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    Winning the Widow's Heart
    Winning the Widow's Heart
    Winning the Widow's Heart
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    Winning the Widow's Heart

    By Sherri Shackelford

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    A Texas Ranger’s quest for vengeance leads him to an unexpected chance at love and family in this sweet and suspenseful historical Western romance.

    Kansas, 1870s. When Texas Ranger Jack Elder storms an isolated Kansas homestead, he expects to find a band of outlaws. Instead, the only occupant is a heavily pregnant woman—and she’s just gone into labor. A loner uneasy with emotion, Jack helps deliver widow Elizabeth Cole’s baby girl. Then he can’t get back on the trail fast enough.

    The robber and murderer Jack is after killed one of Jack’s own, and he vows to catch the man. But when he returns to check on Elizabeth and her little one, he discovers that she may hold the key to his unsettled past—and his hoped-for future.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateJun 1, 2012
    ISBN9781459230972
    Winning the Widow's Heart
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    Sherri Shackelford

    A former naval reservist with a top-secret security clearance, Sherri Shackelford writes rapid-fire suspense featuring captivating characters and heart-pounding romance. She's authored more than a dozen novels, including both contemporary suspense and historical romance. Visit her at sherrishackelford.com or sherri@sherrishackelford.com.  

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      Historical Western. After her husband's death, pregnant Elizabeth stays on the homestead. Texas ranger Jack is tracking the outlaws who killed his sister-in-law, and the trail leads right to Elizabeth's house just as she's in labor. He stays to care for her through the winter, never realizing until a series of events that her deceased husband was the outlaw he sought.

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