A Lawmans Christmas (McKettricks, Book 14)
by By Miller, Linda Lael
Category: Fiction , Romance , Western

The sudden death of the town marshal leaves Blue River, Texas, without a lawman&#133;and twenty-five-year-old Dara Rose Nolan without a husband. As winter approaches and her meager seamstress income dwindles, she has three options. Yet she won&#39;t give up her two young daughters, refuses to join the fallen women of the Bitter Gulch Saloon and can&#39;t fathom condemning herself to another loveless marriage. Unfortunately she must decide&#151;soon&#151;because there&#39;s a new marshal in town, and she&#39;s living under his roof.With the heart of a cowboy, Clay McKettrick plans to start a ranch and finally settle down. He isn&#39;t interested in uprooting Dara Rose and her children, but he is interested in giving her protection, friendship&#151;and passion.  And when they say "I do" to a marriage of convenience, the temporary lawman&#39;s Christmas wish is to make Dara Rose his permanent wife&#133;.