Description
1842 - Eleanor McManus, upright daughter of a minister, is rescued from kidnappers by a rough and tumble fur trader, Beauregard Gentry, in the wilderness of northern Virginia. With Beauregard's help, Eleanor makes her way back to her intended groom who declares her soiled, and she finds herself alone, pressured to make life decisions without benefit of family or others she can trust. Beauregard and Eleanor agree to begin a life together, build their legacy together, and their growing devotion to each other is witnessed one cold, crisp Christmas morning.
This novella was originally included in the anthology Christmas in America
The Gentrys of Paradise
Book #1 Prequel Novella Into the Evermore
Book #2 For theBrave
Book #3 For This Moment
Book #4 For Her Honor