Dorothy Garlock – författare

Casey Farlowe has given up all hope of a normal life–including marriage and children–after a car crash leaves her scarred. Now Dan Murdock, the man who rescued her from the burning auto, must convince her that he loves her just the way she is…New York Times bestselling author Dorothy Garlock has been called a “gifted storyteller” by the Chicago Sun-Times.From the Trade Paperback edition.

WITH HEART: 1938. Scarcity and hardship have taken their toll but Kathleen has high hopes for her investment in the Rawlings Gazette. But the feisty redhead hasn't even reached the city limits when trouble strikes. Hijackers try to steal her car and though rancher Johnny Henry rides to her rescue, the attack is only a taste of the perils to come. For Rawlings is a town of dirty secrets and soon, though Johnny tries to shield her, Kathleen finds herself pitted against a powerful man and his unscrupulous cronies - men who will go to any lengths to silence the gutsy redhead and the man she loves.AFTER THE PARADE: 1945. Johnny Henry comes home from the War and his estranged wife, Kathleen, secretly watches him alight to a hero's welcome. Her heart races when she sees him - his breaks when he doesn't see her. Misunderstanding and tragedy destroyed their marriage before he went away and now Johnny's pride stops him admitting his mistake and Kathleen's hurt stops her running into his arms. But when Kathleen finds herself in a real-life nightmare her only hope is Johnny - and a love that can bring two hearts through every battle, especially the one within.

Katy Burns knows that she, her sister and her tiny niece are the only people left in this desolate Montana ghost town. And without a horse or a rifle, they haven't a chance of crossing the wilderness. Then a stranger named Garrick Rowe rides into the empty main street, bringing with him a daring scheme to bring the town back to life...and some personal plans for Katy. Gazing into her lovely blue eyes, he proclaims her his woman - a declaration that only makes Katy more independent than ever! Yet Katy is intrigued by his courage - and now must decide if her destiny is to fight for this new home...and to surrender to the man who can make her dreams come true.

Ana Fairfax is a stranger to the lonesome Iowa farm where she has gone to live after the death of her stepdaughter. Still a beautiful young woman, she struggles to raise her late stepdaughter's child in a farmhouse filled with danger. For there is Esther, the child's crazed aunt, with her dark secrets and painful memories seeming to lurk in every corner. And there is Owen, the child's father, the master of the house-and a man who is awakening new passions in Ana...as well as a daring new dream.

It was 19-year-old Summer Kuykendall's mother's deathbed wish that her daughter return to the ranch of Sam McLean, who had promised to take care of her, so she and her 8-year-old brother expected Sam to be waiting for them. Instead it is Sam's son, Slater, who honors his father's promise.Installed in a house on the McLean ranch, Summer soon finds herself caught in a feud between Slater McLean, his uncle's wife, Ellen, and her son, Travis. While Ellen wants Summer to marry Travis, Summer finds herself drawn to the enigmatic Slater. As violence erupts, Summer discovers secrets that may change her life forever.

When lovely Tucker Houston decided to become a schoolteacher out West, she never expected to encounter Lucas Steele, a handsome wagon-master who would soon steal her heart away.

Managing a depression-era garage in Oklahoma while his friend recovers from an animal bite, Yates finds himself falling in love with his friend's babysitter and housekeeper, who has scandalized the town for living with her employer. 60,000 first printing.

In early 1930s Montana, in the small town of Colton, Maddy Aldridge struggles to make ends meet in the difficult times of the Great Depression. With her mother long dead, her stubborn younger sister fighting her at every turn, and her father's arthritis deteriorating so badly that she has to run the family store alone, her desperation grows by the day. Enter Jeffers Grimm with a proposition too great for her to turn down: open an illegal speakeasy in the mercantile's basement, defy Prohibition, and make enough money to make her worries disappear. Unbeknownst to Maddy, Jeffers has made a deal with the mob to bring huge quantities of alcohol across the Canadian border and store it in the mercantile. He wants to get rich, regardless of who stands in his way.Jack Rucker is an agent for the Bureau of Prohibition, the federal police force created for the difficult task of enforcing the new law. Good at his job, Jack works undercover, infiltrating taverns all over the country, finding out where the booze flows from and putting people behind bars. Years earlier, he'd been a boy living in Colton, loving a young Maddy Aldridge. Now, after hearing rumors of an operation, the Bureau wants him to go back and hide in plain sight. With a pain-in-the-rump partner breathing down his neck, what will Jack do when he finds out what Maddy is up to? Because of how he left, can he and Maddy rekindle the love they once knew? If Jeffers discovers Jack is a federal agent, to what ends will he go to silence him forever?

Growing up poor and largely abandoned on the streets of 1920s Chicago, Anna Finnegan has struggled her entire life. Until a talent manager discovers her and brings her into the world of theater. Now years later she's about to start shooting her first movie. Arriving on location in Redstone, Texas, in 1932, Anna steps off the train and collides into Dalton Barnes. He's lived in Redstone all his life and hates how the big city out-of-towners are gawking at the small-town locals like him.It doesn't take long, though, for Anna and Dalton to discover fireworks of a different sort between them. But the movie is plagued by one trouble after another, including a fire that destroys an elaborate set and costumes ruined by huge splashes of paint. Who is sabotaging the film and why? To what lengths will they go? When Anna finds herself threatened, how will she and the love blossoming between her and Dalton survive?

Marilee returns home to her family's roadside Wayside 66 Motor Court pregnant, widowed, and penniless. She is shocked to learn that her father has been dead for over six months and that her mother has been drunk for almost as long. Now Marilee must contend with a bevy of hard-drinking bootleggers who have the run of her father's Motor Court, not the least of whom are Frank Pierce, who is not happy with Marilee's return, and Jake Ramero, an ex-con and lifetime bootlegger who works at his family's nearby ranch.Marilee looks Jake in the eye and tells him to get out, but he refuses, saying that he has paid up for three months and intends to get his money's worth. But Marilee is secretly thankful to have him around, especially since Frank Pierce is becoming more frightening as each day goes by...

April Asbury comes to Fertile, Missouri, to work for the town doctor, Todd Forbes. On her way into town, her car gets stuck in the mud during a rainstorm and she has to walk for help. She ends up on the doorstep of Joe Jones, who falls instantly in love with the young nurse. Meanwhile, the widow of Ron Poole, who was killed after raping several women in town, has found papers documenting all the children whom Ron fathered, including names and birthdates. The widow Poole sets out to prove that Joy Jones isn't Joe's younger sister but his niece, the product of the rape of one of Joe's sisters.Suspecting that the widow isn't mentally stable April tries to get some help for her but also finds herself caught between the affections of both Todd Forbes and Joe Jones and eventually has to make a choice.

SING SOFTLY TO ME: She thought she'd escaped him - and the memories. But Tom Clary suddenly appeared in Minnesota to summon her home to nurse her ailing sister. Without hesitation, Beth leaves her hospital job to make the hazardous winter drive back to Cody, with the brash cowboy she'd tried so hard to forget,. She couldn't refuse his demand but how could she share Tom's house, where her sister now lived? The magic was still there but so was the danger. Tom's embrace rekindled passions that had slept but never died. He swore the past was behind them but had he really changed, or was she headed for heartbreak-again? GENTLE TORMENT: Lindy Williamson fled the sun-graced south for the promise of the Alaskan frontier - leaving Jake, the rugged ex-husband who'd tormented her even as he tempted her, behind. Facing a challenging job, Lindy was determined to build a new - and single - life for herself. Then Jake came to claim her, barging into her life to reopen the wounds he'd inflicted, to revive the yearnings he'd aroused. His burning kisses had seduced her once - would his fiery passion win her again?

From bestselling author Garlock--the "Voice of America's Heartland"--comes anexciting new Texas tale of romance, intrigue, and adventure.

Sundown, Missouri 1954. Clara Sinclair's hands are full. Her husband died years ago while courageously fighting in World War II, leaving her to raise their son, Tommy, alone. Tommy was always precocious, but now that he's a teenager he's become wild and unruly. Clara needs help keeping him in line...she just never expected that help would come from a handsome stranger.Racecar driver Drake McCoy isn't one to be tied down. So when Drake and his mechanic friend make a pit stop in Sundown, he expects it's just for a night. But when he meets Clara, her sadness draws him to her and soon he's thinking about putting down roots and becoming a family man. But when Drake's past gets in the way of his future with Clara and Tommy, how far will he go to protect his love of a lifetime?

Life in the small town of Miller's Creek, Wisconsin in 1945 is focused entirely on the war in Germany. Olivia Marsten is doing everything she can to support the troops: working in the local hardware store while the owner's son is serving, collecting recyclables for the war effort, and offering support to Billy, her childhood best friend who's leaving in a month for Navy training. When Billy pulls her aside, desperate to talk, she doesn't think anything of it...until he confesses he's been in love with her for years and proposes marriage. Stunned and unable to hurt his feelings, she accepts. But in her heart she knows it isn't right. How do you break your best friend's heart, especially when you think you might secretly be in love with the stranger who literally saved your life? From the moment Peter Becker lays eyes on Olivia, she took his breath away. They had only just been introduced when a car careened out of nowhere, and he pulled her out of the way, saving her life. When he comes to, he's recovering in Olivia's parents' home and slowly falling in love with Olivia. But Peter Becker isn't who he says he is.He's a German soldier whose infantry was taken prisoner by American soldiers and brought to the United States, their final destination an internment camp. But while headed there, a massive train accident occurred and both he and Otto, the prisoner chained to him, survived. As the son of an American WWI veteran, Peter has grown up loving baseball and apple pie--he never wanted to serve in the Nazi party and hates what they stand for. He knows he must turn himself in, but he can't bring himself to do it, especially knowing that it he might lose Olivia forever. But when mysterious accidents start to befall the town and Olivia's family in particular, it's clear to Peter that Otto is responsible. Can he save the woman he's come to love from a madmen hellbent on revenge?

Life in the small town of Miller's Creek, Wisconsin in 1945 is focused entirely on the war in Germany. Olivia Marsten is doing everything she can to support the troops: working in the local hardware store while the owner's son is serving, collecting recyclables for the war effort, and offering support to Billy, her childhood best friend who's leaving in a month for Navy training. When Billy pulls her aside, desperate to talk, she doesn't think anything of it...until he confesses he's been in love with her for years and proposes marriage. Stunned and unable to hurt his feelings, she accepts. But in her heart she knows it isn't right. How do you break your best friend's heart, especially when you think you might secretly be in love with the stranger who literally saved your life? From the moment Peter Becker lays eyes on Olivia, she took his breath away. They had only just been introduced when a car careened out of nowhere, and he pulled her out of the way, saving her life. When he comes to, he's recovering in Olivia's parents' home and slowly falling in love with Olivia. But Peter Becker isn't who he says he is. He's a German soldier whose infantry was taken prisoner by American soldiers and brought to the United States, their final destination an internment camp. But while headed there, a massive train accident occurred and both he and Otto, the prisoner chained to him, survived. As the son of an American WWI veteran, Peter has grown up loving baseball and apple pie--he never wanted to serve in the Nazi party and hates what they stand for. He knows he must turn himself in, but he can't bring himself to do it, especially knowing that it he might lose Olivia forever. But when mysterious accidents start to befall the town and Olivia's family in particular, it's clear to Peter that Otto is responsible. Can he save the woman he's come to love from a madmen hellbent on revenge?

In 1890, the rough western town of Whiskey Bend, Colorado, is no place for single women. The final straw for widow Pearl Parsons and young schoolteacher Hallie Wolcott is the assault on their friend Mary. Desperately fleeing from the attacker, the three women drive away in an open wagon, seeking new lives and safety. When they''re caught in a violent storm on the road, help comes in the form of a stranger, Eli Morgan.