Montana Becketts, Wild Spirit Ranch Series by Shirleen Davies

Clean and wholesome historical western romance. She’s a big city photographer determined to document the West. He’s a no-nonsense rancher focused on growing the family ranch. Neither intends to back down first. Molly O’Sullivan is an independent young lady. Determined to follow her own path, she leaves the privileges of her parents’ Chicago home to document the West with her photographs and stories... moreClean and wholesome historical western romance. She’s a big city photographer determined to document the West. He’s a no-nonsense rancher focused on growing the family ranch. Neither intends to back down first. Molly O’Sullivan is an independent young lady. Determined to follow her own path, she leaves the privileges of her parents’ Chicago home to document the West with her photographs and stories. No one will stand in her way, including the much too handsome, obnoxious rancher from the most prominent family in southern Montana.Elijah Beckett has no plans to change his life. A hard-bitten rancher, Elijah works long days alongside his mother and siblings to keep the ranch growing. In no scenario do his plans include marriage and children… until his life is upended when a vivacious city woman bursts into his life.To his disappointment, not rustlers or bank robbers nor being surrounded by a group of Crow Indians thwarts her plans. Molly is gracious, determined, and annoyingly beautiful, which irritates Elijah all the more.As the town accepts her with open arms, Elijah realizes there is but one course of action left.Wait her out and celebrate the day she boards the train for anywhere except his small Montana community.Wild Spirit Revival, Book One in the Montana Becketts, Wild Spirit Ranch historical western romance series, is a full-length novel with an HEA and no cliffhanger. less

Clean and wholesome historical western romance. She’s a feisty and tenacious newspaper editor. He’s a hard-working rancher and talented peacemaker. Will their lifelong friendship survive the growing divide between them? Faith Goodell is a formidable young woman. Following in her father’s footsteps, she runs the Mystic Gazette newspaper on the principles of providing timely and accurate information to her readers... moreClean and wholesome historical western romance. She’s a feisty and tenacious newspaper editor. He’s a hard-working rancher and talented peacemaker. Will their lifelong friendship survive the growing divide between them? Faith Goodell is a formidable young woman. Following in her father’s footsteps, she runs the Mystic Gazette newspaper on the principles of providing timely and accurate information to her readers. Though tired of lonely nights in her large home, she has little time for anything outside of being the paper’s sole reporter, editor, and publisher. If it weren’t for her best friend, Joshua, she’d have no social life at all.Joshua Beckett takes satisfaction in hard work and long hours on his family’s Wild Spirit Ranch. He spends little time wondering about his single life and if or when he’ll meet the right woman and marry. Instead, he enjoys the company of his lifelong friend, Faith, applauding her determination to continue the good work her father started.What causes concern, is Faith’s idea to form a Women’s Alliance. While she views it as an expeditious way for women to have their voices heard, Joshua worries the group will cause a fraction in the community, impacting sales of the newspaper.Adding to his worry are the threats of a roving gang of bank robbers who seem to have targeted the town of Mystic, and Joshua’s growing realization his feelings for Faith have grown beyond friendship.More frightening is the knowledge he has no idea what to do about them.Heart of Mystic Valley, Book Two in the Montana Becketts ♦ Wild Spirit Ranch historical western romance series, is a clean and wholesome full-length novel with an HEA and no cliffhanger. less

She left Montana a rancher’s daughter and returned a refined city woman—with a six-shooter in her skirt and a cautious heart.When she boldly thwarts a violent holdup at a train stop, Annalee Beckett’s return to Mystic is anything but quiet. After a year in Philadelphia learning the ways of society, she steps off the westbound train and back into the wild frontier life she left behind... moreShe left Montana a rancher’s daughter and returned a refined city woman—with a six-shooter in her skirt and a cautious heart.When she boldly thwarts a violent holdup at a train stop, Annalee Beckett’s return to Mystic is anything but quiet. After a year in Philadelphia learning the ways of society, she steps off the westbound train and back into the wild frontier life she left behind. But the polished dresses and newfound sophistication she brings with her can’t shield her from the stark reality of a town changed or from the rugged lawman whose silent gaze still stirs something fierce in her chest.Brodie Gaines has spent the past year keeping law and order in a town caught between ranching roots and rising silver fever. But nothing prepares him for the sight of Annalee stepping off the train, no longer the tomboy ranch girl but a poised and distant woman. Her year away may have taught her the ways of the city, but it’s the untamed land of Montana, and the people who call it home, that demand her heart. As winter storms rage, wolves descend, and rustlers threaten the Beckett family ranch, Annalee and Brodie must navigate more than just treacherous terrain. They must find a way back to each other.Amid avalanches, ambushes, and the quiet intimacy of shared memories, two stubborn hearts will have to decide if love is worth the risk. Because in the Montana Territory, survival may come down to more than grit and gunpowder. It may require opening the heart to a second chance.Storm in Montana is a sweeping tale of courage, family, and rediscovering love beneath snow-covered skies. Fans of frontier romance will be captivated by this third installment of the Wild Spirit Ranch series, where danger rides the ridges, and love waits in the shadows. less