Tess Thompson

An impoverished young woman. A lonely father of five. Will they be able to resist when a cadre of optimistic children start matchmaking? Colorado, 1910. Quinn Cooper can't help feeling uneasy. But securing a job as a schoolmarm in a tiny frontier town was the only way to save her family from starvation back in Boston. And her nerves aren't eased by a stray gunshot that spooks the sleigh horses, casting her into the snow... until she's rescued by a...

When Dena Quinn rescues Doctor Shane Madden from his burning car on an icy Colorado highway, she becomes his accidental angel in this heartwarming romance novel. From that moment on, he can't get Dena out of his mind. But Shane has a problem. He is involved with his boss's beautiful, spoiled daughter. Dena is a nurse who fled to Colorado to escape an abusive ex-husband. When Shane offers to rent her the apartment above his garage, their relationship...

She's loved him from afar. He thinks of her as his best friend's little sister. Will these forbidden lovers find their way before they lose each other forever? As a child Adelaide Barnes felt sure she wouldn't live to be an adult. However, she was wrong. She's grown into a beautiful and ambitious young woman. What began as journal writing became a fictionalized manuscript about her family. Will she have the courage to pursue publication? And that's...

Her love died on a battlefield. He carries a torch for a woman he's never met. Can the tragic death of a soldier entwine the souls of two strangers? Colorado, 1920. Josephine Barnes wrote every day to her beloved fiancé battling in the trenches of the Great War. Devastated when he's killed in action, she vows never to marry and buries her grief in the construction of the town's first library. But she's left breathless when she receives a request...

Merry Christmas from Emerson Pass in this surprise bonus novella full of holiday cheer, romance, and family. Flynn Barnes and his wife Shannon have had an idyllic marriage. Until she discovers the dangerous secret he kept from her. One that threatens to ruin their marriage and the stability of a happy home for their two little girls. When his siblings suggest a way to gain back Shannon's love and trust, they embark on a seven-day journey to do so....

He only cares about money. She's fighting for history. Will a surprise delivery unite two opponents in love?Property developer Kyle Hicks's playboy lifestyle couldn't be better. He's overcome his impoverished past, his new resort is under construction, and he's free of any ties. But when he's given custody of a baby he didn't know he fathered, he has no choice but to turn for help to the one person who hates him.Single mother Violet Ellis can't seem...

She's afraid to take risks. He's an incurable daredevil. When tragedy throws them together, will it spark a lasting devotion? Crystal Whalen isn't sure why she should go on. Two years after her husband's death on a ski trip, she's devastated when a fire destroys her quiet Colorado mountain home. And when she can't keep her hands off the gorgeous divorcé who's become her new temporary housemate, it only feeds her grief and growing guilt. Garth Welte...

His heart broke when she died. Her life was robbed by loss. Betrayed by a mountain of lies, can two lost souls rebuild their stolen romance? Jackson Waller thought fulfilling his dream would set him free. Despite his excitement to be taking over his father's practice, the thoughtful young doctor never moved on from the demise of his high school sweetheart. So he's shocked when he visits her grave a decade later, only to find his first love has returned...

True love requires commitment, and many times unending sacrifice... At the tender age of eighteen, Brandi Vargas watched the love of her life drive out of Emerson Pass, presumably for good. Though she and Trapper Barnes dreamed of attending college and starting their lives together, she was sure she would only get in the way of Trapper's future as a hockey star. Breaking his heart, and her own in the process, was the only way to ensure he pursued...