Two novellas under one cover of Then and Now: In a Stew plus Secrets in the Snow
In A Stew: Catrine and her younger sister were forced to leave their Utah home after their overbearing sheriff father was killed. Needing to find a job, they take a stagecoach to B-town near where the new railroad is being built across Arizona Territory. Though startled by her natural beauty, the sheriff offers her a job running a restaurant he owns that closed when the cook was shot. This would be a dream come true for Catrine, but will he leave her alone or try to run her life like her father? Could they work together when the sparks fly between them? Falling in love would be as easy as eating a bowl of her yummy stew.
Secrets in the Snow: The sole owner of a wedding attire shop and budding designer of beautiful wedding dresses, Cynthia is a virgin at age 35 with romantic dreams about finding the right man to make her dreams come true. Her friend Anne is about to get married. Anne's fiance's older brother, Michael, 37, is strongly opposed to the match and will do anything to stop the marriage, including proposing to Anne himself. Mistaking Cynthia for Anne on their first meeting, Michael offers to marry her in order to save his brother from what he considers a very bad decision. Snowbound with the handsome big-city businessman for the long weekend, lonely Cynthia takes a big chance that changes everything. After that weekend, they each have secrets in the snow.
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An Historical Romance in Paperback and eBook Format from Melange Press Satin Romance
His Prisoner
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Lois Carroll
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A hapless witness to a robbery takes the money from the robbers' stash for himself and his daughter Kate. Despite her objections, they plan their escape west to start a new life. Pinkerton agent Jake traces spent gold to her and her missing father. He holds Kate prisoner until she leads him to the gold. But Kate wants to warn her father. The real robbers want their gold back.
So Jake must hold her close, real close.
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Hide and Seek
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Lois Carroll
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Two novellas, ESCAPE and FASTEST WEDDING IN THE WEST. One features a woman hiding from family abuse. In the other a woman is seeking her lost family. Each woman discovers that happiness and love can grow from sadness and even fear when they do not give up the pursuit.
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An Historical Romance in Paperback and eBook Format from Whiskey Creek Press, a part of Start Publications
Her Inheritance
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Lois Carroll
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In the late 1880s, orphaned Jessica Whitmore inherits a house from her namesake in Texas. Thinking she can live in it and find a job, she endures traveling there from Philadelphia. She is shocked to learn the house was a brothel, and that Tanner Brand, the town's sheriff, inherited half of it with her. He and Jessica have 30 days to create income to support seven girls still living there--without, Jessica insists, returning it to an illegal brothel.
Can innocent sweet Jessica work with the young handsome sheriff? How can all the women earn an honest living?
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DOUBLE THE DREAM
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Lois Carroll
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ISBN 978-1-61160-345-3
The story begins in TRAIL OF DREAMS, then SAVING THE DREAM, and now it concludes DOUBLE THE DREAM. After Ingor Oleson left Norway to claim a part of the Dakota Territory as his own, his brother Lars follows to do the same. Now another year later, their uncle keeps his promise and sends Anne and Katrin Anderssen to marry his nephews. The young women are excited and expect their husbands-to-be to have a good life already carved out for them in the unknown land of the Dakota Territory. Lieutenant Adam Johnson allows the sisters to travel with the Army families moving west to the forts there now that the War Between the States has ended. Sergeant Tavis McDougal is his right-hand man. The sisters are charmed by the officers, and wonder if they will find the Oleson brothers as charming. And what will become of them if they can't find the brothers? Will they ever have the happy lives they have come so far to find?
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SAVING THE DREAM
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Lois Carroll
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ISBN 978-1-61160-345-3
The story starts in TRAIL OF DREAMS and continues here in SAVING THE DREAM: Trapper Ingor Oleson rescues an Indian maiden, Still Water, who was kidnapped in the Dakota Territory by two drunken whites. She is the niece of the Chief of a Sioux tribe he has traded with. Together for weeks as he nurses her, they each must face the hard fact that their dream of a life of a white and an Indian together is impossible. The Army is relocating Indians from the Dakota Territory to make room for white pioneers. The Indians, not wanting to go, are fighting back. A brave from her tribe, who wants her as his wife, has vowed to kill whoever has taken her. Ingor can't let his actions threaten his brother Lars and his family homesteading a day's ride to the west. Avoiding the two drunks seeking revenge for their lost prize and the Army rounding up Indians, Ingor must return her safely to her uncle and face the brave. Can the couple save their dream in the midst of hardship and hate?
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TRAIL OF DREAMS
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Lois Carroll
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ISBN 978-1-60313-796-6
After a fire destroys their family business, eighteen-year-old Lissa Whitaker unwillingly heads to Dakota Territory with her parents and younger brother. They rescue Lars Oleson, the very man who gave her father the outrageous idea to leave the comforts of Philadelphia. Though her father hopes for a fresh start, Lissa can only think of the civilized life she has left behind, until dangers on the trail force her to set aside her regrets and face the perils of the journey. The hardships and vengeful Indians force Lissa and Lars to rely on each other as they race the frigid winter coming on.
REVIEWS:
A top rating of 5 from Novelspot Reviews
"The perfect read. It contains all the required elements for a great novel, including love, war, and adventure. The book is hard to put down and has just the right ingredients to delight the reader. This book is one I will recommend to my friends and anyone who likes to read historical fiction. Its descriptions are colorful and believable. I cannot praise this author enough."
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THE KEY
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Lois Carroll
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ISBN 978-1-59080-665-4
A story about an unlikely couple: Kari, an American social worker touring English gardens, and the owner of a manor house with a beautiful garden, Jeffreys, a recluse since his wife and young daughter disappeared. Kari finds a key that draws her into the mystery of his missing child. But her success is dependent on her believing a ghost is leaving her clues to follow!
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JUST A MEMORY
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Lois Carroll
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ISBN 978-1-59080-605-0
When a cop is shot and a pretty widow is kidnapped,
his life depends on her care and cunning. But even if she escapes to get help, can he stay alive until it comes?
REVIEWS:
5 stars from TRS:
"This is one of those tales that can keep you on the edge of your seat from suspense while enjoying the people and dialogue!"
4 stars from "Romantic Times":
"highly suspenseful and
most definitely a page-turner"
"Affaire de Coeur" reviews:
"A story and two characters
that will not be forgotten"
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CHIMERA
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Lois Carroll
Chimera
Carolyn battles ghosts in the haunted house she inherits while mounting evidence makes her suspect the man she loves is trying to steal it from her. |
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Ms. Carroll's books from Montlake Romance written under the name LOIS SCHWARTZ. Her newest one, A Case of Puppy Love, is also out in Large Print! Ask for it at your library or buy it from Amazon.com
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