An older woman. A younger man. A secret entwining numerous lives…
Leah Holt never planned on starting over at the age of thirty-three, but when a marriage of convenience ends in widowhood, she accepts her brother’s invitation to move west and assumes the position of schoolteacher in the small town of Shallow Draw.
Shey Lafferty, son of the area’s wealthiest rancher, is still adjusting to his pa’s marriage to a much younger woman when he encounters Leah—eight years his elder. Used to frivolous affairs, he finds himself drawn to the comely Easterner. After a shady drifter accosts her, his desire to protect and care for her intensifies and he makes her safety his mission.
Monk Sunday’s attack on Leah is an unfortunate coincidence. His arrival in Shallow Draw is not. The lout has mysterious ties to Shey’s new stepmother and her young son—ties that draw Shey into a dangerous game of vengeance and retribution. Only by unearthing a secret buried decades earlier can Shey hope to overcome Sunday’s treachery and save those he loves—including the charming schoolteacher who has stolen his heart.
Genre: Romance
Leah Holt never planned on starting over at the age of thirty-three, but when a marriage of convenience ends in widowhood, she accepts her brother’s invitation to move west and assumes the position of schoolteacher in the small town of Shallow Draw.
Shey Lafferty, son of the area’s wealthiest rancher, is still adjusting to his pa’s marriage to a much younger woman when he encounters Leah—eight years his elder. Used to frivolous affairs, he finds himself drawn to the comely Easterner. After a shady drifter accosts her, his desire to protect and care for her intensifies and he makes her safety his mission.
Monk Sunday’s attack on Leah is an unfortunate coincidence. His arrival in Shallow Draw is not. The lout has mysterious ties to Shey’s new stepmother and her young son—ties that draw Shey into a dangerous game of vengeance and retribution. Only by unearthing a secret buried decades earlier can Shey hope to overcome Sunday’s treachery and save those he loves—including the charming schoolteacher who has stolen his heart.
Genre: Romance
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