Patricia R. Liles

A Different Sort of HeroBy: Patricia R. LilesErin's small figure was walking away, down the pine forest's dirt road, carrying a suitcase, which struck Katherine as a final gesture.Against the backdrop of New Mexico in 1939, Forest Ranger Patrick Murray, at the death of his wife in childbirth, is left with an infant girl to raise at a ranger station in the Rocky Mountains, northwest of Santa Fe. Having enlisted the aid of his twin sister, Katherine arrives from North Carolina bringing news that his deceased wife's parents are coming to take the baby away from him. Heartened by Katherine's presence, he tends to his duties, which include a trip to North Carolina nurseries to oversee transport of delicate pine tree starts. While there, he reunites with his childhood friend, Erin Kelsey, and they plot to save the baby by eloping the night before he returns to the ranger station. It is their secret until needed to protect the infant from the threat. He has sworn to release Erin when there is no longer a threat.The marriage is no longer a secret when Erin arrives with his parents for a visit to Mountain View Ranger Station. Oblivious to Erin's love for him, life around Patrick is turbulent as he learns the true meaning of love in a place he wants never to leave, and is astonished by Erin's unselfish bravery. About the AuthorIn this sixth book, a romantic suspense, author Patricia R Liles has presented the life of Forest Ranger Patrick Murray and his special love story.Liles was from such a family. She left it for city life with her family at age fifteen to serve the next years in World War II. She married her soldier afterward and had only memories of that childhood. She paints in oils, loves arts and crafts and pets. She studied faithfully for her literary craft and has also been published in seven poetry anthologies. She presents this new book with the hope that every one of her faithful readers will appreciate the hours spent reading, away from the worries of the Covid-19 pandemic, political problems, and unrest of the year 2020.

Nola Redmond, daughter of a Forest Ranger, was 17 when she fell in love with Dwight Windham. Seven years later, when she is CFO at a Veterinary Clinic near Denver, they meet again. Doctor Dwight is one of the veterinary partners. Their romance flourished, but lies, rejection and loss bring her grief, not happiness, and leaving tiny footprints on her heart. As a means of healing, she seeks the solitude of a cabin in the Rocky Mountains near Steamboat Springs with her adopted German Shepherd dog, Erly. Four footprints. Ranger Winn Parkhurst annoys her with his overly-protective attitude, while the Joneses welcome her as the child they'd not been able to conceive; and a casual remark in the town market about her hermit lifestyle has generated a stalker from whom Nola fights to protect herself. When he is found dead near her cabin, Nola is suddenly faced with charges by Ned Millhouse's angry wife in court. Frightful footprints. Despite her own brush with death, Nola is stunned by the outcome of the investigation and the number of people who have worked to prove her innocence. Especially Ranger Parkhurst--what sort of footprints will he leave?About the AuthorPatricia R. Liles is the daughter of a former Forest Ranger. She was born in Colorado and was educated in her home state as well as New Mexico and Utah. She has enjoyed travel to many places in the US with her husband of forty-two years. She began writing at a young age, has studied her craft extensively, and has captured a number of loyal readers to her romantic and suspenseful tales. Her family of four generations includes a daughter and son, three grandchildren, and two great-grandsons.