Lois Carroll: 10 books

Trail of Dreams [Book 1] Lissa Whitaker's comfortable life in Philadelphia changes after a fire in 1865, and she reluctantly heads to Dakota Territory with her family. Lars Oleson, who helped fight the fire, gave her father the idea of settling there, and for that Lissa can barely be civil to him....

Trapper Ingor Oleson rescues an Indian maiden, Still Water, who was kidnapped in the Dakota Territory by two drunk whites. She is the niece of the Chief of a Sioux tribe he has traded with. Together for weeks as he nurses her, they each must face the hard fact that their dreams of a life of a white...

Sandi Cramer's TV show, Love Cookin', is nominated for an Emmy. She can't forget her early years around 1990 at the bankrupt little station in Iowa where her show began, and the man who came to town to make the station succeed or to fire everyone and shut it down. Josh Pressman saw her talent potential...

One woman hiding from family abuse and another seeking her lost family. Each discover that happiness and love can grow from sadness when they don't give up the pursuit. ESCAPE: Frightened Danielle must trust a handsome rancher named Grey to help her escape from an abusive uncle. Grey...

In the late 1800's, Jessica inherits a house from her namesake in Texas. She makes the long trek from Philadelphia expecting to live there and find a job. Arriving in the midst of a party in the house, she is shocked to learn that she shares ownership with Tanner, the young sheriff. But she's more...

Tempting fate, a hapless witness to a robbery and murder takes the stolen money from the robbers' stash to support himself and his daughter, Kate. Over her objections, they plan to head west separately to start a new life. Jake, a Pinkerton agent, traces the gold to Kate and her missing father....

Lissa Whitaker's comfortable life in Philadelphia changes after a fire in 1865, and she reluctantly heads to Dakota Territory with her family. Lars Oleson, who helped fight the fire, gave her father the idea of settling there, and for that Lissa can barely be civil to him. Dangers on the trail quickly...

Carrie faces a problem that's becoming more common--caring for a grandparent with Alzheimer's Disease. After returning to her small North Dakota hometown to arrange for caregivers, Carrie rides an emotional roller coaster. She accepts comfort from the local pastor, Peter, and a strong attraction builds....

IN A STEW Catrine Powell and her sister were forced to leave their Utah home after their overbearing sheriff father was killed. Needing to find a job, they take a stagecoach to a town near where the new railroad is being built across Arizona Territory. Sheriff Brett Barton offers her a job running...

After Ingor Oleson left Norway to claim a part of the Dakota Territory as his own, his brother Lars follows to do the same. Now another year later, their uncle keeps his promise and sends Anne and Katrin Anderssen to marry his nephews. The young women are excited and expect their husbands-to-be to...