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His voice was hoarse. “What do you want from us?” Clara held the stamped contract in her hand. The paper…

Stanton’s voice was smooth as oiled steel. Two other men entered with him. Daisy slipped behind the hanging quilt that…

The auctioneer cleared his throat. “One-fifty from Mr. Maddox. Do I hear one-seventy-five?” No one spoke. Virgil looked at Boone,…

Nora walked toward him fast. “What are you doing?” “Unloading,” he said. “I can see that.” He lifted another sack…

Then Victor Ames had arrived in a storm. He had bought oats for his horse and stayed three days to…

Then she took Boon’s hand and walked with him into the November night. Behind them, the tavern door closed with…

The next morning, Vivian bought a stagecoach ticket. Red Hollow appeared after hours of brutal road: a dozen buildings clinging…

That stopped her. She stood in the middle of the road, boots buried in mud, blood damp under Ellen Price’s…

“Is there something I can change into?” Jesse opened the chest and took out a blue work shirt. He handed…

She kept them through January, when snow fell for eleven days straight and Iron Creek became a white ditch between…

Miss Mercer looked toward the other two women and gave a tiny shrug. “Then I’m afraid it is not what…

So he did. She bit down on leather and held both babies to her breast while Rowan dug the lead…

“What does Elias Rourke have to do with me?” “He needs a housekeeper.” Clara almost laughed. “So do plenty of…

She pressed herself back against the log wall. “Where am I?” “North of Durango. High country.” “Who are you?” “Jonah…

“May I carry those parcels to your wagon?” “I can manage,” she said automatically. “I believe you can.” His voice…

Sheriff Pike folded the paper too quickly. “You got an accusation to make?” “Not yet.” Jasper’s eyes narrowed. Luke finally…

Nathaniel lowered the pistol just enough to reveal his triumph. “You thought you were the only one hiding things in…

Jonah stared at it until his lantern shook. Then he ran to the nearest neighbor’s house and called Sheriff Rivers….

Then Ruth woke, saw a beetle crawling over the floorboards, and cupped both hands around it so no one would…

Willa rested her head against May’s shoulder. “Do you think we should go back?” May looked at the terraces, the…