Chief Cook and Bottle Washer    by Rita  Hestand
Price: Free! 55490 words. Published on October 5, 2009. .
Short Contemporary Romance series. Book One. A sweet romance series. Emma Smith hadn't been straight with her new boss, but he hadn't given her much of a chance to explain. Trapped in her own lies and uncertainties Emma was running in fear of losing her baby. Deke Travers, oldest son on the 4 Bar None Ranch, needed one thing, his brothers to settle down and get with the business of ranching.

Ben's Sacrifice    by Rita  Hestand
Price: $0.99 USD. 1770 words. Published on October 11, 2009. .
A short story for kids. What does the youngest of the family get their mom for her birthday when he doesn't have a job nor know how to make anything?

Fair Trade    by Rita  Hestand
Price: $0.99 USD. 1440 words. Published on October 11, 2009. .
A short story for pre-teens. How can you make your peers understand that you are growing up and deserve a little respect?

Lie on a Yardstick    by Rita  Hestand
Price: $0.99 USD. 1670 words. Published on October 11, 2009. .
A short story for pre-teens. When you are new in town, it's hard to make new friends at school. Julie should know she's been to enough of them.

The Red Jacket    by Rita  Hestand
Price: $0.99 USD. 3020 words. Published on October 13, 2009. .
This short story was awarded honorable mention in Writer's Digest 78th Annual Writing Competition. Being best friends is sometimes hard, especially when you don't understand everything. But I'll never forget Jeremy Michel Myers as long as I live.

Pretend Mom    by Rita  Hestand
Price: $2.99 USD. 53190 words. Published on November 29, 2009. .
A short contemporary romance novel. A sweet romance. Dixie came home to be with her family, get some needed rest and see Kevin one last time. She'd had a teenage crush on Kevin and now seven years later she wanted to find out if that is all it was. She hadn't planned on running into Mike his brother and his adorable little daughter either. Amanda wanted her to play...Pretend mom with her.

Runaway Bride    by Rita  Hestand
Price: $2.99 USD. 50870 words. Published on November 29, 2009. .
A short contemporary romance. Savannah Kingsley wanted to marry Chad, until she found him in the rose garden with the best man. Devastated, she didn't know what to do except run. Chad couldn't tell his folks he was gay and she couldn't tell anyone either. So rather than try to face them all, she ran, smack dab into the law!

Poor Mo    by Rita  Hestand
Price: $0.99 USD. 1030 words. Published on May 1, 2010. .
Book 3 of the Willy series for young children. Willy, the hard of hearing little duck overheard Otis and his father talking about sending Poor Mo away. Willy was beside himself with misery. He'd miss Mo. So he told everyone about it, in hopes of someone knowing what to do. But it seems Mo knew more about it than anyone.

Maebelle's Hat    by Rita  Hestand
Price: Free! 1390 words. Published on May 1, 2010. .
Book Two of the Willy series for young children. Mother was gathering everyone into the barn,and little Willy couldn't understand what the problem was. Mother Hen said a Nado was coming and everyone needed to go into barn. Whatever a Nado was. But Maebelle was missing, and Willy decided he would go after her.

WillY and the Spider    by Rita  Hestand
Price: $0.99 USD. 1210 words. Published on May 2, 2010. .
Book One of the Willy series, for young children. Willy loved to swim in the pond, but no one was swimming now and it was a very warm day. Mother Hen warned Willy, Mr. Rippit warned Willy, and Slimy warned Willy, but since he couldn't hear well, he didn't understand the danger. Boy, was he in for a surprise!