Lawfully Justifiedl (Bounty Hunter Lawkeeper Romance) by Lorana Hoopes

Author:Lorana Hoopes [Hoopes, Lorana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, 19th Century, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Frontier & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Beautiful & Feisty, Home & Family, Respect & Honor, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Men & Women Heroes, Multiple Agencies & Generations, Suspense, Mystery, Intrigue, Bounty Hunter
Publisher: The Lawkeepers
Published: 2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00

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Emma looked up in surprise when William entered. He hadn’t seemed the church-going type and even though Jennie had said she had convinced him to come, Emma still hadn’t believed it would happen. Plus, he was still healing. “Good morning.”

“Morning,” he said. “I guess I’m attending church with you if that’s all right.”

“Of course. Everyone is welcome in the house of the Lord. Would you like some breakfast? Carrie made some eggs and bacon.”

“Sure, and I’ll take some coffee if you have some.”

Emma smiled as she loaded up a plate for him. “I’m not much of a partaker myself, but Samuel brews some every morning before feeding the animals.” They didn’t have a large farm, but a few chickens to supply their eggs, some hogs for ham, and of course horses. “There should be some left,” she said, nodding at the carafe on the stove.

“I’ll have some then. Is that where your siblings are now?” William asked looking around the room as he pulled out a chair and sat at the table.

Emma placed the plate in front of him before returning to the stove. “Yes, Samuel and Benjamin are finishing up their chores and Carrie is getting ready in our room.” She poured the black liquid into a cup. “Do you take milk or sugar?”

“A dash of milk would be fine,” William said.

Emma added it and returned to the table placing the steaming cup in front of William.

“Thank you,” he said, catching her eye.

He held her gaze a moment longer than necessary and Emma felt her cheeks begin to burn. “That was nice of you to agree to attend church for Jennie’s sake,” she said, turning away to hide the effect he was having on her.

“Did she tell you why?” he asked as he lifted the cup to his lips.

Emma shook her head. “No, she simply said you agreed to come.” William’s eyebrow arched on his head as if he didn’t believe her. “She may be only six, but she had to grow up quickly when she learned about Ma. In some ways, she’s a lot older than she seems.”

William opened his mouth to respond, but before he could, the two boys clomped into the house.

“The animals are fed,” Benjamin said.

“No thanks to you,” Samuel said, shooting his brother a look. “He almost fell in the mud trying to feed the hogs before I was ready.”

“But I didn’t,” Benjamin said, pulling back his shoulders and puffing out his little chest.

“Alright boys,” Emma said. “Enough arguing. Clean up. We’ll be heading to church in a minute.”

The next few minutes were a flurry of activity as Carrie and Jennie emerged from the girl’s room, Emma put the left-out dishes in the sink to be washed upon their return, and the boys reappeared with combed hair and clean shirts.

“Okay, let’s go,” Emma said, ushering the crew outside. “Don’t get dirty,” she shouted to Jennie and Benjamin as they raced ahead.

“What kind of preacher is Pastor Lewis?” William asked, falling into step beside Emma.

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