She leaned toward him and rested her elbows on the brass rail at the foot of her bed. โAll right, cowboy, just when did you fall in love with me? Iโm definitely curious now.โ He regarded her in the moonlight. โI knew I was a no-hoping goner when I caught that ridiculous hat of yours on the platform at Gun Barrel.โ Julia sucked in her breath. She tried to be severe. โMr. Otto, nobody falls in love that fast!โ โI did,โ he said simply, as he left her room.
Julia Darling is finally able to marry Paul Otto for eternity. But itโs a harsh world for a rancher in turn-of-the-century Wyoming, especially a Mormon rancher. When alienation and threats begin, Julia must prove sheโs her husbandโs equal in strength and endurance as she learns to let go of scars on the outside and inside.
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