Linda Sandifer

Nancy Maguire, a blue blood from Boston, wants to find her place within the burgeoning society of the mid-nineteenth century. But her parents want her to marry. She envisions her life in California -- a land in the midst of warring factions -- where her dream of owning a horse ranch will come true.She locates a group travelling west, and Nancy quickly learns that women in her society do not have the same rights or equalities of their counterparts; the women of the group don't trust her independence and the men are threatened by it. On the trail, accompanied by Hart, a love she never expected to find, and Lottie, an irreplaceable friend, Nancy faces starvation, Indian warfare, thieves, and war. She travels across the wild frontier on her feisty mare with a wagonful of goods, and on the way she slowly ascertains the true meaning of independence. Linda Sandifer weaves history and fiction into an epic tale with eloquent language and descriptions, making the reader feel the dust of the plains and the power of Mother Nature.

Luke McCall and his four daughters are mustangers in 1863 California. After being accused of murder, they become fugitives from the law. They flee from their ranch in order to avoid a crooked marshal who is framing them, and try to prove their innocence. Delaney McCall, the youngest daughter, falls in love with a mysterious stranger, a bounty hunter in disguise, hired to bring her and her family in. When Luke is wounded, the daughters are left on their own to face an enemy who is determined to bring them in -- dead or alive.

Nancy Maguire, a blue blood from Boston, wants to find her place within the burgeoning society of the mid-nineteenth century. But her parents want her to marry. She envisions her life in California -- a land in the midst of warring factions -- where her dream of owning a horse ranch will come true.She locates a group travelling west, and Nancy quickly learns that women in her society do not have the same rights or equalities of their counterparts; the women of the group don't trust her independence and the men are threatened by it. On the trail, accompanied by Hart, a love she never expected to find, and Lottie, an irreplaceable friend, Nancy faces starvation, Indian warfare, thieves, and war. She travels across the wild frontier on her feisty mare with a wagonful of goods, and on the way she slowly ascertains the true meaning of independence. Linda Sandifer weaves history and fiction into an epic tale with eloquent language and descriptions, making the reader feel the dust of the plains and the power of Mother Nature.

The incarcerated girls and young women come from troubled - often violent - backgrounds. According to DJ, "They come in {here} so broken ... These are girls who've been abused and objectified their whole lives." The film illustrates how many of the young women achieve salvation through joining an elite band of volunteers tasked with battling forest fires, building hiking trails in remote areas and assisting during natural disasters.

It was unfortunate, but inevitable Tess realized. Since their arrival on the west coast of Canada four years ago, she and her father had dreamed of developing the guest house by the lovely lake at the foot of the Rockies. But now her father was dead and her mother had decided to return to England, leaving Tess with no alternative but to follow as soon everything had been wound up. So the house was put up for sale and all Tess had to do was to wait for a prospective buyer. He materialised - in the form of a coolly domineering wretch of a man who not only wanted to take over the guest house, but apparently organise Tess's life for her as well. In no time at all things had slipped right out of her grasp and into the large strong hands of Mr. Steve Fenner - and there didn't seem to be a thing Tess could do about it. She was quite powerless to defy the man - but, to be honest, did she really want to?

There was magic between young Kate Diering and Colorado cattleman Will Chanson. While Kate had known Will since she was a child, only recently did his cool blue eyes seek hers in a way that ignited fires deep within her...And when fate traps them alone in a raging blizzard, they helplessly surrender to the smoldering desires they can no longer deny... only to meet the thundering denial of all their dreams when they leave the sublime isolation of that tiny mountain cabin.

Hattie Longmore knew that a divorced woman with nothing more to her name than some gold dust was worth about a barrel of shucks to a man, so she traveled to her brother's Idaho ranch to make a life watching over him and his motherless daughter. But when she arrived, Hattie was greeted by his broad-shouldered best friend, Jim Rider with the news of her brother's murder. Faint and fearful, Hattie sought comfort in this cowboy's strong, sheltering arms and found herself longing to forget her troubles for a night in his exquisite, loving embrace. Long, lean Jim Rider wouldn't rest until he caught the men who'd killed his best friend. But staying in one place too long wasn't in his blood, and he was madder than a rattlesnake that he was stuck on this ranch with Hattie a lady he'd labeled off-limits. Hattie was the marrying kind, and this cowboy's mind kept straying to the thought of that creamy, curvaceous body under his. For with that mass of curls swirling around her soft shoulders and those glittering blue eyes beckoning him closer, Jim knew that just the velvet touch of those ruby lips would take him to the heights of Mountain Ecstasy.

At thirty-five, Dev Summers wants to quit the rodeo and return to his family ranch in Nevada. July Jones, though seeking sanctuary at the ranch but becomes embroiled in tragedy and a murderous plot.

Encountering rival archaeologist Keane Trevalyan while excavating Anasazi cliff dwellings, Tanya discovers a mystical gemstone that transports them both back to the thirteenth century, where they are worshipped as gods by the Anasazi.