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'WYOMING, 1883...When twenty-year-old Kelley Keaton returns home after five years in New York, she discovers home is not the place it used to be. Her brother is behaving mysteriously. Her childhood nemesis, Luke Taylor, is now connected to her by a controlling organization their families created and call the Alliance. And their neighbor has turned being a nuisance and a bully into something far more sinister and menacing. When one of their own is cold-bloodedly murdered, the Alliance sets out to get justice. Who is responsible? How can they prove their suspicions? How do they cope with conflict over strategy, unexpected romance and unrequited love, the demands of loyalty, and with loss and sacrifice? With each twist and turn of this courageous and passionate adventure it becomes clear that there are no easy answers, as the Alliance families and their friends fight for the truth, for freedom and for each other. In this warm and spirited novel about discerning loyalty, love and freedom in the most trying circumstances, we are taken to a world that has long since passed into legend but at whose heart throbs a timeless pulse. These Liberty & Property Legends have a bold, adventuresome and romantic story to tell, beginning with HEARTLAND On the Side of Angels.' (Publication summary)

'Their Darkest Hour is coming...Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1885 The stain of Ed Parsons' ignominy has begun to spread. There are rumors that territorial prosecutor Cam Faraday and Laramie County sheriff Cliff Ryan have collaborated to cover up evidence in Cheyenne's most controversial murder. Editor of The Tribune, Charlie Quaid, has hired ambitious journalist Emmaline Roberts to investigate, but there is peril on the streets of Cheyenne for the young reporter, and she needs the skill and dedication of Sheriff Cliff Ryan to keep her safe. In San Francisco, Luke's reunion with the woman he loves has not gone to plan; he returns to Cheyenne to face what might have been, only to be devastated by what he discovers. And the Alliance confronts its darkest hour as its enemies EMPIRE FOR LIBERTY is the second volume in THE LIBERTY & PROPERTY LEGENDS series, and begins where HEARTLAND On the Side of Angels left off. In this fast-paced, character-rich sequel, warmed by romance and humor, we witness the best and the worst of humanity. We can be left in no doubt that we are now deep in the heart of the Liberty & Property Legends' (Publication summary)

'THE LIBERTY & PROPERTY LEGENDS, VOLUME THREE. The grand adventure of The West & Gilded Age America continues... As winter maintains its grip in March of 1885, the hunt for Loren Bodecker is on! In the aftermath of the maverick attacks, with tensions escalating, relationships begin to deepen, complicating the path of justice and the lives of all involved. Marshal Dan Hummer deputizes Sheriff Cliff Ryan into the US Marshals. Accompanied by Ben Taylor, they set off to the Mile High City in search of Bodecker and find themselves caught up in the city's gilded elite and its notorious demimonde. Ben's passionate encounter with the beautiful and enigmatic Raina Montgomery will be a revelation. And in Cheyenne, for Luke and Emmaline, the arrival of two utterly unexpected visitors changes everything - forever. This third book in The Liberty & Property Legends saga begins where volume two EMPIRE FOR LIBERTY Dangerous Lullaby left off. In the risky business of procuring justice and searching for truth, FIRST COUNTRY becomes an unforeseen adventure in how and what it means to be - and become - family.' (Publication summary)

'Early in the spring of 1885, the murder trial of tycoon Loren Bodecker and the cruel maverick Donnelly commences in Cheyenne. With so much at stake, all eyes are upon this famed Magic City of the Plains, where the scales of frontier justice are poised to weigh the compelling and often bruising evidence. Drawn ever deeper into the labyrinth shaping their pursuit of justice, challenged in both heart and mind, the gallant Alliance & its friends are about to discover truth long withheld.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.