Frank Carlson Library

Millie Evans is used to a life of petty crime. But over the past year she's changed and wants to leave her sordid past behind, even if her brother Sam has other plans. When Sam leaves to join a gang of outlaws, Millie heads to Cheyenne and the safety of her cousins, where she hopes to get a new start. But during her trip, David Stone boards the stagecoach and Millie is confronted with her past. David is on his way to England to claim his title and...

"By age twelve, Vashti Edwards was orphaned and working her way west in different saloons. Life in Fergus, Idaho, has given Vashti new hope in Christian friends from the Ladies' Shooting Club and an employer who turned her saloon into a restaurant. But money is tight and Vashti tries to get the job she's dreamed of--stagecoach driver. Griffin Bane, local blacksmith, is overseeing the stagecoach line and admits he needs more help. But can a woman--even...

As his wife Jennifer's due date approaches, Captain Harvey Larson decides to invest in real estate, unaware of the terror this will cause his family. The neighboring house seems ideal for Jennifer's brother Jeff and his wife. A hidden cupboard isn't so bad--in fact, it's almost fun to try to solve the little mystery inside it. But will any of their loved ones want to live next door after they learn what's in the basement? The men of the Priority Unit...

Gert Dooley can shoot the tail feathers off a jay at a hundred yards, but she yearns for rancher Ethan Chapman to see she's more than a crack shot. When murder strikes in Fergus, Gert forms the Ladies' Shooting Club to teach the women how to protect themselves. Asked to become sheriff, Ethan must investigate the death of his predecessor and restore order in the sleepy town. Then another person is murdered, and Ethan turns to Gert for help in the investigation....

"Rebecca Harding can hardly wait to get away from her city nursing job in Portland, Maine, for a few restful days at her lakeside cottage. The only problem is, the cottage is half owned by her former fiancé, architect Rob Wallace, whom she hasn't seen for three years. They alternate months for usage and payments. When Rebecca arrives in mid-May, the cottage is neat and tidy, but her feelings are anything but. Family struggles for Rob and accusations...

A Senator who vanished. . . An old man with regrets. . . Editor Kurt Borden's star reporter is struggling with depression. Long before Kurt bought his lakeside house in Maine, a senator owned the cottage next door. When Mick Tyler shows interest in the story, Kurt sends him out to do a feature on the senator, who disappeared more than 40 years ago. Maybe Mick's fascination with the tale will lift his depression. But Mick never comes back. Kurt's wife...

"Captain Harvey Larson is on guard when a fifteen-year-old girl approaches him during his lunch hour. Leah thinks she has proof that he is her father, but Harvey needs more evidence. A few hours later, his sister-in-law Abby stumbles upon a body at Hobart Chevrolet. Her husband, Peter, is missing, and the Priority Unit turns out to investigate. When she finally gets a call demanding ransom, Harvey goes into high gear to set up a ransom drop. Unfortunately,...

An ill-fated class reunion at Fort Point -- Maine's most famous author is murdered the night after the reunion, and soon a classmate turns up dead. Harvey and his partner, Eddie, who are part of the elite police Priority Unit, must solve the crimes. Meanwhile, Harvey's fianc�ee, Jennifer, discovers crucial evidence as she's planning their wedding. The case is further complicated when the police chief has a tragic accident, and Harvey is forced to...

"Hiram Dooley's sister Gert is about to leave him to get married--if Sheriff Ethan Chapman would ever propose; his sister-in-law, Rose, thinks Hiram should marry her, since they're both widowed; and the woman he truly loves, Libby Adams, is blind to his regard. Schoolmarm Isabel Fennel has a different problem--a man claiming to be her uncle came to town...and then disapeared. She's afraid her father may have killed him and buried him behind the barn....