Gabriel’s Atonement
"Vickie McDonough simply never disappoints. Gabriel's Atonement had me in its grip from the beginning, and never let go. " ~DeelaDL, Amazon Reviewer
More info →Joline’s Redemption
Jo has a long list of secrets to keep and has to look over her shoulder, as the man she’s running from may show up anywhere, anytime. Is it possible that God can redeem Jo, and give her hope for a happy future?
More info →Sarah’s Surrender
How can he prove his love and show the stubborn woman that he’s the right man for her?
More info →Whispers on the Prairie
Whispers on the Prairie is a heartwarming historical romance with a great cast of realistic characters who will capture your heart from the first page. Charming, inspiring, and delightful--prairie romance at its best!
--Carrie Turansky, Award-winning author, The Governess of Highland Hall
Call of the Prairie
Vickie McDonough's writing shines in Call of the Prairie, a beautifully crafted story of courage and strength--and a reminder that even when the fulfillment of our dreams seems impossible, God has everything under control. I found myself captivated by the town of Windmill and its people and felt the call of the prairie tugging at my heart.
--Carol Cox, Author, Love in Disguise, Trouble in Store, and Truth Be Told
Song of the Prairie
Janie Dunn’s life changes when, at the request of her dying cousin, she flees with her cousin’s newborn son to protect him from his abusive father. She moves to Kansas, but things take a dire change when her brother is killed. Is a marriage of convenience to kindhearted Aaron Harper the answer to her problems? Is Kansas far enough away from New York that they are safe from the baby’s father?
More info →The Anonymous Bride
Marshal Luke Davis has three mail-order brides competing to win his hand. Is any one of them right for him? Boardinghouse owner Rachel Hamilton doesn’t have the courage to tell Luke she loves him. Can she swallow her pride and help him choose his mate? Will Luke discover true love through a contest of the heart?
More info →Second Chance Brides
The Corbett brothers begin hosting socials for singles in Lookout, Texas, after they royally messed up a matchmaking scheme against their cousin. Shannon and Leah are the mail-order brides stranded in town without husbands. Will they each choose to marry for security, or can they hold out for true love?
More info →Finally a Bride
Reporter Jacqueline Davis is suspicious of the new preacher. But will a budding romance overshadow her determination to uncover his secrets? Jailbird Carly Payton is looking for a new start in life. Garrett Corbett is looking to avoid marriage with a jailbird. Will love blossom with a second look?
More info →Long Trail Home
2012 Booksellers Best winner
A weary soldier returns from the War Between the States to Discover his parents dead, his family farm in shambles, and his fiancée married.
Riley Morgan takes a job at the Wilcox School for Blind Children in an attempt for a new life after the Civil War. By helping the children and the pretty blind woman, Annie, he begins to find renewed hope. But everyone’s future at Wilcox School is disrupted when the owner dies suddenly and the school is in jeopardy of being closed by the man who stands to inherit it. Riley’s remaining confidence in the future is shaken when Annie’s secret is revealed and Riley attempts to make peace with God.
Doubt meets hope, and fear gives way to faith in the Morgan family.
More info →End of the Trail
2013 Oklahoma Writer’s Federation Best Fiction Book winner
He enters a poker game and wins a new life.
She loses the only home she has ever known.
Two hostile adversaries are forced to work together.
Other Books in the Texas Trails Series
Mutiny of the Heart
Now Available on Amazon!
More info →Secrets of the Heart
Preparing for an arranged marriage to Jamie Reed, the heir to the neighboring plantation, Hannah Madison know her life is well-ordered and safe. But that was before she first stumbled upon a seriously injured stranger in the Reeds' barn. Hannah names the stranger Adam. Will he ever remember his identity? What caused him to be horribly beaten? And why does he have a sense of urgency about unfinished tasks?
More info →Old West Christmas Brides
Christmas Romances Filled with the Spirit of the Old West
It is hard for a woman to make a decent living in the Wild West of the late 1800s, and as the Christmas season approaches, prospects for a happy celebration seem dim.
More info →The 12 Brides of Christmas Collection
Christmas is the time for love, and twelve historical women are on their way to the altar, whether they know it or not. In settings across the heartland of America, readers will experience heartfelt gifts, old-fashioned Christmas traditions, sweet romance, and inspiring faith from twelve acclaimed Christian authors.
More info →Heartland Christmas Brides
Heartland Christmas Brides is the first book in 'The 12 Brides of Christmas' series. Four historical Christmas romances from the Heart of America take readers into the heartland of historic America and dish up a tasty reminder of Christmases past.
More info →The Westward Christmas Brides Collection
On the journey westward toward a new life, Christmas—and winter dangers—catch up to determined travelers. Will couples find new hope in romance, or will they have to turn back to where they came from? The collection includes nine distinctly different novellas penned by leading Christian fiction authors.
More info →The Christmas Brides Collection
The anticipation of Christmas is different for nine brides-to-be whose lives are on the cusp of change in settings that include Colonial Jamestown, a California ranch, war-torn Virginia, and prairie homesteads. As life hands them doubts and troubles, romance steps in to offer hope and love.
More info →A Pioneer Christmas Collection
Penned by an exclusive selection of today’s Christian fiction authors—including Lauraine Snelling, Kathleen Fuller, and Vickie McDonough—this collection of nine romances will become an instant treasure. True pioneer spirit radiates at Christmastime despite the primitive lodgings the settlers must endure.
More info →Christmas Mail-Order Brides
When marriage arrives by mail-order—and just in time for Christmas—the results are unpredictable. Annika’s fiancé is missing, Joliee is forced to marry another groom, Elizabeth takes along a trunk of secrets, and Amelia faces a disappointed prospective husband. Can true love grow after an awkward start?
More info →Wild West Christmas
"I applaud the authors, Kathleen Y'Barbo, Lena Nelson Dooley, Darlene Franklin, and Vickie McDonough, for the wonderful stories that captured my imagination and gave me several hours of enjoyment! This is my first experience reading any of these authors, but it won't be my last!" ~Morgan Blake, Amazon Review
More info →A Blue & Gray Christmas
Four stories in One!
"Beloved Enemy" by Vickie McDonough was absolutely fabulous! I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this short story and I felt that each page told a wonderful tale leading to a completed plot-line.
~Amazon Reviewer
A Bride by Christmas
Perfect for a chilly evening and a cup of cocoa!
An international flair to each of the stories made this charming collection such fun to read. I will definitely be buying a few more for Christmas gifts.
~Amazon Reviewer
Lone Star Christmas
Anything can happen when four meddlesome, retired Texas Rangers try their hand at matchmaking.
More info →Texas Christmas Grooms
"Heartwarming, humorous and often unexpected. McDonough and Griffin's stories are not cookie-cutter romances. I can't wait for more from these two."
~Anne Mulligan, Amazon Reviewer
Christmas Next Door: 4 Stories of Love Found Close to Home
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.
More info →Wyoming Weddings
Three modern Wyoming women face mountains on the road to love. Truck driving Randi finds romance at a pit stop just when her heart calls her home. Vacationing Ruby rides into romance, exposing a drug runner’s lair. Bethany welcomes romance to her family’s guest ranch just when she may have to close down.
More info →The Mail-Order Standoff
Marriage plans are put on hold in the Old West when four mail-order brides have second thoughts. How will their grooms win their trust?
Right on Time by Angela Breidenbach
Montana, 1883
Could two people be less suited than an English gentleman and a western gal who is used to giving the orders? From the wild Montana Territory to the refined Kentucky horse farms, can Timothy prove worthy of Tara’s heart?
Pistol-Packin’ Bride by Margaret Brownley
Prickly Pear, Texas, 1885
Attorney Ben Heywood didn’t expect to get shot on his wedding day—and certainly not by his mail-order bride.
The Bride Who Declined by Susan Page Davis
Boston, Massachusetts, 1885
Rachel Paxton turns down a mail-order proposal, but a few months later she learns the man she rejected has died—and left his ranch to her in his will.
Twice the Trouble by Vickie McDonough
Cactus Creek, Texas, 1888
When Connor McLoughlin and his cousin Brian order a pair of mail-order brides, they think they’re getting two sweet Irish lasses. But what they get is a stage load of shenanigans.
18 Redbud Lane
Six generations build a legacy of faith on the Oklahoma prairie.
More info →A Stitch in Time
I fell in love with the Stafford siblings and their romance troubles (and their neighbors too, especially the mischievous Testament Brothers)! It was fun to see how each brother (and a sister) fought love, only to end up right in the middle of it!
~Swilly, Amazon Reviewer
The Brides of the Emerald Isle
One woman's search through history explores three stories of legend and love passed down through her ancestors. Can she put faith in her own pledge of love?
More info →Kiss the Bride
Four young women meet at a restaurant owners conference: Angel from Florida, Monica from Missouri, Haley from Oklahoma, and Allison from New Jersey and discover they share the same faiths, fears, and hopes, including a lack of a love story in their lives. They vow to keep in touch, pray for one another, and meet again at next years conference. What happens in between is an absolute smorgasbord of changed lives, challenged faiths, new dedications and directions, and romantic twists that turn next years conference reunion plans into reservations for eight.
More info →The Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner
Jody McMillan is determined to raise enough money to expand the overcrowded orphanage. Can she come to an agreement with the man who owns the next-door property?
More info →Oklahoma Brides
Three impulsive young women have only themselves to rely on when trials wreck their dreams for tranquil futures. Will they slow down long enough to find faith and love waiting for them on the Oklahoma prairie?
More info →Virginia Brides
Relive a gentler time as love and faith are rooted in Virginian soil.
More info →Wildflower Hearts
In 1890s North Dakota, the three McFarland siblings must dig for the truth. Adam must confess his dreams to a big city novelist. Anna must defend her actions to a deputy marshal. And Quinn must discover the truth about the woman he has married.
More info →Seven Brides for Seven Texans Romance Collection
G. W. Hart is tired of waiting for his seven grown sons to marry, and now he may not live long enough to see grandchildren born. So he sets an ultimatum for each son to marry before the end of 1874 or be written out of his will. But can love form on a deadline?
More info →Stitched With Love Collection
Penned by an exclusive selection of Christian fiction authors—including Cathy Marie Hake and Vickie McDonough—this keepsake collection of nine romances is a true treasure. Faced with finding the right fit in life and love, are nine courtships destined to be stitched with romance?
More info →South Carolina Brides
Between betrayal and lies, is there room for love?
More info →Seven Brides for Seven Texas Rangers Romance Collection
Let the matchmaking begin. When their commanding officer succumbs to marital bliss, seven Texas Rangers find themselves at the matchmaking mercies of his wife, who believes they each would get much more joy out of life if they weren’t married to their work. But what woman can refine a Ranger?
More info →12 Brides of Summer Collection
Twelve Victorian romances introduce women on summertime adventures—including the beekeeper who is afraid of bees, the music teacher whose dog has dug up a treasure, the baker who enters a faux courtship, and six others. Will the men who bring romance to their lives stay around when summer fades to fall?
More info →The Cowboy’s Bride Collection
Stubborn cowboys and cowgirls face off in the Wild West. Dealing with stampeding cattle, wild horses, deadly storms, and thieving outlaws is nothing for these brave westerners, but expose their hearts to vulnerable emotions and they get skittish. Will nine couples be able to form faithful love and make a home on the range?
More info →Love is Patient Romance Collection
Nine couples meet at a time in life when they have nearly given up on finding true love and their focus is upon daily struggles in the historical American West. Will lasting love be in their futures, and will it be worth the wait?
More info →Mail-Order Mishaps
Pre-order your copy today! Coming May 2019.
Journey along in the Old West as four women travel to meet their husbands-to-be and discover that nothing is as it was planned. Eve’s fiancé is in jail. Amelia’s fiancé has never heard of her. Zola’s newlywed husband is dead. Maeve’s travel is misdirected. Can these brides find a true love match?
More info →The Lady and the Lawman
Pre-order your copy today! Coming August 2019.
Ride along on four romantic adventures as teams of lawmen and unassuming women work together to find outlaws and right wrongs. From Missouri and Texas west to Colorado and California, the Old West is just the place for four ladies to test their courage and strengthen their faith—all while finding a lawman to love.
More info →The Runaway Brides Collection
What is a woman of the 1800s to do when she feels pressured to marry without love to protect her family, to gain wealth, to fulfill an obligation, or to bend under an evil plan? Run! Seven women facing the marriage altar make the decision to flee, but who can they now trust?
More info →Rancher Under Fire
Rancher Under Fire is a contemporary suspense novel--not the norm for this historical writer. There's lots of excitement in this book, and I cause all kinds of trouble for my hero, Jackson Durant. I hope you enjoy his story.
More info →Beloved Enemy
"Can Chris overcome his hatred of all things Southern? Will he capture the heart of a Southern widow? A few surprise twists make the plot even more enjoyable."
~D. Cozzone, Amazon Reviewer
The Prodigal’s Shotgun Wedding
A prodigal’s hope for a happy homecoming is derailed.
More info →The Sergeant’s Sweetheart
The Sergeant’s Sweetheart, a contemporary Christian fiction novella by best-selling author Vickie McDonough.
More info →USA Word Find
" A cup of hot chocolate and an easy chair, and these 85 puzzles are going keep me entertained! And, it's likely that I'll be a little smarter about the United States of America too!"
~Josanne, Amazon Reviewer
All Books by Vickie McDonough
The Prodigal’s Shotgun Wedding
A prodigal’s hope for a happy homecoming is derailed.
More info →The Sergeant’s Sweetheart
The Sergeant’s Sweetheart, a contemporary Christian fiction novella by best-selling author Vickie McDonough.
More info →Christmas Next Door: 4 Stories of Love Found Close to Home
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.
More info →The Mail-Order Standoff
Marriage plans are put on hold in the Old West when four mail-order brides have second thoughts. How will their grooms win their trust?
Right on Time by Angela Breidenbach
Montana, 1883
Could two people be less suited than an English gentleman and a western gal who is used to giving the orders? From the wild Montana Territory to the refined Kentucky horse farms, can Timothy prove worthy of Tara’s heart?
Pistol-Packin’ Bride by Margaret Brownley
Prickly Pear, Texas, 1885
Attorney Ben Heywood didn’t expect to get shot on his wedding day—and certainly not by his mail-order bride.
The Bride Who Declined by Susan Page Davis
Boston, Massachusetts, 1885
Rachel Paxton turns down a mail-order proposal, but a few months later she learns the man she rejected has died—and left his ranch to her in his will.
Twice the Trouble by Vickie McDonough
Cactus Creek, Texas, 1888
When Connor McLoughlin and his cousin Brian order a pair of mail-order brides, they think they’re getting two sweet Irish lasses. But what they get is a stage load of shenanigans.
Wild at Heart, Romance in the Badlands 1
A dime novelist travels west after a rancher challenges her facts about the frontier, but a chance meeting and train robbery changes the course of her life.
More info →A Stitch in Time
I fell in love with the Stafford siblings and their romance troubles (and their neighbors too, especially the mischievous Testament Brothers)! It was fun to see how each brother (and a sister) fought love, only to end up right in the middle of it!
~Swilly, Amazon Reviewer
Outlaw Heart
Deputy Marshal Brett Wickham is ready to retire from law enforcement and settle down on the ranch left to him and his younger brother, Taylor. But when Taylor is killed in a bank robbery, Brett pins his badge back on and goes hunting for the Salinger gang. Then a bear attack leaves him badly wounded and lands him right in the middle of the outlaw’s hideout with his nemesis, Lottie Sallinger, caring for him.
The woman who tends to Brett’s wounds claims to be Anna McFarland. He’s sure that’s an alias, although she sure seems too sweet and innocent to be an outlaw. But looks can be deceiving. When his heart is drawn to her, Brett fights the attraction. There no way he can fall for the woman who helped kill his brother. Can he do his job when everything in him wants Lottie to be innocent?
More info →Secrets of the Heart
Preparing for an arranged marriage to Jamie Reed, the heir to the neighboring plantation, Hannah Madison know her life is well-ordered and safe. But that was before she first stumbled upon a seriously injured stranger in the Reeds' barn. Hannah names the stranger Adam. Will he ever remember his identity? What caused him to be horribly beaten? And why does he have a sense of urgency about unfinished tasks?
More info →Mutiny of the Heart
Now Available on Amazon!
More info →Beloved Enemy
"Can Chris overcome his hatred of all things Southern? Will he capture the heart of a Southern widow? A few surprise twists make the plot even more enjoyable."
~D. Cozzone, Amazon Reviewer
Rancher Under Fire
Rancher Under Fire is a contemporary suspense novel--not the norm for this historical writer. There's lots of excitement in this book, and I cause all kinds of trouble for my hero, Jackson Durant. I hope you enjoy his story.
More info →Wyoming Weddings
Three modern Wyoming women face mountains on the road to love. Truck driving Randi finds romance at a pit stop just when her heart calls her home. Vacationing Ruby rides into romance, exposing a drug runner’s lair. Bethany welcomes romance to her family’s guest ranch just when she may have to close down.
More info →