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September Releases:

Wild West Christmas

By Kathleen Y'Barbo, Lena Nelson Dooley, Vickie McDonough, Darlene Franklin
ISBN 978-1-60260-566-4
Barbour 

Christmas Courtships Corral Four Sisters in Texas

Charlsey Ames can ride, rope, and work the ranch with the best of them. But things don't add up when she finds herself attracted to accountant Harold Miller III, a citified tenderfoot. Will he ever see the gentle woman beneath the coating of trail dust.

Sharp-shooting Lucy Ames is thrilled to join Major Paulson's Wild West Show. But is she setting her sights too high when she begins falling for budding evangelist Gordon Paulson? Would she be better off aiming for a stable, widowed rancher?

Although horse-trainer Sarah Ames is stunned when her pa hires the part-Mexican Carson Romero to take over her job at the ranch, she gradually becomes attracted to the drifter. But when cattle go missing, Carson seems the prime suspect Has Carson stolen Sarah's heart as well as some prime longhorns?

An expert tracker, the plain Bessie Mae Ames resolves to spend her life taking care of her widowed father. That is until Texas Ranger Josef Mueller rides back into town, trailing a wanted man. Will the soon-to-be-smitten ranger find both he and his prey sweet on an unsuspecting Bessie Mae?

Will these cowgirls be tamed and live to celebrate Christmas romance?

Wild West Christmas is on an Amazon Bestseller list.

Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe

By Lena Nelson Dooley, Jeanie Smith Cash, Jean Kincaid, Jeri Odell
ISBN 978-1-60260-563-3
Barbour

Love Hits the Slopes at Christmastime

Four young women, fresh out of college, pursue their careers at a new ski lodge at Lake Tahoe's Incline Village during the winter season.

Bethany Stillman's resolve to focus on her RN career falters when she meets paramedic Cole Beckman. Cole wonders how long it will be before Beth realizes he's to blame for crippling her grandfather. Can a Christmas miracle forge a path to love and forgiveness?

Social director Scarlett McKaye loves planning things down to the last detail. But what she didn't count on was having to spurn the bold advances of a reckless suitor. How far will daredevil Derrick Greene go to cancel Scarlett's reservations?

Stephanie St. John is determined to make a go of the time-share program at Snowbird Lodge. But Darrin Hart seems to be undermining her efforts, her confidence, and her reputation. Will misunderstanding be resolved, or will Stephanie succeed in business only to lose at love?

A wounded-at-the-heart Michaela Christianssen has chosen a male-free existence. But her friends and an eleven-year-old girl have other ideas. Widower Jonas Bradley is content with his life as father and forest ranger, until he finds himself pining for Michaela. What will it take to fell her oppositions to romance?

Will these four women hear wedding bells chime this Christmas?

Can You Help Me? And Caught Red-Handed

Lena Nelson Dooley and Yvonne Lehman
ISBN-13: 978-1410417992
Thorndike Large Print Edition

August Release:

The Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner

By Lena Nelson Dooley, Jeri Odell, Frances Devine, Vickie McDonough
ISBN-13: 978-1410417800
Thorndike Large Print Edition

Cranberry Hearts

By Lena Nelson Dooley, Lisa Harris, Elizabeth Goddard
ISBN 978-1-60260-488-9
Barbour
Romancing America - Massachusetts
Contemporary Romantic Suspense

Available at bookstores and online.

Hearts Are on the Line in Three Suspenseful Romances

Three modern women’s lives have been turned upside down. But going home to the Boston area leads them to encounter both love and danger.

Leiann Hambrick is called home to meet the grandfather she never knew, but Gerome Mays suspects her of stealing from the elderly man. Can Leiann forgive those who lied to her—and about her?

Kayla Marceilo left Boston to heal, only to have her ex-fiancé find her. But Ty Lawrence’s past still makes loving him a risk. With the danger so tangible, can Ty every win her trust?

Riley O’Hare gives up her dreams to run the family’s cranberry farm, and just when she thinks her new life is peaceful, Zane Baldwyn brings danger to her door. Can they work together to solve a mystery and save the farm?

Can these three women learn to trust God and man when uncertainty darkens their lives?

A Barbour Bestseller

The Prairie Romance Collection
Twelve Complete Stories

ISBN 978-1-60260-435-3
Barbour Publishing
Historical

Now available at your favorite bookstore and online

Expanding western borders, turning the land, and finding a place in which to live and love defines the pioneer Heart. Within this unique collection are twelve complete stories of romance on the American Great Plains penned by twelve different multi-published authors.

After the Harvest by Lynn A. Coleman
Love Notes by Mary Davis
Mother’s Old Quilt by Lena Nelson Dooley
The Tie That Binds by Susan K. Downs
A Heart’s Dream by Birdie L. Etchison
The Bride’s Song by Linda Ford
The Barefoot Bride by Linda Goodnight
Prairie Schoolmarm by JoAnn A. Grote
The Provider by Cathy Marie Hake
Freedom’s Ring by Judith McCoy Miller
Returning Amanda by Kathleen Paul
Only Believe by Janet Spaeth

Enjoy history relived through the pioneer’s adventures, heartaches, challenges, victories, and romance. You are sure to have more than one favorite to warm your heart and encourage your faith.
 

Wild Prairie Roses

By Lena Nelson Dooley, Laurie Alice Eakes, Lisa Harris
ISBN 978-1-60260-415-5
Barbour Publishing
Historical

Available at your favorite bookstore and online

Lost Gold Leads to a Treasure Trove of Romance

In the decade following the Civil War, rumors of gold lost near Browning City, Iowa, lead three couples on quests for treasure.

Constance Miller’s father’s dying request sends her on a manhunt. Once in Iowa, local blacksmith Hans Van de Kieft shadows her every step. Will Constance find more than she bargained for in riches of the heart?

Among a family famous for their heroics, Tara Young seeks the chance to make a name for herself recovering the gold cache. Government agent Aaron Jefferson is on a similar mission. Can they work together, or will the prize remain elusive to them both?

Lily Reese can’t wait to leave her boring town—until Ben Purcell arrives, looking to set down his roots. When stories of treasure sweep them both into a whirlwind of danger, will they each have to give up their dreams to reap a reward?

Can the little town of Browning City handle so much excitement? Will it relinquish its treasure or reveal it in matters of the heart?

Snowbound Colorado Christmas

By Susan Page Davis, Lena Nelson Dooley, Darlene Franklin, Tamela Hancock Murray
ISBN 978-1-60260-116-1
Barbour
Historical

This book is available at bookstores and from
Heartsong Presents
800-847-8270 or
www.heartsongpresents.com

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Snowbound Colorado Christmas is on the CBD Bestseller list.

Snowbound Colorado Christmas is on the Barbour Bestseller list.

Snowbound Colorado Christmas is in an Amazon Bestseller list.

Love Arrives with a Blizzard

Thalia Bloom’s Christmas Party on December 3, 1913, is the talk of Denver, but no one dreams the gently falling snow will continue six days and accumulate nearly four feet.

Fires of Love by Tamela Hancock Murray
Thalia Bloom looks forward to her party, except for seeing heartbreaker Maximilian Newbolt. Sparks fly between them. Maximilian is waylaid by an allergy to a strawberry and rhubarb tart, and illness means he must linger. Aunt Dorcas is even unhappier than Maximilian, discouraging any newfound love between the couple. Has God used a fruit tart to free this couple from the bondage of fears and insecurities so they can find true happiness in love?

The Best Medicine by Lena Nelson Dooley
When Thomas Stanton shows up at the holiday party of Rose Fletcher’s best friend, his appearance reminds Rose of the infatuation she felt for him when he worked on her father’s ranch. Although her heart wants to continue those long ago feelings, her mind remembers that he doesn’t share her faith in God. Thomas can’t understand why rose seems so standoffish. Will it take God’s intervention to show these two people just what He has planned all along?

Almost Home by Susan Page Davis
Patricia Logan leaves Thalia’s party and heads for home at her uncle’s ranch. Her ride is sidelined by the blizzard. A chance meeting with Jared Booker, an old friend, prompts Patricia to beg for a lift. They set out on horseback and become snowbound in a shack for two days with an outspoken midwife and their past. Can they rekindle their old camaraderie and see it transform into lasting love?

Dressed in Scarlet by Darlene Franklin
Natalie Daire, a rich young heiress, has an automobile accident on the way home from Thalia’s holiday party and finds herself snowed in with other guests at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. Fabrizio Ricci, the mechanic who fixes her motorcar, is also snowbound at the hotel. Can these two people from the opposite ends of the social spectrum find true love?

If they live through the storm, will love be there to greet each young woman on Christmas morn?

Who Am I?

ISBN 978-1-59789-782-2
Heartsong Presents
Romance/Suspense
Book 1 in Massachusetts contemporary series

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Leiann has been lied to her entire life.

Leiann Hambrick was settled into a comfortable life as a Texas schoolteacher. . .but then her mother dies and her world is turned upside down. A letter Leiann receives causes her to question her very identity. What will she learn when she goes to Boston to meet the grandfather she nas never known?

Gerome Mays has discovered that someone is stealing from his wealthy stepfather. When Leiann shows up claiming to be his stepfather’s long-lost granddaughter, Gerome wonders if she’s involved. But as his attraction for her grows, unexplained accidents lead Gerome to a more sinister plot.

Will Leiann learn to forgive those who lied to her and find her true identity in the Lord? Can Gerome save Leiann’s life and his stepfather’s fortune?

One Year Life Verse
Compiled by Jay K. Payleitner
ISBN 978-1-4143-1262-0
Tyndale

This book is in bookstores now.

Also available at:

www.christianbooks.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
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Lena was privileged to be included in this devotional book containing scriptures from 364 other people. Some of them are well-known, some are not. This would make a wonderful gift or choice for a personal devotional.

Montana Mistletoe
By Lena Nelson Dooley, Lisa Harris, Debby Mayne, Kim Vogel Sawyer
ISBN 978-1-59789-820-1
Barbour
Contemporary

This book is available at bookstores and from
Heartsong Presents
800-847-8270 or
www.heartsongpresents.com

Also available at:
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Love Comes in Unexpected Packages

Four childhood friends from Mistletoe, Montana, made a pact to find true love by their twenty-eighth Christmas. As the deadline looms, each woman keeps busy with expanding careers and experiences that threaten to douse their Christmas spirit – as well as their chances for romance.

Christmas Confusion by Lena Nelson Dooley
Lori Compton, mayor of Mistletoe, needs ideas for ways to prop up the sagging economy. After having her heart broken by the former pastor, she doesn’t want to spend time with the new pastor. Rev. Russell Brown has plenty of ideas, even one that includes his spending the rest of his life with the beautiful mayor. Will Lori be able to move beyond her hurts and recognize God’s intentions for the future of the town – and for her own future?

Return to Mistletoe by Debby Mayne
Deanna Moss assumes Frank is the man she’ll marry, until her old flame, Anthony Carson, arrives in town on business. Their attraction is as strong as ever, but she doesn’t want her heart to be broken again. Anthony has a reputation for not staying in one place for long. Deanna loves Mistletoe and wants to protect not only her heart but the place she loves from people who only care about the bottom line. Will Anthony ever convince Deanna that he’s serious about loving her and making Mistletoe his permanent home?

Under the Mistletoe by Lisa Harris
When Madison Graham leaves the quaint town of Mistletoe for New York City to buy products for her year-round Christmas store, Under the Mistletoe, she’s positive she has met her man. Albert Kendall is everything she’s ever dreamed of: successful, good-looking, and well off. But is worldly success really what she’s looking for in a man, or have the bright lights of the city so blinded her that she’s forgotten the real meaning of Christmas?

All I Want for Christmas Is. . .You by Kim Vogel Sawyer
When Kathy Morgan returns to her childhood home of Mistletoe for a stroll down memory lane before accepting the marriage proposal of her business-partner boyfriend, she doesn’t expect to have her world turned upside down. But local postman Erik Hoffman ends up delivering more than mail – he delivers the disturbing message that Kathy needs to get her heart back in order with her Savior. Although Kathy resists Erik’s advice at first, she slowly comes to realize he’s right – what she need most for Christmas isn’t a husband; it’s faith.

When Romance Arrives in Unexpected Packages, will Each Woman Be Able to Accept the Gift?

Montana Mistletoe has appeared on the CBD bestseller list and Barbour Publishing bestseller list.

Carolina Carpenter Brides  ISBN 978-1-59789-581-1 By Janet Benrey, Ron Benrey, Lena Nelson Dooley, Yvonne Lehman Barbour ContemporaryNovella Collection

This book is available from Heartsong Presents 800-847-8270 or www.heartsongpresents.com Also available at: www.amazon.com www.christianbooks.com www.barnesandnoble.com www.walmart.com www.barbourbooks.com

“Love connection, aisle 8. . .” Brianna Griffith Needs to deal with ugly wallpaper in her new office, so she signs up for a how-to course at her local Home & Hearth Superstore. She never expected to run into Zach Wilson, an old flame from her college days. Will her bad decisions be fixed as easily as the wallpaper? Kaitlyn Ferrer, an investigative reporter for Blue Ridge Sun, is writing an undercover story on the dating scene at the H&H. Her half-hearted efforts accelerate when she meets dashing Chris Taylor, who is also working “under cover.” It will take more than good words for these two clandestine overachievers to build an honest relationship. When Valerie Bradford asks a Home & Hearth employee for assistance, she doesn’t guess that she will get more than she bargained for. Austin Hodges can’t believe what the feisty blond woman plans to accomplish by herself. Because of his profession, he knows hoe much help she needs, but for right now, his advice will have to do. Can God lead them through the misunderstandings they encounter toward a bright future together? Gary Andrews works security at the H&H when Janice Jones begins working in the flowers and plants department. Soon her activities become suspect. He can have her arrested or try to save her from a life of crime when personal feelings and moral responsibility become entangled. This Carolina superstore is buzzing with romance, but will love find a firm foundation to build upon?

The Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner ISBN 978-1-59789-583-5 By Frances Devine, Lena Nelson Dooley, Vickie McDonough, Jeri Odell

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The Cactus Corner singles scene is shrinking. . . . Many were unmarried by choice, others by circumstances, but single women living the 1800s carried the unfortunate label of “spinsters.” Once branded, can a spinster find love? India Cunningham is happy running the ranch her father left her when a man she doesn’t remember from her childhood arrives to help her. Can she trust Joshua Dillinger, or is he there to steal her land? Lawyer Anika Windsor is pitted against her first and only love, law school beau Tucker Truesdale. Can these two opposites find true and lasting love, or will their differences keep them apart forever? Elaine Daly has dedicated her life to caring for orphaned children and has no desire for a husband. But when new doctor Dan Murray comes to town, he changes her world. Can he also change her heart? Jody McMillan is determined to raise enough money to buy a vacant property to expand the overcrowded orphanage. Unknown to her, Aaron Garrett has already bought the lot. Can they come to an agreement? Or will both lose what they want, including the one they love?

My novella in this collection, The Spinster and the Cowboy, is a finalist in the ACFW Book of the Year contest.

A Daughter’s Quest ISBN 1-59789-511-3 By Lena Nelson Dooley

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Constance Miller is on a mission As he lies dying, Constance’s father asks her to seek out a troubled friend of his from the war and tell him about God’s love. Although she would rather stay with those she has known all her life, Constance obeys her father’s wishes. She leaves her home in the mountains of Arkansas on a quest to find Jim Mitchell, reportedly living in Iowa. Constance soon discovers that locating Jim will not be as easy as she had hoped, especially if she wants to avoid raising suspicions among the townsfolk of Browning City. And for reasons that escape her, the local blacksmith, Hans Van de Kieft, seems to take her on as his special concern, shadowing her every step. Will Constance find Jim, or will her quest lead her instead to a destiny prepared by her heavenly Father, on that she would have never envisioned on her own? “He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.” — Proverbs 16:20

A Daughter's Quest is a 2007 Book of the Year finalist at American Christian Fiction Writers.

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Is there any way to escape from a pirate ship? Angelina de la Fuente Delgado, the pampered daughter of a wealthy merchant, is on her way home from a trip to Spain when her ship is attacked by pirates. The brigands capture her and her aunt and steal all the merchandise on the ship. After forcing most of the crew to walk the plank, they sink the vessel into the Atlantic. Brian O’Doule, who is secretly in love with Angelina, is also kidnapped by the pirates. Driven by feelings of guilt for not preventing the disaster, he does everything in his power to protect the women and to find a way for them all to escape. Will Angelina ever see her home and her beloved father again? Or will she be forced to marry the fierce pirate captain, Etienne Badeau?

Pirate’s Prize was given the Craig Hart Reviewer’s Choice Award for November

Pirate’s Prize was selected by the Heartsong Reader Poll as the #4 Favorite Historical Heartsong in 2005.

The cover for Pirate’s Prize was voted the favorite historical cover in the Heartsong Reader Poll in 2005

Pirate's Prize was a featured choice by the American Christian Fiction Writers Book Club

• Bridget, free as the wind on the Dakota prairie, who may have found love in the form of a sedate minister. Will making her own wedding dress prove to be her undoing? Marry for Love by Janet Spaeth
• Maggie, who suddenly finds herself all alone in the world. Can she find healing for her broken heart in restoring a quilt for the new railroad stationmaster? Mother’s Old Quilt by Lena Nelson Dooley
• Leah, who struggles even to clothe her son during World War II. Should she trust the stranger who befriends her boy, in spite of rumors surrounding the man? The Coat by Tracey V. Bateman with Frances Devine
• Colleen, who believes love has reentered her life–only to have her hopes dashed by scandal. Could the scrapbook she assembles from bits of fabric help to piece her faith back together as well? Love of a Lifetime by Rhonda Gibson

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Promises broken and hearts left bare. . . Olina Sandsrtom is traveling to America to marry her fiance. In her heart, she carries a secret that stands like an insurmountable wall between her and God. Gustaf Nilsson is an eldest son, expected to correct the problems his younger brother creates. It’s not a role he enjoys, and the mission his is on now is the most odious he has ever had. When these two lives collide, will Olina and Gustaf seed that God’s hand has brought them together? Will they let Him lead them both to the better life He planned for them all along? “A man’s heart deviseth his way; but the LORD directeth his steps” (Proverbs 16:9). The Other Brother was selected by the Heartsong Reader Poll as the #9 Favorite Historical Heartsong in 2002. This book is now out of print. It is only available at www.amazon.com and from the author here.

Home to Her Heart was first published by Heartsong Presents in 1993. When it went out of print, it was a featured book on the Storybook Series web site. Now it is only available from the author. Christmas With Lena Nelson Dooley, a collection of Christmas short stories is also available only from the author. If you would like a copy please email me here.