George Pettigrew and his papa must leave the California rancho they'd lived on since his birth. They end up in New York City, where Papa marries and George gets a new beloved mama. George also meets Frank and Bart who become fast friends, and in Bart's case, even more.<br><br>The start of the Civil War leaves George the man of the family, but although he’s found a job, it’s difficult to pay the ever-increasing rent. Then Papa dies at Appomattox and Mama falls ill.<br><br>After Mama dies, her father takes George’s siblings. When George learns his younger sister is being abused, he rescues the three children. But will dressing his sisters as boys and himself as a woman be enough of a disguise to keep them safe until they can reach the valley he’s dreamed of? Will Bart leave behind his own family and go with the man he loves?

Home Before Sundown

Nothing. A handkerchief, a sugar cube, a few pennies.


She was about to step away, since there was nothing of interest, when she closed her fingers on a slip of paper. She withdrew it from the pocket and unfolded it.


As she read what was on the paper, her lips tightened, and she could feel her temper begin to flare. It was a receipt for a month’s rent on a cottage in Chelsea. She stood there for a long minute, anger rising in her.


The sound of a door closing on the third floor jolted her out of her furious thoughts. She returned the paper to the pocket she’d found it in and hurried back into the dining room.


But instead of turning his back on Olivia St. Claire, he’d defended her


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