Books with author Jacqueline A. Ball

A BEAVER CREEK HOLIDAY SPECIAL. (This book is NOT part of The Oregon Series, but many of the characters from the series are also in this book.) It's an 1850 Christmas in Beaver Creek, Oregon! It’s going to be a great Christmas! But not so for some… There’s going to be a wedding in a few weeks on Christmas Eve. Patrick Rayley wants none of it. His mama doesn’t need a husband. She has a job teaching school, and she has him. Parson Jacob is much too old for his mama, and besides, he doesn’t need or want a pa. His pa died, and he will never let another take his place! . The worst part is that Parson and Mama don't want him anymore. He heard 'em say so with his own ears.Meanwhile,down the road a piece, Jimmy’s pet goose Alfred has sorely tried his mama, and she has had enough. Unless Jimmy can change her mind, she plans to make poor Alfred part of Christmas dinner. Jimmy will do anything to save his beloved goose. Anything….It takes a cold night in the woods by the creek for two run aways to learn some hard lessons in life.

BEAVER CREEK SERIES. Book 1. Clean and Wholesome Romance.Summer 1851, Beaver Creek, Oregon. Lindy Sanders is in love with her childhood friend, Jack Matthews. But she, and she alone, was at the creek when his sister drowned. Does Jack blame her? Who killed Sissy Matthews,and why?When another young woman drowns, the community realizes that this is no coincidence. Can Lindy and Jack find true love despite the tragic events,or will a love from the past change everything?Ben Dorsey's wife died ,leaving him with two babies under a year old. Ben vows never to love again, but he needs a wife,and quick.And finally, Carlton has returned from California with enough money to take a wife. But the one he loves, loves another.