Safe Havens Bundle by Sandy James

Author:Sandy James [James, Sandy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, bundle, historical romance, western romance, historical fiction, western, box set, saga, series
ISBN: 9781940295084
Publisher: Sandy James
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“This will do.” Cassie held the calico dress to her front, grateful the store had one already sewn. “And I shall take the other two as well. I also need petticoats and…” She looked around the General Store to be sure no men were in earshot. “…underthings. I have no camisole or–or bloomers.”

“Lord, child.” The shopkeeper’s wife took the dress from her and draped it over her arm with the other dresses Cassie had chosen. “You really were left with nothing, weren’t ya?”

Drew came up behind her. “She’s quite lucky to have escaped with her life.”

Cassie would have grinned at his exaggeration, but at least he backed up her fib. “I will need a pair of shoes and some stockings as well.”

“Imagine that.” The older woman placed the items on the long, wooden counter. “Stagecoach bandits taking everything you owned. What a world we live in!” She headed to a back room, still muttering to herself.

“Did you stop to consider that your story doesn’t account for why you’re dressed as a man now?” Drew asked with a chuckle.

“I told her they wanted my expensive dress and forced me to strip and wear some of their cast-off clothing,” she replied with a smirk. “I’m quite used to thinking on my feet.”

Her family had taught her that lesson from an early age. A well-fabricated lie often kept her from punishment and allowed her to run free most of the time. She lied to get away from her mother’s misery, her grandfather’s scrutiny, and to spend time with the only person who truly loved her—Old Tim.

At least Drew was her friend, so she wasn’t all alone in the world now that Ty…

Now that Ty has left me behind.

“I’ve been talking to Gideon Young over there…” Drew nodded to a tall, raven-haired man. The man nodded back. “There’s an abandoned cabin on his land. It’s only a short ride from town. A man and his wife lived in it for a year or so ’til they decided Montana wasn’t what they’d bargained for and headed back East. Gideon says he and his brother can’t keep the place up, so we can stay there for a while to decide if we like it or not. Even has a small barn.”

“I still hoped we would leave White Pines.”

“You can’t leave, Cass. Not ’til things are settled between you and Ty.”

“Oh, I do believe they were settled quite fine yesterday.”

Drew leaned a hip against the counter. “Nothing got settled yesterday. He greeted his family. We walked away. Give the man a chance.”

A chance to do what? Break her heart again? “What does Mr. Young want in way of payment for the cabin?”

“Right now, nothing except for us to set it to right again. Seems it’s a bit of a…mess. He has some lumber we can use and—”

She shook her head. “I know nothing about building.”

“You’re in luck. I’ve built everything from castles to forests.”

“How do you build a forest?”

“Sets, Cass. I’m an actor. Who do you think builds the sets?”

He had her there.

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