A Western Night Series by Rosie Harper

Passion, kidnap and thwarted ambition, The Cowboy’s Dream, is a romance as epic as the territory it is played out in. Welcome to the Wilds of Texas! It is 1891, and Stephenville is bursting with courageous women and rugged men. In this, the first book of our series, I invite you to come along and meet some of the townsfolk… Orphaned, and left in the care of her odious stepfather, Melissa is desperately lonely. She longs for a family of her own, and the freedom to determine her own destiny... morePassion, kidnap and thwarted ambition, The Cowboy’s Dream, is a romance as epic as the territory it is played out in. Welcome to the Wilds of Texas! It is 1891, and Stephenville is bursting with courageous women and rugged men. In this, the first book of our series, I invite you to come along and meet some of the townsfolk… Orphaned, and left in the care of her odious stepfather, Melissa is desperately lonely. She longs for a family of her own, and the freedom to determine her own destiny. Bravely, she responds to an advertisement in the newspaper, praying she will find in the mysterious Texan gentleman who posted it, a loving and supportive husband. But, it seems that her bad luck is destined to follow her into the majestic and dangerous lands out West. Caught between life with an unpleasant, bullying stepfather and the prospect of marriage to a drunken gambler, she meets a man so perfect she can hardly believe he is real. Caleb is a hard working cowboy, he has never noticed how lonely his life is until his neighbor’s fiance arrives in town and it is left to him to ensure that she sticks around. His immediate passion for Melissa takes him by surprise; she is to marry another man – even if that man is odious and unpleasant. But can he truly stand by and let her make the biggest mistake of her already troubled life? less

Welcome to the Wilds of Texas, it is 1891 and Stephenville is bursting with courageous women and rugged men. The Cowboy’s Child, is a romance as epic as the territory it is played out in. In this, the second book of our series I invite you to come along and meet some of the townsfolk….. Mariette is unconventional to say the least, a feisty hellion determined to make her own way in a man’s world... moreWelcome to the Wilds of Texas, it is 1891 and Stephenville is bursting with courageous women and rugged men. The Cowboy’s Child, is a romance as epic as the territory it is played out in. In this, the second book of our series I invite you to come along and meet some of the townsfolk….. Mariette is unconventional to say the least, a feisty hellion determined to make her own way in a man’s world. She headed out West dressed as a man, in search of riches - and not only found them, prospecting in the wilds of New Mexico, but invested them wisely to create a life for herself, in the growing little town. Wealthy and wise, she is the driving force behind the mercantile success of Stephenville, and her newest adventure is to get a town newspaper up and running. But her frank and often forthright way of reporting the local news doesn’t endear her to everyone. It would appear that many of her neighbours were never happy a woman was doing so well anyway. Hardy has been out on the land his entire life. The youngest son of a farmer back in New York State he was left to fend for himself when his older brother inherited it all. He wants adventure, and excitement, but even more than that he longs for a wife and family of his own. With no money, no land, and a habit of getting himself into trouble, he has nothing to call his own. But a chance meeting with the elegant Miss Mariette makes him wonder if there just might be hope that he may be lucky enough to have found both! less

Welcome to the Wilds of Texas, it is 1891 and Stephenville is bursting with courageous women and rugged men. The Cowboy’s Past, is a romance as epic as the territory it is played out in. In this, the third book of our series I invite you to come along and meet a couple of newcomers to the town ….. Edward Cole seems to be mild mannered, easy going and hardworking. He is the lynchpin of Mariette Williams’ new newspaper business, ensuring the presses run on time - every time... moreWelcome to the Wilds of Texas, it is 1891 and Stephenville is bursting with courageous women and rugged men. The Cowboy’s Past, is a romance as epic as the territory it is played out in. In this, the third book of our series I invite you to come along and meet a couple of newcomers to the town ….. Edward Cole seems to be mild mannered, easy going and hardworking. He is the lynchpin of Mariette Williams’ new newspaper business, ensuring the presses run on time - every time. But his gentle exterior hides a troubled and turbulent past – one he isn’t sure he has managed to outrun. A return to his old life as a cowboy, doing a favour for Caleb Green reminds him of everything he has given up, and he realises there are some aspects of his past he is unwilling to give up forever, though how he will ever find a way to win them back he has no idea. Annie Fitzpatrick feels trapped. When her Mammy passed away she was left to take care of her brothers and sisters, while her Daddy chose to lose himself in a world of self pity and drunkenness. Her memories are full of the time before their family collapsed - a time when she was engaged to be married to the handsomest man in the State and her future looked bright as a brand new penny. As she watches her siblings grow up, build their lives and have the families she had once been destined for herself, she begins to wonder if it is time to leave her Daddy to his own misery and go in search of the man who once said he loved her more than life itself. less