His Winning Hand: A short spicy western romance historical fiction short story

A lonely cowboy. A desperate girl. A winning poker hand -- and a new beginning.

Declan Newman can't outrun his memories even when he retreats to the wilds of the Wyoming frontier to build a ranch -- and a new life. The land is wide, the silence deep, and without someone to share it with, peace remains just out of reach as the past lingers like a shadow. A wife and family? That's a future he's too broken to claim.

Ellie Gallagher knows what it means to run from evil -- and she'll pay any price to protect her younger brother from an abusive father. An orphan train rider who found only hardship in her adopted home, she flees Nebraska to protect Drew from a cruel fate. Will she and Drew ever find a loving home?

When life deals Declan a winning poker hand and an instant family, neither he nor Ellie is prepared for the fierce, instant connection that ignites between them. Will they both find what they've longed for? Or will the ghosts that hover over them be too heavy to outrun?

If you crave protective cowboys, tender yet fierce heroines, and a love that conquers all, His Winning Hand deals you a full house of passion, hope, and heart.

Trigger Dubious Consent, Physical Child Abuse, PTSD View Less