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I’m back with my travelling wild west show story, Masked Hearts.

I’m skipping ahead a bit. To see just what Silas and Mister were doing, you’ll have to pick up the book itself 😉  However, I am going to show you the aftermath. Rawlins has just made his final warning to Minnie. Once he has finally left the tent, Minnie allows herself to react:

Her whole body jerked with the wrench of her stomach. With two steps she made it to a bucket and unleashed her stomach contents. She heaved until pain burned up her throat and her stomach was empty.

A cool, damp cloth touched the back of her neck.

She let out a small shriek and spun, taking a swing at whomever was close.

“Minnie.” Roy’s grunt of pain didn’t stop his arms from wrapping around her waist.

*Creative editing used this week to fit in the 8.

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Minnie Woodward lives a lie. After barely surviving the Bear River Massacre she’s lived in the white world of her guardian Mister Rawlins, her life debt keeping her tied there. The last thing she needs is Roy’s attempts to gain her favor. Her fate’s sealed. She’s never believed in hope, and not even Roy can make her start.

Roy Ornum saves Minnie every night in the traveling Wild West show. The job he took to break his gambling habit brought him a new addiction – her. He knows she doesn’t want to be rescued, but maybe he does. She’s the key to a past he lost, one he wants to find again.

As the two grow closer old wounds are reopened and their burgeoning trust is shattered. When lives hang in the balance of their choices they’ll need to work together. Otherwise everything will be lost before hope can be found.

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