The Doctor's Bride (Brides 0f Brimstone Book 3) by Laura Fletcher

Author:Laura Fletcher [Fletcher, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Women's Fiction, Victorian Era, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Love Possibility, Frontier-Pioneer Era, Cowboy & Western Romance, Hearts Desire, American West, Clean & Wholesome, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Life-Changes, Second Chances, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, 20th Century, Mail-Order Bride, Brides 0f Brimstone
Publisher: Laura Fletcher
Published: 2018-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

8

Betsy laid a set of battered old clothes on the end of Lily’s bed. “These are Jed’s old work clothes. They might be a little big, but at least they won’t slow you down.”

“Thanks,” Lily exclaimed. “I’m sure they’ll be perfect. Anything will be better than this dress.”

Betsy scanned her up and down. “It’s a beautiful dress. I’m envious.”

“Don’t be,” Lily remarked. “You could be envious if I had made it myself or done anything to earn it, but since I didn’t, you have nothing to be envious about. It was just dumb luck that my husband fell in love with me instead of the next penniless needle girl at the sewing table.”

“I’m sure there was more to it than that,” Betsy countered. “I’m sure your looks couldn’t hold him for long. He must have fallen in love with your indomitable spirit, just like everyone else in this house has.”

Lily blushed. She picked up the beaten cotton shirt to hide her burning cheeks. “Hush.”

Betsy gave her a sad smile. “Get changed and meet us downstairs. We don’t have much time.”

She shut the door behind her. Lily peeled off her dress and laid it aside. She pulled the stiff canvas pants over her stockings and underwear. She unlaced her corset and buttoned the shirt over her chest. She left her long braids wound in knots behind her head where they belonged.

She checked her appearance in the looking glass. She certainly didn’t look like a fashionable New York lady now. She looked like she belonged in a Frontier gun battle, and that’s exactly where she was going.

Just then, a soft knock thumped on the door. She jumped out of her skin. “Come in.”

The door glided open, and Noah Kearney poked his head around it. His eyes flew open when he saw her. Then he grinned, and his smile beamed glorious light out of his face. His smile banished the serious reserve that usually kept his emotions buried deep beneath the surface. “I never expected to see the lady I planned to marry dressed like that.”

Lily looked away. “I bet you never expected to see the lady you planned to marry fighting Merrill Fox’s horde, either, did you?”

The smile drained off his face. “No. I didn’t.”

She dared steal a peek at his face. “Are you sure you’re okay with this? Are you sure you don’t mind me going out there to fight alongside you and the other men?”

He cocked his head. “Would you change your mind if I said I did?”

She thought it over. “I might change my mind about fighting. I might agree not to if it really bothered you, but I also might change my mind about marrying you. I would wonder if you really were the right man for me.”

“That’s what I mean.” He drew near her and laid both hands on her shoulders. “Listen. I’m proud of you for going out there. It shows me you’re the woman I want to marry, too. I just don’t want you to get hurt out there.

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