Clara and the Cowboy

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>She's the rancher's daughter. He's the reformed outlaw who became her father's foreman. Love was never part of the plan.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Clara Bainbridge has loved Alec for years long before she left for finishing school in Boston. And though she is convinced he loves her too he seems determined to push her away now that she's back. So when the handsome stranger who protects her during a stagecoach robbery reveals that he is her new neighbor Clara begins to wonder if accepting his suit might be wiser than waiting for Alec.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ranch foreman Alec McConnell has worked hard to overcome his criminal past and prove himself worthy of Colonel Bainbridge's trust. When cattle start disappearing from the Cross B Ranch Alec's checkered past makes him the prime suspect. He must catch the real rustlers to clear his name but his growing feelings for the Colonel's daughter Clara threaten to undo everything he's built. How can he protect her when his very presence in her life could destroy her reputation?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And when Clara's life is threatened by dangerous cattle rustlers will Alec finally discover the answers he's been seeking? If he lets go of the past can he trust God for the future?</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Originally published as part of the Brides of Money Creek series</em></p><p></p>