Grace be a Lady (Love & War in Johnson County Book 1) by Heather Blanton

Author:Heather Blanton
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Publisher: Rivulet Publishing
Published: 2015-05-31T23:00:00+00:00

On the way back to the ranch, Raney diverted from the road onto a skinny path. After only a few yards, Grace saw the reason: two white headstones, surrounded by a wrought iron fence, peeked above the waving autumn grass.

“I rarely drive by without stopping,” Raney said, pulling up the brake. “I used to get out and sit for hours. Now I just stop by for a minute. I guess that’s good. Life moves on.”

Grace hated to ask whose graves they were, and figured if Raney wanted to, she would tell her. She surmised one belonged to Jake. But the other?

“Jake . . . and my son, Cole. One day, I’ll be there beside ’em.”

Grace flinched. Raney had lost her husband and a son. She couldn’t imagine losing Hardy. The pain would be utterly insurmountable. And, yet, here sat Raney, carrying on. Grace’s respect for her boss increased exponentially.

“Cole’s wife Amanda couldn’t take the loss. She headed home to Alabama the day after the stampede. Wasn’t even here for the funeral.”

Stampede? Surely not. “Did your son work for . . .”

“Earl?” Raney kept her attention on the graves. “Nah. We’d combined our herds that day to get them over into the basin.” A gray strand of hair blew loose from her bun and danced along her cheek. “It wasn’t Thad’s fault. Things happen. It’s called ranching.”

Grace studied the woman’s profile. A sharp nose and high cheekbones revealed the ghost of a young girl, once pretty, mostly likely full of hope. Now, Raney wore pain and forgiveness in every wrinkle. Hard-fought lines. “I’m sorry.”

The woman shrugged and released the brake. “I’ve still got my daughter Katie. Sort of.”

Katie? That Katie?

“She moved away to write for a newspaper. Wants to see the world. She’ll go pretty far afield, I expect, but one day she’ll come home to Wyoming.”

An inexplicable sense of dismay drove Grace’s spirits even lower. “I’m sure she will,” she whispered without any enthusiasm.

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