Karen Witemeyer

"In this 1850s romance, Darius Thornton is not the sort of man debutante Nicole Renard could ever marry. But can she stop her heart from surging full steam ahead?"--

A young woman, Grace, who is having a long-distance relationship over the telegraph lines with the shy Amos, receives word that the man who killed her father has discovered where she lives, and flees town to continue her courtship with Amos in person.

Beauty has been nothing but a curse to Penelope Snow, so she hides her figure when she becomes a personal maid for a actress whose troupe is leaving Chicago to tour the West. When her ruse is discovered, her jealous mistress leaves her stranded. Rescued by Texas Ranger Titus Kingsley, Penelope is prepared to build a new life for herself, and takes up residence with the seven old drovers living at his grandfather's ranch. Titus has learned to expect...

"A Texas-sized romance novella collection with stories spanning from 1868 to the present day. In Regina Jenning's Broken limbs, mended hearts, a small-town teacher has her credentials questioned by a traveling salesman. In Karen Witemeyer's Inn for a surprise, two opinionated collaborators must turn a doomed business venture into a successful romantic retreat. From roots to sky by Amanda Dykes follows a young WWII naval airman who heads to Texas to...