Publication Date: April 2024
Synopsis:
As the local midwife and sole medical professional in her Nebraska community, Miss Emma always wants to help. When she learns the Owens family’s bitter enemy has hired a gunman to force them from their home, she rushes to the Owens homestead to warn them. But the gunman has arrived sooner than expected. Despite Miss Emma’s efforts to protect her friends, her actions only worsen their plight. Now, Rosalind Owens battles a severe infection, and Miss Emma’s medical skills aren’t enough to save her.
Professional gunman Luke Palmer was hired to remove the Owenses from their land, but he now suspects the family has a legal right to stay. As fear and uncertainty grip the Owens family, Palmer offers his aid. Can they trust him, or is his offer a ploy to remove them from their land for good? Amidst these conflicts, Palmer faces his own internal struggle, torn between his wish to forget the past and the urgent need to save an innocent life.
What To Expect:
Readers can expect a nonmagical retelling of Sleeping Beauty set in 1860s Nebraska. A feisty midwife rushes to save some friends from the gunfighter who was hired to push them off their land, but events take a startling turn. Soon, she’s battling to save an innocent life, with an unlikely ally as her only real help.
Author Submitted Content Warnings:
Language: None
Sexual Content: None/Clean
Violence: Mild – Some gunplay
Substance Use: Alcohol and laudanum are used medicinally
Prejudices: None
Religious Themes: Characters pray, talk about prayers being answered, and are clearly church-going Christians.
Other Topics: Mild – A Civil War veteran shares about the trauma he witnessed when he was a doctor during the war.
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