A collection of four Western short stories set in post-Civil War Montana Territory. Emma of Crooked Creek: Emma Hawkins is a dedicated doctor in the little town of Crooked Creek, Montana Territory. Casey Latimer is a wounded soldier in search of a new home and a new beginning. When Casey, battered and bruised, quite literally falls at Emma's feet, she is duty-bound to help him. What happens next is something Emma never expected. Hattie of Crooked Creek: Married three months before the war and now a widow, Harriett McBride can either give up and sell her ranch, or fight for the life she and her husband came west to build. Withe the help of a friend and a stranger, she must stop the one who threatens all she holds dear. Briley of Crooked Creek: Far from home and with no family left, Briley Donaghue answers an advertisement from a rancher in the Montana Territory seeking a wife. She arrives in Crooked Creek to find an empty cabin, a letter from her fianceĢ, and too many unanswered questions. Alone and uncertain, Briley forges a new life in an unfamiliar land. Clara of Crooked Creek: No longer willing to let society's opinion influence her life, Clara Stowe sought a change. With her young daughter, she embarks on an unexpected undertaking to the Montana Territory. With grit and determination, they arrive in Crooked Creek to shape the life Clara had always dreamed of and honor the memory of the one they lost.
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