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Оглавление“Well, if it isn’t Daddy Canfield. Taking your baby for a walk again, I see.”
There was something awfully endearing about a man strolling through the stockyards with a babe in his arms. She’d seen little softness from the men in her life. She’d always had to work harder, ride longer and take more licks than the men. A woman in a man’s job always had something to prove.
He jabbed her poster with the tip of his cane. “This Texas Tom person cannot stage a rodeo show in town,” he declared. “Those posters will have to be removed immediately.”
“I don’t know who put a burr under your saddle, Daddy Canfield, but you sure are a cranky fellow. Maybe fatherhood doesn’t suit you.”
“Fatherhood suits me fine.” He shook his head. “I told you before, I’m not a father. This isn’t my baby.”
“Whatever you say, Mr. Canfield. But you sure are getting comfortable with that babe in your arms.”
“I’ll speak with Texas Tom myself. When you see your boss, tell him I’m looking for him.”
“I might be able to save you some time,” Tomasina declared with a wink. “I’m Texas Tom.”
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Cowboy Creek: Bringing mail-order brides, and new beginnings, to a Kansas boomtown.
Want Ad Wedding—Cheryl St.John, April 2016
Special Delivery Baby—Sherri Shackelford, May 2016
Bride by Arrangement—Karen Kirst, June 2016
