16 must-read historical books like The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1) by Mary Connealy

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The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

By: Mary Connealy

4.00

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

She's the only witness to a wagon train attack. Keeping her safe, though, means his world is about …

"Marry her? Do I look crazy?"

-Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

"But I'm going to change, Gwen. I am. The West is different than where we came from. It's a land that demands strength of people. A land that tests courage.~ Deb"

-Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

"Trace, the lengths you've gone to in taking care of us is nothing short of heroic. You are a blessed miracle from God, you and your men. You saved us and now you care for us. It's the Bible's very definition of a Christian.~ Deb"

-Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

"I was also struck by how John wasn't really alone out there because he knew had God with him. My pa was a believer, but we never went near a church or talked much about faith or owned a Bible. That Bible I found was an anchor to hold on to. It reminded me God was with me in the wilderness.~ Trace"

-Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

If you liked the historical plot in The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1) by Mary Connealy , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Heart on the Line (Ladies of Harper’s Station, #2) by Karen Witemeyer

1. Heart on the Line (Ladies of Harper’s Station, #2)

By: Karen Witemeyer

3.00

Format: 12 pages, Paperback

Grace Mallory is tired of running, of hiding. But when an old friend sends an after-hours telegraph… read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's Heart on the Line (Ladies of Harper’s Station, #2) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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2. A Stolen Heart (Cimarron Creek Trilogy #1)

By: Amanda Cabot

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

From afar, Cimarron Creek seems like an idyllic town tucked in the Texas Hill Country. But when for… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Cabot's A Stolen Heart (Cimarron Creek Trilogy #1) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
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3. A Worthy Pursuit (A Worthy Pursuit, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

2.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

Stone Hammond is the best tracker in Texas. He never comes home empty-handed. So when a wealthy rai… read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's A Worthy Pursuit (A Worthy Pursuit, #1) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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4. No Other Will Do (Ladies of Harper’s Station, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

3.89

Format: 7 pages, Paperback

Men are optional. That's the credo Emma Chandler's suffragette aunts preached and why she started a… read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's No Other Will Do (Ladies of Harper’s Station, #1) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction

5. The Husband Maneuver (A Worthy Pursuit, #1.5)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.37

Format: None pages,

1890s Texas Marietta Hawkins has been in love with ranch foreman Daniel Barrett since she came home… read more

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6. Worth the Wait (Ladies of Harper’s Station, #1.5)

By: Karen Witemeyer

3.41

Format: None pages,

Benjamin Porter is one of only two men allowed inside the women's colony of Harper's Station, Texas… read more

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7. Love Unexpected (Beacons of Hope, #1)

By: Jody Hedlund

2.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

All she's ever wanted was a home. But stranded at Presque Isle port after their steamboat sank, Emm… read more

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8. To Win Her Heart

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.05

Format: 371 pages,

Having completed his sentence for the unintentional crime that derailed his youthful plans for fame… read more

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9. Full Steam Ahead (Full Steam Ahead, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

Nicole Renard returns home to Galveston, Texas, to find her father deathly ill. Though she loves hi… read more

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10. More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

After fulfilling a pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. No family entangle… read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
"A man did what was right even when the odds were stacked against him."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

"Just because they'd lost didn't mean the battle hadn't been worth waging."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

"How often had he wanted to believe that he was created for some higher purpose?"

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

"Love made a man vulnerable in a world that required armor and a shield to survive."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

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11. In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.56

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

He's faced countless perils on the battlefield, but nothing so dangerous as falling in love. Luk… read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
"I’d walk through fire for you."

-Karen Witemeyer, In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

"You might be a little rough around the edges, Luke Davenport,"

-Karen Witemeyer, In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

"Patience was a virtue, but sometimes it was an excuse to stay on the easy path of conflict avoidance."

-Karen Witemeyer, In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

"He forced himself to look at her. “That’s the man I am, Damaris. Discontent, dangerous, and a tiny bit deranged."

-Karen Witemeyer, In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

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12. The Heart's Charge (Hanger's Horsemen, #2)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.51

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

For years they've been nomads for justice, but a final mission may just lead their hearts home. … read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's The Heart's Charge (Hanger's Horsemen, #2) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
"But if each man and woman were defined solely by their greatest sin, what hope would there be for any of us?"

-Karen Witemeyer, The Heart's Charge (Hanger's Horsemen, #2)

"Lessons taught from love bring wisdom. Lessons spawned from fear and pain often come with cynicism and bitterness attached, which can cloud the truth."

-Karen Witemeyer, The Heart's Charge (Hanger's Horsemen, #2)

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13. The Last Chance Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #5)

By: Jody Hedlund

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

As a midwife, Catherine Remington is successful in bringing new life into the world, but she's fail… read more

Similar categories in Jody Hedlund's The Last Chance Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #5) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
"He kissed her long and hard, counting himself a man blessed beyond anything he deserved."

-Jody Hedlund, The Last Chance Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #5)

"We women have to stop defining ourselves by lining ourselves up against other women. Instead, we need to define ourselves the way our Creator does."

-Jody Hedlund, The Last Chance Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #5)

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14. Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Beauty has been nothing but a curse to Penelope Snow. When she becomes a personal maid for a famous… read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"You don't have to earn your place here, Penelope," he'd said. "This is your home now. You're one of us, and we take care of our own."

-Karen Witemeyer, Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

"She cold dance with butterflies all she liked. That wouldn't stop him from clipping her wings if that's what it took to see justice done."

-Karen Witemeyer, Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

"She could dance with butterflies all she liked. That wouldn't stop him from clipping her wings if that's what it took to see justice done."

-Karen Witemeyer, Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

"In all the daydreams she'd woven about her and Titus sharing intimate conversations, never once did they entail discussing corset burglary."

-Karen Witemeyer, Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

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15. More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.25

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

When her family is threatened, she doesn't expect falling in love to be their best defense Many … read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
"Where is the love in what you're doing?"

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

"Love stayed. Even when things became messy and unpleasant, love stayed."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

"It was Logan's job to live for God, and God's job to take care of the rest."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

"Usually Zach had come in from the fields by now, as he seemed to tell time with his stomach."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

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16. At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Haunted by the horrors of war, ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries known … read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
"You can't undo the past, but you can learn from it."

-Karen Witemeyer, At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

"My Jo was under your protection, and you let that monster take her?"

-Karen Witemeyer, At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

"He knew better than to fall for a pretty pair of eyes and a feisty temperment."

-Karen Witemeyer, At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

"He struck her as the warrior type. Nothing would stop him except death itself. Or his own stubbornness."

-Karen Witemeyer, At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

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17. The Heart of a Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #2)

By: Jody Hedlund

4.32

Format: 359 pages, Paperback

When he agreed to guard her, he never bargained on having to guard his heart. Brilliant scientis… read more

Similar categories in Jody Hedlund's The Heart of a Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #2) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
"Did a man need to cast aside all chivalry in order to respect a woman’s worth? Or was it possible for men to regard women with high esteem while also valuing their intelligence?"

-Jody Hedlund, The Heart of a Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #2)

"Whenever she considered God’s exquisite design of something so small as a blade of grass, or the petal of a flower, she was always able to put her own life into better perspective. If He cared so muc…"

-Jody Hedlund, The Heart of a Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #2)

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18. A Cowboy for Keeps (Colorado Cowboys, #1)

By: Jody Hedlund

4.16

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

Greta Nilsson's trip west to save her ailing little sister, Astrid, could not have gone more wrong.… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
"Come on now, Captain Jim."

-Jody Hedlund, A Cowboy for Keeps (Colorado Cowboys, #1)

"Was that what God promised? Not to pluck him out of the fiery trials but to be there in the midst of them?"

-Jody Hedlund, A Cowboy for Keeps (Colorado Cowboys, #1)

"The onlookers had seen not three men in the fire, but four. God hadn’t taken them out of the fiery trial. He’d walked with them through it."

-Jody Hedlund, A Cowboy for Keeps (Colorado Cowboys, #1)

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19. If the Boot Fits (Texas Ever After, #2)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.40

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Determined to prove that cattle king Eli Dearing has no justification for evicting his stepmother a… read more

Similar categories in Karen Witemeyer's If the Boot Fits (Texas Ever After, #2) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
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20. The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

By: Mary Connealy

4.00

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

She's the only witness to a wagon train attack. Keeping her safe, though, means his world is about … read more

Similar categories in Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1) book and Mary Connealy's The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
"Marry her? Do I look crazy?"

-Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

"But I'm going to change, Gwen. I am. The West is different than where we came from. It's a land that demands strength of people. A land that tests courage.~ Deb"

-Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

"Trace, the lengths you've gone to in taking care of us is nothing short of heroic. You are a blessed miracle from God, you and your men. You saved us and now you care for us. It's the Bible's very de…"

-Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

"I was also struck by how John wasn't really alone out there because he knew had God with him. My pa was a believer, but we never went near a church or talked much about faith or owned a Bible. That B…"

-Mary Connealy, The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1)

Cover of Hope's Highest Mountain (Hearts of Montana, #1) by Misty M. Beller

21. Hope's Highest Mountain (Hearts of Montana, #1)

By: Misty M. Beller

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ingrid Chastain readily agreed to accompany her father to deliver vaccines to a mining town in the … read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • westerns
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • christian romance
  • audiobook

13 Top historical romance books like The Accidental Guardian (High Sierra Sweethearts, #1) by Mary Connealy

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Karen Witemeyer

3.00

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2.89

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No Other Will Do (Ladies of Harper’s Station, #1)

Karen Witemeyer

3.89

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More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

Karen Witemeyer

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A Most Inconvenient Marriage (Ozark Mountain Romance #1)

Regina Jennings

3.36

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To Tame a Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #3)

Jody Hedlund

4.34

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More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

Karen Witemeyer

4.40

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The Last Chance Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #5)

Jody Hedlund

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