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Velda Brotherton
Category:
Action/Thriller
Publisher: Kindle Edition
Pages: 137
Copyright: May 2013
Price: $0.99 (eBook)
Rose flees her outlaw past as does Sam. To save his daughter, they return to their past deeds.
The Rose of Cimarron's reputation is legendary, but she builds a new life after the battle at Ingalls breaks up the gang. Teaching school in a small Kansas town, she meets Sam Longstreet and his daughter Crissa, who is kidnapped by an old member of Sam's outlaw gang.
Rose joins the posse searching for the child, and when they fail to find her, goes with Sam to follow instructions he's received from the kidnapper, an old gang member with revenge on his mind.
Thrown together, the two soon form a close attachment. Their love bonds them together as they ride across Kansas in search of Crissa and her kidnapper. When they find him hanged and no sign of Crissa, the search becomes frantic.
This novella is based on the legendary Rose of Cimarron, who some claim never existed. Her legend grew when a movie was made about the battle at Ingalls. What happened to Rose when she rode off into history? We may never know.
Excerpt
Watching the man lead the petite dark haired child away, a strange feeling of loss washed over Rose. When he'd slanted that long look at the girl, then those incredible slate eyes titled in her direction, she'd felt like a fist clenched her heart before turning loose so it could pound loudly in her ears. For a moment that instant of his pure adoration for his daughter touched her and she felt peace. It was like he'd put his arms around her and cured her loneliness. But she was having none of that, and promptly shut down the feelings. Covered them with a cold harshness.
There was something familiar about the cut of his fine jaw, the stubborn dimpled chin. But that came and went and she collected herself. Stupid, foolish woman. Men meant trouble, big trouble. Best to stop thinking about him. Nothing she could do to fix his problem.
Papers waited to be graded and she went back to her desk to finish the job before heading over to the Miller's for supper. If the girl grew up pretty enough, she could make a perfect soiled dove. Men would like that they didn't have to listen to her talk. The child didn't appear to make any noises at all. That would make such an arrangement interesting. Men enjoyed hearing women moan when they took them to bed.
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