Saturday Snippet: What means abduct?

 

 

The following snippet is taken from my upcoming book, 

Gift of Restitution: A Story for Christmas 

Gold Mountain, Book 4

 

            Luke watched Joy as she studied his face.

            “What means ‘abduct?’”

            “It means to steal a person, Joy. I never wished to help Charley and Tex steal you off of the stagecoach. However, I yielded to their threats and did their bidding. I watched to make sure you boarded it and then rode to the meeting place to tell them you were coming. I worried they might try to rob you, but…” Luke shook his head. “I had no idea they meant to abduct you.”

            “Charley and Tex are bad men.” Joy looked down toward her lap and shook her head. “You foolish you believe Charley and Tex, but you not bad.”

            Luke squirmed at the truth of the statement, one Joy had voiced before.

            At the time he met the pair of hooligans, Luke had been desperate to find paying work. He ignored his inner voice that warned him to stay away from Charley and Tex. Once they involved them in their cattle rustling, he either had to do what they said or risk being shot or reported to the sheriff as the one responsible for the crime. Since he was unknown in the county, the sheriff probably would have believed the charges. Charley finally promised to pay Luke what was due him and let him go—but only after Luke did one last task for Charley. All he had to do was make sure the Chinawoman boarded the stagecoach in Lundy and report to them. He would meet them back at the hideout and collect his money. Only it had not worked out that way. They brought more than money to the hideout. They brought their hostage.

            A wide smile spread on Joy’s face and her eyes appeared to dance with inner sparkles. “You steal me again, Luke. You steal me from brothel and Ah Chin. You marry me and bring me to home of honored mother-in-law.” She leaned forward and pressed her forehead toward the ground. “I am honored, husband, you return me to way of decency.” 

 

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Saturday Snippet: His Magnanimity Did Not Extend

Today's Saturday Snippet feature

Hannah's Highest Regard

Atwell Kin series - Book 5 

 

          Kizzie settled back in her saddle. She pulled her horse forward several feet and turned it so she faced Jake. “Lt. Burdock, I agree with Charlie Gray Cloud. If you truly care for my cousin, you should not wait too long to ask for her hand. She’s sturdier than you think. And, right now, she hates being stuck home working on her parents’ farm and not knowing what the future holds. She doesn’t want to marry a farmer and spend the rest of her life in a sod house. She’s also not like some women who don’t want to move far from their parents’ homes. However, she’s ready for her own household and family.”

          His back teeth clenched, Jake again faced forward. He had told Hannah—again in a recent letter—if she found someone else she favored, he did not wish her to feel obligated to wait for him. However, his magnanimity regarding allowing her to find happiness with another man did not extend to Andrew Call—especially if the rumors he heard about the man were true. “Thank you, Mrs. Jones. I do need to find the occasion to visit with Hannah soon. Some things should be said in person, not in a letter.”

 

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Several of my Atwell Kin books are also part of other multi-author series'. Here is how the romances line up on the Atwell Kin series:

CHARLIE’S CHOICE mybook.to/CharChoice

VIRGINIA’S VOCATION mybook.to/VirginiaVoc

KIZZIE’S KISSES myBook.to/KizzKiss

OTTO’S OFFER myBook.to/OttoOffer

HANNAH’S HANDKERCHIEF mybook.to/HannahH-LnL

HANNAH’S HIGHEST REGARD mybook.to/HannahHiRgd

 

 

 

 

Cover Reveal: GIFT OF RESTITUTION by Zina Abbott

Below, I am happy to share my cover for my next book to be published 
in the Gold Mountain series 

Gift of Restitution

 

 

Release day: November 16, 2020

 

 
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I will give my readers their choice in how to view the covers.

First, if you like puzzles,


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Gift of Restitution

 
and solve the online 40 piece puzzle.

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Gift of Restitution

 

 

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