Hold Her Close

He was tired of gambling his life away, one lonely night after another. She was struggling to keep her family together. Maybe they could take a chance on love... together. Perceval Hillard isn't anything like his namesake from Arthurian Legend, but the men who sit down to a poker table with him, call him "Hill." They knew they'd likely leave with their pockets empty and a sour look on their face. He's made a fortune over his life and lost enough to know he's nearly done. He wants a life away from the table. That didn't mean marriage. What woman would want a man who'd made his living shuffling a deck of cards and that he'd wasted years of his life. Faith Carver could barely remember what it was like to be happy and carefree. All her younger brothers could remember were long days and cold nights. They lost their father first and their mother to illness after that. Selling off their mother's precious collection of books has gotten them so far, but when their travels puts a strain on her brother's health, they stop in Ellingsford, Montana, and Faith needs to find a job to cover their expenses. Hill is sure he's seeing things when he finds an angel wiping down the table at the Saloon. She was made for quiet days in a home full of things as beautiful as she is, not working until her hands are raw and red. When he finds out that Faith isn't traveling alone, he's surprised that he finds himself warming up to the Carver family instead of running in the opposite direction. Falling in love with an innocent like Faith might be the biggest gamble he's ever made. When Faith decides it's time for her and her brothers to move on, will Hill fold, or will he decide that this ready-made family is in the cards for him?


Genre: Historical Romance