With the Civil War over, Union Major Seth Torrance finds himself returning to Virginia, this time to settle the affairs of an old friend lost in battle. He soon discovers that they include a farm, five children, and a proud young woman who doesn't take kindly to Northerners on—or even near—her land. Though Ella Fontaine is ready to shoot the carpetbagger on site, she must admit that he's doing the honorable thing, and he's not bad looking either—for a Yank. Though Seth had only planned for a short stay before returning to an arranged marriage in Boston, there may be affairs of another kind heating up down south... Don't miss Beauty and the Bounty Hunter, the first novel in Lori Austin's new series Once Upon a Time in the West. (When Morning Comes was previously published under the name Lori Handeland in the anthology Then He Kissed Her.)
Author
Lori Handeland is a five-time nominee and two-time winner of the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America, as well as the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over sixty novels spanning the genres of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, contemporary romance, historical romance and historical fantasy. After a quarter-century of success and accolades, she began a new chapter in her career with her women’s fiction debut, Just Once (Severn House, January 2019), which received a coveted, starred review from Library Journal and was optioned as a feature film by Catalyst Global Media. Lori lives in Southern Wisconsin with her husband of over thirty-five years. In between writing and reading, she enjoys long walks with their rescue mutt, Arnold, and visits from her two grown sons, awesome daughter-in-law and perfectly adorable grandchildren.
