Left by a buffalo hunter at a brothel at age fourteen after her parents’ massacre by Indians, Meg Finn grows up to loathe her life as the cleaning woman at Dodge City’s infamous Black Boots Inn. When she is tricked by the madam into thinking she’s been sold for one night’s pleasure to mysterious rancher Nathan Barris, her world is turned upside down. So begins Meg’s adventure farther west to search for her Uncle Sean. Little does she know that fate will bring her face to face with Nate Barris again. Will the secrets she harbors keep her from finding love and acceptance in his arms at last, or will those secrets completely destroy them both?
"Paula L. Silici’s romantic western novel, A Way in the Wilderness, is a surefire hit for any reader wanting to escape into a compelling world of nostalgia and grit. Enter Mary Margaret (Meg) Finn, an immediately likeable heroine, spunky but full of grace, who leaves her cleaning job at a brothel in search of her uncle—the only surviving family member not killed by a savage Indian attack. Throw in a handsome lonely cowboy, Nate Barris, looking to heal his heart from the tragedy of his wife’s death, and add into the mix colorful secondary characters that will stir laughter, tears, and outrage, and Bingo--a recipe for a knockout Western romance story is created. A Way in the Wilderness is just that. Written with descriptions so vivid readers can taste the windblown Old West Colorado dust in their mouths, and told with the blue lightnin’ pace of courage and depth—A Way in the Wilderness is sure to leave its mark of an unforgettable love story branded on readers’ hearts forever.
(Karen Majoris-Garrison, Award-winning author and speaker; president, Tri-State Writers Society)
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