Christmas Next Door: 4 Stories of Love Found Close to Home

Product description Visit an Old West Texas town where a mysterious benefactor leaves gifts each Christmas, but also where four pairs of neighbors battle over hearsay, secrets, and mysteries. THE MARSHAL NEXT DOOR by Vickie McDonough (1885) The marshal?s deputy claims he?s seen the marshal?s young sisters snooping around businesses where there have been recent thefts. Marshal Yates can?t believe his sisters might be the thieves and seeks out a woman to mentor the impetuous teenagers. But when evidence is found against his sisters, will he have to arrest them at Christmastime? THE SPINSTERS NEXT DOOR by Susan Page Davis (1886) Rachel Tanner?s family harbors secrets that may lead her and her aunts to financial ruin. When Stephen Worth rents a house on the Tanner property, he gets to close to family business, insisting Rachel open a locked box her dead father guarded closely. Can the schoolmaster persuade Rachel to defy her aunts and open the box-or will she remain alone with a tangle of unanswered questions? THE OUTLAW NEXT DOOR by Vickie McDonough (1887) Dane McDermott, a reformed outlaw born into a gang of thieves, has buried his past deep. As respectable business owner Dane has finally met the woman of his dreams. But when his father shows up, will it ruin his chances for love with the preacher?s daughter? THE GUNSLINGER NEXT DOOR by Susan Page Davis (1888) Alice Singer?s new neighbor has her worried. He?s a retired gunslinger with delusions that he is Ben Franklin and needs a printing press to produce his almanac. Enlisting the postmaster?s help, Alice seeks to understand her odd neighbor, his many packages, and mysterious visitors. Is he really just a harmless old fellow? Book Description Visit an Old West Texas town where a mysterious benefactor leaves gifts each Christmas, but also where four pairs of neighbors battle over hearsay, secrets, and mysteries. Even as romantic tensions increase, love seems beyond reach. Can their problems bring them closer to share in the generous spirit of the season? About the Author Susan Page Davis is the author of more than ninety Christian novels and novellas. Her historical novels have won numerous awards, including the Carol Award, the Will Rogers Medallion for Western Fiction, and the Inspirational Readers? Choice Contest. She has also been a finalist in the More Than Magic Contest and Willa Literary Awards. Reader favorites include the Maine Brides series, the Prairie Dreams series, and the Maine Justice Series. She lives in western Kentucky with her husband. She?s the mother of six and grandmother of ten. Visit her website at susanpagedavis.com. Vickie McDonough is an award-winning author of nearly 50 published books and novellas, with over 1.5 million copies sold. A bestselling author, Vickie grew up wanting to marry a rancher, but instead, she married a computer geek who is scared of horses. She now lives out her dreams penning romance stories about ranchers, cowboys, lawmen, and others living in the Old West. Her novels include End of the Trail, winner of the OWFI 2013 Booksellers Best Fiction Novel Award. Whispers on the Prairie was a Romantic Times Recommended Inspirational Book for July 2013. Song of the Prairie won the 2015 Inspirational Readers? Choice Award. Gabriel?s Atonement, book 1 in the Land Rush Dreams series, placed second in the 2016 Will Rogers Medallion Award. Vickie has recently stepped into independent publishing. Vickie has been married over forty years to Robert. They have four grown sons, one daughter-in-law, and a precocious granddaughter. When she?s not writing, Vickie enjoys reading, doing stained glass, watching movies, and traveling. To learn more about Vickie?s books or to sign up for her newsletter, visit her website at www.vickiemcdonough.com.