Elliotts of Chance Creek Series by Cora Seton

He’s bringing a ghost town back to life…Ten years ago, desperate to save his father’s life, Carter Elliott pulled the plug on Elliott Ridge, the failing company town owned by his family for generations. After a decade with the Navy SEALs, he’s back to resurrect it so he can bring his father home. He’s ready to start a family of his own, too, but first he’ll need a wife... moreHe’s bringing a ghost town back to life…Ten years ago, desperate to save his father’s life, Carter Elliott pulled the plug on Elliott Ridge, the failing company town owned by his family for generations. After a decade with the Navy SEALs, he’s back to resurrect it so he can bring his father home. He’s ready to start a family of his own, too, but first he’ll need a wife. The minute Carter meets Amanda Stakewell, he knows she’s everything he’s been looking for, so he offers to sell her his house for a dollar—and to renovate it for her, too.She’s searching for a place to call home…Three months ago, Amanda allowed her father back into her life, but when she discovers he’s swapped one of his forgeries for a masterpiece, she steals the original from him, determined to return it. Too late, she learns a far more deadly criminal is after the painting. Now she’s on the run and a small, abandoned logging town sounds like the perfect place to hide. She’s willing to trade a dollar for a temporary roof over her head. And if a handsome Navy SEAL wants her to help him renovate it, she can go along with that, too. She’s not going to fall in love with him, though. She’s learned her lesson when it comes to men.Now Carter is doing his best to show Amanda how good life on the Ridge with him could be and she’s finding it hard to resist his vision of the future.But when Amanda goes missing, Carter finds himself in a race against time to find her before he loses everything he loves—all over again. less

Twelve years ago, Lincoln Elliott made a rash decision that wiped out his family’s business—and turned Elliott Ridge into a ghost town. Now he’s back from serving with the US Special Forces, and he’s ready—with the help of his four brothers—to bring the Ridge back to life. They’ve got the family lumber company up and running again, but a town needs people—specifically women... moreTwelve years ago, Lincoln Elliott made a rash decision that wiped out his family’s business—and turned Elliott Ridge into a ghost town. Now he’s back from serving with the US Special Forces, and he’s ready—with the help of his four brothers—to bring the Ridge back to life. They’ve got the family lumber company up and running again, but a town needs people—specifically women. So when Lincoln meets Charlotte Holmes at the Chance Creek airport, he’s desperate to get her to settle down—not just because he’s trying to build up their community, but because he wants to know if the instant attraction between them can turn into something more. He offers to sell her his house for a dollar—and help renovate it, too. He’ll work night and day if that’s what it takes to earn Charlotte’s love. If only she’d tell him what she’s so afraid of.Charlotte Holmes thought she’d won the jackpot when wealthy racehorse owner, Ivan Gasperyn, paid her way through veterinary school, but her dream position working at his stables soon turned into a nightmare. She’s finally escaped from Ivan’s iron control, so when Lincoln offers her a home in the remote ghost town he’s bringing back to life, she says yes. Life on Elliott Ridge turns out to be everything she always wanted and Lincoln is the kind of man she’s always wanted to meet. Can she let her guard down long enough to fall in love with him?Lincoln knows he’s found the woman he wants to spend his life with, but when a stranger shows up looking for a stolen horse, it’s clear that Charlotte is in trouble.Can Lincoln save her in time? less