Beauty and the Beasts [Bride Train 6] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) (37 page)

“I love you, Sarah,” he murmured. “Forever.”

AUTHOR’S NOTE

The fictional town of Tanner’s Ford is located in a valley running from northwest downhill to southeast, with the town to the east.

Tanner’s Ford Valley, north of the river, west to east:

The Bitterroot Ranch (using the RB brand) is run by Ranger Elliott, his twin Ben, and younger brother, Patrick. Florence is Ben’s wife (
A Convenient Husband
, Bride Train #4).

The Rocking E is one of the two original ranches, established in the late 1840s. Trace Elliott married Beth, and shares the ranch with his younger twin brothers, Simon and Jack (
Barefoot Bride for Three
, Bride Train #1).

The Circle C ranch is owned by a trio of battered veterans, Luke Frost, Gabe Downey, and Oscar (Oz) Cutler. Luke marries Sarah Unsworth in
Beauty and the Beasts
, Bride Train #6.

The last ranch on the north with the Flying X brand, known as the Sweetwater Ranch, is owned by Cole Taylor, Byron Ashcroft, and Don Stevens, three bachelors from the South.

South of the river, west to east:

The MD Connected was the second original ranch, also established in the late 1840s. Gillis MacDougal is the ramrod and shares the ranch with his two half-brothers, Ross and Nevin. Amelia married Ross in
A Contract Bride’s Triple Surprise
, Bride Train #2.

Kenrick (Ace) Langford, Charles (Sin) Statham, and Henry Bennett are English aristocrats who won the Double D ranch from Frederick Smythe in a card game. Jessie Elliott married Ace after her brothers found her in bed with him, in
Compromised Cowgirl
, Bride Train #3.

Bachelor cousins Jed Adams, Riley Jansen, and Clint Fortune own the J Bar C (J–C). Jed marries Victoria Edison twice in
1 Bed, 2 Weddings, 3 Husbands
, Bride Train #5.

Walt Chamberlain owns the Running W ranch, but only purchased cattle in 1872. He’s hired three men, originally from the area, to drive the Texas longhorns to Tanner’s Ford.

To the east of town, on the road to Bannack City, is a ranch owned by Mayor Orville Rivers.

All my life I’ve devoured books, but didn’t discover the joy of romance fiction until 2003. A year later I joined the Romance Writers of America® and began learning my craft. I haven’t looked back since.

I love to create wonderful stories about strong men and women who make their own decisions and live, or die, by their actions. They don’t find it easy to face their past, or the demons who haunt their lives. But, through love and eventual trust, they find their way to a happily-ever-after.

As of 2012 I’m writing full time. This gives me more opportunities to read, research, and write about hot cowboys. I’d love to hear from readers at [email protected].

Ménage Everlasting: Bride Train 1:
Barefoot Bride for Three

Ménage Everlasting: Bride Train 2:

A Contract Bride’s Triple Surprise

Ménage Everlasting: Bride Train 3:
Compromised Cowgirl

Ménage Everlasting: Bride Train 4:
A Convenient Husband

Ménage Everlasting: Bride Train 5:
1 Bed, 2 Weddings, 3 Husbands

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