[A West Texas Frontier Trilogy 02] • Cristabelle_The Christmas Bride

Cristabelle Shannon is struggling to support her ailing mother as a laundress for the Fort Clark soldiers. Pious and serious, Crissy has a secret to keep or she could lose her position, the only decent job she could find in this remote frontier outpost. But she dreams of a peaceful place where she can put her shameful secret behind—a place where no man can trouble her.

Sergeant David Donovan is a fun-loving prankster, who has made the United States cavalry his home. He joined the Army for adventure and to guard the frontier, but his outlandish jokes have cost him his stripes, several times, only to be won back through his unflinching bravery. Davie is an Army lifer, committed to his free-wheeling ways and with no thought of settling down.

Davie meets Crissy, and he’s drawn to her. The rules of the fort’s commander forbid their relationship. Not wanting to lose her job or become entangled with a man, Crissy resists Davie. But when he discovers a plot to steal the fort’s payroll and is plunged into danger, Crissy realizes how much she cares for Davie. Can she face the shameful secret in her past, along with her fears and doubts, to embrace her future as Davie’s Christmas bride?