Following the recent death of her parents Jamilyn "Jamie"
Ellis is aboard a train out of Denver with a gun held to her
temple. This is not the way she expected things to be while
traveling to live with her Aunts in Kansas City and planning
a life with their neighbor, Randall. Six male hostages and
Jamie as the only woman are being held by the Walton Gang
who knows only killing and thieving. With innuendos of rape
and death, the broad shouldered, muscular Will McMillan with
the ice blue eyes, chills her blood even as he sequesters
her in a separate box car for protection. In reality, he is
a US Marshall posing as part of the Walton gang to trap a
railroad employee in cahoots with the gang.
Second in command, Scout Profitt, is a cold blooded killer
known throughout the country as a murderer who has no soul.
Unpredictable and ready to kill at the blink of an eye, Will
cannot believe Profitt makes an escape possible for him and
Jamie. In the dead of the winter in Kansas and frigid
temperatures while covered in snow, the jump from the train
nearly ends it for both of them. Making their struggle
across the treacherous country they work their way towards
Kansas City where her family is awaiting her. Hot on their
trail is Scott Profitt, with orders to dispose of them both.
Both recognizing their feelings towards each other changing
as they work together to escape, Will entertains the thought
that just maybe he could have a different life with someone
like the beautiful young woman at his side. When Profitt
catches up with them, his outlook is also different and he
allows them to go free. After Will's "real" boss shows up to
take Jamie to her final destination, it tears him apart and
he is left with misery and dread. After being shunned and
turned down by her family, Jamie is left to fend for
herself.
Expecting a new job when his boss summons him, Will finds
that his life just might take a turn for the good and there
just might be a God out there after all.
The 1874 setting within A TEXAN'S HONOR reveals the
hardships of the lives of mid-western families following the
war. Jamie is a beautiful, bright, and innocent person who
has had little love in her life. The characters are strong
but still reveal their hidden compassion. Shelly Gray has
done an exceptional job of creating two wonderful main
characters. Their strengths and sorrows are portrayed
through their struggles to merely survive. I definitely plan
to read all of the tales in the Heart of a Hero Series. Her
stories are full of excitement and sorrow that reaches the
soul and is unforgettable. A truly gifted and imaginative
writer.
Texas, 1874. Years ago, Will McMillan had fought in the
open, next to his Captain, Clayton Proffitt. Now he’s waging
another war undercover, pretending to be a member of the
notorious Walton Gang. But when a hostage situation goes
awry and an innocent woman is in the middle of the fray,
Will knows he must protect her no matter what happens. Even
if his cover is blown. Even if they risk being killed by his
gang or by the lawmen on their trail. Even if the woman he’s
risking everything for will never love him back.
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