Bøker av Carolyne Aarsen

Promise to the dead. Duty to the living.Drake vowed to look after his dying army buddy's pregnant wife. He did not count on falling in love with her.Beth Carruthers has been living with her in-laws on their ranch. She wants nothing to do with Drake until an accident sends her father-in-law to the hospital and forces the baby to come early. She needs help.Drake can't leave Beth to struggle alone, but he can't help feeling guilty for loving her.Beth wants to trust Drake, but he's no cowboy. He's a soldier. He seems steadfast and trustworthy, two things her cheating husband was not.Will they learn to lean on each other or will secrets from Drake's past strangle the possibility they of a future together?***USA today bestselling author, Carolyne Aarsen, presents another heartwarming cowboy romance that about trust and love.

Dream job. Dream life. Yet for Abby Newton happiness eludes her.And being back in Aspen Valley doesn't help. Because that means facing a past that has been a shadow over her life. And now she has to work with the man who caused it.Lee Bannister has a long road ahead of him to prove that he is more than just an ex-con.Ten years ago Lee had almost killed Abby's father and has served time for that life changing mistake. Lee longs to be able to erase this stain on his past and find the same happiness his sisters have found. He has never forgotten Abby and his feelings for her. But the past hangs between them, stacking the odds against any relationship. But as they spend time together love finds its own way and they can't fight their attraction.Until a sinister secret rises up from the past threatening everything Abby and Lee know about themselves and each other.Can forgiveness pave the way to a second chance for Abby and Lee, or will bitterness blind them to love's possibilities?USA today bestselling author, Carolyne Aarsen, presents a heartwarming cowboy romance that focuses on the overcoming past pains to find forgiveness.

Tanner has never forgiven himself for his brother's death. He's looking for redemption the only way he knows how. Riding in his brother's honour in the NFR.Keira broke the heart of the only man she ever trusted and the only man she ever loved.But when her ex-boyfriend, Tanner Fortier, shows up at her leathermaking shop on her father's ranch, he brings with him all the sorrow she's been trying to forget. And his brother's broken saddle that he needs her to repair.However, the saddle isn't the only thing that needs repairing in Tanner's life. He still carries the burden of his brother's death, his heartbreak at Keira's hands and abandonment from his only mother he's ever known.Keira doesn't want to have anything to do with the saddle or Tanner, but when a snowstorm strands them together on the ranch, they must both face the dark shadows of the past.Can Tanner forgive himself and get the answers he needs? Can Keira move from the past trust that God makes all things new?

His brother's dying wish was that Kip take care of his sons.Nicole has come to take them away from the only home they've known And Nicole has the law on her side in the form of her sister's will giving their father guardianship of the boys.Kip isn't letting the boys go without a fight. No matter what she claims or how much of a beautiful distraction she is. He's not breaking his promise to his brother. The boys belong in the open spaces and freedom of the ranch.While Nicole would just as soon whisk the boys away as soon as possible, Kip is digging in his heels until she can prove the validity of the will. As she waits, Nicole spends time with her nephew. But she also comes to know the ruggedly handsome cowboy better. In Kip she sees a man whose love and devotion for his family is what she's always yearned for from her adoptive father. And Kip is a man she's growing dangerously attracted to.As she wrestles with her desire to help her father and her changing relationship with Kip, she grows more confused. And Kip's kisses don't help matters.However, when an earth-shattering secret is revealed, it threatens to take down their relationship and change everything they thought was true. Can Kip and Nicole's relationship stand this test? Or will it pit them against each other in a challenge to their faith, family alliances and love for each other?Read Western Wishes to come back to Aspen Valley in this sweet romance.

Miriam could use a Christmas miracle.But she doesn't feel she deserves it.Not after giving up her baby for adoption to her brother while in prison.But now her baby's parents are dead. And she and her child's uncle, Duncan, are forced to work together to help their orphaned niece get through Christmas.Neither feels capable but both have hearts full of love for her.Miriam has never completely gotten over Duncan. They met at their respective siblings' wedding. They both thought something magical was growing between them.They parted ways, promising, needing to keep in touch.Then Miriam's life imploded and shame kept her away.Now, as joint guardians of their niece, the only thing they can agree on is trying to find out what is best for Celia. Neither feels capable but as they work together the old attraction ignites.Can their changing relationship survive Christmas and the dark secret Miriam harbors? A secret that could drive Miriam away from Duncan, Celia, and This Place.If you like Christmas reunions, romantic sleigh rides, and stories about second chances, you'll love Carolyne Aarsen's story of loss and redemption and Christmas wonder.