Alice Patron

Rachel's Valley Alice Patron

Not long after saying "I do," Rachel Wood finds herself abandoned by her husband in a mining town in the West. After a year and a half of waiting for his return, she needs to move on. She responds to an ad in the newspaper and becomes the caretaker for two girls in the small town of Breckenridge, Colorado. The moment he sees the beautiful young woman climbing into his wagon, widower Clint Harvey second-guesses his decision to hire someone to teach his daughters. But Rachel Wood is just what his girls need. And it doesn't take long to realize that she is exactly what he needs, too-if only she didn't keep holding him at arm's length. Clint is the only man who has ever shown Rachel true love and friendship, and it becomes almost unbearable to not let herself fall for him. But she doesn't want to cause a scandal in such a small town, so she keeps her marital status under wraps. But when she finally receives a threatening letter from her "husband," she beings to question whether her marriage was even legally binding in the first place. Now, she must unravel the status of her supposed marriage before her chance of happiness with Clint has passed-and follow God's law no matter that outcome, which just might be the most difficult thing of all.