Annie is a target of hoodlums from the school where she teaches. One day, she gets rescued by a stranger. His name is Gabe. Not knowing who he is, she decides to hire him as her bodyguard. He then starts protecting her and doesn’t let her out of his sight for a moment. Annie is actually counting the remaining days of her life. She wishes to spend the rest of her short life with Gabe…but she has no idea that Gabe is facing his own plight.

Recently released from prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Cane Smith returns to Bozeman to claim the son he’s never met, only to discover the boy's mother is dead and the boy has been adopted by a rancher and is being raised by his twenty-year-old daughter, Annie. When Annie refuses to part with the boy, Cane makes her an offer: Miss Annie will have to marry him if she wants to keep the boy in her life. Annie will do anything to keep her little boy with her—but can she live with the hard, rough Cane Smith?

Seven stories, seven authors, and all about food and love and romance.Beer Bun Beau by Jody Vitek.Chili Warmed Her Heart by Nancy Pennick.Miss Evergreen's Plum Pudding Surprise by Amy Hahn.A Chicken Tale by Sue Gesing.Tea and Scones by Gisele Margeaux.Prepared With A Pinch of Stardust by J. A. Noele.Stir-fried Love by Nancy Pirri.

A genealogical compilation of the descendants of Henry & Margareth Crook and their seven children. The couple was married circa 1812 in South Carolina and by 1828 could be found in Rankin County, Mississippi. Many of the descendants are traced to the present, including biographies and photographs when available.

The only thing wilder than Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century are the tales that continue to surround it. In the days of the Wild West, Oklahoma was teeming with assassins, guerillas, hijackers, kidnappers, gangs, and misfits of every size and shape imaginable. Featuring such legendary characters as Billy the Kid, Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, Belle Starr, and Pretty Boy Floyd, this book combines recorded fact with romanticized legend, allowing the reader to decide how much to believe. Violent and out of control, the figures covered in 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters, and Lawmen often left behind numerous victims, grisly accounts, and unforgettable stories. Included are criminals like James Deacon Miller, the devout Methodist and hired assassin. Righteous and devious, he often avoided the gallows by convincing others to admit to his murders. Rufus Buck, a man of Native American descent, targeted white settlers. His crimes against them became so heinous as to cause the Creek nation to take up arms against him. The answer to criminals such as these came in the form of Hanging Judge Parker and other officers of the law. Although they were greatly outnumbered, they provided some balance to the chaos. This historical compilation covers every memorable outlaw and lawman who passed through Oklahoma.