Author: carylmcadoo

Forgive, and you’ll be forgiven. How can death, betrayal, a rash proposal, and revenge lead to romance? An abusive controller—ex-brother-in-law, new husband, uncle-stepfather—compels reluctant travelers—his brother’s widow and daughter–westward. To escape his abuse, Lilah proposes marriage to the wagon train scout, which only leaves Padraig thinking she’s a bit soft in the head. It’s 1855. Come … Come join the journey along the Oregon Trail with Lilah. Wagon Ho! 2019 PRAIRIE ROSES COLLECTION ONE Book One SADIE bt Patricia PACJAC Carroll Book Two REMI by Caryl McAdoo Book Three HOPE by Barbara Goss Book Four JULIA by Vickie McDonough 2020…

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With God, all things are possible. But can lost love be found again or two wounded hearts knitted together? Young love, sweeter than honey, is separated by a natural disaster and turns bitter. After five years, a miracle reunites Samantha Adams and Silas Mercier, but it seems it’s too late. Will love prevail?

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In this world, you will have tribulation.In 1861, a tragic war fell upon America’s United States, dividing them North against South. Some might say a young woman can’t be too fussy when almost every unattached young man is off fighting, but that shouldn’t mean the daughter of a Union man has any excuse for canoodling with a Rebel. Still, eighteen-year-old Gigi longed for true love, and the … the dashing Texas Ranger turned Kentucky Confederate vies for her heart. How will they overcome the odds and a war to be together? A Civil War indeed, such an oxymoron!more

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After the man she loves leaves her behind, Charity decides to follow him out West — but she can’t survive the long journey alone! When rugged Morgan agrees to accompany her, sparks fly between them. Can Charity accept God’s plan for her in this enchanting historical romance?

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Behold how good and pleasant it is to dwell together in unity.In Book One of the Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection Two, just as Mexico and the United States both wanted the Republic of Texas, best friends Charity and Arlene want the same man! Which will the Texicans choose? Who will the man? Will Eberhart de Vechhi, the object of the young ladies’ desires, follow his heart or his … or his mother’s advice? And what of the interloper from New Orleans who knows exactly whom he loves? Can a Christian find happiness with a non-believer? Only the Lord knows…

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Can a tangled web snare two hearts and point them true north?A Papa’s girl from the start, Jewel Jones remembers all the things he told her. Wealthy, but far from being a snob, she finds Boaz Branson both irritating and intriguing. How can she know if the handsome confidence man truly turns from his wicked ways, or if his interest only in her gold? Papa said let God’s peace lead her.Only by God’s … her.Only by God’s grace can Boaz escape the deceptions he plans to perpetrate on the beautiful heiress. While his head wants to flee the entanglement, his…

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Does time truly heal a broken heart?Cody thought it had until she walked into the diner like she owned the world and back into his life as if she owned him.Can betrayal ever be completely forgiven? Cindy thought it could until she saw him with the bleached blonde. Her Cody! Separated eighteen years, Cody Wayne Buckmeyer and Cindy think they can put the past behind them and work toward a common … work toward a common goal, a congressional seat . . . but is that possible?more

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It isn’t within man to guide his own steps—or a woman. Caught between a wagon train and the deep blue sea, Agnes Remington Dalrumple–Remi for short–chooses the overland journey west over crossing the Atlantic with her mother and step-father. Though she’s never been on her own, she decides to go to California and try to find the father she’s never known. Thwarted at every turn, almost every … every effort is dashed until a widower’s thirteen-year-old daughter intervenes on her behalf. How can the headstrong woman place herself under the responsibility of the young girl’s father, a perfect stranger? But…

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Steel sharpens steel, but will its sparks ignite unfailing love?Instead of living a pampered life on the civilized east coast with a new husband, rejection compels Christina Adams westward with her widowed brother and his two daughters. Harboring ulterior motives, Ethan Cord, the man her brother hires to accompany the family, is more a match for her. He appears almost perfect, but how could she … could she possibly trust her instincts about him when she’d been so wrong about her previous fiancé? Will her past ruin her future? more

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By faith, can the sheep know the shepherd’s voice?Right after she marries in 1970, love carries Hannah Claire to Nigeria, following her husband David to the mission field—for only two years, she thinks. Miracle upon miracle brings five-year-old African orphan Adaolisa into the young wife’s life and she becomes a mother. Can the love for a child keep her where she doesn’t want to be? The children … The children of wickedness threaten to make her a widow; they threaten everything, and danger abounds! Only by obedience can Hannah and her revivalist husband survive and prosper in a land torn…

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