The Proposition
Chapter One
Alberta, July 1892
Unaware of it, the man astride the horse dominated her attention. For three days running,
Jessica Haven had watched Sergeant Major Travis Reid exercising the stallion on the oval track
inside the fort, desperately trying to have a word with him, and for three days running the officer
had ignored her. Today she'd force him to listen.
Sitting in the bleachers beside her, awash in early-morning sunlight, a small group had gathered
to watch. The men concentrated on the dangerous bucking of the unbroken mustang, but
Jessica knew the women focused on Travis.
"It's a pity he's leavin' his horses," said the banker.
"Sad shame what happened to his wife," whispered the commander's sister.
The officer twisted in the saddle. Leaning forward in concentration, his dark head ... read full excerpt from The Proposition ebook
