Rain Trueax

Romance and Discovery along the Oregon Trail. Independence Missouri, seventeen year old Amy Stevens shares her excitement at the journey with her best friend-- only to be disappointed in his less than enthusiastic reaction. His sudden kiss angers her. He is ruining everything. Matthew Kane shares none of her illusions as to what lies ahead. He also has seen how the train's scout, Adam Stone has looked at her. Matt has lived a hard life, worked hard to earn enough for the supplies to go west. A story of the trek west told through two families-- the Stevens and the Kanes-families as different as light and dark. It is a story of the purest of love and the most driven of hate with a few surprises, humor, and enchanting characters.The road ahead will test them all in faith, hope and courage.If you like pioneer brides, reluctant heroes, crusty secondary characters and feeling good, you will love Rain Trueax's Oregon Pioneer Romances.Start your adventure with 'Round The Bend'.Larger font for better reading ease, but too big Heat level, ♥♥♥♥. 129,764 words

Some say life is a cycle, but it's really a spiral. Seasons come and go, but when they return, it's to a new place. A sixty year old widow, Rose has her life set out in a comfortable way-- bridge, tea with friends, family dropping by, and a nice little home. She went through a depression when she lost her husband four years earlier but has come to terms with life as it must be-or so she thought, until a man comes along to challenge her assumptions. Ollie, nearly sixty, has been cowboy, rustler, and ranch foreman. When he saw something he wanted, he has come to Tucson to claim it. Knowing more about cattle and horses than women, he set out to woo Rose by showing her the kind of man he is. Except, is it too late? Can she give up her comforts? This man won't be satisfied with living in the city as she has. She will have to change more than adding a man to her bed... He has made it clear what kind of marriage he intends it to be. Is she up to that? Accepting his proposal could upset his friends and hers. A new life? A new home? A wedding? A happily ever after? Or is it all too late? From the first three Arizona historicals, the novella, Rose's Gift brings together characters for a birth, a death, and a wedding-- all in the holiday season. Change is on its way. None of them are ready for it, but ready or not, here it comes. For Rose, saying yes is just the beginning.

Sometimes to save something, one must lose it, to fix it, one must break it. Susan Connors has faced an unpleasant fact. For her own health, she must end her marriage and free herself. Her demand for a divorce blindsides Dane who, as an inner city high school principal, has become the target of increasingly dangerous attacks because of his stance as high principal. As she builds a new life, Susan feels freed except she still loves her husband. She searches for why their marriage fell apart and learns the answer lies in a secret which Dane is keeping to himself. As bad as this has all seemed, it's about to get worse. Susan not only has to fight for her husband's emotional health and trust but for his very life. Much more than a "romance". This is a story of love, reconciliation, the adult ramifications of childhood abuse, of groups determined to assert control, of education in the United States, and most importantly of the cost of standing up for what is right with the view that we can change lives. Adult romantic suspense set in Portland, Oregon. 'Second Chance' is set 8 years later and follows two of the characters from Moon Dust into a new romance set in the work of wildlife rehab.