Blakely has sworn off men. She's made her own money and with no parent to force her hand she's content to live her life independently.
Orphaned at a young age with a little sister to support she didn’t want to marry a lecherous old man just to survive. She decided to dress like a boy and work like one rather than work on her back for any man with enough coin. The money she made over the years was invested by her little sister and now neither has to marry to survive. Although her little sister doesn't hold the same contempt she does for men. She believes in love and Blakely is determined to help her find a good man to marry even if she disapproves. A fake wedding ring and a black dress allow her to move through society protecting her sister while avoiding the male gaze. Until the only man she ever loved comes to her hometown with the intention of courting her little sister.
Lewis Davidson will lose every acre of the ranch he's spent the last ten years building into an empire if he doesn't abide by his grandfather's will. The only stipulation? He must marry.
Arriving in Porterville Texas, he meets the Tucker sisters, one young and vibrant ready to court and one cold beauty still wearing black for a lost love. The older sister intrigues him, but it's the younger one he asks to dance. It wouldn't be proper to approach the widow and the way she glares makes it abundantly clear she's not impressed by him. It's not until disaster strikes that he recognizes the widow from their shared childhood. Now he won't settle for just any bride. She's beautiful and fierce, battling him every step of the way but he doesn't know the meaning of retreat.
Will Blakely allow the handsome rancher to claim the heart that's been his all along or will her fear push him into another woman's arms?
Texas Rose is a novella meant to be read within two hours with a HEA, and no cheating.
Genre: Historical
Orphaned at a young age with a little sister to support she didn’t want to marry a lecherous old man just to survive. She decided to dress like a boy and work like one rather than work on her back for any man with enough coin. The money she made over the years was invested by her little sister and now neither has to marry to survive. Although her little sister doesn't hold the same contempt she does for men. She believes in love and Blakely is determined to help her find a good man to marry even if she disapproves. A fake wedding ring and a black dress allow her to move through society protecting her sister while avoiding the male gaze. Until the only man she ever loved comes to her hometown with the intention of courting her little sister.
Lewis Davidson will lose every acre of the ranch he's spent the last ten years building into an empire if he doesn't abide by his grandfather's will. The only stipulation? He must marry.
Arriving in Porterville Texas, he meets the Tucker sisters, one young and vibrant ready to court and one cold beauty still wearing black for a lost love. The older sister intrigues him, but it's the younger one he asks to dance. It wouldn't be proper to approach the widow and the way she glares makes it abundantly clear she's not impressed by him. It's not until disaster strikes that he recognizes the widow from their shared childhood. Now he won't settle for just any bride. She's beautiful and fierce, battling him every step of the way but he doesn't know the meaning of retreat.
Will Blakely allow the handsome rancher to claim the heart that's been his all along or will her fear push him into another woman's arms?
Texas Rose is a novella meant to be read within two hours with a HEA, and no cheating.
Genre: Historical