The Station Keeper's Surrender
(2021)(The second book in the Wells Fargo West series)
A novel by Julia David
Sweeping Adventure and Enticing Romance Across the Perilous Nevada desert. WELLS FARGO WEST #2
In 1863, widow Ava Farrow is stunned. The Wells Fargo Company has awarded her and her eight-year-old son the position of Wells Fargo Station Keeper. In the middle of the Nevada desert, Austin Station sits within hundreds of miles of barren hills and unforgiving landscape. After a month on the job, she and Matthew perform the daily routines and rely on the Wells Fargo driver and shotgun messenger that come through regularly. But the eerie sounds of the dark desert night are about to force her to surrender.Fort Churchills new commander, Adam Townes hears a rumor amongst his soldiers. There is a lovely young woman in the Austin Station post, alone without a man. After arriving at Austin Station, he vacillates between intrigue and anger. The sight of the beautiful widow, Ava Farrow, has shocked his military senses speechless. The mistake of hiring her for the Wells Fargo post is as blatantly mixed up as a lizard sipping sweet tea. The refined, innocent southern belle is far out of place and he cannot allow the danger that will one day befall her.
Lacking her cordial smile, she disagrees with his assessment to surrender her post- and his men are watching
Kidnapping her son might not have been his smartest show of force.
Now she only sees danger in his presence.
But the desire to turn her opinion and see his side as honorable is a necessity. Surrender will equal survival.
The Station Keeper's Surrender is a winning combination of unexpected love and hard-earned trust. A chance to reopen lives for the promise of a new day.
PG-13. Standalone romance, clean with a touch of pepper, heart-hugging and happy ending.
Genre: Inspirational
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