The Texas Lawman And The Child's Secret
(2026)(The fifth book in the Frontier Lawmen of Texas: Stories of Faith and Love series)
A Story by Shania Thorne
She believed children should be heard. He believed they should be protected.Texas marshal Eli Harding gave his word to a dying man: he would look after six-year-old Josiah. Keeping that promise has never been simple. The boy carries memories and a secret he doesn’t fully share, expressed in dreams and missing pieces of a story no child should have to hold alone.
When schoolteacher Matilda ‘Tilly’ Grant arrives in Redbud, she’s determined to begin again. In her last town, her gentle insistence that children matter to God - that they are seen, known, and safe to speak truth - cost her more than her position. This time, she plans to keep her head down and avoid notice.
But Tilly’s quiet faith begins to reach the one heart Eli is most desperate to protect - Josiah's.
As outside pressure builds and questions follow Tilly to Redbud, Eli finds himself facing a choice he never expected: keep the peace or stand up for what he knows is right. Choosing Tilly may cost him his badge and the fragile security he’s built for Josiah.
So he makes a different choice. One that leads them to Silver Creek, where standing together might be the only way forward.
In a town where burdens are shared and no one stands alone, can a cautious marshal and a misunderstood teacher trust God - and each other - enough to build a family?
A tender, faith-filled frontier romance about courage, belonging, and the kind of love that makes a home. Part of a series, but can be read as a standalone. Meant to be a short, sweet escape to another place and time.
Genre: Romance
When schoolteacher Matilda ‘Tilly’ Grant arrives in Redbud, she’s determined to begin again. In her last town, her gentle insistence that children matter to God - that they are seen, known, and safe to speak truth - cost her more than her position. This time, she plans to keep her head down and avoid notice.
But Tilly’s quiet faith begins to reach the one heart Eli is most desperate to protect - Josiah's.
As outside pressure builds and questions follow Tilly to Redbud, Eli finds himself facing a choice he never expected: keep the peace or stand up for what he knows is right. Choosing Tilly may cost him his badge and the fragile security he’s built for Josiah.
So he makes a different choice. One that leads them to Silver Creek, where standing together might be the only way forward.
In a town where burdens are shared and no one stands alone, can a cautious marshal and a misunderstood teacher trust God - and each other - enough to build a family?
A tender, faith-filled frontier romance about courage, belonging, and the kind of love that makes a home. Part of a series, but can be read as a standalone. Meant to be a short, sweet escape to another place and time.
Genre: Romance
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