Gunsmoke & Heartache (Book 1)

<h4>Banished to the unforgiving American West a sheltered young woman must survive danger secrets and the first sparks of a bond she never saw coming.</h4><p>When Tabitha Henry's wealthy family sends her in disgrace to her uncle's remote ranch she expects a season of hard work and humiliation. What she finds is far worse-ruthless terrain relentless labor and threats that lurk far beyond the fence line. The Old West has its own rules and surviving it will change her in ways she never imagined.</p><p>An unexpected attack forces Tabitha into the hands of Tom Roland a quiet battle-scarred ranch hand who has no patience for stubborn city girls. Their partnership is uneasy at best... but in a land where bullets fly and loyalties are thin they need each other more than they're willing to admit.</p><p>As danger presses in Tabitha learns that strength isn't something you're born with-it's hammered out in grit loss and the choices no one else can make for you. And Tom finds that protecting someone can be far more treacherous than facing a gunman. Beneath the dust and hardship a slow fragile connection starts to form... one that neither of them is ready to name.</p><p>This is a story of survival frontier justice and the earliest beginnings of a romance that will grow over time. If you love historical western fiction filled with hardship heart ranch life danger found family and characters fighting for a place to belong this saga will pull you into the Old West and keep you turning pages.</p><h4>Out here on the frontier courage is forged in gun smoke-and the heart doesn't always know it's breaking until it's too late.</h4><h4>Perfect for fans of Jody Hedlund Mary Connealy and Linda Ford-stories where frontier danger grit and slow-growing affection shape the heart of the Old West.</h4><h4>Click Buy Now to begin Book 1 of this gripping frontier saga today.</h4><h4></h4>