Hey, Everyone! I’m Jessie Gussman and I write love stories. I guess some people think that a writer’s life is glamorous. Especially a romance writer. This book was written to disabuse that notion. I’m kidding. That’s not the purpose of this book, although it’s a definite effect. It’s true that I’m a USA Today bestselling author, which, I have to admit, surprises me as much as anyone. My husband and I also own a trucking company. We have two twenty thousand bird free-range laying houses (our eggs are probably in your grocery store!), raise grass-fed beef cattle, homeschool our kids and are on a first-name basis with the Game Warden and the state police (mostly because of the kids and not really my husband). I frequently cook for strangers, occasionally hide from my family and own more fire extinguishers than the average person (for good reason). Sometimes, when I sit down at my computer, instead of writing the next chapter in my latest romance, I write about my life. Sometimes it’s fun. Sometimes funny. Sometimes it’s heartbreaking and sometimes you just see life through the eyes of a farmer, growing older every day and maybe just a little wiser. We do a lot of laughing, some crying and every day is a learning experience wrapped in the love of God and held in His hand. That’s what I share with you in this book. Thanks so much for spending some time with me today! Love, Jessie Reviews for Stories from Jessie Gussman's Newsletter: ★★★★★ "Jessie is an author that can make getting bunted by a cow or helping a cow have a calf interesting and educational. She has so much faith and her kindness always shows thru. Her books and emails just put a smile on your face - she has a way to balance when things may not go the way intended but she has a positive attitude and is a Wonderful Author." - Bets ★★★★★ "Jessie has a way with words that grab you and hold you in each story so much that will have you laughing, wishing you were there to see it in person. When you start this book, be prepared to sit down, get a drink, get comfortable and be sure to have a snack because once you start you won't get up for quite a few hours and it is well worth it." - KRP ★★★★★ "I have never laughed so hard! I have always enjoyed receiving Jessie Gussman's newsletters as they pull me right in, make me feel like I am right there, and make me laugh a lot. I enjoyed this book as it is a collection of those wonderful newsletters with everything from stories about her children, God, her faith, and the farm and farm animals. I will warn you that you will be laughing a lot too. It is just impossible not to." - lori ★★★★★ "I do not review a great many non-fiction or contemporary books but Jessie Gussman is an author I admire. In this charming book, you will be invited into her home. Get yourself a cup of coffee to enjoy as this author share humor and wisdom into what life on the farm really is. Her faith shines through so brightly! I think this was a wonderful book and a big thank you to the author for sharing." - Crystal ★★★★★ "This book had me laughing out loud in parts. Jessie writes in a way that it feels like you're there. You can seriously picture what she's writing!" - Amber Books in the Stories from Jessie Gussman's newsletter series: 1. Chickens in Canaan Land 2. The Farm on Naked Creek 3. Beef Below the Blue Ridge 4. Stories from the Promised Land
Hey, Friends! I’m Jessie Gussman, and if laughter is your best medicine, you’ve come to the right place. Do you imagine the life of a romance novelist: glamorous, serene, perhaps a tad predictable? Well, sometimes my life feels like a storybook where I'm petting a sweet, placid cow in the green grass and sunshine and sometimes it's more like a horror movie/thriller as I try to figure out which gear is GO in the Gator as an angry mama cow is trying to get in my window. I could be wading in the creek, or that could be me running from a pair of water moccasins. I might be listening to the hoot owls at four am, or I might be chasing a pack of coyotes away from a newborn calf. This book is another peek behind the curtain, a journey through the highs and lows of balancing a writing career with the demands of a full-blown farm operation while raising kids and cows and keeping a sense of humor about it all with a big dose of faith holding all the pieces together. It’s a blend of laughter, tears, growth, and the kind of wisdom that only comes from the love and trials of family life on the farm. So, if you’re ready for stories that range from hilariously crazy to deeply touching, all seasoned with a dash of country charm, join me, you’re in for a treat! With warmth and whimsy, Jessie Reviews for Beef Below the Blue Ridge: ★★★★★ "This book is a collection of Jessie Gussman's life stories on the family farm. I always enjoy her stories and look forward to them. Some are heartwarming and some are funny and make me laugh. Jessie is a christain and it comes through in her writing. A great collection of stories by a great christain author.” - MJ ★★★★★ "The stories are a breath of fresh air, make me laugh and just make me feel good." - Lori ★★★★★ "There are many words of wisdom, & humor and you will learn a bit about cows you probably never knew. I laughed and gasps throughout this book. If you like to read about your favorite Authors, this is a peek into Jessie Gussman's daily life." - Shelia ★★★★★ "The reader is guaranteed to smile over most of the episodes, nod their head in agreement more than once and praise God throughout the book. I know that I will re-read this book many times.." - GranJan ★★★★★ "You will laugh at some of these stories and maybe shed a few tears at others. Her authentic Christian heart is also on display in this book. If your car breaks down, I hope it is near her house because she will undoubtedly feed you, befriend you and send you ion your way richer than before." - Bernadette Books in the Stories from Jessie Gussman's newsletter series: 1. Chickens in Canaan Land 2. The Farm on Naked Creek 3. Beef Below the Blue Ridge 4. Stories from the Promised Land
Hey, Everyone! I’m Jessie Gussman and I write love stories. I guess some people think that a writer’s life is glamorous. Especially a romance writer. This book was written to disabuse that notion. I’m kidding. That’s not the purpose of this book, although it’s a definite effect. It’s true that I’m a USA Today bestselling author, which, I have to admit, surprises me as much as anyone. My husband and I also own a trucking company. We have two twenty thousand bird free-range laying houses (our eggs are probably in your grocery store!), raise grass-fed beef cattle, homeschool our kids and are on a first-name basis with the Game Warden and the state police (mostly because of the kids and not really my husband). I frequently cook for strangers, occasionally hide from my family and own more fire extinguishers than the average person (for good reason). Sometimes, when I sit down at my computer, instead of writing the next chapter in my latest romance, I write about my life. Sometimes it’s fun. Sometimes funny. Sometimes it’s heartbreaking and sometimes you just see life through the eyes of a farmer, growing older every day and maybe just a little wiser. We do a lot of laughing, some crying and every day is a learning experience wrapped in the love of God and held in His hand. That’s what I share with you in this book. Thanks so much for spending some time with me today! Love, Jessie Reviews for The Farm on Naked Creek: ★★★★★ "Jessie is an author that can make getting bunted by a cow or helping a cow have a calf interesting and educational. She has so much faith and her kindness always shows thru. Her books and emails just put a smile on your face - she has a way to balance when things may not go the way intended but she has a positive attitude and is a Wonderful Author." - Bets ★★★★★ "Jessie has a way with words that grab you and hold you in each story so much that will have you laughing, wishing you were there to see it in person. When you start this book, be prepared to sit down, get a drink, get comfortable and be sure to have a snack because once you start you won't get up for quite a few hours and it is well worth it." - KRP ★★★★★ "I have never laughed so hard! I have always enjoyed receiving Jessie Gussman's newsletters as they pull me right in, make me feel like I am right there, and make me laugh a lot. I enjoyed this book as it is a collection of those wonderful newsletters with everything from stories about her children, God, her faith, and the farm and farm animals. I will warn you that you will be laughing a lot too. It is just impossible not to." - lori ★★★★★ "I do not review a great many non-fiction or contemporary books but Jessie Gussman is an author I admire. In this charming book, you will be invited into her home. Get yourself a cup of coffee to enjoy as this author share humor and wisdom into what life on the farm really is. Her faith shines through so brightly! I think this was a wonderful book and a big thank you to the author for sharing." - Crystal ★★★★★ "This book had me laughing out loud in parts. Jessie writes in a way that it feels like you're there. You can seriously picture what she's writing!" - Amber Books in the Stories from Jessie Gussman's newsletter series: 1. Chickens in Canaan Land 2. The Farm on Naked Creek 3. Beef Below the Blue Ridge 4. Stories from the Promised Land
Sometimes a match that's all wrong, turns out to be just right. While waiting to audition for a rare tubist seat opening, Avery Williams intends to cheer up her cancer ridden neighbor. She plans a throwback Christmas party in the barn where the sick woman got engaged forty years ago. It will be the highlight of the year, unless the building gets destroyed first. In town for a short while to help his sick mother, Gator Franks expects to grab a side job and make some quick cash to help pay her hospital bills. Unfortunately, he has to get past the ugliest cat he has ever seen, which happens to be attached to a little blonde with sparkling pink fingernails, a city-girl attitude, and a fixation on saving the barn he just contracted to tear down. Slowly, using simple words, Avery explains to the uncouth mountain man--the one with the ferocious, tuba-player-eating dogs--that she can't have a party in the barn if he bulldozes it first! When circumstances force them to work together, it's a race to see who will win first, and if they'll give in to the growing feelings between them. "Jessie Gussman creates believable characters that you will fall in love with and root for till the very end." - Emily Camp, Author of Running Back AUTHOR INTERVIEW Q: Why do you write? A: I was not on the school newspaper team, but because my mother was the advisor for it, when someone didn't turn in their assigned article, I often got selected as a volunteer to fill that spot. The school administrators liked to see articles about the aquaculture project the district had gotten a grant for, but everyone hated writing about the boring, smelly fish. One February, the assigned student went AWOL and I sat in my last period study hall trying to figure out how I could combine tilapia and Valentine's day into an article that would make my mother happy. The resulting article, which started off with a line that included, "Could there be love lurking beneath the murky depths?" won an award from the county paper, and ran on the front page of the school newspaper. I sat in the school cafeteria and watched people read my article and laugh. It was a great feeling, not winning the award or having my article lead, but because I had made people smile. That's why I write. Q: What books do you write? A: I write clean and wholesome contemporary romance with humor set in small towns and rural areas. I'm back on the straight and narrow from my wild high school days; no more fish erotica. The reading order for my series follows below. SWEET HAVEN FARM HARVEST MOON HOMECOMING (novella) BETTER TOGETHER (book 1) JUST RIGHT (book 2) Q: Why should readers pick up your books? A: You'll get all the feel-good tingles of a great love story with no graphic sex, swearing or violence. You'll laugh along with relatable heroines and hunky heroes as they weather life's storms and fall in love. I enjoy throwing in some fun science, history and local, rural trivia (Did you know that you can hold an egg in the palm of your hand and squeeze as hard as you can and it won't crack?) so you might learn something. I hope my books are uplifting and encouraging. You'll laugh, maybe cry, but you'll finish the book with a great feeling of satisfaction. To quote St. Paul, "Love never fails." Be sure to scroll up and hit that BUY NOW button to be swept away into a world of love, laughs, and of course, romance!
Hi! I’m Jessie Gussman and I get emails all the time from people who spewed their coffee/half-chewed toast/cereal out all over their e-reader. Or who woke up their spouse while reading my newsletter because they were laughing so hard. Or who save my emails until they get home from work because they don’t have the kind of job where howling and rolling on the floor is acceptable conduct. But not every story in this book is laugh-out-loud funny. Some of them will make you cry. Some will make you think. And some of them will make you shake your head and wonder how in the world someone like me has made it through life without being put in a straight jacket and carted away. Not even close. I get paid to write love stories. Lol Life is weird, I agree. I’m a wife, mother and farmer by day, romance novelist by night and in my spare time, I write about my life from prison. Kidding about the prison part. (At the time of this writing, anyway. No one has figured out if there was actually a body in the car that’s buried in my dad’s back yard – that story’s in the book, along with the time I caught myself on fire and my kid was laughing too hard to blow me out, how to charge a 1600 pound, angry mama cow (and why you’d want to), odd Amish courting rituals (involving frogs), and how not to fall out of your husband’s Peterbilt as he’s driving down the interstate.) There is a lot of faith, family and fun in my fiction books, and WARNING: my real life has a ton of all that, too. But life on the farm is not always fun. Sometimes it’s hard and sometimes it hurts and those stories are in here, too. Thanks so much for choosing to spend a little time with me today! Love, Jessie Reviews for Stories from Jessie Gussman's Newsletter: ★★★★★ "This book of newsletters is actually better described as a collection of short, real-life stories by Jessie that will leave you snorting with laughter, and sometimes, struggling with tears. " - Mari ★★★★★ "I absolutely love Jessie Gussman’s books and I always thought we should have to pay for her newsletters, but thank heavens we don’t. This is a book I highly recommend even if you’ve never read a Jessie book you still enjoy the stories of living on the farm being the mother of four and others and the relationship with her and her husband. An absolute treat." - Janalyn ★★★★★ "I've been reading this book to my husband whenever we're riding in his truck together. We're both loving it! Many laugh out loud moments!" - Amber ★★★★★ "This is a faith-based writing that is so touching that it not only will inspire the reader but entertain you in a clean and wholesome way. Jessie’s real-life stories about her family and life on their farm made my day! This really is a must-read charmer!" - Crystal ★★★★★ "This book had me laughing out loud, crying, and wondering how in the world people can live with themselves sometimes. I truly don't know when Jessie finds time in her life to write, but when she does, it's an experience. I love Jessie's honesty, spirit, love, generosity, human-ness, kindness, parenting style, relationship with God." - Janet Books in the Stories from Jessie Gussman's newsletter series: 1. Chickens in Canaan Land 2. The Farm on Naked Creek 3. Beef Below the Blue Ridge 4. Stories from the Promised Land
He wants her to notice him. She has to pretend she doesn¿t.World Champion snowboarder, Wyatt Fernandez, should be starting his job as a ski instructor in the Andes. But an emergency means he has to spend the summer on his step-family¿s tree farm with his step-cousin and best friend, Harper. She¿s too busy with her books and getting tenure to notice he has wanted more than friendship for a long time.Homebody and nutritionist, Dr. Harper Bright, must give up her summer research position so she can help on the family tree farm...with Wyatt. He might push her out of her comfort zone, but he has always ¿gotten¿ her. She doesn¿t want to scare off the best friend she¿s ever had just because Wyatt is suddenly far more interesting than the nutritional benefits of broccoli. In order to keep their friendship intact, Harper has to pretend she is not infatuated with her best friend. When Wyatt names Harper as his fiancé to appease his father and prevent returning to Chile early, he never dreams Harper might actually have to play the part. Wyatt wants more than a reluctant fake fiancé. And he has one last summer to convince Harper that they¿re better together.
Sometimes a match that’s all wrong, turns out to be just right. While waiting to audition for a rare tubist seat opening, Avery Williams intends to cheer up her cancer ridden neighbor. She plans a throwback Christmas party in the barn where the sick woman got engaged forty years ago. It will be the highlight of the year, unless the building gets destroyed first. In town for a short while to help his sick mother, Gator Franks expects to grab a side job and make some quick cash to help pay her hospital bills. Unfortunately, he has to get past the ugliest cat he has ever seen, which happens to be attached to a little blonde with sparkling pink fingernails, a city-girl attitude, and a fixation on saving the barn he just contracted to tear down. Slowly, using simple words, Avery explains to the uncouth mountain man—the one with the ferocious, tuba-player-eating dogs—that she can’t have a party in the barn if he bulldozes it first! When circumstances force them to work together, it’s a race to see who will win first, and if they’ll give in to the growing feelings between them. Reviews for Just Right: ★★★★★ "This is a really sweet story. It is enjoyable to read how a couple who have totally different likes and dislikes can come together and find a common bond. A very enjoyable story with a wonderful conclusion. Full of sacrifice from different people. I really enjoyed this story!” - Kim ★★★★★ "I love Ms Gussman's writing. She weaves some powerful truths in her sweet, often funny stories." - MaryEllen ★★★★★ "I love Jessie's books because they are so practical. I have not read a book she has written that has not spoken to my heart & enriched my life." - Pat ★★★★★ "What a wonderful cast of characters this story has. This was such a heartwarming piece that gave me such joy to read." - Crystal ★★★★★ "This was a beautiful story of changes, caring for and helping those around you and opening your eyes to what we should really be looking for in a spouse." - Kindle Customer Books in the Sweet Haven Farm series: Harvest Moon Homecoming Better Together Just Right Anything for You
When Liberty Watkins delivers flowers to the local auto shop owned by the Truax boys, who does she run into? Blade Truax. She hasn’t seen Blade in years, mainly because he’s been in prison serving a sentence based solely on the testimony of Libby’s sister, Mariam. Yes, Libby and Blade have history. In fact, that summer, right before he’d been charged with sexually assaulting her sister, Libby and Blade had been meeting secretly almost every day. And Libby had felt something for him—something major. She thought he’d felt it too. Was that why she still questioned her sister’s testimony, because she wanted so badly to believe in Blade? Or was it something else? Blade doesn’t trust women anymore, for obvious reasons, but he particularly doesn’t trust women with the last name Watkins. So, when Libby Watkins shows up at his family business, he isn’t happy. How dare she stand there pretending there had been nothing between them. Did she even remember that it was her he’d been waiting to meet that fateful night when his entire life went down the toilet? They should not be together. There is way too much pain down that road for any kind of redemption. But it looks like fate has other plans when, despite Blade’s objections, Libby is hired to be the auto shop’s new office assistant. The Small Town Boy's Redemption is the first book in the Small Town Boys series by award-winning author and Kindle All-Star, Jessie Gussman. Grab your copy today! Reviews for The Small Town Boy's Redemption: ★★★★★ "Yep, this book was amazing —from the first chapter to the epilogue. Libby and Blade’s story had me in a melted puddle." - Forevermooremom ★★★★★ "I stalk this author for her releases so I guess it's the good and approved kind of stalking. I always love her characters and the story and I get a welcome relief from all of the bedroom details other authors feel they need to make their stories work.” – Teri ★★★★★ “With an engaging plot and complex characters, it was a sweet, at times heartbreaking story about life, redemption, hope, new beginnings and the possibility of finding true love.” - Yvonne ★★★★★ "What a great story. I enjoyed the characters and how trials, bitterness, forgiveness and love are worked out in a really believable story line." - Kindle Customer ★★★★★ "The story is sometimes light & funny, then thought provoking...no matter where you are, it pulls you deeper & won't let you walk away." - Norma Books in The Small Town Boys series: The Small Town Boy's Redemption The Small Town Boy's Secret Romance The Small Town Boy's Second Chance
Foster can’t forget Holland’s betrayal. Foster Truax is standing firmly on the right side of the law – he’s grown up since his younger, wilder days, and is firmly committed to helping his brothers make the Richmond Rebel’s shop the best in Virginia. He’s no longer street racing. The past is the past, including the “girl” who rode beside him when he was Richmond’s unofficial champion street racer back in high school. Holland Powell has always been a good girl. She ran with the right crowd in school, got her college degree, a fabulous job, the right husband and had two children with that husband, before he walked out, taking her job, her kids and her self-esteem. When she’s involved in a car accident and needs a place to recover, she has no choice but to move back in with her mother and face the boy who represented her only walk on the wrong side of anything, and who she could never forget. The past lies between them, thick and heavy and impossible to overcome; except their attraction is there too, sparking and charging the air in the house they share. Is it possible they could develop a friendship to bridge the gap between trust and passion? Reviews for The Small Town Boy's Secret Romance: ★★★★★ "I love these rebel brothers with their protective natures." - nanc ★★★★★ "Jessie Gussman created two interesting characters with lots of dimensions, Foster and Holland. Their romance touched my heart and I was completely immersed in this second chance romance.” – Sara ★★★★★ “One more fantastic story from Jessie Gussman! I am loving this sweet bad boy series!” - Jan ★★★★★ "A story of healing and growth but also of understanding and acceptance. This author doesn't do the crazy strung out angst where a question can be asked and answered to clear the air. Nope her characters are real and honest and talk it out. Her books are easy light reads that will touch your heart and show God's way without the preaching and leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy." - Teri ★★★★★ "Many of us know of or witnessed someone in a situation like Holland's. Thankfully Jessie Gussman never shies away from a rough topic in her books. Instead she shines! This book to me demonstrates the message of forgiveness over bitterness." - Jan Books in The Small Town Boys series: The Small Town Boy's Redemption The Small Town Boy's Secret Romance The Small Town Boy's Second Chance
Love kindles when a fake engagement brings best friends together. World Champion snowboarder, Wyatt Fernandez, should be hitting the slopes in the Andes and spending his days teaching as the new ski instructor. But an emergency means he’s heading off the family’s tree farm with his best friend, Harper. She’s too busy with her books and earning tenure to notice his hopes for more than friendship. Homebody and nutritionist, Dr. Harper Bright, must let go of her coveted summer research position so she can help on the tree farm...with Wyatt. He might push past her comfort zone, but he has always “gotten” her. She doesn’t want to scare off her best friend just because he is suddenly far more interesting than the nutritional benefits of broccoli. In order to keep their friendship intact, Harper has to pretend she is not infatuated with her best friend. When Wyatt names Harper as his fiancé to appease his father and prevent returning to Chile early, he never dreams Harper might actually have to play the part. Wyatt wants more than a reluctant fake fiancé. And he has one last summer to convince Harper that they’re better together. Reviews for Better Together: ★★★★★ "Twist Turn Swoon. I don’t know any other way to describe the story. It started in a very unexpected way at a very unexpected time and place. It went places I couldn’t believe it went!! But then again this is a book by Jesse Gusman. So there are no rules but there is a wonderful story worth reading and I’m going to continue on in the series right now.” - Lisa ★★★★★ "I stayed up two nights to read this book, it is that good." - Shelia ★★★★★ "Again Jessie’s words put a smile on my face, touched my heart and made me laugh!" - glendaleona ★★★★★ "This is a wonderful story of best friends falling in love. It was a nail biter at the end and I shed a few tears. Strong Christian message too." - Jill ★★★★★ "Right from the start this story is action packed! " - Crystal Books in the Sweet Haven Farm series: Harvest Moon Homecoming Better Together Just Right Anything for You
Her family is the reason his brother went to prison. Thad Truax is focused on getting the shop he owns with his brothers on the right side of the law and turning a profit, but he’s not against the idea of romance. So when he sees a beautiful woman along the river, he doesn’t hesitate to strike up a conversation that leads to friendship. Unfortunately, by the time he realizes who she is, he’s already falling for her. After the awful incident that split their town and ended up with Thad’s brother in prison, Justice Hopkins could never be seen in public with Thad Truax. But there’s another, even more explosive reason they can’t be together. Still, they can’t keep pretending to be strangers during the day while stealing sweet kisses at night under the willow tree. Can they bring their relationship out to their family and friends without it destroying them? Reviews for The Small Town Boy's Secret Romance: ★★★★★ "Mystical; magical and tremendously emotional journey of two people who really cared for each other. How they intertwined throughout was captivating." - Judi ★★★★★ "Sometimes Christian fiction can be rather bland, skipping character development or not choosing challenging issues with which to deal. But Jessie is not the usual writer.” – Sara ★★★★★ “The characters are real and vulnerable. The relationship is grounded and based upon a foundation of solid principles. Their chemistry is yummy and keeps the plot moving nicely.” - Brandon ★★★★★ "I like the deep conversations these two share as they reveal things to each other that have caused their trust issues." - nanc ★★★★★ "It seems every time I pick up a Jessie Gussman story I get a fantastic read!" - Jan Books in The Small Town Boys series: The Small Town Boy's Redemption The Small Town Boy's Secret Romance The Small Town Boy's Second Chance
Hi! I’m Jessie Gussman and I get emails all the time from people who spewed their coffee/half-chewed toast/cereal out all over their e-reader. Or who woke up their spouse while reading my newsletter because they were laughing so hard. Or who save my emails until they get home from work because they don’t have the kind of job where howling and rolling on the floor is acceptable conduct. But not every story in this book is laugh-out-loud funny. Some of them will make you cry. Some will make you think. And some of them will make you shake your head and wonder how in the world someone like me has made it through life without being put in a straight jacket and carted away. Not even close. I get paid to write love stories. Lol Life is weird, I agree. I’m a wife, mother and farmer by day, romance novelist by night and in my spare time, I write about my life from prison. Kidding about the prison part. (At the time of this writing, anyway. No one has figured out if there was actually a body in the car that’s buried in my dad’s back yard – that story’s in the book, along with the time I caught myself on fire and my kid was laughing too hard to blow me out, how to charge a 1600 pound, angry mama cow (and why you’d want to), odd Amish courting rituals (involving frogs), and how not to fall out of your husband’s Peterbilt as he’s driving down the interstate.) There is a lot of faith, family and fun in my fiction books, and WARNING: my real life has a ton of all that, too. But life on the farm is not always fun. Sometimes it’s hard and sometimes it hurts and those stories are in here, too. Thanks so much for choosing to spend a little time with me today! Love, Jessie Reviews for Chickens in Canaan Land: ★★★★★ "This book of newsletters is actually better described as a collection of short, real-life stories by Jessie that will leave you snorting with laughter, and sometimes, struggling with tears. " - Mari ★★★★★ "I absolutely love Jessie Gussman’s books and I always thought we should have to pay for her newsletters, but thank heavens we don’t. This is a book I highly recommend even if you’ve never read a Jessie book you still enjoy the stories of living on the farm being the mother of four and others and the relationship with her and her husband. An absolute treat." - Janalyn ★★★★★ "I've been reading this book to my husband whenever we're riding in his truck together. We're both loving it! Many laugh out loud moments!" - Amber ★★★★★ "This is a faith-based writing that is so touching that it not only will inspire the reader but entertain you in a clean and wholesome way. Jessie’s real-life stories about her family and life on their farm made my day! This really is a must-read charmer!" - Crystal ★★★★★ "This book had me laughing out loud, crying, and wondering how in the world people can live with themselves sometimes. I truly don't know when Jessie finds time in her life to write, but when she does, it's an experience. I love Jessie's honesty, spirit, love, generosity, human-ness, kindness, parenting style, relationship with God." - Janet Books in the Stories from Jessie Gussman's newsletter series: 1. Chickens in Canaan Land 2. The Farm on Naked Creek 3. Beef Below the Blue Ridge 4. Stories from the Promised Land
Candace McClosky thought the billionaire tycoon actually loved her and would help her save her family’s ranch. She fancied herself in love for the first time in her life. She was a fool. Now she’s stuck with even more problems and, as the oldest, she feels responsible for helping her sisters and saving their ranch. So…she comes up with a desperate plan and pitches it to an even more desperate cowboy. Jefferson Connelly is happy his brother fell in love, but he isn’t interested in having his life upended by matters of the heart. When a woman he barely knows makes him the craziest offer he’s ever heard of he’s at the point in his life where he finds himself actually thinking it might not be a bad deal. And he’s willing to do a good deed. For a ranch. He wasn’t expecting God to use a tiny baby and a sullen teen to teach him the eternal lessons he needed in order to be a good husband. Will he allow God’s refining fire to make him better? Or will he become bitter? Listen to Jay Dyess perform this book - and many of Jessie's other books - for FREE on YouTube on the SaywithJay channel. Reviewers Say: ★★★★★ "A heartwarming story that captivated me from the beginning. I love how Jessie Gussman blends bible and God into these characters lives." - Kindle Customer ★★★★★ "A wonderful story about finding love in spite of the mistakes we make and the chances we take without consulting God. But in the end He is still in control" - Amazon Customer ★★★★★ "I love Jessie Gussman’s books. She is such a great author, clean, romantic stories with real life relevant themes." - Amazon Customer ★★★★★ "Jessie has written a wonderful story and teaches us about living on a farm, working on a farm crew, being selfless, open-heart surgery, and committing to your marriage vows. I recommend this book and series as well as all of Jessie's books to everyone who loves good, clean, Christian romances." - Carol ★★★★★ "Heartland Holidays is a story that will touch your heart." - M.K. Books in A Heartland Cowboy Christmas: Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy Second Chance with the Heartland Cowboy Best Friends with the Heartland Cowboy Snowed In with the Heartland Cowboy Wrong Sister with the Heartland Cowboy Convenient Marriage with the Heartland Cowboy Marriage Contract with the Heartland Cowboy Mistaken Identity with the Heartland Cowboy First Love with the Heartland Cowboy
They got married in secret then her prison sentence came between them. Can they recapture what they once had? Braxton Emmerson was born and bred in the heartland. He loves his farm and his family, but he was willing to give it all up for the woman who stole his heart. But she didn’t want to give up her career and insisted on keeping their romance a secret. But then her business partner doubled crossed her and she ended up with a prison sentence for tax evasion. Now she’s out and she’s much wiser. Family is more important than her career. Unfortunately, she’d hurt Braxton deeply and the only reason he’s coming to see her is to give their daughter a Christmas with her mom. Will two weeks and a little Christmas cheer be enough to help them see they’ve always been meant for each other? Listen to the incredible Jay Dyess bring this, and many of Jessie's other books, to beautiful life in audio on the YouTube Channel Say with Jay here: https://youtu.be/GCUhyT0qqYI Reviewers Say: ★★★★★ "How much is one person willing to give up for another? What is the cost of true love? This is one book you will enjoy as you read the life, adventures, and love between Braxton and Krista." - Nancy ★★★★★ "Wow that was an awesome story, truly loved the book. Braxton and Krista’s story was 100% a true love story." - Lorraine ★★★★★ "No one writes a better second chance romance than Jessie Gussman." - Mom of 8 ★★★★★ "Jessie's characters are so believable that you feel like you've been friends forever. This is another story where true love overcomes difficult situations." - Kindle Customer ★★★★★ "A heart-warming story about sacrificing what the world considers success for the happiness that only family can bring." - Ballet in AK Books in A Heartland Cowboy Christmas: Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy Second Chance with the Heartland Cowboy Best Friends with the Heartland Cowboy Snowed In with the Heartland Cowboy Wrong Sister with the Heartland Cowboy Convenient Marriage with the Heartland Cowboy Marriage Contract with the Heartland Cowboy Mistaken Identity with the Heartland Cowboy First Love with the Heartland Cowboy
Elias Emerson has worked hard and become a successful businessman. Fellow businesswoman Catherine Hutchison has been with him, helping him, all his adult life, but he’s never really paid attention to her. She's just there. Never noticed how much she did for him behind the scenes. How much she lifted him up and made him better. How much she sacrificed to give him the support and encouragement he needed. Until she announces that she’s quitting her job and moving away from Prairie Rose. Catherine Hutchison has spent almost two decades working with Elias knowing he often took her presence and help for granted, but she considered him a friend and believed in him. Friends don't keep score. Maybe she had a crush on him in high school, but he’d never returned her feelings and they’d remained friends and business partners. His family was family to her, too. Now, she’s facing the test of her life and needs to move closer to family. Except Elias has a perfect solution she’d never considered. Can two friends become more with the help of a crazy family and a Christmas miracle? Listen to the incredible Jay Dyess bring this - and many of Jessie's other books - to beautiful life in audio on the Say with Jay channel on YouTube. Reviewers Say: ★★★★★ "This story is full of family drama and offers great examples of how not to communicate, but in the end — well, I will let you read it for yourself. And you definitely should read this story." - Mom of 8 ★★★★★ "This story was such a pleasure to read." - Terry ★★★★★ "I enjoy all of Jessie Gussman's books. I can always count on a great Christian read that makes me think." - Kindle Customer ★★★★★ "A simple, sweet, realistic romance." - Mandy ★★★★★ "This story is an example of 'you don't know what you've got until it's gone.'" - Ballet in AK Books in A Heartland Cowboy Christmas: Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy Second Chance with the Heartland Cowboy Best Friends with the Heartland Cowboy Heartland Gold Heartland Giving Heartland Holidays Heartland Stars Heartland Mistletoe Heartland Faith
After the circus she works for goes bankrupt, Jillian Powell takes advantage of a dubious family connection. The little farm in Pennsylvania that belongs to her “cousin” is a safe haven for Jillian, and she’s sure no one will ever uncover the incriminating truth she’s hiding… …until an elephant shows up on her doorstep. By-the-book animal control officer, McKoy Rodning, is thrown for a loop when an elephant crashes his best friend’s wedding. He’s even more confused when the exotic Jillian evades all of his questions about permits and regulations. All he knows for sure is that she’s emphatic about reuniting the depressed animal with her elephant sister. McCoy finds himself uncharacteristically bending the rules to help Jillian, risking both his job and upcoming promotion. When her secret is exposed, he's faced with following the rules or following his heart. Reviews for Anything For You: ★★★★★ "Jessie Gussman in an amazingly talented writer. These love stories, with many subplots, are easy reading .. but hard to put down. They left me with a smile on my face at the end of each one.” - Gloria ★★★★★ "Jessie Gussman never disappoints." - MJ ★★★★★ "The story itself is full of humor and romance. I don’t know where Jessie gets her ideas for her books, but this one is definitely different. It is a great book and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Anything with Jessie Gussman’s name on it has always been outstanding. If you haven’t read her books you are really missing out." - Jill ★★★★★ "This story had me laughing, crying, and sitting on the edge of my seat at various times. I loved the characters and situations..." - MaryEllen ★★★★★ "Jessie always tells a great story and this one is no different." - Sandy H Books in the Sweet Haven Farm series: Harvest Moon Homecoming Better Together Just Right Anything for You
After her husband walks out, leaving her with three small children, Shelby isn't interested in romance. She just wants her roof to not leak and the furnace to work. Keene Emmerson is ready to settle down, but he's not expecting to find love in a single wide trailer amidst the chaos of kids and construction and a pair of September sky blue eyes. When Keene volunteers to take some Christmas gifts out to Shelby's place and help put an addition on her trailer, he doesn't expect to start falling for the down-on-her-luck single mother. He's only thinking he'll spread a little Christmas cheer and do a good deed or two. But when a snowstorm collapses Shelby's roof and forces them together for the holidays, he realizes he's falling for the woman who swore never to marry again. Can he convince her that a good man is worth risking her heart for? Listen to the talented voice actor, Jay Dyess, bring this book - and many of Jessie's other books - to life on the YouTube channel Say with Jay for FREE. Reviewers Say: ★★★★★ "This story touched my heart. " - Bets ★★★★★ "This story was such a pleasure to read." - Terry ★★★★★ "This story is full of family and faith and friendship and love. It’s a cozy story to curl up with. These characters will make you feel all warm and happy." - Mom of 8 ★★★★★ "Very insightful. You will cherish the time reading it💞" - Terri ★★★★★ "At last a real live love story with the gory bits the insecurities and the truth of a good relationship." - Amazon Customer Books in A Heartland Cowboy Christmas: Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy Second Chance with the Heartland Cowboy Best Friends with the Heartland Cowboy Snowed In with the Heartland Cowboy Wrong Sister with the Heartland Cowboy Convenient Marriage with the Heartland Cowboy Marriage Contract with the Heartland Cowboy Mistaken Identity with the Heartland Cowboy First Love with the Heartland Cowboy
She made a mistake and married the wrong man. Once the vows were said, she had to keep them. After all, they were said to God just as much as to her loser, neglectful husband. And so for fifteen years and four children, Carmen Davis stayed true, kept her word and did her level best to love the man she married. But she never forgot the man who could make her heart race and whose life was as straight and true as it had promised to be in high school. Preston Emerson would never love another. He wasn’t the kind of man who could fall for anyone. And it was better to stay single than to be married to one woman while he constantly fought off thinking about another. After all, the woman he’d fallen in love with had married another. He could stay away from her, but he couldn’t keep from helping her. But then one day a single decision changes their lives. The past comes back. Secrets come out and in the virtual storm a love that had been dormant bursts to life. Will they bank on faith and take a second chance at love? Listen to Jay Dyess perform this book - and many of Jessie's other books - for FREE on YouTube on the SaywithJay channel. Reviewers Say: ★★★★★ "WOW. What an incredibly inspiring tale of faith and faithfulness." - BG Armstrong ★★★★★ "What a powerfully moving and inspirational story. I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend it." - Lucia ★★★★★ "This is one of my favorites. It had some really powerful moments (one in particular, but I don’t want to include spoilers), some thought provoking moments, and plenty of sweet and funny moments. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did." - Tamy ★★★★★ "Definitely some surprises, romance, and a bit of humor. I feel this is a strong story in this series and really can stand on its own fine though reading the other books in this series makes this one even better. I had a hard time putting this story down." - Erralee ★★★★★ "This story was so well told, more dramatic than we're used to from this author, but it sent the message in such a powerful way." - Lady M Books in A Heartland Cowboy Christmas: Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy Second Chance with the Heartland Cowboy Best Friends with the Heartland Cowboy Snowed In with the Heartland Cowboy Wrong Sister with the Heartland Cowboy Convenient Marriage with the Heartland Cowboy Marriage Contract with the Heartland Cowboy Mistaken Identity with the Heartland Cowboy First Love with the Heartland Cowboy
After working beside her sisters for years on their Iowa farm, Meg McCartney finds herself alone, trying to do the work of three people. She’s never been one to mope around, but she’s lonely and tired and at the end of her rope – desperate enough to give serious thought to an offer that has come in for the farm…and for her. Farris Warner has spent the last ten years fighting. Fighting the cancer that took his wife’s life, leaving him a widower with four small children. Fighting the government as it took the farm that had been in his family for eight generations through eminent domain for a new airport. Fighting to keep his sanity as he tried to work his farm, raise his kids and keep up with lawyers and doctors and teachers and schools. He’s desperate. Desperate enough that when an old buddy makes an outrageous suggestion…he’s ready to take him up on it. Can two down-on-their-luck strangers take the pieces of their lives and make something beautiful out of them? Listen to Jay Dyess perform this book - and many of Jessie's other books - for FREE on YouTube HERE: https://www.youtube.com/SaywithJay Reviewers Say: ★★★★★ "Oh my goodness! Meg deserved to find the best man, and she certainly did." - Mom of 8 ★★★★★ "I love all of Jessie's books. She tells heartwarming stories with just the right amount of romance. Trials that are worked out through prayer. People that grow to love each other in the very best way." - Mary ★★★★★ "Another enjoyable story by Jessie. I’m already looking forward to the next in this series! I love the families and the inclusion of God and how inspiring life can be with him in your life." - Kathy ★★★★★ "A great read a book showing God’s compassion even when we don’t see it. But no matter what we endure His compassions fail not" - Amazon Customer ★★★★★ "Laughter, love, and peace embedded in every page. Wonderful read!" - Sharon Books in A Heartland Cowboy Christmas: Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy Second Chance with the Heartland Cowboy Best Friends with the Heartland Cowboy Snowed In with the Heartland Cowboy Wrong Sister with the Heartland Cowboy Convenient Marriage with the Heartland Cowboy Marriage Contract with the Heartland Cowboy Mistaken Identity with the Heartland Cowboy First Love with the Heartland Cowboy
Late one night Lincoln was delivering a yard decoration when he came upon a wild, unruly teenager throwing stones at the window of his neighbor’s house. He tackled the belligerent child and was about to call the cops when she informed him she was his neighbor’s sister who had been locked out of the house. Oops. Not the best beginning, but it gets worse when he accidentally walks into her house and accuses her of squatting in it. Annie has never trusted large men, and Lincoln has not only attacked her, but he’s thrown unfounded accusations of thievery at her as well. There is no way she’d ever fall in love with that man. Except The Snowstorm of the Century hits and the two of them are pitted against nature to try to save the elderly folks in their care. As they work together will they find out that sometimes first impressions are wrong? Listen to Jay Dyess perform this book - and many of Jessie's other books - for FREE on YouTube on the SaywithJay channel. Reviewers Say: ★★★★★ "As with Jessie’s other books, the characters give real ways to follow God’s way to live our lives." - Topmom52 ★★★★★ "These two are so good together and just what the other one needs. I loved their story and can't wait for the next one. Jessie Gussman never disappoints. A really great Christain read" - Kindle Customer ★★★★★ "This is a sweet, clean romance filled with humor and faith. I highly recommend this inspirational romance and think you will enjoy it as much as I did." - S ★★★★★ "Jessie has written another awesome book about being selfless, thinking of others before ourselves, asking God to direct our paths before we do anything, and love. I recommend this book, this series and all of Jessie's books to everyone." - Carol ★★★★★ "Really sweet ending. One of my favorite couples." - Renee Books in A Heartland Cowboy Christmas: Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy Second Chance with the Heartland Cowboy Best Friends with the Heartland Cowboy Snowed In with the Heartland Cowboy Wrong Sister with the Heartland Cowboy Convenient Marriage with the Heartland Cowboy Marriage Contract with the Heartland Cowboy Mistaken Identity with the Heartland Cowboy First Love with the Heartland Cowboy
How far will a man go for love? He's a poor boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Her family owns a fortune. They met by accident, but their relationship can't stay hidden forever. They always meant to do the right thing. Until... One mistake changes everything. Reviews for Dreaming of Take My Place: ★★★★★ "So well written.” - Amazon Customer ★★★★★ "So glad to read how the story all began. Like everyone else, think Torque is an amazing character." - Millie ★★★★★ "WOW! What a lead - in to the next book!" - Amber ★★★★★ "This book is so good and kept my interest all the way through. Great job by Jessie Gussman." - Terry ★★★★★ "This prequel is the back story of the first book in the Baxter Brothers series, Always with You. It is heart wrenching and poignant and meshes perfectly with the opening scene of the continuing story in Book 1. I have read this novella and the whole series, over and over again. It is one of my favorites!! Thank you, Jessie Gussman!!" - AvidListener Books in the Baxter Boys series: Always With You Forever With You Still With You Second Chance With You For Keeps With You
One night changed everything… Cassidy Kimbell killed a man when she was only nineteen. Torque Baxter took the blame, serving ten years for her crime. He told her to flee the scene of the accident. He told her to run. He told her to keep her mouth shut, so that’s what she’d done. She’d let a boy with a crush become an innocent man behind bars. Today, that man is being released. Cassidy expects Torque to hate her. She knows nothing she has done to atone all these years can compare to what he’s lost. But she hopes becoming his sponsor on the outside, especially since she’s a lawyer now, might help. Little does she know, Torque doesn’t want her to owe him. He wants her to love him. But to do that Cassidy would have to give up the life she’s built for the last ten years. She'd have to sacrifice it all, just like he did. SNUGGLE up with SWEET romance that will WARM your heart and CURL your toes. Listen - for FREE - to the incredible Jay Dyess perform Always with You on YouTube here:https://youtu.be/5Yfmw5dyfco Reviews for Always With You: ★★★★★ "The story is incredibly touching & emotionally engaging. Yet despite it's heavy subject matter, it's never depressing. It frequently manages to be humorous & lighthearted without trivializing anything." - Vibliophile ★★★★★ "This story, along with its prolog novella (available in the author’s newsletter) is perhaps one of the very best stories by this author; and I LOVE ALL of her books!” – Patrice ★★★★★ “My bedtime got pushed way back so I could finish this book. Loved it!” - Amazon reviewer ★★★★★ "This book made me cry, it was so well writen, so believable, and so sad, and I almost never cry over books. But it didn't feel like a book. It felt like I knew these people, knew what had happened, and was finally finding out the rest of the story..." - Old Dog ★★★★★ "Jessie is such a great story teller. She doesn’t shy away from hard life issues and handles each story with grace. You always feel better when you finish a book and her stories stay with you when you are done." - Wren Books in the Baxter Boys series: Always With You Forever With You Still With You Second Chance With You For Keeps With You
Frustrations and tensions fly amid adversaries turned partners in this fun and sweet romance. When the high school’s float explodes five days before the National Farmer’s Day parade, Principal Calvin Finkenbinder sees his chance at the promotion to Superintendent disintegrate. Unless he enlists the help of Ellie Bright, the most annoying, disorganized and kissable woman he knows. Standing in Principal Fink’s office, again, for driving her daughter to school late, again, Ellie is given two odious choices. Either her straight A daughter receives detention for another tardy that’s not her fault, or Ellie uses her artistic skills and helps the uptight, stringent principal build a new float. As they scramble to construct the float in time, Ellie’s chaotic life collides with Fink’s methodical plans. A tangle of arguments and decorations leads to a stolen kiss. Underneath their long established animosity is an unexpected passion that threatens to ruin more than just a school float. Reviews for Harvest Moon Homecoming: ★★★★★ "This book made me laugh out loud and left me smiling. I loved Fink and Ellie's story. Throw in the kids and you have a captivating read that I read straight through.” - MJ ★★★★★ "I loved the humor Jussie Gussman infuses this rom-com with! The antics of the characters will keep you rolling. Somehow I see myself in this book but I won't say which character I'm most like." - Reid ★★★★★ "Reading her stories is about like riding a rollercoaster or a wild bull. You never know what's coming next or what's around the next turn." - Jim ★★★★★ "Jessie always comes through with a great storyline and engaging characters." - Jill ★★★★★ "Wow! This book starts out with a bang! Talk about opposites attracting! This book has it. " - Kim Books in the Sweet Haven Farm series: 1. Harvest Moon Homecoming 2. Better Together 3. Just Right 4. Anything for You
An energetic philanthropist and a quiet mechanic are thrown together through a car accident. But the mechanic has a secret and the philanthropist has a fiancé. When the secret is exposed, the philanthropist must make a choice: will she choose love over money? Kelly Irwin just wants to help children like she used to be—underprivileged, hungry, and with a family so mixed up she wasn’t sure who she really belonged to. None of them wanted the responsibility to raise her. She’s convinced herself that she loves her fiancé and that they’ll make a great team. Tough Baxter is trying to establish his business and keep his side job a secret. After all, most people don’t think that a man who can barely string two sentences together in the presence of a woman would make a very good relationship advice columnist. Then Kelly moves her children’s center next door to his garage and suddenly not only are his plans to expand his shop wrecked, but his secret is in danger of being exposed. After spending time with Tough working and helping kids, Kelly can’t deny the attraction she feels for the soft-spoken mechanic. But she has a fiancé and a life plan which doesn’t include Tough, so she turns to the advice columnist all of America is writing to. Will he tell her to follow her heart or pursue her dream? SNUGGLE up with SWEET romance that will WARM your heart and CURL your toes. Listen to the incredible Jay Dyess perform the full audiobook – for FREE – and many of Jessie’s other books on the YouTube Channel, Say with Jay HERE: https://youtu.be/Md8IqT1bScc Reviews for Forever With You: ★★★★★ "So I have just found Jessie’s books in the last two weeks and let me tell you I have been on a binge ever since. I have read all the books in this series so far and I’m so looking forward to more." - Tiffany ★★★★★ "Jessie Gussman writes character-driven stories with all the feels. I held my breath while reading a good portion of this book and kept having to remind myself not to hold my eReader too tightly.” – Charlene ★★★★★ “I love the development of the characters and the overall story. As usual Jesse has a new twist on romance and this one was a winner for me. She writes with humor and insight and I love how the relationship between Tough and Kelly grows.” - swavelykid ★★★★★ "This was a great read. Can’t wait now to order the third book. It was very good from start to finish. I didn’t want it to end." - Ida ★★★★★ "Humorous, interesting romance with great characters that have you hoping for the best for them. I love books where you get involved and can't wait for the end to see if everything works out and this was one like that for me." - Pam Books in the Baxter Boys series: Always With You Forever With You Still With You Second Chance With You For Keeps With You
She’s a daredevil. He’s a healer. Therapists can’t date clients anyway. After breaking her back in a horrible bike accident, motocross princess Dusty Gibson faces months of physical therapy just to walk normally again. Her handsome physical therapist makes her recovery a little more pleasant. But no relationships for her. She has a championship to win. Roland wants to start his own practice. He can’t bend the rules now. Even if she’s the first woman he’s met who can make him forget his dead fiancée. He already lost one woman who was addicted to speed. He’s not risking his heart on another. Could love be the ultimate cure? Reviews for For Keeps With You: ★★★★★ "If you are looking for a book that you can't put down, then this is the book for you! But the whole Baxter Boys series is so good you won't want to miss anything, so start at the beginning." - Nancy ★★★★★ "Most Clean/Christian authors just seem to skip the chemistry and temptation aspect of a relationship and if you are reading a romance you want to feel and see that through the characters. At least I do, but without the explicit nature. Jessie does that. Every. Time.” – Tiffany ★★★★★ “This is one of those romances that just make you feel good. This author does that well. She takes your average story and makes it better.” - sheana ★★★★★ "Beautifully written and very emotional story filled with pain, self-doubt, healing, and love! Characters are vividly portrayed." - Natalya ★★★★★ "I wasn’t sure how I’d feel leaving the core group of Baxter’s and branching out to their friends, but this book was every bit as good as the previous ones. Amazing characters and circumstances and forces of will. I can only hope that this series will continue." - Michaela Books in the Baxter Boys series: Always With You Forever With You Still With You Second Chance With You For Keeps With You
He’s dating one sister and falling for the other. Originally diagnosed with Lyme’s Disease, Esther MacCartney is frustrated because she’s been bedridden for months and doctors can’t tell her if she’ll ever be well again. The only person who’s visited her regularly is her sister’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Monroe. He makes her laugh and treats her like he enjoys her company. But her sister has a job offer off the farm and Esther is afraid Monroe will propose to get her to stay. Monroe Hutchison is spending the winter in Prairie Rose, Iowa, and thinking about settling there permanently. The MacCartney sister that’s he’s been kind of dating would make an excellent farmer’s wife, but it’s her younger sister, Esther, who makes him laugh. He enjoys her company and sometimes forgets that she never gets up from the couch and could never handle the rigorous life of a farmer’s wife. If he kisses one, can he forget about the other? But which sister does he want to kiss? Will Esther ever get better? Could Monroe sacrifice the dream he’s had since childhood to be able to care for the sister who captivates him? Or will he be like everyone else and overlook her charm because of her sickness? They’re all wrong for each other, but why does being together feel so right? Reviewers Say: ★★★★★ "I love Jessie Gussman's books. She knows how to keep readers interested until the end." - Kimberly ★★★★★ "I loved everything about this story. It’s so much more than a romance." - Mom of 8 ★★★★★ "I really enjoyed all the beautiful Spiritual encouragement worked into this story line." - T. Quinn ★★★★★ "This book really spoke to me about reactions when life doesn't go the way I think it should." - Di ★★★★★ "A beautiful story of love and sacrifice. Jessie developed the characters so well that they really seem real." - Kindle Reader Books in A Heartland Cowboy Christmas: Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy Second Chance with the Heartland Cowboy Best Friends with the Heartland Cowboy Snowed In with the Heartland Cowboy Wrong Sister with the Heartland Cowboy Convenient Marriage with the Heartland Cowboy Marriage Contract with the Heartland Cowboy Mistaken Identity with the Heartland Cowboy First Love with the Heartland Cowboy
Journee Barclay isn't interested in the big, hulky football player the town of Mistletoe wants her to date. She's been writing to a sweet, shy computer geek and she's hoping he'll eventually ask to meet her. But putting the town off is getting to be more difficult every day. Football star Dante Tolzien came to the town of Mistletoe, Arkansas to rest and recover from his recent car accident on the advice of his doctor. While in the hospital, he enjoyed writing to a secret pen pal. While a part of him would love to meet his unknown friend, another part of him is more interested in the real live nurse in front of him. Unfortunately, she seems to be stuck on a man no one has ever met. When Journee and Dante are entered in Mistletoe's own Not-Such-An-Ironman contest together, sparks fly. But can they let go of their pen pals in order to pursue a relationship with each other? Listen to the incredible voice actor, Jay Dyess, perform this book - and many of Jessie's other books - for FREE on Say with Jay channel on YouTube. Reviews for Dreaming of His Pen Pal's Kiss: ★★★★★ "Jessie at her best weaving a story of healing and change and moving forward from hard things with so much fun and laughter, you are having so much fun you hardly are aware it is happening. But I really was giggling to the point of tears rolling down my cheeks and could hardly read for laughing so hard. I really loved the story and thanks for the wonderful afternoon. I read it again the next day I enjoyed it so much." - Wren ★★★★★ "I wish I could give all the stories in this series 20 stars each." - KRP ★★★★★ "Do you need a good laugh? Reading this book or listening to the audiobook will brighten your day. Gussman has written a book full of witty banter between the main characters, Journey and Dante." - JP ★★★★★ "Jessie is the only author I will buy every book without even looking at the title because I know I will find a story that I can relate to, just when I need to read it. The Lord brings me to her stories when I need reminding that I am not alone and to remind me that I am always a child of God." - GreenJeepMom ★★★★★ "Beautiful, well written clean romance story about discovery, being vulnerable, about sharing and love." - Nancy Books in the Cowboy Mountain Christmas series: Dreaming of Her Cowboy's Kiss Dreaming of His Convenient Kiss Dreaming of Her Secret Santa's Kiss Dreaming of His Snowed In Kiss Dreaming of Her Best Friend's Kiss Dreaming of His Pen Pal's Kiss
A driven company executive and a hard-working mechanic must set aside their differences and try to work together. After spending the last fourteen years raising his twin sisters, Ben Baxter is ready to start his own diesel repair business. But the big trucking company he works for asks him to move to Pennsylvania and manage their home terminal shop, which is located in his home town. Ben has to turn the offer down—his estranged family thinks he’s married and he won’t show up without a wife at his side. His sisters, ever resourceful, hatch a plan to get their brother “married.” Riley Coleman has been tasked with turning the underperforming home terminal shop of her family’s company into a profit-turning masterpiece. She’s worked her butt off for the company, and is determined to get the corner office her father has promised if she is successful. The key to pulling it off is getting the best shop manager. She knows the perfect man. Unfortunately, he’s not interested…unless she agrees to his terms. Can they work together despite their painful past and the sparks that still fly between them? Reviews for Second Chance With You: ★★★★★ "If you love a slow burn type chemistry, but is also kept clean, then I think you’ll like it." - Tiffany ★★★★★ "Ben is now my second favorite brother of the Baxter boys...and I’ve read books 1-4” – West Texas Reader ★★★★★ “Yes, it’s a story about bad decisions, the pressures parents put on their children, and heartaches. But it’s also a story about hope, new beginnings, family, and love. A story you will fall in love with. Warning, tissues will be needed.” - Yvonne ★★★★★ "What a great story. I have to say it is my favorite in this series thus far. I didn't want it to end." - Peni ★★★★★ "I love the truth in these relationships. We fail and get ourselves into trouble, but with love, forgiveness and integrity and Gods help we press on and find healing and lasting love." - Amazon Customer Books in the Baxter Boys series: Always With You Forever With You Still With You Second Chance With You For Keeps With You
She doesn’t laugh. He can’t be serious. How will they ever work together? County librarian Harris Winsted can’t believe she lost her leading man. No. What she really can’t believe is that her friends think Harris’s childhood nemesis, Turbo Baxter, might be able to play the part. Even if it is just a small production to raise money for a hospital library, Turbo’s class-clown personality makes him a disastrous choice. However opening night is three short weeks away. Left with Turbo as her only option, she can only hope he suddenly develops a brain, decorum and a big boil on his handsome face, because when the guy decides to be charming, he is irresistible. But the attraction stops there. She could never be with a man who professes his hatred of libraries and laughs about never reading a book. Turbo Baxter always knew the harmless pranks he’d pulled over the years might catch up to him, but he never expected his brothers, and their wives, would seek revenge by blackmailing him. But, without another choice, he agrees to their terms: one stuffy librarian’s play in exchange for free repairs to his rig. He’s ready to get back on the road and away from books, libraries, and, most of all, beautiful librarians who are in desperate need of a good laugh. His joking nature masks a dark secret. Will she turn away if he trusts her with the one thing that could make her hate him? Listen to the incredible Jay Dyess perform this book for FREE on Say with Jay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYihlIuibNo&t=29s Reviews for Still With You: ★★★★★ "A powerful and beautiful book that scratches the depths of why there might be more than meets the eye, the hidden struggles that some students face," - fsloverly ★★★★★ "I have a serious crush on these Baxter Boys! They had such a rough start in life but they have matured into very caring men.” – Bernadette ★★★★★ “The stories that this author weaves in each of these books is captivating and draws the reader in and makes you want to be their friend and confidante.” - GumboMom ★★★★★ "I wasn't sure if I was going to fall in love with Turbo as much as with Torque and Tough, but I certainly did!" - Patricia ★★★★★ "This talented storyteller once again gives us another touching story in this series. A series about brothers whose childhood was tough, but somehow managed to become honorable men." - Pam Books in the Baxter Boys series: Always With You Forever With You Still With You Second Chance With You For Keeps With You
Ruby Barclay knows she isn’t marrying for love. Love was never the plan. After losing her parents at the age of sixteen and fighting the state for guardianship of her siblings, Ruby is a pragmatist, not a romantic. And Wesley Landry, a fellow surgeon, is her best option for a safe and stable future. That is until she catches him with the florist’s assistant moments before their wedding ceremony. For five years now, Ethan Shuff has watched the love of his life plan her future with another man, a man not even close to worthy of her. Ethan had helped Ruby fight for her siblings. He’d driven her back and forth to med school, then to her residency. He’d only held off on telling her his feelings because she was so determined to have the perfect life, a life he wasn’t sure he could give her as a cowboy working with underprivileged kids on the side. He’d only come to her wedding to close that unrequited chapter of his life for good. But perhaps it wasn’t as unrequited as he thought. Because when Ruby falls into his arms for comfort at the church after Wesley’s betrayal, they both feel something. He can see it in her eyes. So, when she begs him to whisk her away from the wedding on his motorcycle, Ethan is more than happy to oblige. And even as Ruby tries to convince herself she feels nothing for Ethan but friendship, her repeated dreams of him kissing her say otherwise. Listen for FREE to the incredible Jay Dyess perform this book on the Say with Jay channel on YouTube. Reviews for Dreaming of Her Cowboy's Kiss: ★★★★★ "Ruby was at the church getting married and Ethan was there too, his heart was about to fall out of his chest because the woman he had secretly loved all his life was marrying somebody else. Would something happen before the wedding to change her mind and if so, how would she escape the pain that it caused and who would be right there to take her away and keep her safe?" - KRP ★★★★★ "A person's love for another person can never be as great as God's love for each and every person. But stories about how two people of good character love one another, give me a glimpse of how God loves me, and of how God loves each of us. Ruby's love for Ethan, and Ethan's love for Ruby are that type of a love story." - Old Dog ★★★★★ "Once again, Jessie helps the word of God collide with the real world, and the hopes and dreams we have in our hearts. Ruby has plans to marry Wesley, while a man who loves her watches the woman he's loved since they met prepare to walk to the altar. He stands back because circumstances are insurmountable. Well, they are insurmountable to anyone but God. With God, all things are possible. Truly." - L.Gross ★★★★★ "God's hand was very definitely upon Ethan and Ruby's life. I laughed; cringed; sighed and cried throughout this book. Your amazing storytelling wrapped up so many emotions and happenings together that completely captivated me. Thanks for another fascinating book." - Judi T ★★★★★ "This book is another example of why I love Jessie Gussman and her books. This story had heart and soul as it showed how God works in our life if we let him. That doesn’t mean that everything is sunshine, but you can be sure that God will not give you more than you can bear. He brings peace and joy. Jessie shows this and doesn’t preach. She will enrich you with her stories showing how character can develop along the way." - HiDesert Granny Books in the Cowboy Mountain Christmas series: Dreaming of Her Cowboy's Kiss Dreaming of His Convenient Kiss Dreaming of Her Secret Santa's Kiss Dreaming of His Snowed In Kiss Dreaming of Her Best Friend's Kiss Dreaming of His Pen Pal's Kiss
Bridgett Rawlings is known in her small town of Prairie Rose, Iowa as The Bad Luck Widow. She just lost her father. Before that it was her second husband, and before that, her first. Every man Bridgett has ever loved has been killed on her family farm, but it is all she owns and the basis of her livelihood. It seems there is no escaping the curse laid upon her. So, when Shawn Barclay, the son of an old friend of her father’s, shows up to help on the farm, Bridgett tries to deter him. She explains the curse and how the town has shunned her. She tells him to go back to Arkansas, where he came from. But Shawn doesn’t believe in curses. When he looks at Bridgett, he sees a kind and thoughtful woman forced to endure incredible grief alone in a community that should be showering her with support. The least he can do is stay on the farm to help her. As they work alongside one another, Shawn begins to see Bridgett in a different light, as a woman of incredible strength with more capacity for love than anyone he has ever met, a woman he is falling in love with. Bridgett is falling for him too, but what if the locals are right? What if she is bad luck? She is not willing to risk Shawn’s life to prove them right. But will she be giving up a heartland of joy by not daring to prove them wrong? Listen to Jay Dyess bring this story to life - for FREE - on the SaywithJay channel on YouTube. Reviewers Say: ★★★★★ "Great start to a new series!" - Sandy ★★★★★ "Very inspirational with wonderful characters. I thoroughly enjoyed this one highly recommend it." - Lucia ★★★★★ "It amazes me how Jessie show her faith and give lesson in live and faith without effort. You fall in love with her characters, feel their struggles and make you want to be a better person, a better Christian." - Nati ★★★★★ "I just can’t say enough about this story. Jessie has created wonderful characters and a storyline that is filled with God’s love and blessings. It really touched my heart. Can’t wait for the next story." - Kathy ★★★★★ "This is a wonderful overtly Christian story. It's not just the town that thinks Bridget is cursed, but Shawn doesn't believe it. He knows God is in control. He's not scared away." - MaryEllen Books in A Heartland Cowboy Christmas: Accidental Fiancé with the Heartland Cowboy Second Chance with the Heartland Cowboy Best Friends with the Heartland Cowboy Snowed In with the Heartland Cowboy Wrong Sister with the Heartland Cowboy Convenient Marriage with the Heartland Cowboy Marriage Contract with the Heartland Cowboy Mistaken Identity with the Heartland Cowboy First Love with the Heartland Cowboy
She’s losing her house. He never had one. A marriage would give them a house to share, but could they learn to love each other and make their house into a home? Natalie Moody’s house has been condemned and she has two weeks left to move out. When a friend at church offers to let her stay at his brother’s farmhouse while he’s out on assignment for two months, she jumps at the chance. Denver Barclay bought a farm, but he can’t seem to get himself to want to settle down. Didn’t help that the girl he dreamed about kissing married his brother. When he finally makes it home, his house has been invaded, his brother failed to let him know and the woman he thought had married months ago is living in his house. She’s just as intriguing as she was before and needs a place to stay. A marriage of convenience would help her get on her feet and she’s willing to help care for the apple orchard he didn’t realize he had. Could it be the start of a beautiful forever? Or the biggest mistake of his life? Listen for FREE to the audio of Dreaming of His Convenient Kiss performed by the incredible Jay Dyess on the Say with Jay channel on YouTube. Reviews for Dreaming of His Convenient Kiss: ★★★★★ "How you wove together the events and happenings with Denver and Natalie was a intense journey with true blessings and God's Love. You captured her children and their behavior beautifully and hilarious events that made me laughed heartily and cringed to others that showed how to deal with serious circumstances. Your storytelling immensely captivated me throughout this book." - Judi T ★★★★★ "Wow, I loved this book! Right away I fell in love with Denver and was rooting for Natalie. Loved how they were both striving to hear from God and obey him. Really enjoyed all the humor and clever dialogue, especially the emails. This is a great book and I'd recommend it to anyone who loves hardworking, honest, God loving characters and a great, imaginative storyline. Two thumbs up! 👍👍" - LEMB ★★★★★ "This is my favorite story of this series. It is funny sweet, and though the reader is in on the mystery of who the two leads are, one can hardly wait until they discover who each other is and how God has drawn them together! So much fun to read and reread!!" - Patrice ★★★★★ "I made the mistake of starting it at bedtime. Don’t do that to yourself. You’re not going to want to put it down. Mom-of-Five and WelderMan stole my heart and my attention from the first paragraph." - Charlene ★★★★★ "This book is just absolutely perfect in every way. I cannot wait to read the next books from Mrs. Gussman, because each book has been better than any before!" - GreenJeepMom Books in the Cowboy Mountain Christmas series: Dreaming of Her Cowboy's Kiss Dreaming of His Convenient Kiss Dreaming of Her Secret Santa's Kiss Dreaming of His Snowed In Kiss Dreaming of Her Best Friend's Kiss Dreaming of His Pen Pal's Kiss
Blakley Barclay knows her parents are up to something. They’ve been matching all her siblings and even some other people in her hometown of Mistletoe. But the man they’re wanting to pair her up with? A huge pro-ball player with more muscles than brains and she is NOT interested. So she turns to her best friend for help. Martin Zedler is on the receiving end of some match-making of his own. He is equally uninterested. Blakley’s proposition that they pretend to be interested in each other to foil the romantically inclined efforts of her parents seems like a good idea. Until a well-meaning do-gooder enters them into Mistletoe’s annual Christmas Kissing Contest. When they’re crowned the winners, the town goes on a crusade to catch them kissing every chance they get. How will their friendship ever survive? Listen to the incredible voice actor, Jay Dyess, perform this book for FREE on Say with Jay channel on YouTube. Reviews for Dreaming of Her Best Friend's Kiss: ★★★★★ "Sweet and true to form with spiritual insight along the way. This one was not as heavy as a subject as the last two in the series. It was lighter still sweet and definitely good character growth." - Supermom ★★★★★ "This book kept me on my toes. I kept wanting to go to the back to see if they kissed or even got together. Such a great series. Can’t wait to read the next book." - Mary ★★★★★ "I loved this story of best friends recognizing their deeper feelings for each other. Blakely goes through a great journey of self discovery and reflection that allows her to grow in a wonderful way." - Spencer ★★★★★ "Reading this series and have loved reading each and every book so far. Love every book I've read by this author." - Cheryl ★★★★★ "I really enjoyed this cute story and the messages it gave. The matchmaking Pastor Race and his wife, Penny were at it again. This time with their daughter, Blakely and her long-time best friend, Martin. I laughed at some of the things they put Blakely and Martin through. This was a great story, a fun story, with wonderful characters." - Janet Books in the Cowboy Mountain Christmas series: Dreaming of Her Cowboy's Kiss Dreaming of His Convenient Kiss Dreaming of Her Secret Santa's Kiss Dreaming of His Snowed In Kiss Dreaming of Her Best Friend's Kiss Dreaming of His Pen Pal's Kiss
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