Calder saga

Chase Benteen Calder was bound to wrest a fortune from Montana land. With Lorna at his side, he would breathe life into his dream. Through the treacherous Texas prairie, the perils of the Indian country, and Dodge City, they forged their way to Montana, where they would harvest their fortune.

After her fiance is killed, Cat Calder, a Montana rancher's daughter vows never to marry, but sex with a stranger is acceptable. The result is a son and years later when the stranger is appointed sheriff and she faces danger her vow is tested.

After recovering from a brutal attack, Chase Calder arrives at the Triple C Ranch to find out who wants him dead and places his trust in his daughter-in-law Jessy Calder, swearing her to secrecy about his true identity, while Jessy tries to deny her growing attraction to a mysterious stranger.

With rumors of trouble on the Calders' Cee Bar Ranch, Quint Echohawk heads for Texas to investigate and discovers that Max Rutledge, the owner of a competing ranch, will do anything to get his hands on Calder land.

"Montana winters are harsh, but bad weather won't get in the way of the Calders' Christmas reunion. Patriarch Chase Calder is determined to make this holiday the happiest yet--especially for his daughter, Cat. And Chase knows the best gifts aren't always done up in paper and ribbon... It's high time for widowed Cat to have a man in her life again, whether she'll admit it or not. But Chase has more than one ace up his sleeve--he's been thinking long...