Karen Kirst
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The Cowboy Meets His Match
Everything Gideon Thornton has worked for is in jeopardy, all because of one stubborn woman. Evelyn Montgomery insists that Gideon's new claim from the Oklahoma Land Rush legally belongs to her. Both refuse to budge - even when the law says that until their dispute is settled, they must share the land.
Their family feud has taught Evelyn that Thortons can't be trusted. Yet day by day Gideon's throughtfulness to Evelyn,...
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The heiress Josh O'Malley has courted by mail is on her way to Gatlinburg to become his wife. His dreams are coming true, and together they'll create the family he's always wanted. But when the stagecoach arrives, it's not his intended who exits, but her sister, Kate! She came to end her sister's engagement, but with her duty completed, Kate Morgan is in no hurry to leave. She can't help but like the beautiful mountain town -- and her sister's would-be...
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I'm not leaving you." He made a promise to protect her. Back in her hometown, Tori James never expects to spend time with her ex-fiance--until someone blows up her car. Now she has a target on her back, and accepting Staff Sergeant Cade McMann as her bodyguard is her only hope of staying alive. But even as Cade and Tori are drawn back together, a killer is determined to tear them apart for good.
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A Battle of Wills
New Orleans aristocrat Lucian Beaumont wants only to sell his estranged grandfather's property and escape the backwoods of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. But a stipulation in the will brings him head-to-head with a local beauty. Megan O'Malley and the town must have access to the house. For the first time in his life the commanding Lucian finds himself at an impasse.
Clearly the worldly gentleman doesn't fit in Megan's quaint Smoky Mountain...
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Wanted: A Husband
Sophie Tanner gave up hoping for Nathan O'Malley's approval-and love-long ago. Getting married is the only way to protect her younger brother and keep her family's Smoky Mountain farm. As much as she'd like Nathan to be the groom, he can't seem to get past their friendship...or their differences.
Since they were children, Nathan has known Sophie was too impulsive, too headstrong. She's forever rushing into situations without...
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Wherever Caleb O'Malley goes, trouble follows, and trouble is the last thing Rebecca Thurston needs. But when Caleb appears--gravely wounded--at Rebecca's Smoky Mountain cabin, she can't turn him away. His life depends on her kindness, but she never anticipated it would lead to an unwanted proposal. Caleb never forgave himself for the accident that ended Rebecca's engagement and destroyed her life. He doesn't want to hurt her again. But after a week...
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Holiday Baby Blessings. Convinced that Allison Ashworth deserves better, Sheriff Shane Timmons has always tried to remain aloof around his childhood companion. But with Allison in Gatlinburg for the holidays, insisting on caring for two motherless babies, Shane feels obliged to help her. How can he keep his distance when she and the children are quickly becoming the family he never dared to wish for? As a girl, Allison was drawn to the wary yet handsome...
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Falling for the Boss
Being tied up and delivered to the sheriff was not how Nicole O'Malley expected to meet her new boss. Quinn Darling had the audacity to mistake her for a burglar! Now she's counting the days until she can leave small-town life behind to open her own boutique. But as long as she's helping two runaways escape their vindictive stepdad, she can't leave town.
Quinn's determined to triumph in his first business venture without the...
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Newly minted Cowboy Creek sheriff Noah Burgess doesn't want a wifedespite his friends insisting that he needs one. So when they send for a big-city single mother to be his mail-order bride, he's fit to be tied. Even if vivacious Grace Longstreet might just be the only person who can see past Noah's scarsand help him heal. Grace needs a husband to keep her and her twin daughters out of her brother-in-law's grasp. And she'll do anythingincluding...
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Smoky Mountain matches volume 1
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A Kidnapper - and a Gentleman?
The ruthless criminal who took Juliana O'Malley hostage was a thief and an outlaw - or so she thinks. But on a perilous journey through the Smoky Mountains, he becomes her unlikely protector.
And when he pledges to return her home safely, she somehow finds herself believing him.Evan Harrison has risked everything to find the men who killed his brother.
Saving spirited, strong-willed Juliana could blow his cover with...
11) Wed by necessity
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Her Inconvenient Husband
When a riding accident strands socialite Caroline Turner overnight with the new stable manager, she gets the one thing she never wanted-;a husband! Marrying the infuriatingly stubborn Duncan McKenna wouldn't have been her first choice, but with her reputation damaged, it's her only option. Still, there's something about the brash, rugged Scotsman that fascinates Caroline.
If Duncan wanted to wed a society girl, he would...
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"Rancher Nash Wilder is just coming to terms with his surprise fatherhood when bullets start flying. His child's mother has been murdered, and he'll have to trust his nemesis, Deputy Skye Saddler, to keep them from following in her fate. Is the killer out for revenge or after his daughter? Can Nash and Skye put their differences aside to make sure they all live to see tomorrow?"--
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Left with amnesia after he was attacked and the heiress with him kidnapped, Gray Michaelson has no clue why he's in North Carolina. As the only witness, Sergeant Catriona Baker could be the answer to everything, if they can put the pieces together in time. But one thing is clear: the abductors will kill whomever stands in their way and Cat is their next target.
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The wounded stranger found on Jessica O'Malley's property has no idea who he is. And Jessica would be foolish to trust him after being proven so wrong about a former suitor who turned out to be a criminal. But Jessica's wariness toward the newcomer is soon turning to interest and hope.
Until he knows his true identity, "Grant" can't make a life in this quaint Tennessee town. He certainly shouldn't be thinking so much about the feisty redhead with...
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How can he protect a boy
whose mother is hiding their identity?
Mounted police officer Cruz Castillo's determined to shield his neighbor and her five-year-old son from their attacker. But when Jade Harris reveals she's in witness protection and her escaped convict ex-boyfriend's dead set on getting his revenge, Cruz isn't sure he's up to the task. With Christmas fast approaching, can Cruz keep this family safe without losing his heart to a woman...
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Second-Chance Bride
Though she came west in her wedding dress, Deborah Frazier isn't looking for a groom. She fled St. Louis to escape marrying a man she didn't love. In Cowboy Creek, she's found shelter, friends and a job. All that's now in jeopardy, thanks to a handsome newcomer.
Undercover Pinkerton agent Adam Halloway is hunting for his family's greatest enemy. The pretty baker at the boardinghouse is certainly hiding something-but is she...
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Someone's hunting her in the mountains...
An unknown enemy's dead set on killing Lindsey Snow by Christmas—and she doesn't know why. And the only person she can trust to shield her is the man she betrayed, mounted police officer Silver Williams. Now there's nowhere to hide...from danger or their feelings. But can they find the killer before this holiday season becomes Lindsey's last?
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Searching for answers
brings danger in the mountains
Faking his death was the only way for architecture professor Aiden Ferrer to stay alive. Especially when he was targeted for finding evidence of a cheating ring at the university that left one student dead. But threats against his ex-fiancée, mounted police officer Raven Hart, coerce him out of hiding. Now, with the clock ticking, they must expose the identities of all university members involved...
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When buried secrets surface,
she's caught in a criminal's crosshairs.
Aquarium employee Olivia Smith isn't sure why someone wants her dead-but Marine Corps pilot Brady Johnson knows a secret that could explain it. Brady vowed he'd tell no one that Olivia's husband had been on the run from his own mob family before he died, but he also promised he'd keep Olivia safe. With danger running deep, they'll have to work fast to stay alive.
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Dreams of home and family in the Smoky Mountains
The Reluctant Outlaw
Evan Harrison has risked everything to find the men who killed his brother. Saving Juliana O’Malley on a perilous journey through the Smoky Mountains could blow his cover with the deadly gang. Yet her courage and faith make him dream of the home and family he thought he could never have. And suddenly, that future is incomplete—without Juliana in it.
The Bridal Swap
The heiress...