What the Outlaw Brought to Her Door
(2026)(A book in the Faithful Hearts of the West series)
A novel by Elaine Shields
After her husband's death, Vera Harmon is left with a failing Wyoming ranch and a three-year-old daughter to raise alone. With no other choice, she advertises for a husband, hoping for a man willing to work hard and stay honest. The stranger who answers seems steady and kind, but something in his guarded eyes makes her want to know more.
John Reid isn't the man he claims to be. Once an outlaw named Jesse Dutton, he came west carrying stolen papers, a mysterious locket, and guilt he can never outrun. Vera offers him the honest life he never believed he deserved—but she also makes him want things he has no right to want.
With his former gang closing in and a scheming neighbor ready to expose him, her daughter, her ranch, and her future all hang in the balance. When the truth comes out, Vera must decide: can she trust the man who deceived her to save everything she loves?
Tropes: Disguised Identity, Mail Order Groom, Widow Heroine, Widowed Hero, Second Chance at Love, Forced Proximity.
"What the Outlaw Brought to Her Door" is a historical romance novel of approximately 98,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Inspirational
John Reid isn't the man he claims to be. Once an outlaw named Jesse Dutton, he came west carrying stolen papers, a mysterious locket, and guilt he can never outrun. Vera offers him the honest life he never believed he deserved—but she also makes him want things he has no right to want.
With his former gang closing in and a scheming neighbor ready to expose him, her daughter, her ranch, and her future all hang in the balance. When the truth comes out, Vera must decide: can she trust the man who deceived her to save everything she loves?
Tropes: Disguised Identity, Mail Order Groom, Widow Heroine, Widowed Hero, Second Chance at Love, Forced Proximity.
"What the Outlaw Brought to Her Door" is a historical romance novel of approximately 98,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Genre: Inspirational
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