Love on Target by Shanna Hatfield EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
- Author: Shanna Hatfield
- Language: English
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- Status: Available For Free Download
- Genre: Christian Westerns
- Price: Free
- File Size: 2 MB
- Publish Date: April 10, 2023
Eastern Oregon
April 1894
WE’RE ALMOST SOMEWHERE, SCOUT.” Rena Burke patted
the neck of her faithful mule as she stared between the slats of
the stock car where she traveled on a rocking train bound for Portland,
Oregon.
She’d argued with the stationmaster back in Colorado until she’d given
herself a headache about riding with Scout instead of taking a seat in a
passenger car. When she’d refused to defer to his commands, the man must
have realized it was pointless to tell her otherwise. He’d finally relented and
allowed her to stay with her mule. Once he’d elicited her promise to remain
in the stock car, the stationmaster had given her a discounted fare.
If Scout hadn’t been worn out past endurance after carrying her from
Amarillo to Denver, she wouldn’t have splurged on the expense of boarding
the train. However, it wasn’t just Scout’s weary state that had compelled her
to pay the fare. Weeks of traveling alone coupled with a handful of
frightening encounters along the way due to beasts with four legs, as well as
some with two, had removed any doubt about continuing the trip on a train.
The last thing Rena wanted was to sit among people who gave her
curious glances or disapproving glares. Just because she chose to wear
trousers and her father’s old brown hat didn’t mean people should
automatically judge her. Then again, the stares might be aimed at her
because of the limp she couldn’t hide no matter how hard she tried.
Thoughts of life before she’d acquired the limp made her maudlin, so she
returned her attention to watching out of the stock car slats as the train
entered what appeared to be a prosperous town.
She’d fallen asleep last
night after dark and had only awakened an hour ago. Dawn was just
beginning to stretch across the sky, but it was light enough she could see
houses, businesses, and wide streets as the train screeched to a stop.
She heard someone, presumably the conductor, raise his voice above the
racket. “Welcome to Baker City, folks. Welcome to the queen city of the
Inland Empire!”
At least the man’s loud announcement assured Rena she had arrived at
her destination to disembark the train. She brushed straw from her clothes
and hastily braided her hair before settling the hat on her head. She saddled
Scout, adjusted the saddlebags, and hung another bag of her belongings
from the saddle horn. The reins dangled from her left hand as she waited for
the door to open.
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