
The characters are flawed enough to be real, their peril gripping, and the unusual love story warms the heart. At her uncle’s insistence, the Archer men draw straws to figure out who will marry her.Author Karen Witemeyer brings an intriguing love story to life in Short Straw Bride. But Travis barely remembers her, and she feels like a fool, especially when what she meant as a good deed backfires. She’s had a thing she can’t shake for Travis Archer ever since he rescued her when she was caught in one of his traps. She has to warn the Archer brothers before their ranch is burned down. Even so, Meredith Hayes can’t ignore the scheme she overhears. More danger appears, threatening the family Luke may be unable to live without.Everyone knows that those who trespasses on Archer land do so at their own peril.

But suspicions grow regarding the mysterious death of Damaris’s brother. When Nate finds himself knee-deep in trouble, Luke’s attempt to protect him leaves Damaris feeling indebted to the Horseman. She moves to Texas to care for Nathaniel,ĭetermined to create the family for herself that she never thought she’d have and to give him the family he desperately needs.

Until her brother dies suddenly, leaving her custody of her nephew.

Plain and quiet, she hides in books and needlework, content to be overlooked. When an opportunityĪrises to take a job on his own, tracking down a group of rustlers, he jumps at the chance.ĭamaris Baxter has mastered the art of invisibility. But now that his Horsemen brothers are domesticated, he’s left alone to battle the wildness within.

Luke Davenport has been fighting all his life-for respect, for country, and for those unable to fight for themselves. He's faced countless perils on the battlefield but nothing so dangerous as falling in love.
