Settlers of South Park Books in Order

After losing his cattle, Jacob Clarkson moves his family from Kansas toward Colorado's mountain grasslands. Weather, river crossings and violent encounters challenge the journey, while rescuing a captive young woman introduces romance and further danger as they seek a new ranching home.

The Clarkson homesteaders build their South Park ranches while Becky's illness threatens her future with Seth. A bank robbery and a later kidnapping draw the family into a dangerous pursuit through Hoosier Pass, with the brothers' wives determined to help bring them home.

A cattle drive from South Park toward Georgetown brings the Clarkson ranch hands into danger during the summer of 1863. Felipe Espinosa's campaign of violence spreads fear through the mining country, forcing the settlers to defend themselves while pursuing their livelihood.

Thirteen-year-old Wesley Swanson is injured and taken captive after an encounter with a grizzly. While his family attempts to negotiate his release, Little Fawn cares for him, creating a connection complicated by an attempted escape and new danger within the village.

Caught helping outlaws alter brands on Circle C cattle, Arnie Bradbury flees his troubles and tries to build a better future. His relationship with Rose Appleby gives him a new purpose, but former associates threaten the life they hope to establish together.

A train derailment brings Emily Swanson and Ansel Cunningham together on the way to Buena Vista. Their immediate attraction grows amid a search for stolen cattle and a missing mule, but greed, robbery and violence complicate the Circle C outfit's pursuit.

Wesley hopes to marry Little Fawn as the railroad brings changes to the Circle C ranch. When Little Fawn and Sissy are taken captive, he joins Billy Soaring Bird in a rescue that exposes them to violence and the prospect of retaliatory pursuit.

After decades building a cattle enterprise in South Park, the Clarkson and Swanson families suffer devastating losses in a barn fire. Suspicions about the apparent accident lead toward hired outlaws and a greedy rival, threatening the ranching legacy they have worked to preserve.