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August 1882
The Earps were gone. All of them. So much had happened in a few short months. Sid was serving his sentence in the Yuma Territorial Prison.
Hank read aloud a letter from Virgil that he had just received. He apologized for being so tardy in writing, but after being wounded shortly after Christmas last year, Doc Goodfellow had to remove five inches of bone between his elbow and his shoulder, and it had taken him this long to be able to write again. He had tried to stay in Tombstone to heal, but once Morgan was murdered the following March, he and Allie had feared for their lives. Wyatt and others escorted them to Benson the very next day and had gotten on the train with them to Tucson.
Rumors had flourished that Ike Clanton, Curly Bill, and others were waiting for them in Tucson, and sure enough, they had been. From there he and Allie headed to California to be at home with his parents. “Just like I told the San Francisco Examiner,” he said, “’one thing is certain … if I had been without an escort, they would have killed me.’” Wyatt and his posse had killed one of the cowboys that day, and four days later, they had gotten Curly Bill. By April, Wyatt and Warren had left for Colorado, where Wyatt was dealing Faro in a saloon.
“It’s strange,” Hank said, “that Virgil never mentioned that big gunfight they had in Tombstone a couple of months before Virgil was wounded.” He shook his head, “Seems like it was all retribution on everybody’s part.
“I’m sure after what happened at Sid’s trial,” he continued, “it was inevitable. Brocius blamed the Earps for everything after he lost so many men. Wyatt just took matters into his own hands when he knew he wasn’t going to get any justice for his brothers.”
He stood from the table where he had been sitting and began to pace back and forth.
“You hate lawlessness, don’t you?” Flo said.
He whipped toward her. “Of course, I do! Would you expect anything else?”
She got up and stood in front of him to stop his pacing. She slid her hands up the front of his shirt and wrapped them around his neck, looking up into his eyes.
“You know,” Flo said, “I have to hand it to you, Mr. Archer. You’ve really thrown yourself into things around the ranch and made a go of it for my sake. Especially since my father has relinquished the reins to us completely; we own and manage the ranch now. That’s a big chunk for a Texas Ranger who’s never known any other line of work than being a lawman, to take on.”
He leaned over and bussed her on her forehead, then slowly disengaged from her hands. “Was that meant to be a compliment? What are you trying to say, Flo?”
“That maybe you’d be happier if you were in law enforcement again.”
“Are you suggesting I run against Johnny Behan? He’s up for re-election this fall.”
“No,” Flo said, “I think people like that revolving gate in his jailhouse. I had something else in mind.”
He crooked his eyebrow, giving her a curious look. “Why don’t you become a judge?”
“A judge!” He laughed.
“Is that so far-fetched?” she asked. “You already know the law.”
“I think there’s a process, though,” he said.
“Well, I know it’s not hard to get yourself in as a Justice of the Peace.”
“Oh, you mean like Judge Roy Bean. And from there I can become a hangin’ judge.”
“Oh, you,” she scolded. “I know you would be fair. Your actions with Sid showed you to be fair and honorable. Far more than I would’ve been.”
“Yes, it’s a good thing you were sitting in a cabin in the mountains with the likes of Johnny Ringo.”
At the mention of Ringo’s name, Flo clouded up. “You know … you know that he’s …?”
“Dead. Yes. Less than a month ago.”
“God rest his soul,” she said, crossing herself.
That gesture surprised Hank because her outward expressions of her Catholicism were rare.
She dismissed it. “I’m serious, though. I want you to think about whatever makes you happy.”
“I can be happy here. This is your home, Flo.”
“Can be happy indicates you’re not really happy right now.”
He drew her to him by putting his hands around her waist. “Then let me change the way I said it. I am happy to be with you, wherever we are.”
~~
Flo had heard the rumor in Gayleyville that Ringo shot himself after being scorned by a woman that he loved. She wasn’t going to flatter herself to think that it was her since it was more than a year since she’d seen him. Yet, if it was her, it made her sad. But as Hank had pointed out to her long ago, Ringo made his own choices. Word had it that he had sunk into the bottle and never really came out of it at the end.
Such a sad end for someone intelligent, and someone she could have loved in different circumstances.
~~
Uncle John had just returned from Gayleyville with the mail. “This letter is in my son’s handwriting,” he said, “but I can’t read it, you know.” He handed the letter to Flo.
She read it through quickly, then again, more slowly.
“Mr. Owens has sold his cattle and all of his ranch, other than the house, to the Sanders family where Bradley is working. Mr. Owens is ill and wants to go to live with his sister in Phoenix. They’re taking him to Contention City and putting him on the train to Maricopa late next week.
“Mr. Owens said that Regina could stay in his home for as long as she wanted,” Flo read aloud.
“Bradley has proposed to Regina, and she has said yes!” Flo continued. “The Sanders family has offered to lease the ranch back to Regina if she and Bradley want to stay. Bradley says he’s unsure, and that, although he loves being along the Whitewater Creek, that he loves East Turkey Creek even more and misses home. They want to visit before they make any decisions.”
Uncle John was more than happy to get the news and was eager to see Bradley again. Bradley had been by his side since he was tiny, and this year’s long absence had been difficult for John. He was thrilled to hear about him having proposed to the beautiful Regina.
That evening, John and Hank sat out on the porch with their pipes, talking and smoking. Flo went in to sit with her father for a while. His breathing was labored. She hated to see him fighting for every breath. He had started to decline when Hank had come back to the ranch and permanently into their lives. At first, she thought it was because her father thought Hank was trying to usurp him, but then she realized that the feeling was just the opposite. Her father felt that since Hank was there to take over, and to protect his daughter, that he could lay down his burden of responsibility, as well as his grief and illness.
Just a few days later, after seeing his priest, Mr. Hadley left the world peacefully. Flo wasn’t going to put up with a three-day wake, or a town celebration this time. Father O’Donnell came back the next day, after being summoned, and they laid her father to rest beneath the same tree where they had laid Frank and Freddie just a year before.
That night, Flo wondered. Could she ever really leave here? She loved this place in the mountains, along the Turkey Creek, with broad pastures below, and where she could always look up and see her father and brothers, and to offer a Hail Mary for them.
~~
After a hot, heavy day followed by an air-clearing thunderstorm, Flo and Hank lay in bed. A lighter, cooler, breeze drifted across them, fluttering the gauzy, summer curtains.
“It’s almost too cool,” she said as the breeze wafted across her damp skin. “Would you like me to grab another light blanket?”
“No,” Hank said. “I’d rather you just cuddle with me. That will keep me warm.”
She grinned as he pulled her closer to him. She tucked her head beneath his chin, and he gently stroked the back of her neck, kissing the top of her head.
“You know how lots of people talk of having something they’d always dreamed of having?”
“Sure,” she said.
He was silent for a moment, then said, “Having someone like you by my side is not something I ever dreamed about. Some people say they ‘never thought it possible,’ but I never thought it at all. I guess I never thought that there was more to life than what I already had.”
“I know,” she said. “And I know why.”
He raised her head, bending to kiss her, gently at first, but the way she responded to him made them both hungry for more. He slipped his hand under her gown, traveling slowly up from her knee, savoring every inch of her dewy skin. When he reached the top of her thigh, she sighed aloud, and drew him closer.
He continued to kiss her face, her neck, and across the top of her shoulders until she began to make the little sounds in her throat like she always made. He smiled; he didn’t know whether she was even aware of it, but it was that sound that always made him swell and ache.
Her feverish hands met his and helped him pull off his night shirt. Despite the cooler air, a blaze of lightning showed outside their window, and thunder crashed, sounding like it was almost directly over the house.
Lightning and thunder, Hank thought. The perfect metaphor for the way they came together. As the rain began to pound outside their slightly opened window, they lost themselves in its rhythm.
~~
The weather was at last getting cooler, and Bradley and Regina’s arrival was imminent. They would arrive in San Simón early that morning and ride their horses the thirty miles south to the ranch.
They arrived just before supper time. Flo and Maggie had prepared a bountiful meal of beef and a stuffed turkey along with fruit dishes, and root vegetables. For dessert, Maggie had made an Irish black ginger cake.
Flo watched Bradley’s face as he looked around the table. Life was changing a lot. Her brothers and her father were gone now, and she could see that he was processing all of that. But soon, the good-natured humor of John and Hank drew Bradley in.
Maggie loved the stately Regina. Maggie had always doted on Bradley, and before their arrival, she had expressed concern several times about who this girl was, and whether she would be good for him. It didn’t take long for the doubt to be erased from her mind.
Regina was a welcome addition to the household. Her presence and willingness to help Maggie gave Flo time to complete some of the tasks that had lagged while she was getting up to speed on the ranch operations. Bradley spent his time with Hank and John, with the horses, riding with the cattle, and talking with the ranch hands.
There was no dearth of laughter in the household which did all their hearts good.
After a week, Bradley asked to speak with Hank and Flo.
“Regina and I have talked at length,” Bradley began. “The Owens’ place holds no interest for Regina; in fact, she would just as soon leave that part of her past behind, despite some good memories. We want to sell the house and cash out our holdings with the Sanders’. We hope this will be enough to convince you to carve off a piece of the ranch for us, where we can build a home.”
Flo cast a look at Hank, who grinned. “I think I can freely say that we would both love that, and I’m sure your pa would be ecstatic.”
“We’ll go back then and get everything in order. It would be nice to be back by Christmas.”
“That would be lovely,” Flo said, misting over. Last year, she and Hank had barely settled in by Christmas after taking a honeymoon to San Francisco and Seattle. This year would be about celebrating some old traditions, doing away with some that would cause pain from loss, and establishing new ones with a houseful.
~~
Their transactions were accomplished quickly, and Hank and Flo went back to Tombstone to help them finalize everything. But Flo had another purpose as well.
She went to the Grand Hotel and asked for Mei Lin. Flo barely recognized the girl. She had grown from a girl into a beauty.
Flo had asked her when she had been there before Sid’s trial, what her prospects were in Tombstone.
Mei Lin had told her quite matter-of-factly that she would either become the concubine of the hotel owner, or a saloon girl.
“Did you receive my letter, Mei Lin?” Flo asked her now.
“I did,” she said. “I wanted to reply, but I don’t write English so well.”
“And what would you have replied?”
“That I very much appreciated your offer, but there is much money to be made here in Tombstone. And then I can travel to other places to live in comfort and high fashion, even if it means that my body and my life never really belongs to me.”
Flo nodded slowly as she took in what the girl was telling her. “So, you wouldn’t rather…?”
“Come to your ranch and be your servant girl?”
Flo’s cheeks glowed hot as she saw the offer from the girl’s eyes. Why do we rich, white folks always act as though we are bestowing a great gift on someone like Mei Lin?
She saw the flower upon Mei Lin’s cheeks and realized the transformation had already occurred, that she was being bedded by someone.
“We live in comfort here,” Mei Lin said, “and my patron has bought an apothecary shop for my mother.”
All Flo could think was that she was so young, probably not quite sixteen.
“All right, Mei Lin,” said Flo. “If that is your answer.”
“Please do not think me ungrateful for your generous offer, Mrs. Archer. But I’m not the girl that you remember, and I am not unhappy here.”
“I understand,” Flo said. She reached out and touched the side of Mei Lin’s beautiful face. “Take care of yourself,” she said. “If you ever need anything …”
Mei Lin nodded. “Please consider stopping by my mother’s shop to replenish the things you need for love and for healing.” With that, she smiled, and bowed before retreating from the hotel lobby.
~~
When they got back, Regina’s things went into a new storage shed to await the building of the new house, and Flo gave them her and Hank’s space in the upstairs since they had now renovated the bedrooms downstairs to provide themselves with a large suite.
“So, when did you two get married?” Flo asked Regina.
“Oh,” she said. “We haven’t yet. We decided to wait until we were here with you for Christmas. You’re our family,” she said. “I had my dress made in Tombstone. After seeing Gayleyville, I wasn’t even sure it would be here when we got back, let alone offer much in the way of wedding dresses.”
“Smart woman,” Flo said.
“When Brad and I were going through boxes of Mrs. Owens’ things, I found some unusual pieces of jewelry that I kept, and I had my dress fashioned to accommodate them.”
“I’m anxious to see it!” Flo remarked.
~~
They had the wedding on the afternoon before Christmas Eve. Father O’Donnell blessed them, then led a brief wedding Mass and offered communion to all. John held up his hand in polite refusal when the priest held up the host before him.
“Way too long since I’ve confessed, Father,” he said.
“But this is such a blessed occasion, and you seem like a truly happy family. I absolve you all. Now you may partake.”
John looked up with a half grin, then opened his mouth to receive the sacrament. Maggie looked askance and crossed herself for John.
~~
That night, after much festivities and wine drinking, Flo slipped into bed beside Hank.
“Kind of exciting to have newlyweds in the house, don’t you think?”
“Undoubtedly,” she whispered.
“I kinda feel the energy,” he said, “and the heat.”
Flo grinned in the dark.
“In fact,” he said, “I’m feverish. Feel this.” But instead of placing her hand on his forehead, he directed it elsewhere.
“Oh, say,” she said, “you are feverish. And swollen, too.”
“I know. It must be all the partying. Can you make me feel better?”
“I’m sure I can,” she said, moving over him. “I’m sure I can.”
~~
April 1884
By the first of April, there was still snow in the upper pastures, but by the fifteenth, everything was melting. The men were busying themselves with calves and building Bradley and Regina’s new house.
By the last week, the ground was warm enough to start planting their long-awaited garden. It would be so good to have fresh veggies, and Maggie was only too glad to have the two younger women take it over.
They were starting with cabbage, carrots, and peas. Bradley had plowed the plot for them earlier in the week. As they crawled on their hands and knees, they kept looking at each other, grinning and laughing.
Finally, Flo sat back. “I see that glow,” she said.
“What? It’s warm, and I’ve been working.”
“Mm-hmm.”
They both tittered.
“It’s exciting, isn’t it?”
“Brad likes my new bosoms.”
Flo chuckled out loud. “So, he knows, then?”
“No.”
“When are you going to tell him?”
“Whenever you tell Hank.”
“Hey …” Flo said.
“What? You think I didn’t know?”
That began a hushed but animated conspiratorial discussion between them. They both agreed that it must have happened on Christmas Eve.
“Your wedding night!” Flo said.
“Yeah. What’s your excuse?”
“Festivities, too much wine, maybe just the exhilaration of having newlyweds under our roof.”
“Oh, so it’s our fault?”
“Well, you might have started it, but, if I recall, we took things into our own hands, quite literally.”
They both fell back into the grass, laughing. They clasped hands.
“I’m glad you’re here,” Flo said.
“Me, too.”
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Hello there, I hope you enjoyed my new western adventure story and the extended epilogue! I would be very glad to read your thoughts below.
Yet another example of a fantastic western novel well done matey boy definitely deserves a five star rating can’t wait to see the next one yours faithfully Alan Bates.
I love all of your books. I have only one comment. I am 76 year old female and have been married for 57 years. I love to read but wish you would leave the graffic sex out of your books. With that said, please continue writing your fantastic books.
I totally
agree.
I really enjoyed your book, I ‘ve been a bit slow getting in to romantic western, I liked all the characters, Wyatt and his brothers,Regina and Bradley I’ve a bit of a soft spot for John y Ringo he took good care of Flo, even though he had his
own reasons. I especially liked Flo K
I liked the extended epilogue and was pleased that Flo and Regina were going to have there babies together .
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Thank you for your comment, Kathryn. I’m glad you enjoyed the book!
No need for an extended epilogue. Makes me crazy….just make it the epilogue.
Thank you for your honesty, Susan, I’ll keep your feedback in mind!
Agreed
Just wanted to privately let you know that your quote from the.Bible was from Psalm 23 not the Lord’s Prayer. This book was clearly better than your first with better dialogue…although I didn’t see the need for the f-word used so much….the first one I felt a little simplistic. The characters are good one. I like how you incorporated known people from that time into the story. The story flows well! Good job!
Thank you so much for the kind and thorough feedback, Lynn! I will keep these comments into consideration. Have a great one! 🙂
I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I’ve mostly read woman authors and found yours to be quite interesting. I’m in to my next book. Thanks for sharing your talents.
I didnt know Wells Fargo had such great service back in the late 1800’s.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Kate! I’m very happy you enjoyed my story and I hope you enjoy the next one as well!:)
It was one of the best western I have read in my 71 years on this earth. You kept the story line flowing through out the book with a very moving cast of characters doing just the right things at the right time to keep a level of excitement that made it difficult to put down.
Thank you very much for your comment, Daniel. I’m glad you enjoyed the story! Have an awesome day!
Yes. Loved it! Superb storyline, great characters and the Epilogue almost a book in itself.
Only inconsistency Flo’s spoken word changed from “hot diggedy dog” to written English – keep it simple. Much improved proofreading.
Thank you very much for your comment and honest feedback, Gloria. I’m glad you enjoyed the story. Have a great weekend!
Written in the true western style. Could have had a better proofread but the content was good.
Thank you so much for the feedback, Wallace.
Loved the story great characters and plot ..
Thank you so much, Edwin! I’m so happy you enjoyed the story.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. As always, your books take me right back in time. I always feel like I am right there with the characters. I figure you do the extended epilogues the way you do, asking for an email address, so you build up a reader base, but I would prefer to have the epilogue included with the book.
Mr. Austin,
I only have one thing to say about story.
I love, love, love it.
I started the story this morning, and couldn’t put it down.
From the point of Flo losing her brothers and all that had to be handled, my heart went out to her.
Then in comes Hank, from the first you could feel the respect they had for each other. Although Hank does his best to protect Flo, she is so stubborn and hard headed.
I don’t think either one new what love was until Flo was taken hostage.
Since this is only the second review I’ve done, I hope everyone agrees with me. Please let me know when your next book will be coming out. I really enjoyed your writing. Wishing you the best of luck with this book and all your future endeavors.
Your friend,
Kathie Woodard.
It makes me so happy to read your comment, Kathie! Thanks so much for the support! If you want to be the first to know when my books are coming out, you may subscribe to my newsletter here: http://austingrayson.com/
Have a great week Kathie!
love your books but dont like bad language, but guess cowboys wernt nice guys. Waiting for next one
Thank you for the kind and honest feedback, Elaine!
I also didn’t think the language was necessary. I know that it’s the way many people talk these days and the old western I watched as a kid did not drop the f bombs so I was kind of shocked. I loved the novel otherwise but was very tempted to put it down because of the language. It really adds nothing to the novel.
I completely understand your point of view, Willard. I will take your comments into consideration for my next stories. 🙂
Good Read
Thank you so much, Callie!:)
I enjoyed the Book, especially the Historical characters, The Earps, Clantons and Johnny Ringo, and Curly Bill, I didn’t think Sid was as big a Part of the Story as the bad guys in Hunt for Justie. I especially like the Extended Epilogues that you include in your books, I missed the Mind set of Characters you’ve had in other books,
Thank you so much for the feedback, Alex! I deeply appreciate it.
Great western story! He’s a great writer and storyteller. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and extended epilogue.
Thanks so much, Renata!:)
This is a ‘real’ western story, with plenty of horses, cattle, gun fights, bacon and beans, Marshals and sheriff’s and especially the Earp brothers in it. What I liked most was how the main characters developed and changed for the better throughout the book and epilogue. Thanks for another good read.
Yet another example of a fantastic western novel well done matey boy definitely deserves a five star rating can’t wait to see the next one yours faithfully Alan Bates.
I really enjoyed this western novel with it’s interesting twists, historical characters, strong romance, action and justice. Well developed interesting characters. And the excellent extended epilogue enhanced the story with a fine sense of the future and character closure for the reader. Now we need another story.
I have two additional overall comments. I appreciated the more modest inclusion of religion than past novels and although I am not at all bothered by some of the stronger language used to help create Flo, it was probably not totally effective due to it’s inconsistent appearance and perhaps a trifle overdone for the substantially already developed character.
Thank you so much for this detailed and kind feedback, Rick! I am truly glad you enjoy my stories and I will take your constructive critisism into consideration for my future stories. Cheers!
Thanks for the ARC opportunity to read this novel ahead of the rush Austin, and at the right price too! I look forward to more of your hard work.
One aspect I consider when I pass on comments to you is my opinion on how broad a spectrum of readership you capture for the future. I do not want follow up readers to be lost due to some particular sensitivity that could be triggered. This does not mean washed down versions of any story. Spicy, edgy, out of the norm can all add to a story to make it special. The poor author has such a balancing act. All we have to do is read the completed story. No need to post this comment.
Just finished the extended epilogue. This book was another fantastic read! I actually think it’s my favorite of all your books I’ve read!! They were all fantastic. I look forward to each new book.
Thank you so much Judy, you are always so supportive!
Cheers!
A great read from the start to finish.
Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it!:)
Loved this Western! Well written with a awesome storyline! I am so excited to have found your books! Having Grandparents, part from Texas and Wyoming and part from California, the use of swearing is almost a normal every day thing. My grandma could out cuss everyone if she was mad or like the time she ran over her finger with the sewing machine.
Thank you for making history seem to come alive! I can’t wait to start your other book which I have on my kindle!
Thank you so much, Beverly! I’m so excited that you enjoyed the story and I hope you’ll enjoy the rest too!:)
Enjoyed this story very much and Flo was a very strong woman and thanks for all the emotion involved in both the story and extended epilogue .Very good writing
As always, I thoroughly enjoyed the story.
Thank you so much for the comment, Lois! I’m honestly so excited that you enjoyed my latest story!
This was a great story! Love how you added the Earls and others in the storyline. Will look for more of your book!!! Keep up the good stories!!
Thank you so much for the review and feedback, karen! I’m so happy that you enjoyed my latest story!
This book had me from the first chapter & it got better & better & more exciting. Danger, drama, love & forgiveness was weaved through each page. The epilogue was the culmination and summary of this great read. Loved it.
I just love all your stories and look forward to each new release. You give the story a depth of character to show strength and compassion in people. Also truly how mean and uncaring others can be. A well balanced story.
Thank you so much for your comment, Janet! I’m happy you enjoyed the story!
I agree with previous comment by reader, Sharon Carter…after 51 years of marriage I see no need for graffic sex descriptions OR four letter zingers. You are a smart entertaining author who is cutting your audience back. Mystery and imagination in stories are and will be enhanced by the Reader’s own life experiences. Less is often “more”.
Thank you so much for your feedback, Kerma. I will keep your comments under consideration. 🙂
This is the first of your books that I have read and I enjoyed it immensely. I intend to read more. For the ladies who don’t like the very mild sexual scenes in your book, I would advise them to be very discriminating about what women authors they follow!
Thank you so much for posting a comment, John! I’m so glad you enjoyed the story!
I enjoyed reading your book and have another ready to read so keep up the good work
Thanks so much, Don! I hope you’ll enjoy more of my stories. I deeply appreciate your kind words. 🙂
This is the second book of yours that I have read. Again, it was outstanding. I know some people complained about the cussing. I don’t use cuss words but it is a lot more realistic. Early authors might have said something like “She/he was so mad they cussed a blue streak.” That way the cussing is in the story but not explicit. However, Since it is your story and you more than have the right to put in cuss words. I doubt seriously that as good as your books are, that you will lose many readers for using a few cuss words.
Actually with Flo being raised very much like a male, it is not all surprising that she would cuss. Until she met Hank and Johnny Ringo and the men who kidnapped her, she had not thought much about being a “woman” either. Another great boo, can’t wait to read more!
I have read nearly 250 westerns in the past 18 months. This has truly been among the best.
It was difficult to put down, but a man has to sleep sometime.
Great Story Austin, much obliged.
Looking forward to the next one.
By the way, do I need to read them in any particular order?
Thanks again Dave Tierney, Pinal County Arizona.
That is a great compliment, Dave! Thank you so much for your support. You do not need to read them in particular order, all of my stories are standalone!:)
An excellent read. My very first Austin Grayson book… but it will not be my last. I love the true to life stories. I don’t use curse words,..but to make a story real you just about have to include them. You have no reason to apologize for anything Mr Grayson, just because they are written doesn’t mean one has to read or say them. Lord knows you can’t go out in public without hearing aloud every word you have used here. This is a terrific read and I am so glad it didn’t end in 200 pages and I loved the extended epilogue. This is my first book of yours,….but it’s the first of many. I can’t wait to read another on. May God Bless your writing!! And YOU!!!
Thank you for your comment, Scott. I’m glad you enjoyed my story. Stay tuned because I have more stories coming! Have an awesome day!
Most excellent! I read all the comments & thought I’d be so bold as to share my thoughts. I loved the characters & how they evolved. Would love to see it continue through their life tho.
As to the comments about the cuss words, that doesn’t bother me in the least, with the exception of the “F bomb”. Cowboys tended to cuss, carouse & carry on. Love that Flo did as well, having been raised by men. Kept things interesting.
As far as the sex, I had a very wise English teacher tell me that I could just skip over sections that I didn’t like, but not to deprive myself of a good story. I have since gotten past that & now enjoy everything I read.
Thank you so much for your wonderful stories & making them available on ebooks for those of us who are immune compromised. What a Blessing! Sharon Farnsworth 🙂
Thank you very much for your comment and honest feedback, Sharon. I’m glad you enjoyed my story. Have an awesome day!
Enjoyable reading . Great story
Thank you very much for your comment, Lowell. I’m glad you enjoyed my book. Have a nice week!
Even good reading the second time
I’m glad to hear that, Gwen!
Your story was very interesting but I am not a fan of the bad language you used in this story. It really is not necessary to describe details with the use of foul language even though some people do talk this way.
Thank you so much for your honest feedback, Dorothy! I really appreciate it!
I really enjoyed this book and appreciate how your writing has improved Immensely from your first works. This was such a refreshing and exciting story, much better than most female western authors I’ve read. You gave me everything a very good western should have with a believable story, great characters, and imaginable scenery. Don’t change a thing with your writing style and keep it true.
Thank you for your kind words, Kelly, I really do appreciate it!
Beautiful and delightful adventure. A super read. All your tales are riveting with suspense, tragedy, love and murder. It is exciting to read avidly at each stage of this pursuit. Keep them coming.
Thank you so much for your comment, Judy!
I thorough enjoyed this book. Western’s are my favorite reads. I happened to be 89 years old. As for the curse words they just go along with the character that Flo was.I see no reason to leave out the sex scenes. They just go along with the story. The extend epilogue just the icing on the cake. It doesn’t leave the reader’s banging. Looking forward to you next book.
Well said, Mary! Thanks a lot.