She had curled up with those books on more than one occasion, and yes, she had dreamt of a handsome, red-haired man of action, but it hadn’t been Dead-Eye Dan, drat it all. She’d dreamt of Daniel Barr...
Scripture calls you a hiding place, a mighty tower, a shield to those who put their trust in you. Yet sometimes evil penetrates your defenses. Helen bit her lower lip. I never understood why. She lift...
Miss Adams. He repeated. Are you giving me permission to call on you? Tori did her best to play along. She gave a prim nod. I am, sir. As long as your intentions are honorable. Ben dropped the façade,...
MAY 1895HARPER’S STATION, TEXAS Claire Nevin
Lewis! The boy jumped and spun around. What? Keep that animal away from my crates. Tori drew in a breath and deliberately calmed her voice. Have him play on the other side of you, dear, where there’s...
I’m sorry, Ben, Tori soothed, her hand cupping his shoulder as she blotted the excess wetness from his nape with a towel and waited for the liquor to evaporate. I’m almost done. Too bad. He was rather...
I’m not going anywhere, dear heart. I have a happy ending to write with you. Addie stiffened. You heard that? she muttered against his chest. Gideon chuckled, his joy too large to contain. He pulled b...
I’m not Dead-Eye Dan. I gave up chasin’ bounties and don’t plan on ever goin’ back. I ain’t a dime-novel hero, but I’m steady, I work hard, and I’ll do my best to give you the life you deserve. Etta o...
I’d like to build a house there someday. One with a big plate-glass window in the front so I can sip my tea and watch the flowers grow. Eden leaned into his side as she stepped around a hole dug by a...
Is that any way to talk to your betrothed? His syrupy voice set her skin to itching. Eden gathered her shawl a bit more tightly about her. I’m not your betrothed, Sheriff. I refused your proposal thre...
I should have died. Not her. Nicole stiffened against him. There it was again, that woeful statement belittling his value, his worth.
I might know a way we could repay that debt. Everything inside Darius sharpened at that comment, just like it did when he stumbled across an idea for a new experiment. Oh? he asked, trying to keep his...
I know you’ve been hurt in the past, Tori. She closed her eyes against the compassion radiating from the man beside her, fumbling for the shield that used to fortify her so well. She couldn’t relive t...
How often had he wanted to believe that he was created for some higher purpose?
His gut clenched. He’d thought she was different. Thought she appreciated the man he was, not the out-of-all-proportion legend the sensationalists depicted. Was that what she wanted? Some larger-than-...
He’s been known to steal a kiss under the branches of that big oak, too. You’d never know it to look at him, but my Arthur can be quite the man of passion. Nicole giggled, charmed by the idea of the s...
He wanted nothing more than to close his eyes and relish the coolness, but all he could afford to do was cough some smoke out of his lungs and turn back to the task at hand. Which apparently included...
He tried to smile, but his bloodied lip wouldn’t do more than twitch. Want to tell you . . . got interrupted . . . His eyelid drooped, and his words drifted away. Eden’s chest throbbed. You can tell m...
He smiled and lifted a finger to stroke her cheek. Meredith’s stomach roiled. Oh dear. She quickly covered her mouth with one hand and her stomach with the other, thanking God for the excuse to cut th...
God always provides other options for His people when they are tempted to take an unrighteous path. But if we depend only on ourselves to solve our problems, we narrow our vision and see none of those...