Author: shpratt

“You only get one chance to make a first impression.”When Charlie Lawrence meets his neighbor, it’s not good.Lanie Kelly is a small town girl who loves contemporary rock n’ roll; lives the night owl life; and craves peace and quiet.Charlie is a city boy who loves country western music; sunrise walks with his dogs; and woodworking with his collection of power tools.They share a driveway and little … driveway and little else.Sparks fly as summer heats up and a thunderstorm drops a tree on Charlie’s house. As their relationship begins to blossom, a fifty year old family feud and a…

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Malaki James knows the darkest recesses of life – knows the terrors lurking there. He’d fled the Pacific Northwest in an attempt to elude the horrors that had plagued him since childhood, vowing never to return. When life’s cruelty forces Malaki back to Washington State, he finds an unexpected light in Emsley.Emsley Dalton is no stranger to life’s dark twists. Struggling to find release from the … from the vows that hold her bound and the soul-deep agony of loss, she finds herself wholly unprepared for the nightmare looming over Malaki.Fighting to overcome deep scars of his past and present,…

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To say that Fiona Harper hated Montana was an understatement. The state, the town of Big Timber, and more specifically the Lazy D Dude Ranch induced terror, panic and fury. Only a deep and powerful bond of love for her sister, Brianna Rose, could bring Fiona back to Montana. Knowing that Briana needs her, Fiona agrees to return to the Lazy D Ranch in Montana, in spite of her desperate terror that … that her sanity and life hang in the balance. Austin Green wanted the simple things in life… a quiet life with his horses and a family with…

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