Lynn Donovan

Lantern of Patience Lynn Donovan

When Patience Muldoon's husband left for the War Between the States, he promised to return and asked her to keep a lantern in the window. But it's been over a year since the war ended and he's yet to return. In fact, few men have returned. So the widows have devised a plan to bring eligible husbands to Lantern, Texas: a big cash prize rodeo. Patience hasn't given up, so she won't be looking for a husband. She'll continue to serve her town, like before, as Sheriff. The war cost Caleb Cantwell everything; his wife, his son, even his right hand. More importantly it cost him his dignity. Born left handed, Caleb can still handle a six gun and is an expert marksman, fully capable of returning to a life of keeping the peace. However no one in his home state of Georgia wants to take a chance on a one-armed lawman. A promise made during the war brings him to Lantern, Texas looking for its lady sheriff. Determined to take over the job best left to a man, Caleb and Patience find themselves at odds right from the start. Will Caleb's vow free Patience to let her love the man determined to take her job from her? Will Caleb realize he's lost something else in this Texas town--his heart. Will Patience take a chance or remain cold to the stolen kisses and lure of Caleb? Can she extinguish the Lantern of Patience once and for all?