Bücher der Reihe Last Chance Brides

Maggie McQuaid missed her chance to be a bride and resolved to be a spinster. Finding herself in charge of solving her sister's sudden widowhood and homelessness dilemma, she joins a missionaries' wagon train to relocate them both out west. Is there a better life waiting for her and her grieving sister? Alfie Jones, a confirmed bachelor out of necessity, has scored an excellent opportunity to make a name for himself with the university expedition along the North Platte River. The Cretaceous era geological find is a once-in-a-lifetime chance and he cannot be distracted by anything or anyone. Besides, as an understudy to Professor Thomas Young, he can barely make it on his own. When these two lonely souls meet, fate has other plans for the outcropping of love and marriage. Will their stubborn, determined personalities remain an impenetrable layer between their happy ever after and a life of solitude?

Lisa Eskridge, suddenly widowed and abandoned by those who accuse her late husband of treason, must rely on her sister, Maggie McQuaid, to keep her from being homeless in Omaha, Nebraska. A last chance opportunity to relocate ended badly when the missionary wagon train accuses Maggie wrongfully of inappropriate behavior. It's up to Lisa to find them a safe place to settle. Surrounded by lies and deception, Lisa seeks a quiet life in Last Chance, Nebraska. Except a university professor stirs her heart even though she swore she would never again feel anything for another man. Thomas Young, a professor sent to Last Chance for a geological expedition of a lifetime has no interest in finding a wife, or love. However, love finds him despite his stubborn determination. Can these two overcome what they thought was their destiny and accept what is obvious to everyone but them?

A new life awaits in Last Chance, Nebraska - Or will the secret Candace carries with her be revealed?Candace 'Candy' Sweigart sees an advertisement for a storefront far enough away from Chicago where she can start over and keep her mentor's secret receipts (recipes) away from those who want to ruin his legacy. When she arrives, she finds out the storefront was sold to her by a shyster. Now, she has another problem to solve. How does she share a building with a rival baker when she wants to be the only sweet shop in town?Jessie Logan had no idea Candace purchased the same building he did. His father and Candace's mentor were rival business owners, always fighting and trying to out-shine each other. Since he knew his father would never change his ways, Jessie struck out on his own to prove his worth. He thought Last Chance was the perfect place until he gets there and has to deal with Candace.Since no lawyers were readily available to solve this problem, the sheriff comes up with a grand idea for a contest, letting the people of the town judge their creations. The winner gets to stay in the building and the loser has to find another building. Neither one plan to lose.Can Candace and Jessie find a truce or will one of them have to give up everything they've worked for. Or, will love find them both wanting more than to be rival business owners. Dare they break the chains from the past?Visit Cyndi at www.cyndiraye.com for a free book.