Romancing the Weavers Series by Ray Anselmo, Erin Dameron-Hill

Alfonso Cucinotta is sick of life on a farm with more family than he knows what to do with. Philadelphia Howe is headed for California with her father, the only family she has.Alfonso came to the Weaver farm in 1874 with six of his siblings after a seventh – his older sister Bella – became a mail-order bride. Eight years later, he’s still there – and wishes he weren’t. But two sisters have wed and moved off, so Bella is committed to making sure he stays put... moreAlfonso Cucinotta is sick of life on a farm with more family than he knows what to do with. Philadelphia Howe is headed for California with her father, the only family she has.Alfonso came to the Weaver farm in 1874 with six of his siblings after a seventh – his older sister Bella – became a mail-order bride. Eight years later, he’s still there – and wishes he weren’t. But two sisters have wed and moved off, so Bella is committed to making sure he stays put. For now, he’s stuck chopping wood, picking fruit, making sausages and dreaming of a day he can go out on his own – while working hard to leave his childhood anger and bossiness behind.Philadelphia has spent her whole life tagging along with her father as he travels from one base ball club to the next, first as a player and later as a manager. A snowstorm traps her and Papa with the Weavers, and she discovers a new sort of life with a big, boisterous family – and the handsome but taciturn Alfonso. Eventually, though, the roads will clear, and she’ll have to decide whether she’d rather stay there or follow her father to Silvertown and his next club.Throw in mystery, romance, humor, loud Italian arguments and a coach driver who may be more than he seems, and strap yourselves in for another Weaver family adventure! less

Melania Cucinotta is crazy about Clinton Cooke. Clinton Cooke is crazy about Melania Cucinotta. But when they finally get together, can they keep from going crazy?Over six years before, Clinton’s family visited Mel’s on the Weaver’s sprawling farm for Christmas, and for the two teenager, it was hate at first sight. Mel did everything she could to spoil Clinton’s time there, including stealing a kiss from him and making sure her bossy older brother caught them... moreMelania Cucinotta is crazy about Clinton Cooke. Clinton Cooke is crazy about Melania Cucinotta. But when they finally get together, can they keep from going crazy?Over six years before, Clinton’s family visited Mel’s on the Weaver’s sprawling farm for Christmas, and for the two teenager, it was hate at first sight. Mel did everything she could to spoil Clinton’s time there, including stealing a kiss from him and making sure her bossy older brother caught them. But that kiss started something she wasn’t prepared for, and ever since, she and he had been writing back and forth, forging a friendship … and maybe more than a friendship.Now it’s the spring of 1886 and Mel gets a surprise! Clinton shows up at the Weaver farm in Washington Territory with a dozen head of cattle her family purchased from his family’s ranch in Oregon. Furthermore, he’s staying on as a hired hand to help take care of the new stock. This time, it looks like love at second sight, which poses its own problems. Foremost among them is that Mel and Clinton are both healthy young adults … who have to exercise a lot of self-control lest they create a Victorian-era scandal. And with over two dozen Cucinottas and Weavers (and one other hired man) around, there are a lot of eyes watching them.Can the two young people court and find out if they suit without going too far? Can Mel’s family safeguard her virtue without driving her batty? Will there be competition between the hired hands for Mel’s affections? And can someone find a way to keep an incredibly stupid cow from wandering off into the woods? Find out in the fourth Romancing the Weavers book, and the wildest one yet! less

Gabriella Cucinotta was perfectly happy living on her family’s farm, unmarried and unworried. But fate had other plans for her. And in Gabby’s case, fate was particularly forceful.Gabby, the youngest of the eight Cucinotta siblings, liked living on the Weaver farm in Washington Territory. She wasn’t in any hurry to marry, not even in 1889 when a single nineteen-year-old like herself was already several steps on the way to spinsterhood. If she wed, fine; if not, fine... moreGabriella Cucinotta was perfectly happy living on her family’s farm, unmarried and unworried. But fate had other plans for her. And in Gabby’s case, fate was particularly forceful.Gabby, the youngest of the eight Cucinotta siblings, liked living on the Weaver farm in Washington Territory. She wasn’t in any hurry to marry, not even in 1889 when a single nineteen-year-old like herself was already several steps on the way to spinsterhood. If she wed, fine; if not, fine. She was content to be where she was.But an unwanted suitor was not so content, and not willing to take “no” for an answer either. Soon Gabby finds herself being taken away from the farm, her family and her life – in shackles, facing a charge of murder! Her family is on her side, but the victim’s father is a powerful man in town, and is determined to make her pay for his son’s death.Behind the bars of a sheriff’s jail cell, Gabby’s life hangs in the balance. How can she prove herself innocent? Will the town turn against her? Does a shadowy figure buttonholing the citizens of Nowhere wish her good or ill? And what to make of the sheriff’s deputy who's not only sure she’s not guilty, but may have more than a passing interest in her? As she waits for her trial, there’s more than one mystery to unravel.All will be revealed in GABRIELLA, the sixth book in the Romancing the Weavers series and the most suspenseful of the bunch!(Rated PG for one scene of violence. Some portions of the book may be triggering for victims of rape and abuse.) less

Washington state, June 1898.He's looking to pursue his career – which can’t happen on his family’s farm.She's stuck around the world from home – with nowhere to go and no way to go back.They can find each other, but can they find what they need?Hugh Weaver, the last of Calvin and Bella’s three sons, is an accomplished cook. But the enormous Weaver clan isn’t lacking for kitchen skills, and as much as he loves them, he knows his destiny lies elsewhere – running his own restaurant or café... moreWashington state, June 1898.He's looking to pursue his career – which can’t happen on his family’s farm.She's stuck around the world from home – with nowhere to go and no way to go back.They can find each other, but can they find what they need?Hugh Weaver, the last of Calvin and Bella’s three sons, is an accomplished cook. But the enormous Weaver clan isn’t lacking for kitchen skills, and as much as he loves them, he knows his destiny lies elsewhere – running his own restaurant or café. But where?Hamasaki Ichiko doesn’t even speak English, but her family sent her and her sister from Japan to America to find work. She’s escaped the clutches of a human trafficker, only now she’s stranded in the tiny village of Nowhere, living off the charity of its citizens. She’s ready to get a job and make a life. But how?Toss in two other Japanese girls who just want to go home, a railroad detective disguised as a doting grandma, a diner owner making plans for the future, an ambitious milkmaid who has Hugh in her sights, and a town and family that put the “wild” in the Wild West, and you have the makings of an international incident … or maybe an international affair? Get the answers to all these questions and more in HUGH, the farthest-reaching Weaver adventure yet! less