Synopsis
Two feuding families, the Specks and the Grogans, have been maintaining a tenuous peace in the Nebraskan Territory of 1857. So when Adam Grogan gets caught trespassing on their land, he knows the murderous Speck men won't listen to reason and let him walk away. Adam's prepared to meet his maker, but things take a turn when Opal Speck declares he's the father of her unborn child. Will Adam accept the slur to his name and marry the girl in order to save his life? Or will Opal's desperate lie ignite the flames of hatred to an all-out war?
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Book Description
Opal Speck, whose folks have been maintaining a tenuous peace with the Grogan family, tells an outrageous lie to save Adam Grogan’s life. Will her desperate declaration keep him alive, or will she end up with blood on her hands along with a soiled reputation?
From the Back Cover
A VOLATILE FEUD
Opal Speck knows good and well that the longstanding feud between her family and Grogans makes for volatile relations. So when Adam Grogan the man who saved her life two years ago comes chasing after a stray cow on Speck property, there’s no way her family will forgive him for his trespassin’.
A DESPERATE DECLARATION
Determined to keep bloodshed at bay, Opal blurts out the one declaration she knows will stop them in their tracks: Adam’s the father of her unborn child!
A GUNPOINT DECISION
Adam has two choices: deny any involvement with Opal and die at the hands of her family, or accept the slur to his name and marry a gal who’s trying to pass off another man’s child as his!
Can a shotgun wedding be the way God will end the hatred between these two feuding families? Or will its repercussions fuel an already blazing animosity?
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