Mint River Series by Jade Behr, Blue Huxley

After a rough few years, Stella McMurray is alone, grieving, and broke. When a bully of a suitor won't take no for an answer, she leaves her hometown to seek her fortune in the untamed West.Adam Wright is a rancher in sparsely populated Wyoming Territory whose plans of domestic harmony and home-cooked meals are derailed when it is Stella who arrives in answer to his housekeeper advertisement... moreAfter a rough few years, Stella McMurray is alone, grieving, and broke. When a bully of a suitor won't take no for an answer, she leaves her hometown to seek her fortune in the untamed West.Adam Wright is a rancher in sparsely populated Wyoming Territory whose plans of domestic harmony and home-cooked meals are derailed when it is Stella who arrives in answer to his housekeeper advertisement. The two get off on the wrong foot when Adam is not willing to hire an unmarried young woman to work on his ranch.But when a sudden windfall attracts dangerous enemies, Stella finds an unexpected ally in the strong, silent rancher. And she'll need his help to take on real-life villains–and her own demons–for a chance at a life and love she never thought she could have. less