Caryl McAdoo

New York dime novelist May Meriwether decides a heroic Texas Ranger will make a great love interest for her new heroine. Bored to tears and loving adventure, she sets out to the Lone Star State with her constant companion and confidant Chester in tow. Dreams for a husband and children are relegated to the recesses of her heart, the self-confessed old maid deems it too late. But the near-perfect widower resurrects a smidgen of hope. Only his impenetrable, superstitious religious beliefs stand in the path to her falling head over heels, those and his love for his dead wife. Would there ever be room for her in his heart? And would he give up his fanaticism for God? An unexpected romance surprises both. Hope is reborn in God's unfailing love and grace. Can a life be built on lies find the Way to confession, forgiveness, and true joy? In a day when the church offers the only stability on the 1850 Texas prairie, these unlikely players find one another and fall in love. But will it be enough?Texas Romance Family Saga- Book 1: VOW UNBROKEN- Book 2: HEART STOLEN- Book 3: HOPE REBORN- Book 4: SINS OF THE MOTHER- Book 5: DAUGHTERS OF THE HEART- Book 6: JUST KIN- Book 7: AT LIBERTY TO LOVE- Book 8: COVERING LOVE- Book 9: MIGHTY TO SAVE- Book 10: CHIEF OF SINNERSCompanion Books to Texas Romance Family Saga- Book 1: THE BEDWARMER'S SON- Book 2: SON OF PROMISE- Book 3: JOHN DAVID'S CALLING (The Revivalist Trilogy #1)- Book 4: HANNAH CLAIRE'S WILDERNESS (The Revivalist Trilogy#2)- Book 5: BIPARTISAN LOVE- Book 6: JEWEL'S GOLD

Unbeknownst to loved ones, a headstrong young wife is snatched off the prairie by two Comanche braves, carried north of the Red River, and traded to their war chief for ponies. After five years, a small detail of Texas Rangers rides into camp, and she determines that day will bring freedom or death. She'll remain captive no more. Sassy Nightengale almost gives up hope until a company of Texas Rangers rides into Bold Eagle's peace camp. She learns they've come for the negotiated exchange of stolen white women, except her name isn't on their list. Purposing in her heart to escape captivity with her blue eyed, four- year-old that day, she does everything she can to be noticed. Famed Texas Ranger Levi Baylor spots the red headed beauty and agrees to the war chief's price adding his personal horse and weapon to the Republic agents' offerings. The trade propels the couple on a trail of joy and sorrow. Sweet love blossoms but must be denied. His integrity and her faith in God keep them at arm's length, not allowing even a kiss. Sassy's still married to her son's father, and Levi's honor bound to deliver her home-to her husband. Can their forbidden love be made holy? God hates divorce. Is it wrong to hope, expect Nightengale to relinquish his wife and son? Will Sassy and Levi find the redemption they seek for their troubled souls?Texas Romance Family Saga- Book 1: VOW UNBROKEN- Book 2: HEART STOLEN- Book 3: HOPE REBORN- Book 4: SINS OF THE MOTHER- Book 5: DAUGHTERS OF THE HEART- Book 6: JUST KIN- Book 7: AT LIBERTY TO LOVE- Book 8: COVERING LOVE- Book 9: MIGHTY TO SAVE- Book 10: CHIEF OF SINNERSCompanion Books to Texas Romance Family Saga- Book 1: THE BEDWARMER'S SON- Book 2: SON OF PROMISE- Book 3: JOHN DAVID'S CALLING (The Revivalist Trilogy #1)- Book 4: HANNAH CLAIRE'S WILDERNESS (The Revivalist Trilogy#2)- Book 5: BIPARTISAN LOVE- Book 6: JEWEL'S GOLD

A spunky young widow hires a farmhand with a bad reputation to help her get her cotton to Jefferson to meet the wagon train, and sparks fly--but can she love a man who doesn't love the Lord? Susannah Abbot Baylor reluctantly hires Henry Buckmeyer to help her along the Jefferson Trace, the hard stretch of land between her Texas farm and the cotton market, where she is determined to get a fair price for her crop. It's been a rough year, and she's in danger of losing the land her husband left to her and the children, but she'll need help getting both of her wagons to Jefferson safely. She knows Henry's reputation as a layabout and is prepared for his insolence, but she is not expecting his irresistible good looks or his gentle manner. Soon they are entwined in a romantic relationship that only gets more complicated when Susannah learns that Henry doesn't know God the way she does. Dangers arise on the road--but none as difficult as the trial her heart is going through. Will Susannah and Henry's love overcome their differences? And will she get her crop safely to the cotton market with enough money to save the farm? In this heartening and adventurous tale, a young woman's fortitude, faith, and heart are put to the ultimate test.

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