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HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS — Western Romance
Happy Valley series: Book 1
“Meg Wolverton is a young Easterner who takes a job as housekeeper for a rancher in rural Wyoming, 1873. Along the way, she's responsible for seeing orphaned children to their new parents. Three kids, Susie, Davey and Jimmy, don't get adopted, so when Meg arrives, her new boss, widower Sam Gallagher realizes he has a ready-made family and suggests they get married. Meg gets a crash course in being a housewife and mother on the frontier. Can this marriage of convenience complete with adopted children turn into a love match?”
“HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS is a heart-warming historical romance with a Christian message. Meg has a strong relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, but after losing his first wife and young daughter, Sam has closed his heart to the Lord. However, Meg's warmth and love for the children and their developing relationship cause him to reconsider his anger toward God. The spiritual message is well done and not preachy. Faith in God is a part of the characters' lives, not an editorial. Humorous and populated with interesting characters, along with a passionate relationship between the leads, this is a good Western historical romance novel.”
—Danielle Hill, reviewer for AFFAIRE DE COEUR Magazine,
4-1/2 Star Review
Amazon.com 5-Star Customer Reviews
“Wonderful Heart-warming Story: This book's characters are facing tough times, helping each other and becoming stronger in their faith. It really is a great story.” —J.V.
“I truly loved Home Is Where the Heart Is. I was so taken by it I simply did not want it to end! My Dad was raised in Western Nebraska near Hay Springs. He told me many stories from his childhood, and reading your novel brought back many happy memories of him and his folks. Home Is Where the Heart Is rekindled many a story from the western rural life that he passed onto me. Thank you so much, Barbara Dan. Reading your book was such a special treat.” —S. K.-W.
“Home Is Where the Heart Is [is] a most delightful tribute to the women who helped establish the West. It brought it alive for me. Great work!”
—Fran K.
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ROUNDUP THE BRIDES! — Historical Western Romance
Happy Valley series: Book 2
“Author Barbara Dan brings back her fascinating cast from Home Is Where the Heart Is in this [second] offering from her Happy Valley series. Plenty of teasing romance fill the page of this heartwarming historical. Ever the storyteller, Dan weaves in a flurry of unexpected scenes replete with comedy, tension, light romance and religious faith. This is sure to delight Happy Valley fans and historical romance aficionados!”
—Romantic Times Review, 4.5 Star Top Pick
“What a great love story! The way Stuart and Susie help pull the town together, with the help of the single women and men [who were] willing to get married! The title fits the story perfectly. Really a very good cowboy romance and roundup overall.” —C.T.
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BEST KEPT SECRETS — Historical Western Romance
Happy Valley series: Book 3
“Full of lively, well-written characters who are working in adverse conditions in the 1880s, Best Kept Secrets is an inspirational love story full of sweet romance, friendship, and family struggles. The characters' faith in God and love of their families make Best Kept Secrets a story not to be missed.”
—Romantic Times, 4 Star Review
“A well written, page-turning, happily-ever-after for all historical fiction and western romance lovers.”
—Affaire de Coeur Magazine, 4 Star Review