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

Excellent. The old man was almost frothing at the mouth in his irritation. He gave him a bland smile. “I’ll find someone to deal with it more directly.”


“Raise the rent once more?” Lewis was good at reading his father’s mind. Much better than his father was at reading his, which was a damned good thing. The last thing he needed was the old man getting an inkling that on occasion Lewis preferred cock to pussy.


He thought about the pretty boy who’d been riding with his sister, and he frowned. The girl on his lap concealed Lewis’s view of what Georgie had between his legs. Lewis found he was curious, more curious than he’d been in a while.


“Yes.” Father rubbed his hands together, interrupting Lewis’s vision of taking down the boy’s trousers and fucking him. He scowled, but of course Father didn’t notice. “I want it paid bi-weekly. And this time make it a sum she can’t possibly meet. Sooner or later she’ll accept that she needs to come home.”


Chapter 62