Debra Clopton

Romantik, Cowboys, Rodeo, Rancher und Wilde Pferde ... die Presley-M nner, auch bekannt als die Cowboys von Ransom Creek werden Ihr Herz gewinnen und die Sehnsucht nach Texas in Ihnen wecken.Nachdem er einen schweren Fehler beim Daten begangen hat, hat Cooper Presley der Frauenwelt abgeschworen. Doch dann begegnet er seiner neuen Nachbarin, und sie macht es ihm schwer, sich an seine "keine Dates Regel" zu halten. Sie ist etwas ganz Besonderes, das wei er, doch was wird er deswegen unternehmen?Beth Lee freut sich darauf, sich mit ihren Zicklein und dem Traum einer kleinen, produktiven Farm auf ihrem neuen Anwesen niederzulassen. Nachdem ihr Exfreund sie zum Untertauchen gezwungen hat, hat sie kein Interesse an irgendeiner Form von romantischer Beziehung. Besonders nicht mit einem Cowboy, der sich selbst mit einer eifers chtigen Ex herumschlagen muss. Doch nachdem Cooper ihre Zicklein rettet, bekommt sie den attraktiven Cowboy nicht mehr aus dem Kopf.Als ihre Vergangenheit sie einholt, eilt ihr Cooper Presley zur Rettung. Trotz aller Ger chte und der eifers chtigen Expartner l uft Beth jetzt Gefahr, sich in den sexy Cowboy zu verlieben.Im kleinen Ort Ransom Creek brodelt die Ger chtek che, die Spannung steigt ... und es berschlagen sich die Spekulationen, dass Cooper Presley vielleicht der erste der attraktiven Presley-M nner sein k nnte, der sich verliebt.

Kat McConnell is tough, strong through and through-from the outside view... She owns restaurants from Corpus Christi Bay to Hawai'i, and yet she hurts inside, but no one sees it. She lost the best friend and sister-in-law Olivia who was deeply loved by the entire family who've all suffered profound heartache from losing her. Kat's focus has been to be strong and encouraging for them while she throws herself into her business. Olivia wanted all of them to feel the love she felt in her short life with their brother, who has miraculously found love again like she wished for him. Now both of her sweet sisters have also. But not Kat, who is living more and more fully on the shores of Kona, Hawai'i, focusing on her restaurants and deep-sea fishing-which she loves as it helps relieve the stress and hurting heart she's hiding. She's not expecting that when her dad, who owns one of the largest ranches in the state of Texas and also in Kona, which she never visits, hires a new manager, that the man will come to her restaurant to meet her. It is a moment Kat will never forget. Her heart instantly reacts to the tall cowboy with the look of determination in his green eyes-eyes that dig deep and yank her heart awake like she never expected. What's forever got to do with it? Everything. Could she step out from behind her hidden heart and actually test love? Olivia is rooting her on from heaven above, but can Kat step out and trust, or will she push the want away and live life alone? Once again, come to the shores of Corpus Christi Bay and take a side trip to the shores of Kona, Hawai'i, to find the healing heart of a cowboy waiting to find a new life-with Kat, if she opens her heart.

Lana Valentine ist entschlossen und auf dem Weg der Besserung. Sie ist ein lebendiges Wunder, das immer noch mit den seltsamen Nachwirkungen ihrer Gehirnerkrankung k mpft. Trotz der Sorgen ihrer Familie hat sie sich nun vorgenommen, ihren eigenen Weg zu gehen und ihre Tr ume auf ihre Weise zu verwirklichen. Umgeben von der liebevollen, wenn auch manchmal erdr ckenden F rsorge ihrer Familie, die seit dem Tag, an dem ein winziger Fleck in ihrem Gehirn beinahe ihr Leben beendet h tte, ber sie wacht, l sst sie sich nicht abschirmen.Mit ihrem geliebten, alten Jeep macht sie sich auf den Weg nach Mule Hollow, Texas, wo sie einen Teilzeitjob angenommen hat. Sie hat ihrer Familie versprochen, nur eine wenig stressige Arbeit auszu ben und gleichzeitig weiterzuschreiben - eine Gabe Gottes, die ma geblich zu ihrer erstaunlichen Genesung beigetragen hat.F r ihre eigene Liebesgeschichte ist Lana noch nicht bereit, aber sie ist fest entschlossen, den Roman zu beenden, den sie zu schreiben begonnen hat - die Geschichte, die ihr eine neue Chance im Leben geschenkt hat.Liebe - Jeb Denton sucht sie nicht. Als Mitglied der ber hmten Denton Family Singers aus Branson, Missouri, hat er die Show hinter sich gelassen, genau wie sein Cousin Ross. Jetzt arbeitet er auf Ross' Ranch in der kleinen Stadt mit dem pinkfarbenen Friseursalon und den anderen farbenfrohen Geb uden. Er genie t sein Leben - bis er eines Morgens bei Sonnenaufgang beinahe einen pinkfarbenen Jeep berf hrt und die sch ne, aber leicht verschrobene Lana trifft.Von diesem Moment an steht sein Leben kopf - genau wie die seltsam ungeschickte Art, mit der die neue Frau in der Stadt oft spricht. Sie zieht ihn an, wie eine Fliege in einem Netz, und Jeb ist v llig durcheinander von allem, was sie ausmacht - sogar ihre unbeholfenen Worte faszinieren ihn.Aber unbeholfenes Verhalten ist nicht das, worauf die Kupplerinnen von Mule Hollow spezialisiert sind. Sobald sie ein potenzielles Paar entdecken, richten sie ihre ganze Aufmerksamkeit darauf. Und so kann die ganze Stadt zusehen, wie Jebs und Lanas chaotische Achterbahnfahrt in Richtung Liebe beginnt - eine Reise, die die Zuschauer zum Lachen und Jubeln bringt, w hrend die Liebe auf die sch nste Weise erbl ht.

Wishing Springs, Texas 1871A Cowboy For Katie is Matt McConnell's mother's ancestors story. Also, An Ever After Summer is a historical romance of Matt's father's side. You can read these before Matt's story comes out...love from all those years ago will help Matt in his love story Heart Healing Cowboy. You'll enjoy knowing the history that sets this book.She survived being trapped beneath her tornado destroyed home for days but now twenty-one year old Katie Pearl has problems: she's afraid of the dark, talks to herself, is terrified of being inside and has to sleep outside with the campfires burning bright. But men problems top the list. She's not fond them--especially those suddenly asking her to marry them--she's wearing a pistol to prove it. This makes it all the more surprising to the town when she hires drifter Treb Rayburn right there on the sidewalk in front of the dry goods store. A down on his luck cowboy with wanderlust in his veins, Treb just needs enough cash to replace his dead horse and then he'll be on his way. Only after he's agreed to the job does he hear the town folks shocked whispers that "Crazy" Katie has hired a man Treb recognizes immediately that he's gotten himself into a situation-the hard headed Katie who's so alone in the world and determined to fix herself by herself tugs at his heartstrings and stirs a powerful protective instinct inside of him. Despite his want to hit the trail for sights unseen he finds himself determined that before he moves on he's going to help Katie conquer her fears so she'll be able to sleep in the house she's having him help her build. He's not expecting that the Lord has a plan that he'll be the man who'll tell Katie he loves her and sticks around to prove it.

Wishing Springs, Texas-Summer 1870An Ever After Summer is a historical of Matt McConnell's ancestors on his father's side. You can read this before Matt's story comes out. Also, A Cowboy For Katie is his mother's ancestors story...love from all those years ago will help Matt in his love story Heart Healing Cowboy.Mathew McConnell needs help with his baby so he's sent for a mail order bride. All he needs is someone to love his baby, he's fine. He'll never lose love again, or trust that God has him in His thoughts. His baby has no mother and a father who has to work really hard to keep the ranch going. So, a mail order bride is his only resource and he made it clear in his ad that he needs a practical woman to keep house and be a mother to his two-year old baby girl-Bible believers need not apply-and he means it.Ellie has had a rough life, and her aunt has told her she has to be a mail order bride. Ellie looks at it as a gift, her opportunity to make her dream of finding love real. Until she meets Matthew she had no idea the handsome heart throb-didn't want a "Bible thumper-what's wrong with being a "Bible thumper" anyway?She's lived a tough life and been accused of being a born killer, killing three before the age of one, so being a Bible thumper isn't so bad. Now, she's determined to show him she's tougher than she looks-and just the girl he needs.

The Texas Matchmakers of Mule Hollow are at it again Love happens at its own pace and for Izzy and Luc, they've got singing angels helping the Matchmakin' Posse-it's literally a match made from heaven...It's been eight years since hairstylist Lacy Brown drove into town in her ancient pink Cadillac and set the town on the map. Now, she's hired a new stylist, Izzy Cranberry, who is happy to be in the town that's made history with its everlasting "Wives Wanted Campaign" that is still running even now. But she's not looking, she's just intrigued by her two sweet grandmothers who've followed the story of Mule Hollow from the beginning until they took their last breaths and left her to fulfill their dream of moving to the tiny town for them... Unable to disappoint them, she's here-but not for long. Just to let her grams watch from above as she joins Lacy Brown Matlock in Heavenly Inspirations fixing hair-not being a match made by the Matchmakers of Mule Hollow.Styling is all she's here for...and maybe a laugh or two from the legendary matchmakers who sit in her styling chair and think they have her on their target board.Horse trainer Luc Asher has taken a job in the town he's heard a lot about but has no plan to be one of the "matches". He's a loner, with good reason, and as far from looking for love as a man can get.Making him the perfect target...at least that's what Esther Mae, Norma Sue, and Adela, the town matchmakers, believe the moment he strides into Sam's Diner looking as handsome and alone as a man shouldn't be.Let the fun begin in this new series set in the all-time favorite town of Mule Hollow, Texas, where the "Wives Wanted Campaign" lives on...