Lone Star Trail
The Texas Trail Series
by Darlene Franklin
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Lone Star Trail
Jud shook his head. Wande couldn't be as selfless as she claimed. No one was. No German was. He wouldn't tell her that the man who had jilted her so cruelly had asked hi mto give her a job. Or that her presence in his house disturbed his peace of mind.
"You've done more than be neighborly and bring a few meals. You've come in and taken over running the household, for a week. That's work."
She sighed. "I told you I would work for free."
"But you also said you wouldn't refuse pay if I insisted. And I do insist. You also need time off."
"But your mother…"
"We'll survive without you for an afternoon. The ranch hands take Saturday afternoon and evening off. Georg will be going into town to spend the night with your family. I want you to go with him. You'll come back on Sunday night."
Jud knew he was being high-handed, but he didn't dare negotiate with Wande. If he tried, he was in danger of agreeing to something, even if it wasn't in the best interest of either one of them.
"Very well. I will go home on Saturday and Sunday. I want to go to the kirche."
He looked into her eyes, and the longing there made him ache. Wande was only eighteen or nineteen, in a strange land—and with her hopes for future happiness dashed. Of course she would want to make friends with those of her own kind.
He pushed aside his desire to protect her, refusing to let it take root. Let her look for comfort among her own kind. She was German, an interloper—not a Texan, but one of a swarm of newcomers who wanted to take over Texas for their fatherland…
Taken from Lone Star Trail by Darlene Franklin, Copyright © 2011, River North fiction by Moody Publishers.
Lone Star Trail
In Darlene Franklin’s Lone Star Trail, a proud Texan in the 1800s is faced with losing what he’s sworn to protect.
Jud Morgan’s father died for freedom during the war for independence, and when German immigrants try to colonize a New Germany in this country, he takes a stand against them. Wande Fleischer, whose fiancé married someone else, determines to make a new life for herself in Texas, learns English with the help of Jud’s sister and becomes a trusted friend of the Morgan family. As much as Jud dislikes the Germans’ intent, he can’t help admiring Wande, who serves the Lord and those around her.
Can Jud put aside his prejudice and learn the lessons of forgiveness and reconciliation among a diverse community of believers?
Hardcover Book : 272 pages
Publisher: Moody Press ( August 01, 2011 )
Item #: 13-511789
ISBN: 9781617936074
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.75inches
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