You’ll be reminded of Ember’s struggles and joys with
this month’s double prize for DiAnn Mills THE FIRE
IN EMBER contest. A black crushable felt cowboy hat
with brown, silver and tan beaded band looks smart, useful
and mysterious if you choose to don a disguise, much like
Ember. Since cooking up a great story is what DiAnn Mills
does, the winner will also receive a horse inspired apron
entitled "Horse Kiss" with one large pocket in front to
hold a copy of this inspiring novel in case you pause to
cook up something of your own. Two additional winners will
each receive a backlist DiAnn Mills novel as well.
John Timmons’ life is
planned and orderly. He cares for his mother and four
younger brothers, and their future depends on him to keep
their Colorado ranch profitable.
Ember Farrar has run away from her lawbreaking family in
search of a new life. But when she attempts to return a
horse that her brother had stolen, ranch hands believe she
is a thief and a boy (named Bert), and they plan to hang
her. John, who is also a deputy marshal, breaks up the
hanging. After paying for the stolen horse, he takes the
boy home to work off the debt. Later he learns Bert is a
girl who refuses to tell him her real name, who she is or
why she possessed a stolen horse. When ranchers report
stolen cattle, Bert is the natural suspect. John is touched
by Bert’s sweet spirit and natural gift of music; surely
she’s not a cattle thief. Bert fears for her new friends’
lives when she is forced to either help her brothers steal
or put the Timmons in danger. When John thinks Bert has
betrayed him, he ignores God and turns revengeful. Will
John learn who Bert truly is? Will their lives ever return
to normal?