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Linda
Lael Miller’s McKettrick Series
A Timeline
HIGH
COUNTRY BRIDE (November 2002)
- Triple
M Ranch, Arizona Territory
– Winter 1884
One
ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit . . . and on one
condition.
Tired
of waiting for his sons to settle down, Arizona-territory rancher
Angus McKettrick announces a competition: the first son to marry and
produce a grandchild will inherit the Triple M Ranch. Now, three
distinctly different, equally determined cowboys are searching high
and low for brides.
If
Emmeline Harding knows one thing, it's that she can't hold her
liquor. And though she's not sure how she came to wake up next to a
stack of gold coins in a brothel, she fears the worst. Fleeing town
as a mail-order bride, she wonders how she will ever confess her
past to her handsome new husband.
Freedom-loving
Rafe McKettrick is a man of strong beliefs and stronger passions and
he'll do anything to win the Triple M—even marry a stranger. To
his surprise, Emmeline's charms beguile him even as the secrets he
senses she's hiding ignite jealousy and suspicion. But when a
visitor from the past enters the high country, the newlyweds have no
choice but to give up on a marriage in name only and seek a union
that satisfies them body and soul.
SHOTGUN
BRIDE (November 2003)
- Triple
M Ranch, Arizona Territory–
Spring 1885
One
special lady will help this cowboy lawman win his father's
ranch—and steal his heart in the bargain . . .
Kade
McKettrick's got five mail-order brides-to-be camped out at the
local hotel, all more than eager to provide him with the heir that
will win him the Triple M Ranch. But Kade, the newly appointed
marshal, has his hands full with a troublesome outlaw gang. Why,
then, is he so easily distracted by pretty "Sister
Mandy"—who most assuredly is not the nun she claims to
be?
On
the run from her outlaw stepfather, Mandy Sperrin hides beneath her
solemn disguise and vows to keep her wild, passionate nature from
the respectable citizens of Indian Rock. Yet when the handsome
marshal makes it clear that he wants her, Mandy gives in to her
heated desires . . .
Despite
the secrets that may lure them both perilously close to danger, Kade
knows that proposing marriage may be the only way to keep this
spirited woman by his side. But are her ties to a shadowed past more
threatening—and closer—than Kade knows? His strong, sensual
embrace may charm Mandy's wild heart, but will she surrender to a
lifetime of his deep and powerful love?
SECONDHAND
BRIDE (December 2004)
- Triple
M Ranch, Arizona Territory–
Fall 1885
To
win his father's ranch, a hard-living cowboy settles down and takes
a wife—another man's wife!
The
youngest McKettrick brother, Jeb, is the wild one who never could
stay out of trouble. And trouble is what he gets when he proposes to
Chloe Wakefield. No sooner do he and the pretty schoolteacher tie
the knot than Jeb discovers she's already married! After a major
dustup with Chloe in a Tombstone barroom, an irate Jeb hightails it
back to the Triple M Ranch, certain that his chances of winning the
spread in a marriage race with his brothers are dashed.
Now
Chloe has come to Indian Rock, hoping to find her beloved uncle John
and a much-needed teaching post. But when she crosses paths with Jeb,
her rage—and passion—flare even stronger than back in Tombstone.
Chloe never intended to mislead Jeb about her previous marriage to a
scoundrel of a man. But when she finds out Jeb needs a bride and a
baby in order to inherit the Triple M, she is livid.
Learning
to trust will be the hardest part of this mixed-up marriage—until
a stagecoach robbery and the return of a dangerous stranger prove to
Jeb and Chloe that they need each other to love and honor as long as
they both shall live.
MCKETTRICK’S
CHOICE (June 2005)
- Triple
M Ranch, Arizona Territory
– Summer 1888
When news came that there was trouble back in Texas. . . Holt
McKettrick left a mail-order bride and his family on the spot!
And
he never looked back. He just prayed he'd be in time to save the man
who had raised him as a son and keep his best friend from the
gallows. He knew he'd encounter rustlers, scoundrels and thieves.
But he'd never expected to find a woman like Lorelei Fellows.
Setting fire to her wedding dress in the town square probably wasn't the
best way to stand her ground.
But
Lorelei had had enough. She was sick of men and their schemes. All
she wanted was to stake her claim on her own little piece of Texas.
And with Holt McKettrick as a neighbor, things were beginning to
look up. The man was a straight shooter with a strong will, a steady
aim and a hungry heart.
SIERRA’S
HOMECOMING (December 2006 Silhouette Special Edition)
- Triple
M Ranch, Arizona Territory–
Present Day
When
she moved to her family's ancestral ranch, single mom Sierra
McKettrick was disconcerted by the Triple M's handsome caretaker,
Travis Reid. But when her son claimed to see a mysterious boy in the
house, and an heirloom teapot started popping up in unexpected
places, Sierra wondered if the attraction between herself and Travis
might be the least of her worries.
In
1919, widowed Hannah McKettrick lived at the ranch with her son and
her brother-in-law, Doss. Her confused feelings for Doss and her
son's health problems occupied all her thoughts—until the family
teapot started disappearing.
Could
Sierra and her ancestor, Hannah, be living parallel lives?
MCKETTRICK’S
LUCK (February 2007)
- Triple
M Ranch, Arizona Territory
–
Present Day
A
new generation of McKettrick men stake their claim to their
land—and the women they love.
Like
his celebrated ancestors who tamed the wilds of Arizona, Jesse
McKettrick's Indian Rock ties run deep. The triple M Ranch is in his
blood, along with the thrill of risk. But with his land at stake,
Jesse won't get involved in Cheyenne Bridge's scheme—despite the temptation she brings.
Cheyennegrew
up in Indian Rock and left its painful memories behind to become a
self-made woman. Now her job is to convince Jesse to sell his
property. Jesse's not the kind of man Cheyenne could ever forget,
but he's too wild and dangerous for a woman committed to playing it
safe. Yet sparks of attraction fly, tempting Cheyenne to lay it all
on the line for the passion she sees in Jesse's eyes.
MCKETTRICK’S
PRIDE (March 2007)
- Triple
M Ranch, Arizona Territory–
Present Day
A
new generation of McKettrick men stake their claim to their
land—and the women they love.
The
only wide-open space Rance McKettrick wants to see in his future is
his hometown in his rearview mirror. The down-to-earth ex-rancher is
determined to make a fresh start with his two young daughters—and
leave his heartbreaking loss and family's successful corporation far
behind.
He
sure doesn't need Indian Rock's free-spirited new bookstore owner
Echo Wells confusing his choices . . . and raising memories he'd
rather forget. But her straightforward honesty and reluctance to
trust is challenging everything Rance thought he knew about himself.
And when their irresistible attraction puts their hearts on the
line, Rance and Echo must come to grips with who they really are to
find a once-in-a-lifetime happiness.
MCKETTRICK’S
HEART (April 2007)
- Triple
M Ranch, Arizona Territory–
Present Day
A
new generation of McKettrick men stake their claim to their
land—and the women they love.
Keegan
McKettrick has learned the hard way that women can’t be trusted.
The only female in his life these days is the young daughter
he sees all too rarely, and his sole passion is for his job
overseeing his family’s corporation.
Until beautiful but mysterious Molly Shields comes to Indian
Rock on a mission, and keeping a suspicious eye on her becomes
Keegan’s full-time hobby.
Molly
doesn’t know why she’s attracted to a man who’s determined to
dig up dirt on her, even if he is gorgeous.
But cynical Keegan might be the one person who can truly
understand her shadowy past—and if the two can risk opening their
hearts, they just might forge a brighter future.
MCKETTRICK’S
WAY (Silhouette Special
Edition - December 2007)
- Triple
M Ranch, Arizona Territory–
Present Day
She
wanted his baby . . . and he wanted her!
Meg
McKettrick longs for a baby—husband optional. Perfect father
material is gorgeous Brad O’Ballivan, old flame and new owner of
his family’s ranch in Stone Creek. But Meg—as strong, proud and
stubborn as her ancestors on Indian Rock’s Triple M Ranch—wants
to do things her way . . . the McKettrick way. And Brad feels just
as strongly about the O’Ballivan way.
Love,
marriage, babies and a lifetime to share—that’s what Brad wants.
Not a single night of
passion, an unexpected pregnancy and a woman who won’t budge. For
a rugged rodeo cowboy who never gives up, it’s a battle of wills
he intends to win . . . and nothing matters more than claiming
Meg’s wild McKettrick heart.
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