Desert Daisy: The Willingham Sisters

By Cynthia Hickey

With her sisters gone, it was up to her to save the ranch.

While Daisy Willingham is struggling to prove her worth as the youngest Willingham sister and to show her friend, Daniel McCammon, that she is all woman and not a mere girl, she hears rumors of gold buried on her land. Further investigation shows that the man after their land has a treasure map. Daisy and Daniel steal the map and must fight for their lives against a man who will stop at nothing to gain control of what he wants.

This is the final installment in the continuing story of four sisters continuing where the one before ends, and in the point of view of another sister.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Winged Publications
• Release date: May 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201342814

Cynthia Hickey

Multi-published and best-selling author, Cynthia Hickey, has taught writing at many conferences and small writing retreats. She and her husband run the publishing press, Winged Publications, which includes some of the CBA's best well-known authors. They live in Arizona and Arkansas, becoming snowbirds with two dogs and one cat. They have ten grandchildren who them busy and tell everyone they know that "Nana is a writer."   

Book preview

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Daisy Willingham watched as her oldest sister, Rose, bandaged the bullet graze on her soon-to-be brother-in-law, Jacob McCammon. So, there might be gold coins hidden on the Rocking W ranch. Who would have ever thought it?

One of her other sisters, Belle, watched anxiously as Jacob hissed when Rose pulled the bandage tight. You’re hurting him, Belle said.

I am not. Rose patted his shoulder, then stepped back. "You’ll be as good as new in a few days.

Daisy met the gaze of her best friend, Daniel McCammon. He motioned his head for her to follow. So, do you feel up to a trip down the well? He asked with a dimpled grin.

She punched his shoulder. Not right now. Your brother was shot, and my sister almost killed. Just because the men are behind bars, doesn’t mean the danger is past. She smiled. But, yes, at the appropriate time, there isn’t anything I’d like more.

With both of them being the youngest of their siblings, they were often overlooked when the others were involved in working. It wouldn’t be too hard to slip away once their own work was done.

Daisy leaned close. I also want to prove that Pritchard is the one behind this. He has to be. Why else would Belle have gone looking for proof of a treasure?

I agree. Daniel grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the room where they had placed Jacob. But, we’re going to have to be careful. I might be a grown man of twenty, but my brothers still treat me like a child.

Daisy knew the feeling. At eighteen, you’d think she still wore short skirts the way her sisters reacted to any idea she might have.

I heard Zeke and Luke talking and they’re going into town to confront Pritchard. If they leave us here, as you know they will, Daniel said, we’ll go to the well. I think I might know a back way into the tunnel.

Hope leaped in her chest. Really?

It is a tunnel. He frowned. "If you’ve got one way in you’re