Heart Of Texas (Historical Romance) by Constance O'Banyon

Author:Constance O'Banyon [O'Banyon, Constance]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century, American West, Native Americans, Indian, Western, Adult, Multicultural, Adventure, Action, HEART OF TEXAS, Love, Honor, Betrayal, Texas, Stranger, Brazos River, 1860's, Siblings, Tragic Death, Ranch, Inheritance, Uncle, Determination, Spanish Spur, Loner, Hiring, Wagon, Half Comanche, Battles, Secrets, Gunslingler, Warnings
ISBN: 9781477833100
Google: qfB4oAEACAAJ
Goodreads: 3075847
Publisher: Montlake Romance; Reprint Edition
Published: 2013-08-27T04:00:00+00:00

Jenny was taking a nap, and the house was quiet, so Casey stepped outside to sweep the front porch. It must have been windy during the night, because autumn-colored elm leaves were scattered across the porch.

She had been restless all day. Gabe had been avoiding her for the last week, and she certainly wouldn't seek him out. She waited for him to come to her and explain some of the things he had said that night in the barn.

She heard the rider before she saw him. He didn't come by way of the main road to the house but from the little-used river road.

She gripped the broom as a stranger rode into view. He dismounted and approached with a rolling gait. His skin was dark and swarthy, his hair so blond it was almost white.

Silently she watched him climb the steps. He paused at the railing and looked at her for a mo ment. His eyes were so pale it was almost impossible to tell the whites from the irises. He was tall and beefy, and he was staring at her as if he knew what she was wearing beneath her gown.

She started to lean the broom against the porch railing but reconsidered-it wasn't much of a weapon, but it was better than nothing. Gabe had warned her not to be alone with strangers, but there was nothing she could do to avoid this man.

He shoved his hat farther back on his head and smiled, making his thin lips appear even thinner. He had managed to make his smile look like a threat.

"I suppose you're Miss Hamilton?"

Casey bristled. "In my family, a man introduces himself to a lady before she gives him her nameif she chooses to give him her name at all."

His jaw hardened, and although his voice was soft, it was no less menacing. "Name's Ira Teague, and I'm foreman over to the Casa Mesa ranch. I waited until everyone rode away so I could have a little talk with you, alone. Sort of a private talk to clear up some things for my boss." He ran his large hand across his chin. "I kinda like the thought of being alone with you."

Fear twisted inside her, and she had the strongest urge to dash into the house and bolt the door. But she had a feeling a locked door would not keep this man out of the house. At last she found her voice, and she hoped it didn't show how frightened she really was. "If you have business with this ranch, you can wait at the bunkhouse until the foreman gets back."

"I didn't come to talk to Gabe. The boss said I was to talk to you, and no one else."

"Your boss already had a talk with me, and I didn't much care for his topic of conversation."

"We don't have to talk. You're a pretty little gal-we could do other things. I could think of a few I'd like."

She almost stumbled over the broom in her haste to get farther away from him.

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