Duty and desire clash in the sultry summer heat when fire ignites two unsuspecting hearts….

All she wants is a safe haven, security, and to escape her past. All he wants is to protect his children and town from danger. Sparks fly as they find more than they bargained for in the untamed west.

On the run, Josey Denning seeks shelter and protection away from a wild outlaw gang determined to find her. Seeking solace and safety out of view, the last thing she wants is for the law to find her.

Daxton Clark is the sheriff in the western town of Whiskey River. It’s quaint and quiet, and he’s determined to keep it that way. When a notorious, bloodthirsty gang comes to town threatening their security, he’s sworn to protect his family and the town from evil forces lurking in the shadows.

When he discovers a beautiful woman, dehydrated and exhausted, sleeping in his barn he’s immediately drawn to her. But will he be able to protect her from the evil forces determined to see her dead? Or will his heart need protection from her?

Determination and daring take the lead as danger storms the banks of Whiskey River, leaving its inhabitants to wonder if the safe secure town they built together will ever be the same again in The Sheriff and the Outlaw.

*NOTE: This book was previously published by Theresa Oliver Books as The Sheriff and the Outlaw (Whiskey River Brides, #5.5).

She's a preacher's daughter and a runaway mail-order bride who witnessed her father's murder. He's the outlaw who saved her life, looking for a second chance. Will the snowy banks of Whiskey River offer them a new life in the west or be their downfall?

As a preacher's daughter living in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Sissy Spenser is used to the simple things in life. As long as she has some fabric to sew, she's content to live at home and take care of her father. But everything changes when she witnesses her father's death. But when one of the outlaws saves her life, she's left wondering how this handsome young man came to be in the company of such notorious outlaws.

When what starts off as a simple bank robbery turns into cold-blooded murder, Brodie Hudson has second thoughts about his lifestyle choices. Seeing the victim's beautiful daughter crying at her father's side, he saves her life and then disappears with his gang. Never did he think he would have the good fortune to see her again.

With no money and no prospects, Sissy spots an advertisement in a Hearts and Hands Magazine for a mail-order bride and decides it's the answer to her prayers. But when she arrives in Laramie and a raunchy rancher is her betrothed, she makes a sleigh ride escape into the wilds of Wyoming.

Wanting a second chance, Brody leaves his gang and ends up in the quaint town of Whiskey River, but nearly faints when he sees the beautiful woman from the bank robbery ride into town.

Will Sissy and Brody find a new start in Whiskey River? Or will they run away from love just when it's knocking on their door?

She's a princess who wants to choose her own life. He's a livery stable owner, who has given up on love. Together, Gabriella and Dirk discover a flame that even a blizzard can't quench.

As the niece of Charles III, Prince of Monaco, Gabriella's life is planned out for her, right down to whom she would marry and the company she keeps. She's a woman with everything… except the ability to make her own choices. Escaping a life of faux friends and duty, Gabriella forsakes her life of fortune and runs away to the wilds of the 1870s West, hoping for a new life. What she discovers instead is an education in the ways of the world.

Not far from town, livery stable owner Dirk Price is settling in for another long winter in Whiskey River when a mysterious young woman shows up on his doorstep. In the light of the fireside, Gabriella and Dirk find themselves unfreezing their chilly hearts and protecting each other from not only the cold, but from the evil forces closing in around them. Can they let love in, or will they turn away at a time when they need each other the most?

In the depths of winter, under the heavy weight of a blinding blizzard, return to the sleepy, snowy banks of Whiskey River, Wyoming, as Gabriella and Dirk discover that love is the greatest—and most dangerous—journey of all during the most wonderful time of the year.

She's afraid to give her heart. He's locked his heart away. In a marriage of convenience, will two hearts let go and let love in?

After Mia Flynn's roommate, Ella, moves to Whiskey River, Wyoming, she is left high and dry. In financial trouble and alone, Mia remembers that Ella had been a mail-order bride when she moved away. Knowing she has connections, Mia writes to her, asking her to find her a suitable husband.

Haunted by the ghosts of his past, Caleb Henley is also in trouble. As the preacher of Whiskey River, he finds himself with two small children alone, caring for his farm, and attending to the needs of his congregation a near impossibility. With no other options in sight, he decides to take a wife.

Mia soon discovers that what Caleb really wants is a housekeeper and a babysitter for his children, but not a wife.

Caleb is determined not to let his new wife into his heart. Or can he?

Mia and Caleb discover that there are many types of love, but will they find it in each other or lose it forever? Join Mia, Caleb, and all your favorite citizens of Whiskey River as love takes the reins in The Preacher's Bride!

Each book in the Whiskey River Brides Series is a stand-alone and features a different couple: a dancehall girl and a gunslinger, a sheriff and an outlaw, a dress designer and a lawyer, and more. All books are Sweet Historical Western Romance.

*Note: This is the second publication of this book. It was previously published as The Preachers Bride (Whiskey River Brides, #4) by Theresa Oliver with another publisher.

She lost everything and wants a new start. He can't let go of his past… until he meets her. Although both are strong-willed, can they find a compromiseand let love in?

Megan Shannon is no stranger to struggle. Having lost everything and everyone she holds dear, she set out from her beloved Ireland to seek a new life in America. When her thirst for a new life lands her in the untamed frontier of Whiskey River, she finds that a free spirit has no merit in her new husband's home. Emboldened by her desire to be her own woman, Megan clashes against the powerful men who would see her demure and silent.

For Dallas King, Whiskey River is not a safe haven for the bold and the brave, but rather a chance to rise as a powerful man of society. Having left behind a dark and twisted childhood, Dallas sets out to become the man his father wasn't. In the pursuit of his narrow dream, Dallas finds himself at odds with the beautiful woman he has brought to the frontier to be his wife.

An epic battle ensues between what one wants and what one expects as danger lurks close by. Will Megan and Dallas come to terms with their troubled pasts in pursuit of a perfect future? Or does Whiskey River have something entirely different in mind?

In a battle of wills and wit, danger and desire take the reins as we return to the untamed banks of Whiskey River in The Banker's Bride.