Patricia PacJac Carroll Books in Order

Jilted Liberty Longstreet leaves her controlling mother for Denver, only to face robbery and a murder accusation. Her attraction to former sheriff Wade Calder becomes complicated by his quest for revenge and responsibility for a child.

Widowed Caroline Lovelace leaves impoverished Virginia to marry Thomas Connors in Colorado. During the journey, she discovers two other women carrying his letters, turning her hopes for security into a rivalry over their shared prospective groom.

Luke Jordan sets out to deliver his dying mother's letters to his outlaw brothers and meets Cat Cahill. Their attraction unfolds amid bounty hunters pursuing the gang and a powerful man's plans to control Plainview.

Widow Jenna Lairdon needs a loan to save her ranch while raising two children and managing a difficult mother-in-law. A skydiver landing outside her home complicates the security offered by a banker who once loved her.

Scarred by saloon life, Katy Gilbreth wants to start again in California but needs help traveling west. Preacher Revelation Tarver intends to head east, until a killer, a land grant, and a tornado disrupt their plans.

Joansy Jones escapes her cruel father to become Thomas Connors's mail-order bride. Meanwhile, orphaned Burl Macfee prepares to leave Hickory Stick rather than endure another lonely winter, placing two people seeking a different life on uncertain paths.

Julia promises to help rejected bride Sarah find a husband, but Sarah chooses Sheriff Zane Walker, who is attracted to Julia instead. Julia's growing feelings collide with her loyalty to Sarah and secrets from her past.

With Caroline and Julia married, Sarah Graham feels abandoned and urgently needs a husband. Jackson Connors begins noticing her differently, but his fear that he killed his uncle makes him question whether he has any future.

Nettie's matchmaking in Bluebonnet intersects with Sally's fear of returning to saloon life and Wills's attempts to atone for his past. Meanwhile, Amelia and Sheriff Justin's romance faces parental opposition and interference from the troubled Yancy.

After her farm fails, Greta sees marriage to Chase Logan as her chance to keep herself and her grandfather from starving. In Texas, Chase anticipates companionship and a woman's help feeding himself and his two brothers.

In Hickory Stick, Hank cannot stop thinking about Lilly's assurance that his life has value. An encounter with an elegant woman and her noisy dog interrupts his brooding, starting their acquaintance with irritation and mutual disapproval.

Determined to avoid becoming a lonely spinster, Maggie Fitzgerald answers a mail-order bride advertisement and travels to Texas. Tom Logan fiercely resists marriage, fearing both the loss of freedom and another devastating loss like his mother's death.

After her father's death, Nettie faces a dependent life with her brothers, who have sold the family farm. A mail-order bride advertisement connects her with Reed Andrews, an aging Texas sheriff pressured to retire and longing for companionship.

Driven out of another town and saloon, Lilly boards a train hoping for one more chance. Her search for a different life leads toward Hickory Stick, where her hardened defenses confront the possibility of Christian redemption.

Prudence takes her fatherless young son west in search of safety and a better future. Her arrival unsettles storekeeper Herman, whose success depends on avoiding risk, forcing him to reconsider the caution that has governed his life.

Jacqueline Bedel flees New Orleans, desperate to escape Sebastian and hoping the man whose letter she carries will offer safety. Dr. Blake Morgan wants a wife to ease his loneliness, but alcohol and his past complicate that hope.

Two Christmas stories explore life and romance on the Texas plains after the Civil War. Priscilla resents her father’s relocation and plans for her marriage, while rancher Steve hopes to find the wife missing from his new life.

Having recently lost one woman, Matt becomes determined to care for the injured Hannah. His uncle Big John warns that he knows nothing about her, challenging Matt's conviction that helping her is worth risking his heart again.

Facing foreclosure and pressure to separate her ten children, widowed Rachel answers a Montana judge's offer of marriage. Lonely Solomon Taggart expects a bride with children, but does not know how many while already managing a local feud.

Sheriff Levi Smith's reasons for coming to Shirleyville threaten to reignite its family feud. His interest in Eve complicates matters further, as she longs for affection while concealing her mother's identity and considering another man's financial security.

Zebulon Benton wants to leave Denver and establish a Montana ranch before marrying. His mother secretly arranges a bride to keep him home, sending determined Amy Gordon into a future whose supposed groom has made entirely different plans.

Ambitious Bridgette wants a role in Montana's business and government, with borrowed law books and bounty work offering possibilities. Sterling Merritt dreams of ranching beside her, but opposing his titled uncle could cost him everything he owns.

Left at the altar, Iris refuses to believe Baxter abandoned her for her father's money. Baxter has actually been forced onto a wagon bound for Arizona, drawing reluctant Rand Ketcham into a search shaped by deception.

War-weary Charlie Ransom buys a Texas ranch and seeks a mail-order bride to begin a family. Ruby Lee Baker hopes to escape constant hardship, but her one condition for marriage is something Charlie cannot currently provide.

Nettie secretly seeks a bride to settle troubled Yancy, while Eugene answers her advertisement on behalf of his headstrong daughter Fancy. Both reconsider their schemes as Fancy mistakenly believes the intended marriage involves her own widowed father.

Cassidy continues riding with Bridgette's Bounty Brigade, sharing adventures with Ronan Murphy, who values his untamed life. Their attraction develops as other Shirleyville romances shift and Adler's syndicate threatens the town's already unsettled peace and future.

A preacher's dutiful daughter, Penelope feels isolated by her reputation for goodness and frustrated by her unruly siblings. Wanting friends and a prospective husband, she wonders how to misbehave just enough, until a family of outlaws intervenes.

Angry at expectations he cannot meet, Ronan leaves Shirleyville for the mining town of Orion and becomes trapped in trouble. Meanwhile, divisions between settlers strain Solomon's Valley, and Bridgette replaces her Bounty Brigade with another controversial scheme.

Sarah hopes to teach in Shirleyville and marry Matt, but is uncertain whether he shares her wedding plans. Around her, Bridgette secretly develops a scheme for reforming outlaws while the valley's families juggle courtship, children, and trouble.

Nearly ready to abandon hope, Evalyn accepts Bridgette's invitation to travel to Montana as a mail-order bride. She longs for a gentle, loving husband after earlier disappointments, but discovers that the groom selected for her is missing.

Seeking independence from her brother's household, Florence travels to Montana and agrees to marry Jay, a man rebuilding his life. Their unexpected partnership faces practical challenges as they establish a home, then four orphans arrive needing care.

Hannah escapes her father's arranged marriage by answering Bridgette's Montana bride advertisement, intending to refuse if necessary. Former prisoner Chad Dawson likewise values freedom over marriage, leaving both prospective partners wary of the match offered to them.

Former outlaw Del Selmer wants to use his carpentry skills in Shirleyville and start a family. Bridgette's bridal registry matches him with Jericho, a woman whose own painful history makes trusting a prospective husband difficult and uncertain.

Abandoned by her husband five years earlier, Amelia seeks permission from a preacher to marry again. As she considers new suitors and a fresh life in Horseshoe Hill, her sister Cordelia's response to a telegram complicates everything.

Bedelia and her seamstress sister move to Horseshoe Hill, attracted by its female mayor's invitation. Rancher Zeb Brockton resents the growing town despite efforts to make peace, then faces a young man who claims to be his son.

Cordelia's arrival disrupts Horseshoe Hill as she searches for a man who will return her interest. Her sisters face their own competing suitors and loyalties, while Maggie struggles to balance motherhood with the demands of daily life.

Fleeing an unwanted marriage, Maggie Dutton reaches the dispirited Wyoming town of Horseshoe Hill when her plans collapse. Café owner Jack Reilly is drawn to her energy, which challenges the resignation that has settled over him and the town.