Mary Connealy Books In Order

Golden Days

Amy Simons’s small size belies her remarkable strength strength that makes her thrive in the wild Alaskan frontier. But is she strong enough to accept her father’s fate and move on with her own life and love? Braden Rafferty just wants to get away away from the pain of failing his wife and losing her. Maybe hard work in the cold Alaskan mountains will numb his aching heart. But he didn’t expect to find another needy woman along the way, another woman who will depend on him for strength. Will Braden realize that Amy wants his heart more than his help? Will they both see that the bonds of love are strongest?

Petticoat Ranch

Sophie Edwards is doing just fine, until a strange yet oddly familiar man rides into her life, insisting on rescuing her and her four daughters. Can she find a way to love a headstrong mountain man? When Clay McClellan discovers his brother has been murdered, he’s bent on finding the killers and seeing them properly hung. But first his Christian duty demands that he marry his sister in law. After all, Sophie needs someone to protect her right? Faith and love help unruly wed newlyweds find common ground and a chance at love on the Texas frontier.

Calico Canyon

Let yourself be swept away by this fast paced romance, featuring Grace Calhoun, an instructor of reading, writing, and arithmetic, who, in an attempt to escape the clutchs of a relentless pursuer, runs smack dab into even more trouble with the 6R’s widower Daniel Reeves, along with his five rowdy sons. When a marriage is forced upon this hapless pair two people who couldn’t dislike each other more an avalanche isn’t the only potential danger lurking amid the shadows of Calico Canyon. Will they make it out alive? Or end up killing each other in the process?

Gingham Mountain

All aboard for a delightful, suspense filled romance, where a Texan is torn between his attraction to a meddlesome schoolmarm and the charms of a designing dressmaker. When Hannah Cartwright meets Grant, she’s determined to keep him from committing her orphans to hard labor on his ranch. How far will she go to ensure their welfare? Grant is determined to provide a home for the two kids brought in by the orphan train. Can he keep his ragtag family together while steering clear of love and marriage? 20090520

Of Mice… and Murder

BEING NAMED IN GREATGRANDMA S WILL WAS LIKE HITTING BANKRUPT ON WHEEL OF FORTUNE…

The whole family held their breath while the wheel ticked around and around or rather while the lawyer opened the envelope. Then they all heaved a sigh of relief when the wheel stopped on Carrie Evans’s name. Carrie the heiress. Great. Clean up the house. Clean up the yard. Clean up Great Grandma s rap sheet. Carrie hates mice and loves the big city. So why is she living in a huge mouse infested house in her d*inky hometown? The dead guy in her pantry closet is the most

interesting thing that s happened since she came home. Of course, the carpenter who s helping her trap her mice and solve the crime is pretty interesting, too.

Pride and Pestilence

Pest Control takes on a whole new meaning in Melnik…

Joe Manning comes to Melnik, Nebraska, to finally meet his runaway father, Sven Gunderson, only to find dear old dad is dead. Murdered. And Joe’s bad attitude makes him the prime suspect even though he s never met the man.

Or so he says.

Bonnie Simpson is attacked while she’s at work in the Melnik Historical Society Museum, proud home of Maxie The World’s Largest Field Mouse. Only her attacker now claims he was really trying to save her. The car that plowed into the museum, and is now parked right on top of the spot Bonnie was standing, lends credence to his claims.

What s not an accident is the dead guy in the museum s store room.

Bonnie wants to be suspicious but once Joe stops attacking her he turns out to be pretty sweet. And lots of people had a motive to kill Sven Gunderson including Bonnie. Because Gunderson committed the ultimate Melnik crime. He claimed to be the true owner of Maxie, and he wanted his mouse back.

In Melnik, any threat to Maxie means war!

Montana Rose

Fire up your love of romance with Montana Rose, where Cassie Griffin, a seemingly spoiled pregnant woman, is widowed one day and wedded the next. Marrying handyman Red Dawson seems the only alternative to Cassie’s being hitched to a brutal rancher. But can this china doll bear exchanging smooth silk for coarse calico? Red was reluctant to be yoked to an unbeliever, but sometimes a man has no choice. Will Red change Cassie s heart by changing her name? Wade Sawyer is obsessed with saving Cassie from a marriage of convenience. How far will he go make her his own? 20090803

The Husband Tree

Hit the trail into the Old West, where a tough lady rancher and a seemingly aimless wrangler attempt to avoid the matrimonial noose. When Belle Tanner hires Silas Harden to help her get her cattle to market, the last thing she’s looking for is romance. So why does she turn into jelly whenever he s near? Silas wants nothing to do with women, but he can t seem to resist the pull of love when it comes to Belle. Can they make it through this cattle drive without getting hitched? Or will they steer straight into a commitment neither one counted on? 20091120

Wildflower Bride

Welcome to the wilds of Montana, where humor, romance, and suspense ride the range. Glowing Sun, a white woman raised by the Flathead tribe, has vague memories of her former life, including a name Abby Lind. When she’s forced to sever all links with her adopted family, Abby wonders if she ll ever find a home again. Tenderhearted Wade Sawyer, responsible for Abby s survival during the village massacre, convinces the knife wielding woman to return with him to the Sawyer Ranch, never realizing danger lurks behind every corner. Can they survive long enough to fall in love? 20100504

Black Hills Blessing

Enter the world of compelling, contemporary romance with award winning author Mary Connealy’s spellbinding three in one collection. Ride the range with Buffy Lange, a woman bent on seeing majestic buffalo reclaim their territory, no matter how hostile local cattleman Wyatt Shaw becomes. Meet rancher Emily Johannson who would leave her derelict neighbor Jake Hanson alone if she didn t feel duty bound to keep saving his hide. Take a stand with Jeanie Davidson, a single again woman who s finally gotten her life together, only to have her ex husband Michael walk right back in, determined to make amends. Can love redeem these hearts and lives?

Doctor in Petticoats

Doctor Alex Buchanan is a wanted man a deseter from the army stalked by a bounty hunter but he’d rather be dead than inflict any more pain on his patients. Beth McClellan is idealistic, believing the nursing training she received will be enough to help her serve as doctor to her home town in West Texas. When Alex and Beth meet in a stagecoach accident, they find that they work well together. But are his demons and her dreams too deeply rooted for either of them to pay the price required for a future together?

Wrangler in Petticoats

Ride into the Rockies where love peaks between a tough Texas tomboy and a passionate artist. On her way to Montana, Sally McClellan’s party is attacked and robbed. But then artist Logan McKenzie saves the badly wounded cowgirl who has been left for dead. Can this landscape painter tame the tomboy without breaking her spirit? Sally doesn t know much about ribbons and lace, but Logan s presence makes her want to connect with her feminine side. Will this fractured female discover a way to capture the artist s love or find herself captured and killed by outlaws?

Buffalo Gal

Will Buffy and Wyatt ever see eye to eye? Buffy Lange has spent her life learning about and caring for buffalo. She’s landed the job of her dreams, managing a huge buffalo ranch in South Dakota. With stars in her eyes, she imagines all of the Midwest given over to free ranging buffalo. To her, buffalo embody beauty, majesty, and strength. To Wyatt Shaw, however, the buffalo are a constant threat wild, untamable, and dangerous. Wyatt s ranch adjoins the Buffalo Commons and he watches in trepidation as its owner expands and rides roughshod over the local ranchers. When disaster strikes, Wyatt s worst fears are realized and Buffy can do nothing but clean up the mess. With one determined to rid the area of buffalo and the other determined to see them flourish, the dust seldom settles around these two. Will they ever be able to find a common ground?

Clueless Cowboy

Jake can t live this way any longer. Burned out, exhausted, and disillusioned, Jake Hanson hits the road. He empties his bank accounts and cuts all ties with everyone he knows. Searching for meaning, he buys a deserted Victorian mansion ten miles from civilization in South Dakota and determines to live off the land. Emily isn t looking for a man, and she certainly isn t looking for more responsibility. Since her parents died, she’s been running the family ranch and raising her younger sister alone. She has plenty to keep her busy. So when she finds a stranger hiding out in the house next door, why can t she just let him be? When their worlds collide, will their inexplicable attraction draw Jake and Emily together or will their circumstances force them apart forever? ‘I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.’ Ephesians 3:16

The Bossy Bridegroom

Michael is a fixer. Michael Davidson knows the demise of his marriage was his fault, and now, as a new Christian, he’s determined to make things right. But when he finds his wife, he discovers she s given their child up for adoption. And while she has new friends and seems to have made a life for herself, Michael can t stand the way those people take advantage of her. So he steps in to help Jeanie get it right. Jeanie has spent the last year rebuilding her life. She knows God loves and has forgiven her. She finds herself stronger in that knowledge every day until Michael arrives and brings with him all the regrets and shame of the past. Will Jeanie ever be able to trust herself or her husband again? Can Michael overcome his hurtful, controlling ways? Only God, the true Fixer of mankind, knows the answers.

Cowboy Christmas

Get ready for a fun and suspenseful Christmastime romance. Trouble follows singer Annette Talbot to Wyoming and rancher Elijah Walker finds himself directly in its path. Though still wounded by the betrayal of his ex fianc e, Elijah finds himself attracted to the secretive singer. When it appears Annie is a threat to his mother’s life, Elijah must decide if Annie s deep faith and love of God is genuine or if it s all just a ruse. He decides to trust her until he discovers she s a wanted woman. As Christmas draws near, will Elijah respond to God s gentle persuasion to find the truth before he loses Annie forever? 20090923

Deep Trouble

Get ready for a Grand Canyon tour de force by award-winning author Mary Connealy. Gabe Lasley and Shannon Dysart are an unlikely pair. He’s an aimless wanderer who wants nothing other than to be left alone. She’s a fearless female determined to find a city of gold. When they are forced together the mayhem begins. As they set out to find the treasure, trouble is hot on their trail. Will the dream of gold color every decision Shannon makes? Will Gabe fail yet another helpless female in his life?

Christmas Treasures

This anthology provides an ample selection of seasonal worship, drama, and children’s resources by popular authors from a variety of denominations. Whatever your congregation’s size or worship style, you’re sure to find something in Christmas Treasures to help you create memorable Advent and Christmas services. Copying privileges are included for all segments. Litany For Advent And Christmas Candle Lighting provides brief responsive prayers and creative congregational activities for the four Sundays of Advent, Christmas Eve, and Epiphany. It’s excellent for worship services or as a Sunday school opener. Christmas Treasures offers three sets of short readings and prayers for the candle lighting portion of Advent and Christmas Eve services. Each 2 3 minute narrative links aspects of the nativity with events in our modern lives, both global and personal, and challenges worshipers to reflect on current issues and respond in ways that glorify the Lord. Six Christmas Testimonies depicts the Christmas events and their meaning from the viewpoint of John the Baptist, a magus, the innkeeper, Joseph, a shepherd, and Mary. Especially powerful when read in sequence, these concise dramatic readings are an excellent way to have members participate in Advent or Christmas Eve worship services. The Christmas Gift utilizes a creative approach to the seasonal children’s program a ‘talent show’ is cleverly included as part of a simple yet powerful play based on Luke’s Christmas scripture. It’s a practical presentation for any size congregation many of the speaking roles have only a few lines, and some parts can be combined. A prop list, set diagram, and sample rehearsal schedule are included to aid novice directors. Performance time is approximately 15 minutes plus talent show time. Who Are You In Bethlehem? and The Promise are two dramatic presentations for the entire congregation with roles that can be performed by any age. Each combines the reading of scripture and singing of familiar hymns with brief narrations to telling the Bethlehem story, focusing on how we respond to the Savior asking us if we have truly welcomed the babe into our hearts. These inspirational services are flexible enough to be performed by as many participants as are available without requiring extensive memorization. Revelations Of Jesus, Given From Heaven/Received On Earth, Nativity, and If It Happened Today are four flexible, Bible based plays with parts for young people of all ages. Revelations Of Jesus tells the story of Jesus’ coming and how word of it spread, Given From Heaven/Received On Earth takes a whimsical glimpse at the angels’ preparations for the first Christmas, and Nativity is a simple, straightforward retelling of the nativity story. If It Happened Today combines seven brief sketches with scripture readings and well known songs. It’s a humorous but thought provoking look at how we might react if some of the events in the Christmas story happened to us. Director’s notes with suggestions for simple costumes, props, and staging are included for each play. Do You Hear What I Hear? tells the story of Jesus’ birth in song and narrative. It’s an inspirational pageant with something for everyone, including songs for each grade level from kindergarten through fifth grade, dramatic scenes, and congregational hymns. Christmas Wonder offers nine short children’s sermons for Advent and Christmas in the form of imaginative stories. Drawing on the rich imagery of the season to illustrate God’s grace and unconditional love, each message includes brief talking points and a prayer. Reading The Christmas Eve Scriptures is a simple but extremely effective interweaving of several familiar Bible verses for two narrators. The reading links the events of Christmas with those of Holy Week and Easter, providing a powerful flow of themes that underlines the larger story of the incarnation.