Patricia PacJac Carroll~ I am a writer, Christian
first, and blessed beyond my imagination. I live in the Dallas-Ft Worth area of
Texas with my wonderful treasure of a husband, my spoiled dog, Jacs, and my
awesome son, Josh. Did I say I was blessed? The PacJac is from my initials and my
husbands. I wouldn't be able to write if it weren't for him. I love adventure
and the open road. The stories of the western era have always been a favorite
of mine. I enjoy writing, and my goal is to write stories readers will enjoy.
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He’s vowed not to marry
until he reaches Montana. Then he meets her, but she has other ideas.
Zebulon Benton dreams
of going to Montana, but he’s the only son and his mother doesn’t want him to
go and his father needs help with the family store. Unknown to Zeb, his mother
sends off for a mail order bride. After all, if Zeb marries and settles down,
he won’t want to leave.
Enter Amy Gordon from New York. She
appears to be the perfect bride for Zeb. Except she also wants to go to Montana
and nothing is going to stop her especially her love for Zeb.
Even More Snippets:
1. . She did not want to ask. Did not want to ask.
Did not. “Have you shot anyone?”
2. The sheriff eyed her with a serious expression.
“The west is a good place to start over. For a man. I’d advise you to be
careful. Colorado is full of lonely men wanting a woman. And most of those men
aren’t worth spit.” He folded his hands. “Sorry, shouldn’t have said that word
in front of a lady.”
3. The mountains are another day’s ride. You’ll
like them. The air is fresher than any you’ve breathed. Some say it’s the smell
of freedom. I like to think of it that way.”
4. “Oh, yes.” Amy set her mood to smile. A trick
she’d learned shortly after her father died. If she made herself smile, sooner
than later, she felt like everything would work out all right.
5. “Still, horses are the one thing I’m afraid of.”
This
time the sheriff laughed bold and loud. “One thing! Honey, there is a list of
things as long as my arm you ought to be afraid of out here. Number one is men.”
6. “Zebulon Pike Angus Benton, you will sit down
and hear me out.”
When
Ma used all four of his names, he knew better than to argue. He might be a
full-grown man, but his mother demanded respect when she used his full name. He
sat.
7. “Zebulon, introduce me to your guest. She your cousin? Looks a lot like your
sisters.”
“Amy
Gordon, meet Martha Lu. We’ve pretty much grown up together.”
Amy
held out her hand. “I came out to Denver to meet Zeb, and I’m not his cousin.”
8. No, he didn’t want to think about God whittling
him down. Taking his grand ideas and exchanging them for a smaller one. A life
in Montana for a wife. No, he wasn’t going to think about that.
9. “You look peaked. You’re not going to faint,
are you?”
His eyes focused on her. “No. Men don’t faint.
I’m fine. Hungry, though. Let’s get going.”
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