Her Reluctant Lawman Match
Suffragist Lydia Tomlinson wonât stand for the rule banning women from the Batchwell Bottoms mining camp...even if protesting it means âkidnappingâ miners to use as leverage. And with Pinkerton detective Gideon Gault guarding the mail-order brides, the women have chosen her to distract him. Now Lydia just has to pretend interest long enough to reach their goal...
Gideon promised to uphold the campâs code of conduct, but heâs met his match in feisty Lydia. When a gang of outlaws threatens the town, he and Lydia must put their differences aside. And as they join forces to stop the thieves, he canât help but wish her protest will succeed...so she can stay by his side forever.
LISA BINGHAM is the bestselling author of more than thirty historical and contemporary romantic fiction novels. Sheâs been a teacher for more than thirty years, and has served as a costume designer for theatrical and historical reenactment enthusiasts. Currently she lives in rural northern Utah near her husbandâs fourth-generation family farm with her sweetheart and three beautiful children. She loves to hear from her fans at lisabinghamauthor.com or Facebook.com/lisabinghamauthor.
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ACCIDENTAL SWEETHEART
© 2018 Lisa Bingham
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âWill you be relieved to see us gone?â
When Lydia met his gaze, Gideon looked as if sheâd handed him a time bomb set to explode.
Laughing, she said, âI suppose thereâs no diplomatic way of answering that.â
His eyes creased in amusement. âI grew up with sisters. Iâve learned to recognize a loaded question.â
âThen let me rephrase. I know your duties will be simplified. But I wonder if youâll miss us in some small way.â
He studied her for a moment, then nodded. âI dare say this valley will miss all of you. Youâve brought a measure of joy to what would have been a dreary winter.â
Lydia supposed she shouldnât put too much import into his words, but she couldnât ignore the warmth that settled in her heart.
âIâm glad we werenât a complete chore.â
He shook his head. âNot a complete chore.â
When she would have glared at him, he laughed. âYou mustnât take yourself too seriously. After all, our time together is limited.â
Yes. But did it have to be?
The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.
âGenesis 49:26
Dear Reader,
I hope that you enjoyed Lydiaâs and Gideonâs story, Accidental Sweetheart. This is the third and final book in the Bachelors of Aspen Valley series, and I wanted to make sure that I finished everything with a bang! To my delight, much like the characters themselves, as soon as I started writing, Lydia and Gideon hijacked the plot and decided to have a rollicking good time. In addition, characters from the first two books, Accidental Courtship and Accidental Family, decided to help out. I had so much fun bringing everyone together for one last happy ending.
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