Hubalek continues the story of a Swedish immigrant family in Prarieblomman, Kansas, in the second book in the Butter in the Well series. The series is based on the diary of Alma Swenson, as she grows up on the prairie that her parents homesteaded.
Sititch of Courage, the third book in the Trail of Thread series, tells the story of the orphaned Maggie Kennedy, who followed her brothers to Kansas in the late 1850s. In letters to her sister in Ohio, Maggie describes how the women of Kansas faced the demons of the Civil War, fighting bravely to protect their homes and families while never knowing from one day to the next whether their men were alive or dead on the faraway battlefield. Twelves quilt patterns are stitched into this story.
The inevitable happens- time moves on and we grow older. Instead of our own little children surrounding us, grandchildren take their place. Each new generation lives in a new age of technology, not realizing the changes the generations before theirs has seen- and improved for them.The cycle of life has changed the prairie also. The endless waves of tall native prairie grass have been reduced to uniform rows of grain crops. The curves of the river had shifted over the decades, eroded by both man and nature. The majestic prairie has been tamed over time.In this fourth book of the Butter in the well series, Kajsa Svensson Runeberg, now age 75, looks back at the changes she has experiences on the farm she homesteaded 51 years ago. She reminisces about the past, resolves the present situation, and looks toward their future off the farm.
More than sawdust could ignite in the sparks which fly between a carpenter and the new lady doctor. Mack Reagan's been building things since he was old enough to hold a hammer. Designing and building a block of new storefronts for Clear Creek's council's Main Street project makes him a happy carpenter. But carpentry is forgotten when the new doctor arrives in Clear Creek, Kansas...because the doctor is a big and tall woman, matching his gigantic stature. Pansy Walline is right out of medical school and anxious to start her first job as a doctor for a Kansas frontier town. Of course, the town council who hired Doctor P.F. Walline doesn't realize she's a woman, but she's confident she'll earn their trust right away if the love-sick carpenter doesn't get in her way. What happens when the town draws a line between needs and wants, right and wrong, and Mack and Pansy get boxed in the middle of this construction mess? More than sawdust could ignite in the sparks which fly between these two normally calm people. Mack's Care is a stand-alone sweet historical romance set in 1887, but you'll want to read the whole series to enjoy the stories of the Clear Creek, Kansas community. Read all these romance novels by award-winning author, Linda Hubalek. Grooms with Honor Series 1. Angus' Trust (Angus and Daisy) 2. Fergus' Honor (Fergus and Iris) 3. Gabe's Pledge (Gabe and Iva Mae) 4. Mack's Care (Mack and Pansy) 5. Cullen's Love (Cullen and Rose) 6. Seth's Promise (Seth and Lily) 7. Adolph's Choice (Adolph and Poppy) 8. Nolan's Vow (Nolan and Holly) 9. Elof's Mission (Elof and Linnea) 10. Jasper's Wish (Jasper and Julip) 11. Tully's Faith (Tully and Violet) 12. Kiowa's Oath (Kiowa and Mary) Brides with Grit Series 1. Rania Ropes a Rancher (Rania and Jacob) 2. Millie Marries a Marshal (Millie and Adam) 3. Hilda Hogties a Horseman (Hilda and Noah) 4. Cora Captures a Cowboy (Cora and Dagmar) 5. Sarah Snares a Soldier (Sarah and Marcus) 6. Cate Corrals a Cattleman (Cate and Isaac) 7. Darcie Desires a Drover (Darcie and Reuben) 8. Tina Tracks a Trail Boss (Tina and Leif) 9. Lorna Loves a Lawyer (Lorna and Lyle) 10. Helen Heals a Hotelier (Helen and Ethan) 11. Faye Favors a Foreman (Faye and Rusty) 12. Amy Admires an Amish Man (Amy and Eli) American Mail-Order Bride Series 21. Lilly: Bride of Illinois Contemporary Romance Books by Linda K. Hubalek The Clear Creek Legacy Series, features the descendants of the Brides with Grit and Grooms with Honor families (available and future titles) The Saddler's Legacy (featuring the Shepard families) The Rancher's Birthright (featuring the Reagan families) The Marshal's Gift (featuring the Wilerson families) The Cowboy's Heritage (featuring the Hamner families) The Soldier's Bequest (featuring the Brenner families) Historical Fiction Books based on Linda Hubalek's family history Trail of Thread Series 1. Trail of Thread 2. Thimble of Soil 3. Stitch of Courage Butter in the Well Series 1. Butter in the Well 2. Prairie Bloomin' 3. Egg Gravy 4. Looking Back Planting Dreams Series 1. Planting Dreams 2. Cultivating Hope 3. Harvesting Faith Kansas Quilter Series Tying the Knot
A sweet historical romance set in the 1890s.Rancher Beckett Brenner was thrilled to change his destination to escort Greta Wilerson to Kentucky instead of continuing on the planned train trip to Texas. Beckett, his brothers Asher, and Carsten, along with their neighbors, female cousins Greta, Alva, and Emma, were on a trip paid for by their respective grandfathers, to explore the women's family's past in Texas' cattle drive history.On the first leg of their train trip, Greta read in a newspaper the Kentucky Derby was going to be held that very Saturday, and she was determined to be there in person to watch it. Beckett jumped at the chance to escort Greta, and they left the group to travel on by themselves.Hilda, Greta's mother, was a horse trainer first, a wife second, and a mother third. Greta's upbringing meant she was an excellent horsewoman but also a wild and compulsive tomboy. She wore Beckett's patience thin before they even arrived at Churchill Downs.But Beckett and Greta work together when they find a scared horse and two injured people in the horse's Churchill Downs stable stall.Instead of falling in love with each other, though, Beckett and Greta find new partners and passions while dodging danger and participating in the race of a lifetime.
He's at the right place at the right time to save a woman from falling to her death...but she hadn't planned to survive. Can he convince her life is worth living, with him? Fergus Reagan's fascination with photography led him to a career of recording people's lives. While in Nebraska photographing homesteaders in front of their humble sod houses, he's at the right place at the right time to save a young woman. Iris Kerns' suicide attempt was supposed to end her engagement to an abusive man, but her rescuer shows her life is worth living when Fergus takes her home to Clear Creek, Kansas, to help with his new photography studio. But, the past catches up with Iris, drawing danger to her, Fergus, and his family. The Grooms with Honor series showcases the six sons of Pastor and Kaitlyn Reagan. The family was first featured in the 1873 year-based Brides with Grit series. Besides the Reagan brothers, the series features other men in their community. "Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all others, be faithful unto her as long as you both shall live?" The young men have heard Pastor Reagan say these words to many couples over the years, and they vow to treat all women this way as they walk through life. Fergus' Honor is a stand-alone sweet historical romance set in 1886, but you'll want to read the whole series to enjoy the stories of the Clear Creek, Kansas community. Grooms with Honor Series: 1-Angus' Trust (Angus and Daisy) 2-Fergus' Honor (Fergus and Iris) 3-Gabe's Pledge (Gabe and Iva Mae) 4-Mack's Care (Mack and Pansy) 5-Cullen's Love (Cullen and Rose) 6-Seth's Promise (Seth and Lily) 7-Adolph's Choice (Adolph and Poppy) 8-Nolan's Vow (Nolan and Holly) 9-Elof's Mission (Elof and Linnea) 10-Jasper's Wish (Jasper and Julip) 11-Tully's Faith (Tully and Violet)
How is a woman supposed to catch a husband? In the wild, wild west, she's got to find a way to Lasso a Groom! Some of them are lawmen...some are outlaws. Ranchers and homesteaders are fair game, as well-none of 'em safe from love's lariat, or the women who finally manage to rope 'em in! DON'T GO SNARING MY HEART by Jacquie Rogers Can rancher Dex Madsen get past loner Betsy Lynch's goats and killer chicken to help save her mining claim and win her heart? RACE TO MARRY by Kirsten Lynn He's in town to tame a man-killer. She's accused of being one. When she proposes marriage the race is on. WANTED: THE SHERIFF by Tracy Garrett He's a confirmed bachelor...but she'll capture his heart. CANYON CROSSING by Kristy McCaffrey In search of her brother, Annabel Cross enters Grand Canyon. When U.S. Deputy Marshal Angus Docherty rescues her from a cliff side, her most guarded secret might save them. THE PERFECT HOMESTEAD BRIDE byLinda Hubalek Will a dangerous man from Gussie Hamner's past sabotage the future she's building with Noah Wilerson? THE WORST OUTLAW IN THE WEST by Kathleen Rice Adams An inept bank robber and a bossy spinster team up to rob an empty vault. What could go wrong?
Although postmaster Cullen Reagan is a strict "go by the rules" man, he secretly wrote letters to a mail-order bride for an area rancher, because the man couldn't read or write. Rose Leander, one of the Flying Leanders, a famous circus tightrope act, is injured in a circus train accident. Wanting to start over in a quiet frontier town, Rose answers a mail-order bride advertisement. Cullen is caught between a rock and hard spot when the rancher abandons his handicapped mail-order bride, and Cullen's father, a pastor, insists Cullen help the woman he deceived-because Cullen wrote the letters. Will the couple grow to love each other after they are thrown together by circumstances neither of them planned for? Gabe's Pledge is a stand-alone sweet historical romance set in 1887, but you'll want to read the whole series to enjoy the stories of the Clear Creek, Kansas community. Grooms with Honor Series: 1-Angus' Trust (Angus and Daisy) 2-Fergus' Honor (Fergus and Iris) 3-Gabe's Pledge (Gabe and Iva Mae) 4-Mack's Care (Mack and Pansy) 5-Cullen's Love (Cullen and Rose) 6-Seth's Promise (Seth and Lily) 7-Adolph's Choice (Adolph and Poppy) 8-Nolan's Vow (Nolan and Holly) 9-Elof's Mission (Elof and Linnea) 10-Jasper's Wish (Jasper and Julip) 11-Tully's Faith (Tully and Violet)
A sweet historical romance set in 1889.Adolph Bjorklund... he's always at Reagan's parsonage for Sunday dinner when there's a new, single woman in town. But they never turn out to be someone he can court.Well, Kaitlyn Reagan decides to end Adolph's free Sunday dinners by helping him order a mail-order bride.Poppy Beavers places an advertisement wanting to be a mail-order bride to move away from her Tennessee family. She doesn't have a photograph of herself, so she uses one of someone else...and of course, Adolph chooses Poppy's "photo" from the advertisements Mrs. Reagan shows him.Adolph doesn't know what to do...except he chose spunky Poppy for his wife and he's going to make their marriage work...somehow.Enjoy this love story of trouble, sparks, and attraction when a Swedish immigrant man marries an Appalachian mountain woman.Adolph's Choice is a stand-alone sweet historical romance set in 1889, but you'll want to read the whole series to enjoy the stories of the Clear Creek, Kansas community. Current and future titles in the Grooms with Honor Series:1-Angus' Trust (Angus and Daisy)2-Fergus' Honor (Fergus and Iris)3-Gabe's Pledge (Gabe and Iva Mae)4-Mack's Care (Mack and Pansy)5-Cullen's Love (Cullen and Rose)6-Seth's Promise (Seth and Lily)7-Adolph's Choice (Adolph and Poppy)8-Nolan's Vow (Nolan and Holly)9-Elof's Mission (Elof and Linnea)10-Jasper's Wish (Jasper and Julip)11-Tully's Faith (Tully and Violet)
A clean, sweet historical romance set in 1873. Widowed ranch woman Cate Wilerson's four children are now all married and she's enjoying being a grandma. But, she's only in her forties, so she could be married again for many years. Cate's ready to tie the knot again and she has already picked her groom. Cattleman Isaac Connely bought a ring for Cate almost thirty years ago, but Moses Wilerson, a friend to both of them, asked Cate to marry him first. After serving in the Civil War, Isaac followed the Wilersons to Kansas and builds a cattle empire with his inheritance. He respected Cate's and Moses' marriage, comforted her through the loss of her husband and remained a friend of the Wilerson family. Now he's ready to propose-with the same ring-but someone from his past appears on his doorstep, dredging up a dark secret making him doubt his worth to be Cate's husband. Can Cate let go of past hurts and help Isaac realize he is not to blame, so he will finally ask her to marry him?-- Good reads.
A chance meeting shifts Maggie's future with Peter.It's 1892, almost twenty years after the first mail-order brides found love in Clear Creek, Kansas in the Brides with Grit Series.The older members of the Clear Creek church women's group, informally known as the Peashooter Society, decide to help the unattached women in town obtain husbands because there are more women in town than men.Maggie Brenner, the oldest daughter in the Brides with Grit series book, Sarah Snares a Soldier, grew up on the vast Cross C Ranch north of Clear Creek. Maggie, and all her siblings were adopted by Sarah and Marcus Brenner when Maggie's widowed mother died giving birth to her triplet brothers.Now an adult, Maggie would have preferred to leave the area to work with young children, but she moves into Clear Creek instead when her younger sisters, Molly and Maisie, take over the town's dress shop.The Peashooter Society decides Maggie needs a husband to complete her life, even if Maggie longs to work in an orphanage to help children find homes.Peter Gehring, along with five friends, left New York City on an orphan train when Peter was four years old. He was adopted by a tailor and his wife. Now mustered out of the army, where Peter was a barber, the group of friends gets the chance to live and work together in a small community, thanks to the plan of the Peashooter Society.Because of Peter's tall, bulky stature, his benefactors think he's built to run the blacksmith shop, even though he knows nothing about the craft. Luckily, he gets to take over the barbershop instead, enjoying cutting hair and visiting with anyone who stops by.Peter and Maggie start a friendship which grows into love, and then a chance meeting of a group of orphans on a train cements their future.Sounds like fate? Maybe. A happy ever after? Definitely!Read all these romance novels set in the fictional Clear Creek, Kansas.Mismatched Mail-Order Brides Series (new third series, 1892) all available and future titles1. The Peashooter Society's Plan2. Amelia changes her Fellow (Amelia and Barton)3. Avalee exchanges her Fiancé (Avalee and Gordon)4. Maggie shifts her Gent (Maggie and Peter)5. Maisie swaps her Groom (Maisie and Squires)6. Molly switches her Man (Molly and Tobin)7. Nadine trades her Partner (Nadine and Wesley)Brides with Grit Series (first series in the years 1873-1874)1. Rania Ropes a Rancher (Rania and Jacob)2. Millie Marries a Marshal (Millie and Adam)3. Hilda Hogties a Horseman (Hilda and Noah)4. Cora Captures a Cowboy (Cora and Dagmar)5. Sarah Snares a Soldier (Sarah and Marcus)6. Cate Corrals a Cattleman (Cate and Isaac)7. Darcie Desires a Drover (Darcie and Reuben)8. Tina Tracks a Trail Boss (Tina and Leif)9. Lorna Loves a Lawyer (Lorna and Lyle)10. Helen Heals a Hotelier (Helen and Ethan)11. Faye Favors a Foreman (Faye and Rusty)12. Amy Admires an Amish Man (Amy and Eli)Grooms with Honor Series (second series covering 1885-1892)1. Angus' Trust (Angus and Daisy)2. Fergus' Honor (Fergus and Iris)3. Gabe's Pledge (Gabe and Iva Mae)4. Mack's Care (Mack and Pansy)5. Cullen's Love (Cullen and Rose)6. Seth's Promise (Seth and Lily)7. Adolph's Choice (Adolph and Poppy)8. Nolan's Vow (Nolan and Holly)9. Elof's Mission (Elof and Linnea)10. Jasper's Wish (Jasper and Julip)11. Tully's Faith (Tully and Violet)12. Kiowa's Oath (Kiowa and Mary)
Amelia changes her fellow for another man! Please note: This paperback version has the The Peashooter Society's Plan included as a bonus. It's 1892, almost twenty years after the first mail-order brides found love in Clear Creek, Kansas in the Brides with Grit Series. The older members of the Clear Creek church women's group, informally known as the Peashooter Society, decide to help the unattached women in town obtain husbands because there are more women in town than men. Amelia Shepard, the baby in the Brides with Grit series book, Darcie Desires a Drover, is now grown up and working in her family's leather business. She's proficient at repairing shoes, to building saddles. The Peashooter Society decides Amelia needs a husband to complete her life, even if she's happy with her friends and work. Amelia wants a loving marriage like her parents enjoy, and she won't settle for just any man pushed onto her. Barton Miller has watched over his two younger brothers and their three friends since they left New York City on an orphan train when he was ten years old. Now mustered out of the army, the group get the chance to live and work together in a small community, thanks to the plan of the Peashooter Society. Barton likes Amelia Shepard, but the ladies have matched him with a different woman. He works at his new job at the blacksmith shop, trying to keep everyone happy, but the spunky Amelia keeps wandering into his thoughts. Then things happen when Amelia decides to change the man picked out for her, for Barton instead. A little problem? Maybe. A little fun? Definitely! Read all these romance novels set in the fictional town of Clear Creek, Kansas. Mismatched Mail-Order Brides Series (new third series, 1892) all available and future titles 1. The Peashooter Society's Plan (introduction story) 2. Amelia changes her Fellow (Amelia and Barton) 3. Avalee exchanges her Fiancé (Avalee and Gordon) 4. Maggie shifts her Gent (Maggie and Peter) 5. Maisie swaps her Groom (Maisie and Squires) 6. Molly switches her Man (Molly and Tobin) 7. Nadine trades her Partner (Nadine and Wesley) Brides with Grit Series (first series in the years 1873-1874) 1. Rania Ropes a Rancher (Rania and Jacob) 2. Millie Marries a Marshal (Millie and Adam) 3. Hilda Hogties a Horseman (Hilda and Noah) 4. Cora Captures a Cowboy (Cora and Dagmar) 5. Sarah Snares a Soldier (Sarah and Marcus) 6. Cate Corrals a Cattleman (Cate and Isaac) 7. Darcie Desires a Drover (Darcie and Reuben) 8. Tina Tracks a Trail Boss (Tina and Leif) 9. Lorna Loves a Lawyer (Lorna and Lyle) 10. Helen Heals a Hotelier (Helen and Ethan) 11. Faye Favors a Foreman (Faye and Rusty) 12. Amy Admires an Amish Man (Amy and Eli)) Grooms with Honor Series (second series covering 1885-1892) 1. Angus' Trust (Angus and Daisy) 2. Fergus' Honor (Fergus and Iris) 3. Gabe's Pledge (Gabe and Iva Mae) 4. Mack's Care (Mack and Pansy) 5. Cullen's Love (Cullen and Rose) 6. Seth's Promise (Seth and Lily) 7. Adolph's Choice (Adolph and Poppy) 8. Nolan's Vow (Nolan and Holly) 9. Elof's Mission (Elof and Linnea) 10. Jasper's Wish (Jasper and Julip) 11. Tully's Faith (Tully and Violet) 12. Kiowa's Oath (Kiowa and Mary)
A sweet historical romance set in 1887. Gabriel Shepard has secretly loved Iva Mae Paulson for years, but has been too shy to court her. But when Iva Mae announces at a New Year's Eve party that her 1887 resolution is to find a groom, Gabe must decide if he's ready to lose her to another man, or step out of his saddle shop to pursue her. Iva Mae Paulson loves teaching children but after six years, she wants her own family instead. Since her choice of husband won't take the first step, she'll set her own destiny by signing up to become a mail-order bride.Help and hindrance by family and friends makes this a comical trip down the church aisle for this couple.The Grooms with Honor series showcases the six sons of Pastor and Kaitlyn Reagan. The family was first featured in the 1873 year-based Brides with Grit series. Besides the Reagan brothers, the series features other men in their community."Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all others, be faithful unto her as long as you both shall live?"The young men have heard Pastor Reagan say these words to many couples over the years, and they vow to treat all women this way as they walk through life.Grooms with Honor Stories and Series (available and future titles)Montana Sky: Nolan's Vow (Nolan and Holly)Montana Sky: Elof's Mission (Elof and Linnea)Angus' Trust (Angus and Daisy)Fergus' Honor (Fergus and Iris)Gabe's Pledge (Gabe and Iva Mae)Montana Sky: Jasper's Wish (Jasper and Julip) Nov. 9, 2017 releaseMack's Care (Mack and Pansy)Cullen's Love (Cullen and Rose)Seth's Promise (Seth and Lilly)Tully's Faith (Tully and Violet)
She swaps her groom after being mismatched with the wrong man. Maisie Brenner, the youngest daughter in the Brides with Grit series book, Sarah Snares a Soldier, grew up on the vast Cross C Ranch. Recently, she and her sisters moved into nearby Clear Creek to take over the town's dress shop. The Peashooter Society (the nickname for the older women's group in town) decides Maisie needs a husband, even though Maisie is perfectly content to sew dresses and gossip with girlfriends. Squires Miller, with his brothers and friends, left New York City on an orphan train when Squires was four years old. He was adopted by a man who ran a flour mill and did not have a good childhood. The group of men gets the chance to live and work together in Clear Creek, thanks to the plan of the Peashooter Society. Because Squires' has no fear of heights, he earns the available carpenter job, but it doesn't come with a home, like the jobs the other men get. When the place where Squires was living becomes unavailable due to his roommate's hasty marriage and adoption of three children, he's left out in the cold, until he decides to sleep on the stair landing of Maisie's dress shop apartment. Do sparks fly? Yes. Will they become a couple? Maybe... Read all these romance novels set in the fictional Clear Creek, Kansas. Mismatched Mail-Order Brides Series (new third series, 1892) all available and future titles 1. The Peashooter Society's Plan 2. Amelia changes her Fellow (Amelia and Barton) 3. Avalee exchanges her Fiancé (Avalee and Gordon) 4. Maggie shifts her Gent (Maggie and Peter) 5. Maisie swaps her Groom (Maisie and Squires) 6. Molly switches her Man (Molly and Tobin) 7. Nadine trades her Partner (Nadine and Wesley) Brides with Grit Series (first series in the years 1873-1874) 1. Rania Ropes a Rancher (Rania and Jacob) 2. Millie Marries a Marshal (Millie and Adam) 3. Hilda Hogties a Horseman (Hilda and Noah) 4. Cora Captures a Cowboy (Cora and Dagmar) 5. Sarah Snares a Soldier (Sarah and Marcus) 6. Cate Corrals a Cattleman (Cate and Isaac) 7. Darcie Desires a Drover (Darcie and Reuben) 8. Tina Tracks a Trail Boss (Tina and Leif) 9. Lorna Loves a Lawyer (Lorna and Lyle) 10. Helen Heals a Hotelier (Helen and Ethan) 11. Faye Favors a Foreman (Faye and Rusty) 12. Amy Admires an Amish Man (Amy and Eli) Grooms with Honor Series (second series covering 1885-1892) 1. Angus' Trust (Angus and Daisy) 2. Fergus' Honor (Fergus and Iris) 3. Gabe's Pledge (Gabe and Iva Mae) 4. Mack's Care (Mack and Pansy) 5. Cullen's Love (Cullen and Rose) 6. Seth's Promise (Seth and Lily) 7. Adolph's Choice (Adolph and Poppy) 8. Nolan's Vow (Nolan and Holly) 9. Elof's Mission (Elof and Linnea) 10. Jasper's Wish (Jasper and Julip) 11. Tully's Faith (Tully and Violet) 12. Kiowa's Oath (Kiowa and Mary)
This book follows a group of Swedish immigrants from Galesburg and the surrounding area in Knox County, Illinois to the Smoky Valley of Kansas. Led by their pastor, they moved as a group and built churches at Salemsburg and at Freemount.
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