Lady Outlaw & the Unlikely Wife by Stacy Henrie

Author:Stacy Henrie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-04-24T18:04:51+00:00

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“Oh, Michael! It’s so nice to finally meet ya.” Selina Farleigh Bowen pulled back and stared into her new husband’s face. She knew Michael would be handsome—no one who wrote letters that sweet could not be. But even if he were uglier than a Kentucky toad, she’d still love him.

She took a second to study his face. Jaw, nice and square. Nose, straight. Eyes, breathtaking and smiling, the color of a sapphire necklace her ma once had when days were better. Lips, bow shaped. The man was so handsome. And he was all hers. “I just can’t believe I’m finally here.”

Michael stared down at her with wide eyes.

Her husband wasn’t smiling, and he looked like he’d just swallowed a giant cricket. Her joy evaporated.

She took a step back and dipped her head sideways, wondering if she’d done something wrong or if he was disappointed in her looks. Maybe she shouldn’t have grabbed him and hugged him like she had. After all, that was a mighty bold thing to do, but she couldn’t help herself. She’d waited five long months for this day.

Still, maybe her boldness had upset him. She reckoned she’d better apologize. “I’m sorry, Michael. I oughta not tossed my arms about you like that. Forgive me iffen that was outta line.”

He continued to stare, saying nothing.

“Bear got your tongue or somethin’?”

“You—you can’t be Selina.”

Whoa. She wasn’t expecting that. “What do ya mean I can’t be Selina? Of course I’m Selina.”

He tugged his gray cowboy hat off his head and ran the back of his hand over his sweaty forehead, then settled the hat back into place. “You can’t be. The Selina who wrote me was...” His eyelids lowered to the wood planks under his feet, but Selina still caught sight of the hurt in his eyes.

Quicksand plopped into her belly. “Michael.” She waited until he looked at her. His expression was blank. “You said the Selina who wrote you was... Was what, Michael?”

“She was...”

She was what?

The longer he stood there not saying anything the more skittish her insides got. “Tell me, Michael. She was... I mean, I was what?”

“Well, will you look at her? That’s repulsive.” Disgust oozed from a woman’s voice as she passed by them.

Selina swung her attention to two young women standing about five yards away with their fancy dresses and matching hats with long feathers sticking out of them.

“Are you sure it’s a she? Looks more like a man to me.”

Selina caught sight of their faces.

They looked her up and down with a snarl on their faces. Jumpin’ crickets. Did those women have their corsets in a twist or what?

“I can’t believe she would be seen in public like that.”

Selina had dealt with their type all her life. People who thought they were better than her just because they had money and could afford fancy clothes.

Selina narrowed her eyes, pursed her lips and gave them her meanest stare while patting her rifle.

Their eyes widened. They linked arms and scurried off like a herd of scared mice stuck in a shack filled with cats.

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