"Wives sleep with their husbands. Ain't nothing dirty about it."
She ran from disgrace. He lived in silence. Neither expected to find comfort in each other-let alone love.
Clara Mae O'Sullivan has always been too much-too opinionated, too bookish, too unmarriageable. When she flees her privileged but suffocating life, bruised and disgraced, she finds unexpected refuge in the quiet company of William "Billy" McCarty-horse trainer, ex-convict, and a man known more for silence than kindness.
He offers her shelter. She offers him a chance at something he never wanted: companionship.
But on the harsh frontier of 1880s Colorado, love doesn't arrive with grand declarations-it grows slowly, in the warmth of shared chores, the hush of a snowstorm, and the quiet promise of a steady hand.
"You love me, don't you?" "Yeah. I reckon I do."
A tender, slow-burn historical romance about finding home in the most unlikely place-and in each other.
WARNING: MATURE
Tags: grumpy and sunshine, marriage of convenience, historical romance, forced proximity, slow burn, found family, mature themes, frontier love, hurt/comfort, emotionally grounded, small town gossip
Eliza was a kind and anxious young woman wanting to get away from her life.
Elijah was her other half in every way ready to take her away and give her the life she deserved.
But what happens when that new life begins with a pregnancy?