The Broad Street Boarding House

Adele Hilton has just lost her father to a sudden illness, and now she's an orphan left with a large inheritance from each of her parents. A warning of danger from her aunt is closely followed by a bullet that narrowly misses her, and she realizes she's no longer safe in her home. She boards the first train out of town and ends up in Denver, where she finds a boarding house and hopefully, a place of refuge.

Katie Lasko’s brother has been killed, her house and barn burned to the ground. In desperation, she comes up with a plan. But a poker game, a shoot-out, and a dropped gun leave her in a real conundrum. Deputy Rick Sands has loved Katie Lasko for as long as he can remember. When she gets tangled in a conundrum and runs away it’s his job to hunt her down and arrest her. But how can he arrest the woman he loves?

When Christina Van Pelt is let go from her teaching position, she feels lost and rejected. Teaching meant everything to her, and without it, she wonders if she truly has a purpose. A letter from a family friend inviting her to come teach in Denver brings her to life again and she eagerly agrees to make the trip, but when she arrives, she finds that the plans have gone horribly awry. John Hall has been teaching in the Denver schoolhouse for five years while also trying to see to the needs of his aging mother.

Mary Hannah has misgivings about everything, but one thing she is certain about is her need for freedom from her father’s plans for her to marry a man twice her age. When her friend Katie comes asking for help to escape the local hoodlum’s vicious hand, Mary Hannah begs Katie to take her, too. Will a town in Colorado be far enough away from Mary Hannah’s misgivings to let her find a happy life?

Starla Logan's brother disappeared three years ago. With no family left, she receives a surprise letter from him. Zachary is in trouble in Denver and needs help. She leaves immediately and arrives at the Broad Street Boarding House just before Christmas. She'll find Zachary, no matter how long it takes. But when the handsome man staying at the boarding house next door offers to help, she gladly takes him up on his offer.

When Holly Christenson’s husband is killed on his family’s farmstead, his siblings—especially the second eldest who is now in control—heartlessly casts her from their midst. She takes a train to Denver and moves into the Broad Street Boarding House. With help from the Cartwright sisters and Cane, an obliging gentleman next door, she lands a teaching job. The holidays are upon them, and while helping Cane Givens at the Mission House and overseeing the Christmas play, sparks fly between the young couple.

Whiskey heiress Brandy Dardanelle has been abandoned at the altar. Seething from the sting to her family honor, she follows the lickspittle’s trail to Denver. However, she doesn’t even have time to unpack when she sees the errant ex-fiancé getting on another train. Afraid of losing her prey, Brandy brashly jumps aboard too. Successful rancher Samuel Elliott, Jr., returning home after negotiating the cattle deal of a lifetime, must now convince his neighbors he’s wise enough and mature enough to handle the details.

There was a storm coming. Not now, but soon. Not the kind that involved thunder and lightning. It was the kind that involved bullets and blood. Carrigan Briccillio could feel it in her bones. .... it really is a love story.