High Desert Haven (The Shepherd's Heart) - Plot & Excerpts
She glanced over at William as he dismounted his Morgan and came around to help her from the saddle. His face showed the tension of their riding conversation.The ride to town would have been a pleasant diversion were it not for the discussion that had marred the morning’s serenity. And she could tell by the look on William’s face that he wasn’t through. If she had thought this morning that William’s interest in her was mere friendship, she now knew better. He seemed sure he could convince her to marry him.She sighed.Looping Patch’s reins around the hitching post, he reached up, slid his hands around her waist, and pulled her into his arms. Her heart seized with an unexplainable uneasiness at his touch and she tried to step away. With a horse on either side of them, shielding them from the view of the town, the situation felt far too intimate.He tightened his grip, holding her close to him for a moment as he looked deep into her eyes. “I love you, Nicki.”She expelled a quiet breath of exasperation.
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