A Breath Without Life Novel Series by Janith Hooper

~The year is 1960, when men could be men, and women kept the faith.~ One lone woman, four grown sons, one absentee father. Sent to Cooper Bar-6 Ranch to supervise the household of its bachelor ranchers, Rebecca Harper manages well enough in spite of the betrayals of her past. She cooks and cleans and counsels four of the six strapping Cooper sons as they work themselves to the bone running the ranch... more~The year is 1960, when men could be men, and women kept the faith.~ One lone woman, four grown sons, one absentee father. Sent to Cooper Bar-6 Ranch to supervise the household of its bachelor ranchers, Rebecca Harper manages well enough in spite of the betrayals of her past. She cooks and cleans and counsels four of the six strapping Cooper sons as they work themselves to the bone running the ranch. To her surprise, Rebecca sees her usual stiff-armed restraint melt into friendship with these dispirited, good-hearted men. That is, until her comfortably hectic routine comes to an abrupt halt. The missing father has come home. * * * Breath Without Life novels portray seven bachelor ranchers, each so broken down by old wounds that he cannot conceive of ever finding love. Be there when one Cooper after another meets the one incredible woman who can make him whole again. Every book within this series is a standalone love story, though ranch life circumstances run chronologically through all six novels. less

He saves lives. She heals the injured. They’ve gone their separate ways, each choosing noble paths until Providence brings them back together. But as she helps rehabilitate his wounded body, can she mend the heart she shattered? Clayton Cooper is a bonafide daredevil. Always has been. Always will be. At first, he uses his talents for thrills and payouts on the rodeo circuit. Success seems to greet him at every turn... moreHe saves lives. She heals the injured. They’ve gone their separate ways, each choosing noble paths until Providence brings them back together. But as she helps rehabilitate his wounded body, can she mend the heart she shattered? Clayton Cooper is a bonafide daredevil. Always has been. Always will be. At first, he uses his talents for thrills and payouts on the rodeo circuit. Success seems to greet him at every turn. So when he marries his high school sweetheart, he assumes she’ll follow him anywhere. But after a year and a half, she calls off the marriage and turns Clay’s heart to rubble. He sees only one way to survive: lose himself in the rigors of Alaskan smokejumping. Peggy Sassman married the man she’d fallen hard for, the man whose courage and charisma promise a larger-than-life future ahead. But when Clay descends from loving husband to beer-guzzling, workaholic rodeo star, Peggy hands him divorce papers in a desperate attempt to wake him up. Instead, Clay lets her walk away. Years later, a ranch accident lands a severely hobbled Clay under Peggy’s physical therapy care. Their original attraction gnaws at them until Clay cuts and runs—straight into a near-fatal head trauma that changes their lives forever. Will Peggy’s unrelenting love heal Clay’s body, mind, and heart? Or will the pain of their past force them apart for good? And for the rest of the Cooper Bar-6 Ranch family, one critical question remains: are Clay and Peggy’s mishaps an isolated problem, or are they linked to the saboteur’s goal of decimating the Cooper heritage? less

Deputy sheriff Jacquelyn Lewis longs to enforce the law. Veterinarian Hunter Cooper yearns to heal the helpless. They barely begin their careers before she’s fired and he kills his first patient.If they help each other to heal, might they find their way to true happiness? Hunter Cooper was made to be a veterinarian, to heal animals of every kind, far and wide. But when his first patient dies—by his hand—his confidence shatters and his dream dies... moreDeputy sheriff Jacquelyn Lewis longs to enforce the law. Veterinarian Hunter Cooper yearns to heal the helpless. They barely begin their careers before she’s fired and he kills his first patient.If they help each other to heal, might they find their way to true happiness? Hunter Cooper was made to be a veterinarian, to heal animals of every kind, far and wide. But when his first patient dies—by his hand—his confidence shatters and his dream dies. What else can he do but go home to lick his wounds, help his brothers run the Bar-6, and ignore Crook County’s urgent need for a second veterinarian. Yet, no sooner does he arrive than the local vet gets seriously injured. Hunter must step up. But how?Jacquelyn Lewis trained hard to become a deputy sheriff. An unlikely candidate in a man’s world, she earned her badge because she is pragmatic, intelligent, and a gifted student of human behavior. But when a routine call escalates and a bystander gets shot, her boss jumps at the chance to fire her. The only place she can go is Sundance, Wyoming, and her sheriff father, who is the only one who’ll hire her. When the sheriff tasks Jackie to assist Dr. Cooper in his new role as the county veterinarian, she is angry. But soon the two find a rhythm that has nothing to do with work. As their interest in each other grows, a stampede of adversity clobbers their budding relationship. Overwhelmed by a cattle disease outbreak, the arrival of Jackie’s ex-boyfriend, and a cruel new twist to the sabotage at the Bar-6, will Hunter and Jackie face the challenges together…or apart? * * *Breath Without Life novels portray seven bachelor ranchers, each so broken down by old wounds that he cannot conceive of ever finding love. Be there when one Cooper after another meets the one incredible woman who can make him whole again. Every book within this series is a standalone love story, though ranch life circumstances run chronologically through all six novels. less