Longshadow's Woman

Longshadow's Woman
Bronwyn Williams

Jonah Longshadow had never walked an easy road. Now the hands of destiny had yanked him from a white man's prison and set him down on a hardscrabble farm, paired with a woman whose quiet courage and gentle kindness filled him with dreams that a man like him had no business dreaming.….Two dollars' worth of trouble–that's what Carrie Adams had probably bought herself when she paid Jonah Longshadow's freedom. But she needed strong hands to help her tend her land, and this mountain of a man seemed made to order. The only thing she hadn't counted on was her heart entering into the bargain.

She could actually hear the quiet sound of his breathing

as they watched the mare nuzzle her baby.

Jonah was obviously exhausted. Light from the lantern emphasized lines of weariness in his face, cast shadows into the hollows beneath his high cheekbones.

What was it, Carrie wondered, that made this man, with his dark skin and his black hair, look more magnificent than the yellow-haired heroes in all the storybooks?

Unconsciously she moved her hand closer to his. And then suddenly she leaned forward. “Oh, look—Jonah, it’s trying to get up!”

“Watch.” Jonah didn’t move a muscle. His voice remained unemotional, as if he had not just participated in a miracle.

Inside the stall, Carrie watched the long-legged creature stand shakily and begin nudging his mother’s belly. “Oh, my,” she whispered. Jonah’s hand closed over hers, and it seemed the most natural thing in the world….

Praise for Bronwyn Williams’s previous books

Beholden

“…as welcome as a cool breeze on a scorching day.

I can’t resist a fast-paced, well-written story.”

—Rendezvous

Entwined

“Her intricately woven story is deftly done,

and her depiction of her hero and heroine is masterful.”

—Affaire de Coeur

Seaspell

“A terrific read. I loved it!”

—Author Pamela Morsi

Longshadow’s Woman

Harlequin Historical #553

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Longshadow’s Woman

Bronwyn Williams

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Contents

Chapter One (#ueb871466-2369-5d5a-9462-eb06712cdf4b)

Chapter Two (#udfe0aac8-282f-5242-90ea-5005eb3e240d)

Chapter Three (#u45c600ba-e1fc-581c-96a0-18826942a2bb)

Chapter Four (#u4e44049c-514f-5aa8-a9d7-4f9239b0595f)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)