing to show for his life except for a prison record, wasted years, and deep regrets.Catherine O'Malley finds herself facing loneliness of another kind. She runs a little caf on a dusty main street 800 miles away in Colorado. It is a hard time and place for a pretty, unmarried woman in her twenties to run a business. She longs for a family and a loving husband to protect her. Lives that couldn't be farther apart in social status, miles, and years are set on a collision course in book four of the Cedar Ridge Chronicles. With a prosperous suitor at her door, Catherine must make a decision that will alter the course of her life as well as the lives of others. Thomas must find a way to thwart a plot that threatens Catherine and send him back to prison.