Blessing

Blessing
Deborah Bedford

LADY IN DISGUISE Though the secret behind Uley Kirland’s cap and mining togs is unsuspected in 1880s Tin Cup, Colorado, she longs to shed the clothing of deception…especially when handsome stranger Aaron Brown awakens her woman’s heart.But while Uley dreams of being fitted for a wedding gown, the man she loves is being fitted for a hangman’s noose, and she’s the inadvertent cause of his troubles. The truth will set him free, and Uley will do whatever it takes to save Aaron’s life—even risk her own.

Lady in Disguise

Though the secret behind Uley Kirland’s cap and mining togs is unsuspected in 1880s Tin Cup, Colorado, she longs to shed the clothing of deception…especially when handsome stranger Aaron Brown awakens her heart. But while Uley dreams of being fitted for a wedding gown, the man she loves is being fitted for a hangman’s noose, and she’s the inadvertent cause of his troubles. The truth will set him free, and Uley will do whatever it takes to save Aaron’s life—even risk her own.

Praise for Deborah Bedford

“Blessing is a delightful historical romance

from the pen of the talented Deborah Bedford. Come meet the colorful characters

of Tin Cup, Colorado, and lose yourself

in the sweet love story of Uley and Aaron.

You’ll be glad you did.”

—Bestselling author Robin Lee Hatcher

“Deborah Bedford breathes the breath of life into her characters, giving them the power to

walk right off the page into our hearts.”

—Christy Award-winning author

Hannah Alexander

“You’ll LOVE Deborah Bedford’s Blessing! Wonderful writing, a unique cast of characters

and a lively story altogether emphasize a

deep truth: Man judges on outward appearance,

but God searches the heart.”

—Lyn Cote

DEBORAH BEDFORD

enjoyed a successful career as a mainstream novelist before heeding the call to set aside other priorities in her life and write books that would glorify God. She is now the author of several bestselling titles, including The Penny and Any Minute, which she co-wrote with Joyce Meyer, as well as His Other Wife, A Rose by the Door and Remember Me. Blessing is one of her favorite books because it is one of Bedford’s few historical novels, and is set in Tin Cup, Colorado, a secluded mountain town not far from where her grandparents spent their honeymoon in the late 1920s.

Since working with Joyce Meyer, Bedford has traveled to several areas in Mexico, as well as several squatters’ camps near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to participate in medical missions. She divides her time between her home in Jackson Hole and her position as a multi-trauma nurse in Colorado. She and her husband, Jack, have two children, Jeff and Avery.

Blessing

Deborah Bedford

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Lord, I have heard of your fame;

I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord.

Renew them in our day, in our time make them known...

The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.

—Habakkuk 3:2–19

To my adventurous, beautiful daughter, Avery.

Tin Cup is the place where I learned that I didn’t have to be in the mountains to be happy, but that wherever I went, the mountains could be inside me.

And now look at you and what you are doing!

You are going to touch young people’s lives in ways you’ve never imagined. I am awestruck by

your spirit, and so proud of you. Mom

Contents

Chapter One (#u04f29de7-5936-593c-ac94-160e332ce524)

Chapter Two (#u8e032d01-6ae2-5ff0-a24e-ee02e8bd1635)

Chapter Three (#uff929ae5-aa58-5578-932b-914cdbf97298)

Chapter Four (#u337b7b9e-abb5-5dbb-a15f-af46f9876152)

Chapter Five (#u1246de64-703c-581b-a673-146951024f09)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)