Strong Hearts: Open Spirit Books in Order

In 1883, Maggie Weston leaves a history of grief behind and returns alone to the place where she was born. Changes in the land she remembers and the difficulties facing an independent woman test her resolve to build a new life.

Widow Celestre Smythe seeks security through a practical partnership with Montana horse rancher Trevor Wright, caring for his two children. Both intend to keep emotion out of the arrangement, but their shared household challenges the limits they have imposed.

Seamstress Sadina Riley struggles to support her daughter after a broken marriage leaves her isolated by gossip. Childhood friend Edward Hampton offers a new beginning at his inherited Montana ranch, requiring both to confront the damage left by her earlier relationship.

Forty-year-old Beulah Hamilton becomes a mail-order bride after her father's death costs her a lifelong home in military housing. Quiet shopkeeper Silas Martel, newly freed from caring for his mother, seeks companionship, but their practical expectations leave room for misunderstanding.