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

George fluttered his lashes and said in a voice dripping with saccharine, “This woman does when her man is threatened.”


Bart and Frank were beside him, so it wasn’t them calling his name. He glanced around to see Steve, thank God. His face was a little battered, his shirt was torn, and he was leading three horses: Bart’s Aramis, Frank’s Athos, and Fox’s Davy Crockett. And…


The kid George had left behind rode up on the big gray stallion, holding the banjo he’d carried on his back almost as if it were a rifle.


“You planning on a hoedown?” Frank asked.


The kid gave him a flat look and responded the same way he had to the brothers. “I don’t play.” He put the banjo back into its canvas case.


Frank looked puzzled. George couldn’t figure it out either, but he had other things to think of. “Are you okay, Steve?”


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