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Hill Country Christmas
Laurie Kingery
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesOvernight, Delia Keller went from penniless preacher's grdaughter to rich young heiress.She's determined to use her money to find the security she's always lacked. building herself a new house by Christmas is her first priority. But hsome Jude Tucker is challenging her plans her heart. . . .The former Civil War chaplain hasn't felt peace in a very long time, he has a hard time letting go of his past. But as Jude gets to know the spirited Delia, he longs to show her what true Christmas joy means.In the rugged Texas Hill Country, he'll reach for a miracle to restore his faith. . . give Delia his love for all seasons.
“Are you Miss Delia Keller?”
She nodded. “Who are you?”
“My name’s Tucker—Jude Tucker, and I’m here because your father wanted me to come see you.”
Delia could hardly believe her ears. “My father? You know my father? When will he be here? Oh, I knew he’d be back some day!”
A cloud seemed to pass over his face. “He…he’s not coming, Miss Keller. I’m sorry to have to tell you he’s dead.”
Delia felt the earth shift beneath her feet and she would have fallen if the stranger hadn’t steadied her. “What…what happened to my father?” she asked.
“He died mining silver out in Nevada. There was a mine collapse….”
“Thank you for coming to tell me about my father’s death, Mr. Tucker.”
“But I didn’t travel all this way just to inform you of his death. I came to bring you something. You’re his only living heir, after all.”
“Heir?”
“Well, I suppose heiress would be the proper word. Your father died a rich man, Miss Keller. And now all his wealth is yours.”
LAURIE KINGERY
makes her home in central Ohio where she is a “Texan-in-exile.” Formerly writing as Laurie Grant for Harlequin Historicals and other publishers, she is an author of sixteen previous books. She was the winner of the 1994 Readers’ Choice Award in the short historical category, and was nominated for Best First Medieval and Career Achievement in Western Historical Romance by Romantic Times BOOKreviews. When not writing her historicals, she loves to travel, read, read her e-mails and write her blog on www.lauriekingery.com.
Laurie Kingery
Hill Country Christmas
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
—Psalms 37:4
To the beautiful Hill Country of Texas,
the place my soul feels most at home this side
of Heaven, and to all my relatives in Texas,
especially Aunt Joann.
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Laurie Kingery
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesOvernight, Delia Keller went from penniless preacher's grdaughter to rich young heiress.She's determined to use her money to find the security she's always lacked. building herself a new house by Christmas is her first priority. But hsome Jude Tucker is challenging her plans her heart. . . .The former Civil War chaplain hasn't felt peace in a very long time, he has a hard time letting go of his past. But as Jude gets to know the spirited Delia, he longs to show her what true Christmas joy means.In the rugged Texas Hill Country, he'll reach for a miracle to restore his faith. . . give Delia his love for all seasons.
“Are you Miss Delia Keller?”
She nodded. “Who are you?”
“My name’s Tucker—Jude Tucker, and I’m here because your father wanted me to come see you.”
Delia could hardly believe her ears. “My father? You know my father? When will he be here? Oh, I knew he’d be back some day!”
A cloud seemed to pass over his face. “He…he’s not coming, Miss Keller. I’m sorry to have to tell you he’s dead.”
Delia felt the earth shift beneath her feet and she would have fallen if the stranger hadn’t steadied her. “What…what happened to my father?” she asked.
“He died mining silver out in Nevada. There was a mine collapse….”
“Thank you for coming to tell me about my father’s death, Mr. Tucker.”
“But I didn’t travel all this way just to inform you of his death. I came to bring you something. You’re his only living heir, after all.”
“Heir?”
“Well, I suppose heiress would be the proper word. Your father died a rich man, Miss Keller. And now all his wealth is yours.”
LAURIE KINGERY
makes her home in central Ohio where she is a “Texan-in-exile.” Formerly writing as Laurie Grant for Harlequin Historicals and other publishers, she is an author of sixteen previous books. She was the winner of the 1994 Readers’ Choice Award in the short historical category, and was nominated for Best First Medieval and Career Achievement in Western Historical Romance by Romantic Times BOOKreviews. When not writing her historicals, she loves to travel, read, read her e-mails and write her blog on www.lauriekingery.com.
Laurie Kingery
Hill Country Christmas
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
—Psalms 37:4
To the beautiful Hill Country of Texas,
the place my soul feels most at home this side
of Heaven, and to all my relatives in Texas,
especially Aunt Joann.
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
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