Western Romances with a Paranormal Twist

By Kristy McCaffrey

It’s October, so how about western romances with a bit of the other.

 

INTO THE LAND OF SHADOWS is a steamy standalone historical western novel set in 1893 Arizona Territory.

Rancher Ethan Barstow has spent years carrying the weight of his broken bond with his brother, Charley. Deciding to track him down is easy. Far more complicated is the journey itself, especially when he’s forced to travel alongside Kate Kinsella, Charley’s supposed fiancée. 

As they cross Navajo country, something stirs in the vast, haunted landscape. Whispers of the unseen and a growing, undeniable attraction pull Ethan and Kate closer together, drawing them into danger, mystery, and ultimately, each other. 

“…pure entertainment—a good old-fashioned western, a romance and an adventure with a tiny bit of comedy and a good twist of paranormal thrown in. I loved it!” ~ Barnes and Noble Reviewer

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THE SPARROW is Book Three in the Wings of the West series but can be read as a standalone. It’s a historical western novel with medium spice.

In 1877, Emma Hart comes to Grand Canyon—a wild, rugged, and, until recently, undiscovered area. Plagued by visions and gifted with a second sight, she searches for answers about the tragedy of her past, the betrayal of her present, and an elusive future that echoes through her very soul. Joined by her power animal Sparrow, she ventures into the depths of Hopi folklore, forced to confront an evil that has lived through the ages.

Texas Ranger Nathan Blackmore tracks Emma Hart to the Colorado River, stunned by her determination to ride a wooden dory along its course. But in a place where the ripples of time run deep, he’ll be faced with a choice. He must accept the unseen realm, the world beside this world, that he turned away from years ago, or risk losing the woman he has come to love more than life itself.

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In THE CROW BROTHERS COLLECTION it’s Hallowtide in the Old West. Join three bounty hunters fighting dark magic and the women destined to love them in these three short stories.

The Crow and The Coyote

Among the red-rock canyons of the Navajo, bounty hunter Jack Boggs—known as The Crow—aids Hannah Dobbin in a quest to save her pa's soul during Hallowtide.

The Crow and The Bear

When no one will help Jennie Livingstone enter a haunted ravine to find her papa, she must accept the aid of enigmatic bounty hunter Callum Boggs, sometimes called The Crow.

A Murder of Crows

Eliza McCulloch is determined to reclaim her family book of spells and her only hope is Kester Boggs, a manhunter named The Crow.

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BLUE SAGE is a contemporary western novella set in Northern Arizona.

Braden Delaney has taken over the family cattle business after the death of his father, but faced with difficult financial decisions, he contemplates selling a portion of the massive Delaney ranch holdings known as Whisper Rock, a place of unusual occurrences. Archaeologist Audrey Driggs arrives in the remote wilderness of Northern Arizona looking for clues to a life-altering experience from her childhood. Together, they’ll uncover a long-lost secret.

“Wow, what a story! … main characters were extremely likeable and the hint of the paranormal added a depth … that was awesome.” ~ Goodreads review

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And while ANCIENT WINDS isn’t a western romance, it does feature supernatural elements (shamanic time travel) in a contemporary jungle romance setting with medium spice.

Archaeologist Brynn Galloway is one bad headline away from professional ruin. When a rare Sumerian artifact resurfaces—one tied to a theory no serious academic will touch—she’s summoned to Bolivia, where the truth may cost her credibility… or her life.

The jungle holds more than lost ruins. It holds answers.

Pulled into a dangerous hunt for a stolen cuneiform tablet, Brynn finds herself reluctantly partnered with Dr. Tristan Magee—a talented, infuriating mercenary physicist whose theories about ancient visitors from the stars are as seductive as the man himself. He’s determined to reclaim the artifact at any cost. She’s determined not to become a footnote in someone else’s madness.

But as rivals close in and the jungle reveals secrets buried beyond recorded time, Brynn and Tristan discover the artifact may not just change history—it may fracture it.

Forced to trust each other in a place where survival is never guaranteed, attraction ignites in the heat and danger of the Bolivian jungle.

Perfect for fans of Indiana Jones and Romancing the Stone, with a slow-burn romantic edge and a touch of The X-Files.

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