The Front Range Series Series by Charlene Whitman

Eli Banks heads west into the foothills of the Rockies to search for wild horses, but when he hears a cry and encounters Clare McKay and her young brother in need of help, he strides headlong into danger. While he’d hoped to find wild horses, he finds something just as challenging—an Irish gal with a wild heart. Spring, 1873. Eli Banks stares out the window of his ranch house just north of Greeley, restless... moreEli Banks heads west into the foothills of the Rockies to search for wild horses, but when he hears a cry and encounters Clare McKay and her young brother in need of help, he strides headlong into danger. While he’d hoped to find wild horses, he finds something just as challenging—an Irish gal with a wild heart. Spring, 1873. Eli Banks stares out the window of his ranch house just north of Greeley, restless. It’s been a long, harsh winter in Colorado Territory, and he’s itching to ride out on the Front Range once the drifts of snow melt. So when his ma asks him to take a payment to a man in Fort Collins for some horses she’s buying, Eli is glad for the task. Once his transaction is completed, he follows horse tracks into the hills, excited at the thought of adding a new wild herd to his family’s ranch. But in the middle of his pursuit, he hears a gal’s alarmed cry and hurries to investigate. Clare Ferne McKay, caring for her squalling younger sisters, is called outside by her mam, who tells Clare to go look for her brother Paddy, who left to tend the family’s cows an hour ago. Clare, the oldest of seven siblings, is glad for the chance to get out of the stifling cabin. She follows the tracks Paddy’s horse had made in the deep snow, but when they stop, she finds the horse but not her brother. Then, she sees Paddy across a frozen pond, tending to a cow in labor. There is no way to get to Paddy but across the ice, but the warm day is quickly melting the surface, and when Paddy tries to meet her partway, the ice cracks and Paddy is in danger of drowning. Clare’s cries summon Eli Banks, and with his help, they rescue Paddy. Eli is smitten by the feisty, stubborn Clare, and Clare finds Eli unbearably annoying—though she can’t but help being drawn to his handsome features and the compassion he shows ... Wild Horses, Wild Hearts is the prequel to the Front Range series of sweet historical Western novels set in Colorado in the 1870s. Don’t miss the other books in the series! Colorado Promise: In this passionate sweet Western historical romance, we meet Emma Bradshaw—a high-society young woman from New York, who is forced to move out to the untamed Front Range in Colorado and finds that true love can withstand all the dangers the West can throw at her. Colorado Hope: While traveling to the Western town of Fort Collins, a new bride watches in horror as her husband is swept away in a flash flood. Grace Cunningham fears she'll never see him again, but a year later, he walks into town—with a beautiful woman on his arm . . . Wild Secret, Wild Longing: A companion novella that takes readers on a heart-wrenching journey into the wilds of the Rocky Mountains as LeRoy Banks hunts an injured grizzly and finds love in the most unexpected place. Colorado Dream: Yearning to become a concert musician, Angelina Bellini travels from New York to Colorado to purchase a violin, but when she meets a wild, untamable cowboy, her dream is threatened and her heart torn. While the books can be read in any order, you’ll enjoy them best in the order listed here. The Front Range series of sweet historical Western novels immerses readers in the lives of characters who brave all manner of challenges to carve out a life on the open range of Colorado Territory. less

A new story of love and danger in The Front Range Series set in Colorado 1876. A historical Western romance that will get your heart racing ... LeRoy Banks has no time for love or romance—he's busy breaking in horses at Whitcomb's ranch. But on the afternoon of his brother's wedding, a grizzly attacks the herd of horses, and though Whitcomb's ranch hands shoot him, the bear lumbers off, injured and enraged... moreA new story of love and danger in The Front Range Series set in Colorado 1876. A historical Western romance that will get your heart racing ... LeRoy Banks has no time for love or romance—he's busy breaking in horses at Whitcomb's ranch. But on the afternoon of his brother's wedding, a grizzly attacks the herd of horses, and though Whitcomb's ranch hands shoot him, the bear lumbers off, injured and enraged. LeRoy, the only competent tracker around, heads out into the Rockies after the bear before it kills again. But not before his ma, a Cheyenne medicine woman, gives him a warning. The mountain holds secrets, she tells him, and LeRoy must not be afraid of what he'll find. Unsettled by her puzzling words, he sets out, unaware of the dangers he is about to face—not just to his life but to his heart. Geneviève Champlain has spent long, lonely years in isolation in the mountains, her life a trail of broken dreams, loss, and heartache. Her supplies running out, she is teetering on the edge of despair and madness as a snowstorm blows in, signaling an early winter. Her hope is failing—she knows she cannot face another winter alone. Yet she sees no way out. She can never leave her cabin and live a normal life like other women. There is no place for a tainted woman like her in frontier society. Before the storm blows in, she learns the killer grizzly is close by. She has no choice but to head out and try to kill it before it reaches her cabin. Yet when she tracks the bear, she finds something she never expected—something even more threatening than a grizzly. less

A new sweet Historical Western Romance by best-selling author Charlene Whitman—Book 4 in The Front Range Series Yearning to become a concert musician, a young woman from New York travels to Colorado to purchase a violin, but when she meets a wild, untamable cowboy, her dream is threatened and her heart torn ... In New York in 1877, Angela Bellini longs to become a concert violinist and get away from her abusive father... moreA new sweet Historical Western Romance by best-selling author Charlene Whitman—Book 4 in The Front Range Series Yearning to become a concert musician, a young woman from New York travels to Colorado to purchase a violin, but when she meets a wild, untamable cowboy, her dream is threatened and her heart torn ... In New York in 1877, Angela Bellini longs to become a concert violinist and get away from her abusive father. When her dream takes her to Greeley, Colorado, to purchase a violin from a master instrument maker, she learns she must wait three weeks until her violin is ready before she can head home. Angela is determined not to let anything or anyone waylay her dream, but when she meets rough-and-tumble cowboy Brett Hendricks, her heart is torn. He is her opposite in every way—uncouth, cocky, and reckless. But she is hopelessly drawn to him, like a moth to flame. Brett Hendricks is on the run—not just from an angry rancher who is tracking him down for shooting his son but from a dark and troubled past plaguing him with guilt and shame. A wild, untamable cowboy, Brett can break any horse with a soft touch and soothing word, but nothing in the world can bring him peace. He fears he will never stop running, never see his dreams of ranching realized. But then, one evening, he hears sweet violin music that seeps deep into his soul--music that floods him with peace. He falls hard for Angela but knows she plans to leave Colorado. All his attempts to win her heart fail disastrously, and though he buries himself in the cattle roundup, when he helps thwart a rustling outfit, his enemies multiply. Somehow he must find a way to gain Angela's heart and trust. And somehow Angela must break past her distrust of men to discover the love awaiting her with open arms. Colorado Dream is the fourth installment in The Front Range Series of sweet historical Western romance novels by Charlene Whitman. The novels in The Front Range Series of sweet historical Western romance can be read in any order. Immerse yourself in the world of Charlene Whitman’s characters, set in the Wild West in the 1870s—sweet heart-thumping romance that will inspire, uplift, and send your spirit soaring. Don't miss the other books in the series: Colorado Promise, Book 1, Colorado Hope, Book 2, and Wild Secret, Wild Longing, Book 3. The Examiner says of author Charlene Whitman:"An adequate writer of historical fiction will include minor bits and pieces about the setting of their story. A good writer will do a bit of research to make sure there are historical facts included in the pages of their novel. A superb writer will create characters that could have actually lived during the time in which the story takes place and allows them to act as people in that time period would have really acted. Charlene Whitman is a superb writer." Amazon categories: *Sweet Historical Romance *Western Romance *Historical Western Romance *Frontier and Pioneer Love Stories *Cowboy Romance Novel *Wild West Stories less