This Calder Range
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Chase Benteen Calder was bound to
wrest a fortune from Montana land, where the whisper of
riches swept across a sea of buffalo grass. With
Lorna at his side, a woman who took rough ways of the
land as her destiny, he would breathe life into his
dream. Through the treacherous Texas prairie, the perils of Indian country, and a bustling Dodge City, they forged their way to Montana. With Calder strength, they would harvest their fortune from the rich earth, on the sprawling plains of This Calder Range * * * “Are you really serious about going to Montana, Benteen?” He seemed slightly taken aback, a dark brow arching. “Yes.” “Don’t you think we should talk about it?” Lorna asked. “What is there to talk about?” He frowned, his gaze narrowing on her. “We’ve already discussed that I was going to look for a place.” “Yes, but you didn’t say anything about Montana,” Lorna protested. “I thought you were going to buy a place in Texas.” “There’s nothing around here, Lorna,” he stated. “Up there, the sky’s the limit – and what a sky it is! Wait until you see it. It’s beautiful country.” “I’m sure it its,” she murmured. “It’s just that it’s so far away.” A smile touched his mouth. “You have to leave your parents sometime.” He was beginning to understand her hesitation. He’d forgotten she was so young. Her attachment to her parents was still very strong. That would change once there were married. He reached out to take her in his arms. It had been too long since he’d seen her, and his body was hungry for the feel of a woman’s softness. |