Colleen Coble

A man who calls himself Gideon waits and plans. He sees himself as a destroyer of evil, one who rids the world of abominations. He has already killed five. He will kill again. And somewhere in the wilderness, in a secret geocache near where the wild swans gather, lies the unspeakable clue that links them all together.

Emmie's hope for a life with Isaac is overshadowed by a tragic loss at Fort Phil Kearny. Isaac Liddle is keen to marry Emmie, and she knows she shouldn't hide her pregnancy from him any long. But before she can tell him her secret, a widower friend asks the impossible of Emmie: Will she honor her promise to his dead wife by marrying him to care for the orphaned baby? With the Sioux Wars threatening outside the fort, Emmie's solemn vow threatens her...

There's a secret in Grandma Rose's attic -- a forgotten set of dog tags belonging to her first love. But David Hutchins was killed in action and never returned to Smitten, Vermont. How did the dog tags end up in the attic? The mystery intrigues Rose's three granddaughters -- Tess, Clare, and Zoe -- and they decide to investigate, though their mother, Anna, warns them against meddling. But as the seasons turn and the mystery unravels, the three young...

Bessie Randall has seen her sister Lenore do things that are unthinkable, but she has done the unbelievable this time. Not only has Lenore been writing letters and using Bessie's name, but she has forged her signature to a proxy marriage license. Despite her misgivings over the situation, Bessie decides to go to Fort Bridger and meet her "husband." Captain Jasper Mendenhall is anxious to see his bride and wonders if she is as pretty as in the picture...