THE TRICK

Raeff didn’t abandon Hattie when she was raped by a horse thief - he saves her honor, forcing her father to accept this young man he does not like, because Raeff also accepts the stranger’s baby as his own. The best Indian tracker can not find the trail of Hattie’s beloved pregnant mare. Post war atrocities forced many to flee to Texas. Raeff and Hattie go there to build her dream of a top racing stable, and he shields her from the harsh truths of life on the still wild western frontier. But Raeff is gunned down in a high-stakes gambling game, and at his funeral, Hattie learns a truth more painful than his death. Can she forgive him for THE TRICK? What happens next, including tracking a horse being raced under forged papers from her stable, or the oil wells and gold claims Raeff won, that cost him his life - and the impressive man who both saves her life and frightens her - to finding her best friend has become a madam in a bawdy house – makes this a most exciting read.