What kind of romance stories do you enjoy? I like stories
that have a good romance but also something to put the main characters in
jeopardy. I don’t want anything too bad to happen to them, but there has to be
the chance of perilous circumstances.
BRIDE’S ADVENTURE, Loving A Rancher book 4, is one of my
favorite of my stories. Amelia Douglas is daring and intelligent. Readers were
introduced to her in MURDOCH’S BRIDE, in which she was one of the stranded
travelers on the Murdoch ranch near Cottonwood Springs, Montana.
After the death of her husband in Chicago, Amelia’s in-laws with
whom she and her husband had lived asked her to leave immediately. Fortunately,
her brother Charlie in Oregon tells her to come there and stay with him. Being
stranded in a snowstorm en route was an adventure, but nothing like she finds
when she gets to Salem, Oregon.
After a couple of daring stunts, Amelia realizes she is
pushing her luck and endangering her brother, so she returns to Cottonwood
Springs. The adventure doesn’t end there, though.
This book was one of Debra Holland’s Montana Sky Series for
Kindle World. Now that Amazon has deleted the Kindle World program, the rights
have reverted to me. If you haven’t read this book, I hope you’ll order it. It's available as an e-book and in print and is also in KU.
If you read it previously, please leave a review. When
Amazon deleted the Kindle World program, they also deleted all the reviews.
The universal Amazon buy link is http://getbook.at/adventure
Here’s
an excerpt of BRIDE’S ADVENTURE:
A silvery-gray sky greeted Amelia when she left the train in
Salem. She spotted her brother’s tall form and hair the same blond shade as her
own. She waved and a big smile split his face as he hurried toward her. Charlie
looked good until he was closer and she became aware of lines furrowing his
forehead and at the corners of his blue eyes.
His hug lifted her off her feet. “You look even prettier
than I remembered.”
She laughed with joy and the relief of seeing him again, “You’re
as silver-tongued as ever. I’m so glad to see you. Even though I’m a Douglas
now, we’re all that’s left of the Baxter family and I want us to always remain
close.”
“We will, Sis.” He squeezed her shoulders and gestured to a
man beside him. “This is Tony Ward. He and I work together and share a house,
but there’s plenty of room for you. Tony, this is my sister, Mrs. Amelia
Douglas.”
The handsome man was tall and well-dressed. His dark hair
and brown eyes were a contrast to her brother as he bowed slightly. “My
pleasure, Mrs. Douglas. Charlie has spoken of you often.” His accent reminded
her of Chicago, but not quite—maybe further east.
She linked her arm with that of her brother. “Nice to meet
you, Mr. Ward. I’m excited to finally be here.”
The man nodded at the valise she’d set at her feet. “If you
give me your check, I’ll get the rest of your luggage.”
She fished the claim ticket from her purse. “How kind of
you, Mr. Ward. Mine is a brown trunk. While you do that, I need to send a wire.”
As his friend claimed her trunk, Charlie stuck by her side
to the telegraph operator’s desk. She sent a telegram to Charity letting her
know she’d arrived.
Her brother glanced over his shoulder at Tony. “Play along with
whatever I say and don’t divulge any details of your plans. Tony’s always
watching and listening but I’ll try to explain later.”
Her breath caught as a vice clamped around her chest. Her
earlier fears were justified. A dozen questions popped into her mind, but
Charlie’s expression silenced her.
He kissed her cheek and whispered. “Don’t be afraid, only
extra cautious and act naïve.”
Hardly reassured, she wondered what had happened to her
brother. Whatever the problem, it involved Mr. Ward. She forced a smile for the
man as he and a porter approached with her trunk on a cart.
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