Old West

Beverly Jenkins

In post–Civil War Kansas, independent schoolteacher Cara Lee Henson has built a respectable life—and intends to keep it that way. When Sergeant Chase Jefferson of the Tenth Cavalry arrives, his charm and unwavering attention challenge her guarded heart and threaten the carefully maintained boundaries of her world. As duty, prejudice, and suspicion test their growing attraction, Cara and Chase must decide whether passion is worth the risks of surrender. Set against the American West, this historical romance explores trust, resilience, desire, and the courage required to claim a love of one’s own.

Beverly Jenkins

Set in the Old West, this powerful historical romance follows Rhine Fontaine, a successful Black man whose carefully constructed life depends on passing as white, and Eddy Carmichael, the spirited woman he rescues from the desert. Though Eddy is determined to earn enough money to begin anew in California, an undeniable attraction draws the two together—and threatens the identities, ambitions, and futures they have fought to protect. Against a backdrop of racial injustice, social constraints, and hard-won independence, their forbidden connection becomes both a dangerous risk and a chance at lasting love.

Beverly Jenkins

In 1876, Dr. Viveca Lancaster leaves California to build a medical practice in Grayson Grove, Michigan, an all-Black community where her education and determination make her a rare pioneer. But the town’s strong-willed mayor, Nate Grayson, expects a male physician and resists the arrival of a woman who challenges his assumptions at every turn. As Viveca works to earn the community’s trust and protect her right to practice, she and Nate are drawn into a spirited clash of wills that deepens into something neither anticipated. Set against the Reconstruction era, this richly researched historical romance explores Black achievement, women’s independence, community, and the healing power of love.