To Wed A Texan
Chapter One
The Cattlemen's Hotel, Dallas, Texas, early summer, 1895
Mrs. Bonnie O'Neal Schwartz Purdy was in a very
good mood that late afternoon as she walked up to
the hotel desk to check in. Unfortunately, that was
about to change.
"You have my room ready?" She pressed her small
frame against the desk, too warm in her black dress as
she made ready to sign the book.
"Ahh, Mrs. Purdy, we seldom see you in Dallas.
How's the town of Shot Gun?" There was perspiration
on the man's pasty face and she could hardly hear
him over the crowds bustling through the hotel and
into the dining room.
"Just fine," Bonnie nodded and smiled, weary after
her long train trip. "It appears we'll have a large
crowd for our convention."
"That's the problem, ma'am," the clerk took out a
hankie and wiped his gleaming face. "There's so many
ladies and so much confusion."
Bonnie blinked, sensing his discomfort. "Is there a
problem? I asked for a suite."
"I, ah, can't find your reservation and the hotel
is full."
"What? But I sent my reservation in weeks ... read full excerpt from To Wed A Texan ebook
