The Child Who Turned Hatred to Love
(2026)(A book in the Western Hearts United series)
A novel by Mia Dunham
When Cecilia Ellsworth loses her father, she is left grieving, alone, and bound to a loveless engagement. But after finding a hidden map and a warning inside his Bible, she suspects his death was no accident. Fleeing west with evidence powerful men want buried, Cecilia never expects the desert to lead her into the arms of a guarded stranger and a love that could cost her everything.
Tawa Nantan must lead his sick young niece to a safe winter valley before soldiers drive his people away. When he finds Cecilia near death in the desert, he saves her despite his distrust of settlers. But her map points to the very valley he is trying to protect, tying her fate to his in ways neither of them can escape.
Together, Cecilia and Tawa cross the deadly Sonoran Desert while a ruthless tracker and dangerous secrets close in. What begins as an uneasy alliance slowly becomes a bond neither expected. But when love, justice, and survival all demand a price, they must decide whether the truth will divide them forever or give them a future beneath the desert sky.
Tropes: Falling for a Native American, Enemies to lovers, Forbidden love, Orphan child.
"The Child Who Turned Hatred to Love" is a historical romance novel of approximately 70,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Romance
Tawa Nantan must lead his sick young niece to a safe winter valley before soldiers drive his people away. When he finds Cecilia near death in the desert, he saves her despite his distrust of settlers. But her map points to the very valley he is trying to protect, tying her fate to his in ways neither of them can escape.
Together, Cecilia and Tawa cross the deadly Sonoran Desert while a ruthless tracker and dangerous secrets close in. What begins as an uneasy alliance slowly becomes a bond neither expected. But when love, justice, and survival all demand a price, they must decide whether the truth will divide them forever or give them a future beneath the desert sky.
Tropes: Falling for a Native American, Enemies to lovers, Forbidden love, Orphan child.
"The Child Who Turned Hatred to Love" is a historical romance novel of approximately 70,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Romance
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