A Valentine Promise

By B. J. Betts

Brady Wells, a half-Sioux orphan, finds work on the Triple C Ranch. The ranch owner’s young daughter, Kitty, befriends Brady, and through the years, she never misses giving him a card on Valentine’s Day. When Kitty is sixteen, Brady promises her if she’s not married by the time she’s twenty-one, he will marry her—but how can that happen when he’s set on leaving the Triple C? Even though he rides away, Kitty is determined to hold him to the promise he made so long ago...and she sets out to track him down. She’s in love with Brady Wells, and he’s made her A VALENTINE PROMISE...

• Language: English
• Publisher: B. J. Betts
• Release date: Jul 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005323608

B. J. Betts

B.J. Betts has been writing stories for as far back as she can re-member. She was born and raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and now lives in the small rural town of Missouri Valley, a town nestled in a valley at the foot of the beautiful Loess Hills.B.J. has been an avid reader her whole life and never dreamed she would become a published author. She enjoys writing real to life stories, such as in her books, Saigon Moon and Echoes in the Night. Or if you’re in the mood for a bit of the paranormal, Belle’s Crossing and Mile Marker 59 will be what you crave.Do you enjoy historical romance? By the Break of Dawn and A Valentine Promise are stories you’ll be sure to enjoy. Contemporary romance—Snowflakes & Teardrops is a great read.Whichever title is the genre you enjoy, all her books are sure to make you fall in love again.

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A Valentine Promise

B. J. Betts

Come hell or high water, Kitty Clark will hold Brady Wells to his Valentine promise.

A Valentine Promise

Copyright© 2016 B. J. Betts

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A Valentine Promise is a work of fiction.

Though actual locations may be mentioned, they are used in a fictitious manner and the events and occurrences were invented in the mind and imagination of the author except for the inclusion of actual historical facts. Similarities of characters or names used within to any person – past, present, or future – are coincidental except where actual historical characters are purposely interwoven.

Chapter One

Kitty Clark stood at the kitchen window and looked out toward the horse corral. Her heart skipped a beat as she saw the silhouette of the man standing with his booted foot hooked over the bottom rung of the pinewood fence. He leaned his handsome face on the palm of his hand, his elbow braced against the top rail.

A smile split her full, cherry–red lips as she gazed out at him. She stepped away from the window and went directly to the small oval mirror her mother had hung on the wall by the kitchen table. She used her fingers to re–pin the barrettes that held her hair up on the sides and then ran them through the long, blonde curls falling down her back. She adjusted the lace collar of her dress, and then smoothed her hands over the soft fabric, down her slender waist and hips.

Her cornflower–blue eyes flashed with excitement at the thought of what she was about to do. She gave her cheeks a quick pinch to brighten them and then walked over to the kitchen stove and picked up the envelope she'd placed there just minutes ago.

As she held the envelope in her hands, memories of Valentine's Days gone by flashed through her mind:

Brady Wells had come to the Triple C Ranch when Kitty was just eight years old. It was Valentine's Day. She had made a Valentine for each of her classmates at school, and had just one left. For the life of her, she couldn't think of anyone to give it to; that was, until she gazed out her window at the new hired hand. He looked kind of scared and lonely. She quickly printed her name and added a few hearts beside it. With a determined smile set on her lips, she marched out to the paddock and stood quietly behind the stranger.

Ahem. She cleared her throat, trying to get his attention.

Brady turned and looked down at her. Well, hello there. And just who are you?

She put her hands on her hips. I’m Kitty…umm…Kathryn—but my daddy calls me Kitty. I’m the daughter of William and Betsy Clark.

"Well, now, aren't you just as cute as you can be, Miss Kitty–Kathryn Clark, he answered, smiling down at her. Hmm, come to think of it, Kitty–Kathryn Clark is too long