By the autumn of 1873, Sadie knew the ranch by sound. She knew the back gate’s creak in a west wind, the boards that complained beneath Ralph’s boots, and Trail’s sharp bark whenever Fred dropped food near the kitchen door. That last sound came often. Sadie stood on the porch with one shoulder against the […]
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18 Months Later Aldridge was convicted on seven counts of land fraud and two counts of conspiracy to unlawful imprisonment. Cormac sat beside Nora in the gallery when the verdict was read, and he watched the man’s face for some sign of the fear he deserved to feel. There was none. Aldridge straightened his coat, […]
The following year Lilly walked outside the freshly built cabin carrying a basket, stopping to look out across the beautiful field toward lush green trees. Gorgeous wildflowers blanketed the field and birds sang in the early morning hour like sweet angels. She breathed deeply as the wind carried the scent of beauty and love on […]
By the time Reese reached Grey Rock, summer had burned itself out. The trip west had taken months. Long enough for the Missouri heat to give way to cool nights, for green leaves to turn yellow along the trail, and for Reese to question the wisdom of the journey at least once every day. He […]
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Five Years Later Tom let the horse have its foot back before picking up the next, getting back to work shoeing the animal. It was slow, backbreaking work, but he’d put it off long enough. With summer just around the corner, it was time to get the horses ready to move the cattle. He heard […]
The woods had grown so tall, some days it felt like they might topple and crush the world beneath. Luke craned his neck at the last round of light filtering down through the Douglas firs. They were amber, yellow, and the color of varnish caught in a bottle. For a second, he just watched it. […]
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