Dejected in Denver

Sometimes love requires a leap of faith . . .Molly Hill refuses to become a spinster. At twenty-four, her prospects are limited. Fearing she'll be stuck working in her brother's store in Caon City, Colorado for the rest of her life, she writes to The Lovelorn for advice. When The Lovelorn suggests Molly improve her prospects by changing her location, Molly takes the suggestion to heart and decides to spend a few months with relatives in Denver. Surely a larger town will yield a marriageable manor even two!Sheriff's Deputy Eli Jennings has been sweet on Molly for months, ever since he was charged with keeping her safe from the man who threatened her brother's store. But he's never had the courage to tell her how he feels. When his mother requests his help in Denver with a mysterious man who's been demanding repayment of unknown debts, Eli agrees. When he finds Molly on the same train, he hopes this will be the opportunity he's waited for. But after they arrive, it seems Molly has already found someone else. In fact, she's found an entire bevy of suitors.Molly suddenly has more attention than she can handle. Visiting with Eli is like a breath of fresh air. And better yet, she can help him with his mother's problem. After all, several of her new suitors are suspects in Eli's investigation. As they spend more time together, Molly realizes how much she cares for Eli. How had she never noticed how kind and handsome he was? None of the men in Denver can measure up to him, no matter how much money they might have.But Eli still can't seem to gather the courage to make his feelings known. He's on the verge of losing Molly to one of the men in Denver eager to marry herany one of whom might be the man demanding money from Eli's mother. The more Eli pulls away in jealousy, the more Molly fears she might wind up trapped in a loveless marriage far from homeand far from the man she truly loves.Like all of Cat's books,Dejected in Denveris asweet and clean romancethat will warm your heart and fill you with hope. It is a standalone book with characters who appear in Cat's earlier book in this series,Confused in Colorado.This book is part of the multi-author Yours Truly: The Lovelorn series.Each book in the series is a standalone romance and can be read in no particular order.