Hearts Set Free on Distant Trails: A Historical Western Romance Collection
Ellen Knightley
Stories full of powerful emotions, intrigue, family values and romance that will captivate you!
Lullabies for a Lost Baby
When a mysterious baby appears in Eliza Benedict’s carriage, her quiet life collides with that of grief-stricken Samuel Blythe. As secrets unravel and danger looms, their hearts are tested in ways neither expected and only love can lead them home.
The Bride of the Burned Homestead
When Emily Watson arrives in Foothill to marry a man she’s only known through letters, she’s shocked to discover he’s not the kind, upstanding suitor he claimed to be. It's his troubled brother, Daniel, who truly sees her, though. As buried secrets and family betrayals rise to the surface, will Emily and Daniel’s growing bond be strong enough to rise with it?
Riding the Orphan Train to Love
When Rosa Sullivan travels to Colorado in search of her roots, she meets Daniel Cooper, a restless local whose path seems mysteriously tied to hers. As secrets surface and emotions ignite, can two strangers find their way to the family and love they never knew they needed?
Bound by Love's Ambush
When Emily Sandler joins a wagon train to Texas after tragedy strikes, she doesn’t expect to fall for its steadfast leader, Jack Lindon. As love blossoms on the unforgiving frontier, past ghosts and present dangers threaten to derail the future they barely dare to dream.
Defending Love in the Old West
Jenny Thornton lives to make her headstrong father proud until his request to befriend a struggling family brings her into the world of Sam Wilson, a rancher with steadfast values and a heart she can't ignore. As loyalties blur, Jenny must choose between the man who raised her… and the man who might just claim her heart.
A Deal With Love
When rebellious Rose Miller proposes a fake courtship to her old rival James Clark, neither expects real feelings to bloom. But as duty, family, and a shocking twist threaten their fragile bond, will they walk away or fight for the love that snuck in through the back door?
The Clocksmith of Her Dreams
Milly McDonald thought escaping to a new town would bring peace, not peril or Oliver Townsend, the endearing inventor with secrets of his own. As a disappearance shakes the town, their connection deepens—but so does the danger that threatens them.
A Bride's Troubling Dilemma
Bella Zimmerman’s new life in Creek is upended when the man she was meant to marry is arrested upon her arrival by Sheriff Ambrose Whittaker himself. As the sheriff steps in to help her pick up the pieces, an unexpected bond forms… and soon, it’s not her fiance she’s thinking about at all.
A Lesson in Trust and Hope
Widowed and heartbroken, Carlie Ellis returns to her hometown with her young daughter, Josie only for her world to shatter again when Josie is abducted. As Sheriff Alan Lansky races to find the missing girl, he and Carlie are drawn together by urgency, grief, and a growing connection neither expected. Will love be the reward or another loss?
Haunting Echoes of True Love
When Bethany Maher moves to Utah to help save her family's newly inherited hotel, she teams up with Paul Knowles, a workman with a deep connection to the building.

