Susan Page Davis

In 1885 in Fergus, Idaho, Gert Dooley has an unusual job for a woman--test firing guns for her brother the gunsmith--and years of practice have made her an excellent shot. When a murder in town scares her friends, Gert starts the Ladies' Shooting Club to teach the women how to shoot. Their independence upsets the men in town, and Sheriff Chapman finds himself trying to solve a murder and restore peace between the town's women and men.

Beverly is gaining confidence in her new business, although her request for exclusivity in her relationship with Jeff Mackenzie leads to a disagreement. Margaret is asked to exhibit at a prestigious art fair in Port Clyde. Nagging questions over the success of her first book dampens Diane's happiness in being a published author. And Shelley is delighted by a surprise weekend anniversary trip.

"Wynne's just doing her job, but Andrew doesn't see it that way. Wynne Harding's new job as a reporter challenges her to the limit. She loves writing and telling people's stories, but some articles are difficult to handle. She inadvertently offends farmer Andrew Cook when covering the story of his daughter's injury. Andrew's grandparents and his four-year-old twins love Wynne and hope to draw her into their family circle, but Andrew makes her uncomfortable...

Rebecca Harding can hardly wait to get away from her city nursing job in Portland, Maine, for a few restful days at her lakeside cottage. The only problem is, the cottage is half owned by her former fiancé, architect Rob Wallace, whom she hasn’t seen for three years. Family struggles for Rob and accusations at work for Rebecca put them both in a tailspin. Things come to a head at the cottage, where he gets June and she gets July.