Gold Rush Bride. Debra Lee Brown
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Название: Gold Rush Bride
Автор: Debra Lee Brown
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Историческая литература
Серия: Mills & Boon Historical
isbn: 9781474016681
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He twirled her father’s pistol around his little finger and cast a glance at the jimmied door latch. “All right. Suit yourself. I’ll be gone in the morning.” He slammed the pistol on the counter and turned to leave.
“Wait. I—”
There were a dozen good reasons she should boot him out and slam the door behind him. And a dozen more why she shouldn’t, not the least of which was the fact that he was right. She did need protection. And it might not hurt to have a man around, either. Much of the store’s stock was so heavy, the mining equipment in particular, she couldn’t lift it even with Mei Li’s help.
He looked at her, one dark brow arched in question, his hand on the broken door latch.
“I…I guess that would be all right,” she said. “But the cabin’s too small for us both. You’ll have to sleep outside.”
In Dublin she’d lived with her father and four brothers crowded into a basement flat smaller than this by half. The cabin was a palace by comparison.
No matter. It was just a tiny lie. One of many, she suspected, she’d be forced into over the next month. She’d save them all up and when she got home she’d have a nice long confession with her parish priest.
“That suits me fine.” Crockett yanked the door open and stepped into the night.
“Good night, then, Mr. Crockett.”
He slammed his fur hat onto his head and winced. The spot where she’d hit him had swelled to the size of an egg. “Good night Mrs. Crockett.” The words hung there between them as a bitter look twisted on his face.
She watched him as he stormed up the street, and had the gnawing feeling she was destined to burn in hell after all.
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