num_pages: 352
description: Past promises will be tested as new ones are given...When Clayton Proffitt foreman of the Circle Z Ranch in Texas discovers Vanessa Grant crying in the barn late one night he first thinks shes gotten herself into another scrape. But when he spies the marks on her back and hears about her stepfathers advances Clayton knows he must spirit Vanessa away to safety. As they make their way west it becomes apparent that theres something special between Vanessa and Clayton far more significant than mere friendship or his sense of duty. Unfortunately also heading west are Vanessas brother Miles and her stepfather Price Venture. Price wants Vanessa back for obvious reasons; Miles wants to earn his stepfathers respect. Eventually unexpected confrontations reach a harrowing conclusion. As their family begins to heal their journey and trials they've faced helps them realize their future is in God's guiding hands.Same author as Shelley Shepard Gray.
language: English
title: A Texan's Promise
publisher: Abingdon Press