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Eliza Jane Southerland has a secret. One that has informed every choice of her adult life, including giving up her own hopes to take care of her sick sister, raising her sister’s son and putting up with the untoward advances of her bother-in-law. But Eliza Jane has a plan that will change her future. And when her sister passes away, she knows she needs to implement it—far away from Silver Bend, Montana. Except for one problem. She’s falling in love with Jonas Black.
Jonas Black is the local saloon and hotel owner and the son of the late Dr. Black. Jonas has his own demons, demons he’s not prepared to deal with. He’d rather try to figure out why he becomes a tongue-tied school boy around Eliza Jane and, more importantly, what is scaring a woman who has sacrificed so much to be there for her family.
As Eliza Jane begins to assert herself while holding off her calculating brother-in-law, she gravitates toward the strength of Jonas Black like water running down hill. But a storm is swirling around them, building and threatening to pull them apart—and reveal personal secrets neither wants to confront.
Will they support each other in thwarting threats? Can they trust each other enough to bare their hearts? Do they love each other enough to let go?
Cheryl St. John has crafted a heart-warming story filled with the love of family, the love of one’s heart and the sacrifices we are willing to make for each. With characters to admire and a few to despise, the story of Eliza Jane and Jonas Black unfolds against a background that questions the treatment of women, the nature of greed and the price of disgrace. Warm, winning and wonderful.
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