Continuing through my Dana Ransom Bass family historical series, Book 2, TEXAS DESTINY, has one of my most unique and heartbreaking stories of finding love in the wrong places. Jack Bass is a man to whom honor and loyalty is everything. Rescued from certain death at the hands of the Apache by a mysterious white woman living amongst them, he discovers she is the long missing wife of his best friend and Ranger captain. Struggling with his own feelings for her, Jack is determined to return her to her husband—a man who is less than happy to have her back . . . especially after Jack vows to return her half-Apache son to her. Here’s a tease from my soon to be back-in-print star-crossed adventure . . .

The Excerpt

A Tender Touch . . .
Jack took hold of Emily and carefully turned her to face him. The sight of her tearstained face unstrung his emotions. “Emily, that’s not true.”
“It is,” she argued with a weary resignation. “It’s what Neil thinks. It’s what those men thought. No white man will ever respect me, knowing what I’ve been through. And no man is ever going to want a woman like me.”
“I do.”
He said that quietly as his hands came up to frame her face. And even as she began to shake her head in denial, he leaned forward to prove it was true. His mouth touched to hers and pressed gently until the fit was perfect. Emily made a soft sound of wonder, and as he pulled back, she gazed up at him with such longing that his will caved in around his heart.
“I know what it’s like to be shut out by circumstances, Emily. I know how much it hurts when those you love don’t love you back. But you can’t give in; you can’t give up. It’ll get better. You have to give it time.”
“I want to believe you,” she whispered.
“You have to believe me, cuz it’s true.”
“Then prove it to me again, Jack. Make me a believer.”

Once I get the pages scanned and formatted by my faithful assistant, I can start working on the cover art. This is one series I can read again and again . . . Sigh!

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