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One of my favorite Wendy Douglas books! I couldn't put it down!
Secrets ate at his soul...and Derek Fontaine wanted only to escape them. Now a legacy from the father he'd never known had brought him to a ramshackle ranch in Texas-and introduced him to Amber Laughton, who possessed a loving spirit that acted as a soothing balm on his wounded soul.
Cast out by a society with its own secrets to safeguard, Amber knew nothing of trust, let alone how to trust a man who didn't see her for the woman she truly was. But with her future resting in his protective hands, Derek awakened an all-consuming passion in her. and made Amber determined to claim the love she'd denied for so long...
Cast out by a society with its own secrets to safeguard, Amber knew nothing of trust, let alone how to trust a man who didn't see her for the woman she truly was. But with her future resting in his protective hands, Derek awakened an all-consuming passion in her. and made Amber determined to claim the love she'd denied for so long...
Secrets ate at his soul. . .And Derek Fontaine wanted only to escape them. Now a legacy from the father he'd never known had brought him to a ramshackle ranch in Texas - and introduced him to Amber Laughton, who possessed a loving spirit that acted as a soothing balm on his wounded soul.
Cast out by society with its own secrets to safeguard, Amber knew nothing of trust, let alone how to trust a man who didn't see her for the woman she truly was. But with her future resting in his protective hands, Derek awakened an all-consuming passion in her. And made Amber determined to claim the love she'd been denied for so long. . .
I really enjoyed this historical romance in the post-Civil War time period. A good read.
Cast out by society with its own secrets to safeguard, Amber knew nothing of trust, let alone how to trust a man who didn't see her for the woman she truly was. But with her future resting in his protective hands, Derek awakened an all-consuming passion in her. And made Amber determined to claim the love she'd been denied for so long. . .
I really enjoyed this historical romance in the post-Civil War time period. A good read.
Doreen O. (dolver) -
set in post-civil war texas
Derek Fontaine wanted only to escape the secrets that ate at his soul. A legacy from the father he'd never known had brought him to a ramshackle ranch in Texas--where he met Amber Laughton, who possessed a loving spirit that acted as a soothing balm on his wounded soul.
