Claiming the Cowboy's Heart (Love Inspired Historical\Cowboys of Eden Valley)
Linda Ford
Language: English
Pages: 288
ISBN: 0373829957
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
A Haven Out West
After witnessing her fiancé's murder, Jayne Gardiner won't let herself be caught on the wrong side of a gun again. But a disastrous first lesson in self-defense has left her with a wounded cowboy. She insists on nursing the handsome stranger back to health—whether he wants it or not!
Getting waylaid by a wild shot has definitely put a hitch in Seth Collins's step—and plans. Duty may call him home, but Seth can't resist lingering on Eden Valley Ranch to teach the English beauty to shoot. And when a shadowy figure from Jayne's past resurfaces, Seth's sudden urge to protect her has nothing to do with duty.
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soon as Sarah could reach it, he’d called out to her to grab it. “Lay as flat as you can. I’ll pull you out.” The ice dipped toward the hole and water crawled toward him. Would they all drown in the murky water? He’d toed himself more firmly in place. Inch by inch he’d pulled her to shore and threw his coat over her before he went back for Frank. But Frank had disappeared. Seth called his name over and over. He’d jabbed at the hole. In desperation he’d yanked off his boots and dove into
it for some poor, unsuspecting man? She could see down the trail until it turned and disappeared. No rider. No limp body stretched out in the grass. “Guess he wasn’t injured too badly.” Please, God, let it be true. Mercy chuckled. “If we hear of some cowboy dying mysteriously on the trail, shot by an unseen assailant, we’ll know who is responsible.” “Mercy,” Sybil chided. “Show a little compassion.” But Mercy only laughed. “Jayne knows I’m only teasing, don’t you? It’s
her clothes. She decided to wear the same outfit she’d worn the day she shot Seth. It amused her to think her accident had brought him into her life. She brushed her hair, braided it and left the braid hanging down her back. She studied her reflection in the looking glass. Satisfied, she hugged herself. Laughter bubbled up unbidden. She spun around her room, thankful neither Mercy nor Sybil had come in. Seth had kissed her and held her. Then invited them to accompany him to a mountain lake.
grass-covered hill. She leaned forward. “It’s beautiful country. I love the way the hills roll away in waves of green. And the mountains fold back in blue layers.” “It’s fine country.” “I told you this before but I never see the mountains without thinking of how great God is. Powerful, strong, caring. ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’ I’ve never been more aware of it than I am here.” He nodded. “Seems He is pretty powerful all right.” She slowly brought
quagmire. He hunkered over the saddle horn as if he could block the pain. Jayne had shared her worries and fears as if she thought he could help her keep them at bay. She had given him sweet kisses. His fists tightened into knots at how empty his arms were. How barren his future. He longed to hold her next to his heart forever. But he wasn’t worthy. He reined up and stared at the rocks next to the path. Why did he think that? It wasn’t as if he couldn’t provide for a
