Peggy McKenzie

Confederate widow, Sarah Caldwell, has lost everything. Her husband. Her home. Her fortune. And now, she will lose her young daughter if she doesn't leave Charleston before her contemptible in-laws convince a court to grant them custody. When Sarah's four best friends decide to answer an advertisement for brides somewhere in Montana Territory, she decides to join them praying the law won't follow. An injured expatriate of the Union Army, Quinn Cassidy, is now the sheriff of Angel Creek. He likes the tranquility of this little mountain town and vows to protect it. But, when five beauties from Charleston step off the stage coach, he wonders if he can. The dark-haired woman, with the little girl in tow, walked into his life and into his heart. Now, he needs a Christmas miracle to keep his new bride out of his jail.

A lost soul story. Enemies to Lovers - Emma Bowen and her friends have lost nearly everything to the war and starting over has been almost impossible for the Charleston women. So, when their friend, Caroline, received an encouraging letter from Julia Bailey offering a solution to their problems, they all jumped at the chance to leave the ravages of war behind. Colin Cassidy, former Union Army captain, was reported killed in battle more than a year ago. And after what he has done, he'd rather let everyone go on thinking him dead. He'd rather spend the rest of his worthless life numbing his guilt at the bottom of a whiskey bottle than have his family learn the truth about what he's done. But when his brother, Quinn, shows up on his doorstep, he kidnaps Colin and forces him to spend Christmas in Angel Creek, Montana. Emma desperately wants to find a purpose in her life. Colin doesn't want a life at all. Can a Christmas miracle bring two enemies together through one more Christmas miracle?

Langley's Legacy - 1933 Can an arranged marriage between two feuding families create a new beginning and help them survive the catastrophic financial devastation of the Great Depression or will secrets and betrayal doom them all to failure? Maura Jackson has heard about the feud between her family and the Langleys since she could walk. Her papa made certain she knew every despicable detail. She wanted to hate Aidan Langley. She needed to hate him. It was her duty to her family to hate him. But, ever since that hot summer day when she and Aidan caught each other swimming nude, she has had a hard time convincing herself what she feels for Aidan Langley is hate. It feels like so much more. Now, her parents have agreed to a business arrangement with the Langleys. She and Aidan will marry and have a child-the link that will bind the families together. But can she keep her part of this arrangement without losing her heart to the handsome enemy? Aidan Langley's life had been pretty good up to this point. But when financial setbacks threaten to rob his family of everything his parents and the generations before them worked so hard to claim, he was agreeable to do just about anything-even when his parents asked him to marry Maura Jackson, the great niece of the man who accused his dad of ruining him and caused a black mark on his family's name. Could their union truly unite these two feuding families, or will their animosity toward each other tear them even farther apart? Aidan wasn't convinced it could work but he would do his duty to his family's legacy. One thing was for certain, his heart would never belong to Maura Jackson-and as soon as he lived up to his end of the bargain, he would set her free. A story of perseverance and discovering love in the last place you expected to find it. " Beare and Forbeare"