Blake Dollarhide is continuing the family legacy. He is trying to catch the attention of the local schoolteacher who has eyes only for the family revival. Blake wants to try and stay neutral about the trouble brewing between the farmers and ranchers. Hanna Anderson is the oldest daughter of a farmer. She’s infatuated with a local rancher. Hanna soon realizes that her feelings aren’t returned. Blake and Hanna are pulled into a marriage of convenience to keep her reputation intact. These two will find to survive the coming danger of a brewing range war between farmers and ranchers they will need all the "Calder Grit" they have.
CALDER GRIT is the second book in Janet Dailey’s continuing series Calder Brand and Calders. A historical western story of tension between the homesteaders and ranchers. The story takes on the next generation of Dollarhides and Calders. The family rivalry continues as a range war begins to heat up. Blake is trying to keep in the middle of the upcoming violence, but he's faced with a tough decision that could save Hanna's reputation.
CALDER GRIT is a suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat continuation of the rivalry between family and neighbors, who must find a way to live together before too many people die. These families have found the success that this generation will continue through scandal, and a coming conflict between different sets of people trying to make a living. Janet Dailey’s Calder Brand series lets the readers know about the generations before the Calder series by bringing to life the first generation. CALDER GRIT is a must-read for Janet Dailey fans. This reader is looking forward to the next story in the saga of the next generation of Dollarhide and Calder families.
As the countryside explodes in violence, the Calder patriarch has the power to stop the destruction, though some believe Benteen Calder is only stoking the flames for his own gain. One man courageously straddles the divide…
That man is Blake Dollarhide, the ambitious young owner of Blue Moon’s lumber mill. When Blake’s spoiled half-brother takes advantage of the innocent daughter of a homesteading family, Blake steps in as Hanna Anderson’s bridegroom to restore her honor and give her unborn child his name. But Blake doesn’t count on the storm of feelings he develops for sweet Hanna. When the war between the factions rages anew, everyone wonders if Blake will stand by the close-knit community he serves, or the wife he took in name only . . .
A marriage of love is more than Hanna ever dreamed of. For her family, surviving the rugged trip west, claiming a parcel of land and planting their first crops on the vast prairie are the only things that matter. Which is why the unexpected passion she feels for her husband is all the more poignant. But even as she longs to trust the strong bond growing between her and Blake, Hanna knows it will take courage and grit to overcome the differences between them. And even greater strength of will to put down roots in this wild new country.
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