GS vs. STA: Filling Up the Kindle

I received a request from Stephanie, who is looking for a reading list, so I’m breaking out the Good Shit vs. Shit To Avoid category to help her build a full and happy Kindle:

I’m a female soldier about to deploy and need to fill up the old
Kindle…..any suggestions? I’m looking for series with lots of books, in
particular, as opposed to just individual books. My favorites would be more
along the lines of stories about pioneers/Old West, but anything that
doesn’t have to do with the military or soldiers would work…I’m looking
for escapism here from my daily life……those smoking hot soldiers with
abs of steel that most of my civilian friends envision I spend my days with
are usually just kids I have to take care of and keep out of trouble (and
probably are just as annoying to me as that guy on the other side of their
cubicle wall). Thanks!

Stephanie’s favorite pioneer/old west romance is Harper’s Bride by Alexis Harrington, but she also loves YA, “unless it involves the heroine getting married or thinking about marriage before she’s out of high school.”

Do you have any ideas for Stephanie’s reading list? Let’s make her Kindle rock and rock hard. And stay safe Stephanie!

 

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  1. susan says:

    I would definitely second or third the Maggie Osborne recommendation and add Ellen O’Connell for westerns. Candice Proctor’s books are good, and there is at least one that is set in the Australian Outback, which is kind of like a western. She now writes as C.S. Harris and her Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries are a really good series.

  2. Bridget says:

    I highly recommend Lorelei James’ Rough Rider series, very hot and highly emotional and impossible to put down!

    I loved Carolyn Brown’s Honky Tonk series, funny and sweet stories. Each one had a song for a title…I Love This Bar, Hell, Yeah, My Give a Damns Busted, and Honky Tonk Christmas. Her Luckadeau series wasn’t as good, but still well worth reading.

  3. Orchard says:

    Like everyone else, thank you thank you for your service to our country!

    Here are my recs:

    Ruth An Nordin – Second this recommendation

    Sarah McCarty (Promises and Hell’s Eight Series)

    Dorothy Garlock (Her books are not really a series but a lot of them are interconnected. Most of the characters are common people, sometimes of limited education – no secret heiresses or closet Dukes here. http://www.dorothygarlock.com/list.htm)

    Pamela Clare – MacKinnon’s Rangers series. This take place in Colonial America

    Sarah Donati – Wilderness Saga (I just bought the first book. I’ve heard geat things about this series and am excited to try it out)

    Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O’Connell (This is a stand alone and I’m pretty sure it’s self published but I love, love, love this book. I’ve read it 3 times)

  4. India says:

    For Westerns, I’d recommend Zane Grey and Louis L’amour.  They’re not specifically romances, but I still remember how HOT I thought the Zane Greys were when I read them as a Wee Grommit.  (The scene in WILDFIRE where the heroine is tied naked to a horse and sent through a forest fire by the Bad Guy still—as you can tell—stays with me.  Boy, those were the days; they couldn’t be Explicit, but man, could they be Evocative…)

    Thank you for serving—I wish you godspeed and safely home…

  5. Marguerite B says:

    All of Cyndi Myers old Westerns are being re-released as ebooks by Aurora Regency Historicals. She’s writing new ones there as well as still doing her Harlequin Blaze stuff. http://auroraregency.com/ARHistorical.php She’s got a new one set in a Wild West show that I’m itching to read. I just haven’t gotten to it yet.

  6. Jules says:

    I don’t have any recommendations (Harper’s Bride is a favorite of mine, too) but I would like to thank Stephanie for her service and wish her a safe tour. Keep taking care of the kids, and take care of yourself, too.

  7. MB says:

    In the category of old, but still wonderful, the following LaVyrle Spencer historicals are available in e-book format from Amazon:

    -The Fulfillment
    -Morning Glory
    -The Endearment
    -Vows
    -That Camden Summer
    -Twice Loved

  8. MB says:

    You also might like Diana Gabaldon’s ‘Outlander’ series.  The later books are set in pre-revolutionary war America…so frontier?  The books are loooooong, but super exciting.  Which equals hours of reading pleasure for you!

    I second Lois McMaster Bujold, Deanna Raybourn, Lauren Willing and Ilona Andrews.

  9. SusanLS says:

    Hi Stephanie,

    I’m an e-book publisher and I’d love to give you free copies of the four books we’ve published to date. There’s a lesbian romance/mystery/humor, a Civil War historical romance, a YA fantasy with a strong female lead, and an environmental suspense. Contact me at susanls @ puddletowngroup.com and remind me who you are. I’ll send you a smashwords coupon good for free .mobi editions for all four or whichever you prefer. We’ve got sequels coming for some of these and more books coming as well. Stay in touch..

    One of my sons-in-law is an Army pilot so I appreciate your service and the hardships it entails.

    Susan

  10. jcscot says:

    I’ll (tenth? twentieth?) the Julia Quinn Bridgerton rec as well as second the Sara Donati Wilderness rec – fabulous series.

    I’m an Army wife and wish you a safe op tour – keep your head down and your chin up! – my husband heads back out later this year and I’ll be preloading his Kindle too (although probably not with the same books recced here!).

    Good luck.

  11. Jill Purinton says:

    thinking strictly old west:
    Second the recommendation of Barbara Samuel’s books on Kindle.
    Cait London’s Mac Lean series is on Kindle.
    3 of Deb Stover’s historicals will be out on Kindle soon.

  12. lorelai says:

    I don’t know much about the Western genre. The only one I’ve read is a Linda Lael Miller, which I enjoyed, but it’s just not my thing.

    But I’ll co-sign on those above who mentioned Lisa Kleypas’s contemporary series (Sugar Daddy, Blue-Eyed Devil, and Smooth Talking Stranger), the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon (looooong but SO good), and the JR Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood (I went through those like crack).

    I would agree with one commenter above who mentioned how dark the In Death books can be – I’ve only read two and although they’re HOT and I would recommend them, for someone looking for escapism from the military, I would agree that you might want to try a couple first.

    I’d add Susan Elizabeth Phillips’s Chicago Stars series (http://www.susanephillips.com/books_chicagostars.html). Wasn’t crazy about “Heaven, Texas” but the others are really good and just fun to read.

    Thank you for your service Stephanie!

  13. Betsy says:

    Most of my favorites have already been listed, so I’ll just add some ideas for inexpensive books:

    If you like science-fiction / fantasy, many of the series published by Baen allow you to read/download the first book for free.  Try an author, decide if you like, and then buy the rest.

    You also might want to pick a classic—Mark Twain?—you can buy his complete works for under $2.  Or Alexandre Dumas, Jane Austen, the Brontes.

    In addition, the Kindle can run other software (like games or a notepad) .  If your are a Sudoku addict, this is a good way to go.

  14. Elaine L. says:

    I second and third the recommendations for Ellen O’Connell.  She has 2 books out in ebook format and available on Kindle:

    Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
    Sing My Name

    Both are excellent in my opinion, and this is from someone who is not a big fan of Westerns (though I did love Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books as a kid).  They are also pretty inexpensive ($2.99 last time I checked).  Yay!

    Also, I read Kaki Warner’s Open Country recently and it was also pretty good.  It is the second book in a trilogy about three brothers who were raised on a ranch in New Mexico Territory in the late 1860s.  I think someone up above mentioned the other books in the trilogy (Pieces of Sky, Chasing the Sun).  Open Country is fairly gritty and violent, and stands alone pretty well.  The heroine is a former Civil War battlefield nurse.

    Carla Kelly, who is primarily known as a wonderful author of Regency romances, has also written several excellent books set in the frontier of the western U.S.  Not available on Kindle, but definitely worth reading in paperback are Daughter of Fortune (out of print), and Here’s to the Ladies: Stories of the Frontier Army.  Ms. Kelly also just published a new novel set in 1880s Utah and featuring a Mormon hero and heroine, called Borrowed Light.  I haven’t read it yet, but it sounds intriguing: a rancher hero and a heroine who is a graduate of Fannie Farmer’s School of Cookery in Boston.  Anyway, Ms. Kelly has built up quite a bit of credibility with me, so if she wrote the text on the back of a cereal box I’d probably give it a read.

    Stephanie, I hope you have lots of fun reading with all these suggestions and stay safe and stay alive!

  15. Jen B. says:

    YA –
    Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon (currently 2 titles)
    Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
    Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson
    Bitter Melon by Cara Chow
    Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
    Dark Mirror by Mary Jo Putney
    Those are just off the top of my head.
    Westerns are a little toughter.
    Any of the Larry McMurty books (but they aren’t romance)
    If you read erotic romance then Sarah McCarty Shadow Wrangler Series (BTW, it’s also paranormal)
    If you are interested try the Unusual Historicals blog.  They offer all kinds of interesting historical romances so I am sure they have a western catagory.
    Now, if you are interested in fun and funny or just plain different reads try:
    The Viking Series by Sandra Hill (just don’t drink anything while your read because you will spew, there are military men but, well, Vikings.  Say no more.)
    The Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger
    Pretty much any book by Lisa Kleypas (contemporary or historical)
    Pretty much any book by Karen Marie Moning (let’s face it, they all contain highlanders, nuff said)
    The Crystal Cave Series by Mary Stewart (it’s about Merlin and King Arthur and it’s amazing)
    Mercy Gunderson Mysteries by Lori Armstrong (the lead character is former military)
    Kushiel’s Series by Jacqueline Carey (don’t be put off by the size of the books, once you get going they read at top speed)
    In the huge series catagory (a couple of the above recommendations qualify here as well)
    Dark Hunters by Sherrilyn Kenyon (they tie in directly to The Chronicles of Nick mentioned above)
    Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter
    School for Heiresses by Sabrina Jeffries (the beauty is that is ties directly into the current Hellions series)
    And in the literature catagory
    The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
    Now if you don’t mind reading erotic and you want something really good that is also a series
    Rough Riders by Lorelei James
    The Brown Siblings by Lauren Dane
    Ok, that’s it.  Good luck and I hope your tour is short and uneventful.  Except your reading, of course!

  16. Diva says:

    For YA, I love me some Jess Darling series by Megan McCafferty, all five are ebook available and are hilarious as well as romantic (takes the heroine from ages 15 to 25)

    Western? I’m gonna say it…Janet Dailey’s Calder saga. It’s Old Skool, but pretty good and lengthy.

    Props also to Meg Cabot’s two historical (Victoria and the Rogue; Nicola and the Viscount) for good-hearted tongue in cheek sendups of Austen. Plus her Queen of Babble Trilogy is fantastic! Very light and enjoyable.

    Happy reading and big love to you, soldier!

  17. kkw says:

    Wild West books aren’t my area of specialty, but I can second most of the recommendations here.  I’ve read and enjoyed the Mallories, the Rough Riders, the Seven Brides… I loved the L’Amour books when I was younger.  I heard he never did any editing or rewrites, and you can kind of tell – it’s not the finest writing in the world, but it moves along nicely, and the roughness suits the subject.  Also in the good western though not really romance I remember liking Lonesome Dove ages ago.  The top of my shit to avoid list is Cassie Edwards – she does lots of Indian fetish western stuff that I just find unreadable, and I’ll read shampoo bottles.  Also I thought the Pink Carnation series was a huge disappointment, not in the Cassie Edwards category, but still seriously not good, and I don’t know if (pseudo)historical spying is in the same category as contemporary military, but I’d say give that a miss.  Also in the Plum series (though quite funny provided you space them out over enough time) one of the main love interests is ex-military and the other’s a cop, so that might not be your thing.  Lonesome Dove, now that I think of it, features ex-soldiers…Ex-soldier heroes are really common in romance, particularly Regency, if that’s an issue.  It’s like shorthand for responsible, dangerous but protective, commanding but scarred, and generally chock full o moral fiber types.  Don’t mess with my illusions here.  I’m going to persist in casting you and all the folks you serve with in that mold, and you have my thanks regardless.
    Hey, did HaBO ever find the name of Onan and the Horses one?  Cowboys used to be much more popular, but I doubt many of those old series made it to the digital world.  Shame, there was a lot of fun bareback barebacking out there.  Kat Martin had some old west books, and there are so many others I can’t think of…

  18. WILDER’S MATE by Moira Rogers: steampunk wild west! and totally escapist.

    If a little self-promoting is OK, I have four quick-read completely escapist heavy-on-the-nookie historical westerns available for Kindle (in order): All the Trees in Pearl, All the Women in Pearl, Interlude in Pearl (freebie short), All the Secrets in Pearl (m/m/f with a little f/f).

  19. Carolyn says:

    Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series, love it!

  20. TracyP says:

    I’m not much of a Western reader, either, but at one time I couldn’t get enough of the Leigh Greenwood books.  Very good.  As far as series, my faves are anything by Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy series for one).  I also enjoyed JR Ward, but they’re a little intense, so not as much “escapism” in my opinion.  If you just want turn off the brain fun reads, Jennifer Crusie is one my favorites, especially her older stuff.  Susan Elizabeth Phillips is also good.

    Good luck, sister, and be safe!!!!

  21. Nicole says:

    Hello Stephanie,

    I second the recommendations for Jodi Thomas, Lorraine Heath, and Leigh Greenwood for westerns. I also like Jo Goodman’s westerns.

    If it hasn’t been mentioned before, You should try Cheryl St. John. She writes primarily westerns and they are very sweet. She is one of my long time comfort read authors. All of the characters in her books are really good people, and the stories lovely.

    I’d like to also recommend that you try Judith Ivory’s the Indiscretion. Although it’s not strictly a western, this book does have a lovely rancher hero. It’s a delightful book. Here’s the blurb from Amazon :
    Lydia Bedford-Browne, the delicate daughter of an English viscount, decides to travel alone across Dartmoor, a vast expanse of barren flatlands, bogs and rocks. Her sole companion in the coach is a bruised and drunken Texas rancher named Sam Cody, who just missed his own wedding. When their inebriated driver falls off the coach, sending it careening into a bog, Lydia is more than thankful for the cowboy’s presence. Stranded with few supplies and little sense of direction, the two set out to find a road and, in the process, discover that they share an affection for Buffalo Bill novels and each other. Despite the knowledge that her family and society would consider a relationship between a westerner and one of “England’s daughters” deplorable, Lydia and Sam engage in an affair that ends abruptly when they are rescued. Through Lydia’s struggles to reconcile her affection with her sense of family duty, Ivory gently emphasizes the plight of the powerless female and imbues her heroine with an admirable strength.

  22. taylor says:

    For funny escapism, can I recommend Terry Pratchett’s books?
    They’re totally fantasy, NOT romances, but some of them might qualify as YA (and according to librarians do).  There are quite a few, though, and they’re hilarious!  Seriously, they’re so funny.  So if laughing would get you through some down-time, they’re great.  Also, they’re really well written and you can read them on several levels (he’s smart, that Pratchett—and subtle), so maybe good for some thoughtful escapism, too?

    Be safe!

  23. jikie says:

    The Native Star by M.K. Hobson is a fantasy Western with romantic elements. Jo Goodman’s last two books, Marry Me, and Never Love a Lawman are westerns. And there’s A Reason to Live, by Maureen McKade.

    Otherwise, I also second the Immortal After Dark series, Nalini Singh, Julia Quinn, Ilona Andrews, and Lisa Kleypas, and I’ll add Sharon Shinn (fantasy: 12 Houses series, Archangel series, Troubled Waters), Juliet Marillier (historical fantasy: Sevenwaters series, The Bridei Chronicles), Kelley Armstrong (Paranormal Suspense: The Otherworld series), Clare Dunkle (YA historical fantasy: The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy, By These Ten Bones), and Sherwood Smith’s YA fantasy Crown Duel.

    Please stay safe!

  24. Peyton says:

    It’s not a romance, but I’m currently being blown away by Neal Shuster’s YA novel Unwind.

  25. Ashley says:

    I’ll second LaVyrle Spencer and Georgette Heyer.  Also LM Bujold’s Sharing Knife and Chalion books.  I think you might like her Vorkosigan saga too, even though the setting is military/space.  The characters and writing are great, and you can get the whole series for free at the Fifth Imperium (legally, it’s marketing), so no loss if you don’t like them.

    http://baencd.thefifthimperium.com/

  26. Ashley says:

    Oops, forgot, for magical YA, can’t beat Patricia McKillip.

  27. becca says:

    If you like SFR, I recommend the Liaden books by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller – I’d ignore the DRAGON books, and just start in with I DARE – they’re from Baen, and are DRM-free as well as being reasonably priced.

    Top94 – a lot of my top 94 books are listed here!

  28. Chris says:

    Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead (6 books)
    House of Night series by PC Cast(8 books)
    Maximum Ride series by James Patterson (7 books)
    Morganville Vampire series by Rachel Caine (8 books)

  29. sylvie says:

    Stay safe, Stephanie! Thank you for your service.

    I second and third – Susan E. Philips’ Chicago Star series – about 7 or 8 books in the contemporary romance category – warm, light-hearted, and laugh out loud wicked humor.

    Nalini Singh is phenomenal with her Psy-Changeling series, but I think they have themes of military, so if you want to avoid military, that may not be the series even though it’s amazing. I think a few paranormal series have that issue with vague themes of soldiers and war, so choose carefully.

  30. Bev Stephans says:

    I highly recommend the Linda Lael Miller westerns.  If you go to the Fantastic Fiction website, you can see all of the series as they were written.  This could help you buying decision.  I believe all of her books are available on Kindle.

    Jenna Kernan has written some interesting historical westerns, but I don’t know if they’re available on Kindle.

    Nora Roberts has written some historical westerns and they should be available on Kindle.  I second the recommendation for the ..In Death books.

    Stay safe and thank you for defending our Country.

  31. Mama Nice says:

    As I was skimming though I just thought you all should know I read “Texas Wrangler” as “Texas Wanker” now that would be a read, huh?

    Lots of great recommendations have already been said: the Julia Quinn Bridgerton series and Amanda Quick books for historicals …

    I used to read more westerns back when my 13 year old heart was aflame with the Young Riders, so it’s been awhile, but one of my favorites is a Johanna Lindsey classic from her Wyoming Westerns series: Savage Thunder. There are 3 books in that series, all pure escapism.

    Take care and come home safe.

  32. April says:

    I HAVE to recommend Outlander – not old west but historical and it is LONG and EXCELLENT and will definitely take you away.

    Please stay safe!

  33. Sweeney says:

    Okay first off, thank you. And stay safe. And thank you. Again.

    As for the Kindle…how about Julie Ann Long? I love her stuff, it’s historical England Regency (I think?), but her characters are so lovely. She always is a huge escape for me!

  34. Wahoo Suze says:

    Linda Lael Miller’s old historical romances were delightful, and mostly western.  Then she wrote some execrable vampire books and disappeared from my radar.  Now she’s back with a contemporary western series by HQN, and they’re not bad.

    She tends to write in series, as well, so you can check her website.

    Totally second Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey.

  35. BethC says:

    A completely different direction: a non-fiction, real-life Western romance.  Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, Ree Drummond’s story of her courtship, wedding & first year of marriage to The Marlboro Man, as she refers to her husband.  Much of it is in blog entries on her website already, and some of the entries are heart-breaking and hilariously funny at the same time.

  36. Anna Richland says:

    It is possible that someone hasn’t heard of Sookie Stackhouse (by Charlaine Harris) even in the post-HBO show world. If not, I recommend the series as totally fun escapism.

    When you want to feel “smart” about reading a romance and still indulge: Daphne du Maurier’s Frenchman’s Creek. Would you run off with a pirate? Really? This book has often led to interesting discussions with friends about honor vs duty vs love, women vs. men’s interpretations, and whether those who sneer at romance novels have the same sense of “honor” as a concept as romance (and genre Western) readers have.

    A biography about a woman having a big adventure before we could do what boys could (ie, fly things): West with the Night by Beryl Markham. She was a pilot, the story’s amazing and true. And the shortest biography I’ve ever read.

    “Classic” (ie early) Amanda Quick: Ravished, Rendezvous, Reckless, and the lush bird of paradise cover, Surrender.

    Also, not a romance AT ALL (although somehow he manages to score with a different great woman in every book) but the main character in Lee Child’s Reacher series is an ex-MP with something of a chip on his shoulder about having been RIF’d. If you’re going somewhere hot, 61 Hours is set in a blizzard in North Dakota and might be a good break. DO NOT get the one set in NYC – Gone Tomorrow. Scary Afghan plot line will not make you sleep better. You said no military, but the Reacher series doesn’t glorify the buzz cuts boys. First, Reacher is basically a drifter, not a paramilitary “consultant” dude. The military component is more about interfacing w/red tape and acronyms. Lee Child knows a lot of acronyms and makes them all readable.

    Ditto on the stay safe – may all your boring times be interrupted by nothing more than dinner at a good DFAC and a trip to the gym. Wishing you a commander you’d volunteer to follow, not one you’re stuck following. Part of my current romance is actually set in Afghanistan, and I have a few questions (like, do they serve chicken cordon bleu there like Brown and Root did in the Balkans, or does it fall under a pork ban?). If you have time to answer a few questions, please drop me a direct email – AnnaRichland (AT) gmail.com.

  37. Michelle R. says:

    I don’t have a western suggestion for a series, but my fave series at the moment are the books by Jaye Wells.

    Red-headed Stepchild
    Mage in Black
    Green-eyed Demon

    My last fave YA was Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce. There will be at least one more book in the series, called Sweetly.

    For my fave standalone western, that would be Silver Lining by Maggie Osbourne.

  38. Hell Cat says:

    If you want intelligent YA, try Melissa Marr’s Wicked Lovely series. It’s got young characters but they’re not mindnumblingly stupid, either. It’s an odd mix. There’s 5 books in the series, with the last just released. It’s paranormal/urban fantasy, though. I’m not sure how high up that is. YA is a relatively new genre for me, so I don’t have a lot of recommendations. And zero for the Western since I mostly read those in the Harlequin line for the long doctor visits or need for happiness. (And often it seems the ranchers are former military, so that’s a definite no-no.)

    I have about 4-5 YA checked out from the library at the moment, but it’s a bit early to recommend them as I haven’t started.

    I love the rec for Anne Bishop, but I should warn that it can get completely and utterly brutal in parts. Like it might not be the right fit for being deployed, depending on where, so that’s something to take into account. I mean, I’ve been in love with the series since it first came out and I’m highly attached (I just read the latest from the library the other day). I just have to caution on the serious parts of the books. Don’t get me wrong: any book that has someone like Karla in it is awesome, but it’s definitely got horror aspects. And it’s not HEA minded.

    I second or third or whatever the Mercy Thompson series, though it’s only got about 5 books right now, too. But it’s a fun read. And I’m reading Eileen Wilks Lupine series. Lily’s a cop, so I don’t know that’d fit into requests, though.

    I’m tempted to recommend Estep’s series, simply for the Ashland urban fantasy world building, but it’s about a Robin Hood assassin. Might fit a bit close to home, but it’s a great series. Gin’s kind of awesome, and wow, I’d like to snag an Owen Grayson of my own. She’s a perpetual student slash retired assassin whose family was murdered by a crazypants. I’m not sure the hacking and killing would be on your high side of downtime, though. You might adore the dwarven sisters, though. And Finn.

    Kelley Armstrong was mentioned and I think you might like her a lot. She’s got The Otherworld books, as well as the YA set in the same universe. Paranormal. But there’s enough characters out there to be fully covered. Plus it’s like, what, 14 books all total? Plenty of reading. And most of them are focused on strong women who kick serious butt in many forms.

    The Chicago Stars series that’s been recommended are usually good, light fare. Not a lot of thinking involved or required. Just enjoyment. In the same vein as MaryJanice Davidson’s paranormal series. If you want some light fare in the paranormal world, there’s always Linda Wisdom’s Hex series. That’s just plain fun with Jazz and the ‘eat everything in sight’ slippers. Or Michelle Bardsley’s Broken Heart series. (Definite MJD similarities with those. It’s literally just lots of laughs and enjoyment.)

    Sadly, that’s all I can reference offhand on the recommended and my recommendations.

    Stay safe and don’t get overly distracted by the funny moments in life that pop up at the most awkward times.

  39. Melissa says:

    Dorothy Garlock is a good western writer who has some of her books available on Kindle.

  40. Windycity D says:

    How about the McKettricks series by Linda Lael Miller.
    Historical western and also contemporary westerm.  I found her by accident a few years ago and like her books.  Her more recent ones are not that great.  It is like she dialed in the books but her older McKettrick series are GREAT….
    So the three series would be:
    McKettricks
    Stone Creek
    Montana Creed

    As for contemporary, I would suggest Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
    Her Star football series is great.

    I will pray for your safe return and happy reading!

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