Winning the Widow’s Heart
Turning her farm into a Pony Express station is the only way for recently widowed Rebecca Young to provide for her seven adopted sons and her young daughter. It also means contending with new station manager Seth Armstrong as he trains her boys to be riders. But Rebecca soon sees he has her children’s best interests at heart—and perhaps hers, too...
Seth plans on staying long enough to teach the boys how to survive the trail, before continuing on to search for his lost mail-order bride. But now, as he works so closely with Rebecca and her children, he’s glimpsing the possibility of a different future. Could changing course bring this cowboy the chance of true love and fatherhood he never expected?
Saddles and Spurs: Daring Pony Express riders risk all for duty—and for love
“I’m taking the midnight shift with Noah. If danger strikes, it will probably be then.”
So Seth would be with Noah. Rebecca had to admit that knowing this made her feel a little better. “Look, I don’t mean to be a pain, Mr. Armstrong, but these are my children. I have a right to know that they are safe. Or at least as safe as you can make them.”
He nodded. “I agree you do have that right. But you have to trust me to keep them as safe as I possibly can.”
Did she trust him? No, why should she? Rebecca told herself she didn’t really know the man at all. Still, Pony Express superintendent Mr. Bromley trusted him, so what other choice did she have? She’d have to try to trust Seth Armstrong to watch after her boys.
How did a mother release that kind of trust to a stranger? She reminded herself that to keep her family together, she’d have to try.
RHONDA GIBSON lives in New Mexico with her husband, James. She has two children and three beautiful grandchildren. Reading is something she has enjoyed her whole life and writing stemmed from that love. When she isn’t writing or reading, she enjoys gardening, beading and playing with her dog, Sheba. You can visit her at rhondagibson.net. Rhonda hopes her writing will entertain, encourage and bring others closer to God.
Pony Express Courtship
Rhonda Gibson
A man’s heart deviseth his way:
but the Lord directeth his steps.
—Proverbs 16:9
This book is dedicated to the men
who rode the Pony Express routes.
To my husband, James Gibson,
my best friend and strongest supporter.
And to my Heavenly Father,
who helps me to reach my dreams.
Contents
Dove Creek, Wyoming
February 1860
“What were you thinking?” Rebecca Young demanded of her youngest son,