CrossReads Short Takes
Bowie’s Brides
Double Trouble Series
by Laurean Brooks
Two brides, and Bowie doesn’t want either. He’s through with women!
Ranch owner, Bowie Wilder is doing just fine with his mother tending his house and three rowdy kids. Now, Ma is exhausted and wants him to order a bride. Has she lost her mind?
Two Brides, Two Secrets.
Cultured Colleen, the willowy redhead from Chicago is accustomed to having servants at her bidding. She can’t cook, or milk the cow, and she doesn’t know a carrot top from a ragweed. Will a dark secret buried since her childhood, come to light and crush Colleen’s dreams?
Green-eyed beauty, Maggie from Poplar Bluff, Missouri arrives in a fancy gown claiming to be from high society. But her hands give her away. She can milk a cow, cook better than Bowie’s mother, and hitch a horse to a buggy. But what is she hiding? Will someone from Maggie’s past rear his ugly head and shatter her hopes for love and a fresh start?
Bowie knows who ordered Maggie. Who ordered Colleen? And why?
The Mystery Healer of Smoky Mountain
Inspirational Medical Romance
by Crystal Mary Lindsey
In the depths of the magnificent Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, a secret resides, shrouded in mystery and concealed from the world’s prying eyes.
Who is this enigmatic figure known as the MYSTERY Healer?
And why does he diligently safeguard his true identity?
Meet Marni Granger, a resilient young woman residing at the base of the mountains.
In her early years, tragedy struck when she accidentally fell against a scalding cooking pot, leaving a burn etched on her face.
The resulting disfigurement inflicted emotional wounds that haunted her throughout her childhood and adulthood.
One fateful day, Marni ventured into the heart of the mountains, accompanied by her faithful wolf companion.
Time slips away, and darkness descended upon the dense forest.
Exhausted and disoriented, Marni seeks refuge. Curling up in a hidden nook, she falls asleep.
On awakening, her treasured pet was nowhere to be found.
Overwhelmed, Marni turns to heaven, beseeching the Lord for guidance and assistance.
A hauntingly beautiful figure clothed in pristine white appears before her.
This mysterious woman calls out Marni’s name and beckoned her to follow to a lone cabin.
In the heart of the mountains, the MYSTERY Healer and Marni embarked on an extraordinary journey of restoration and self-discovery.