New York businessman Pierce Stratford came to Halo, Oregon looking for Tallie O'Shea-- and discovered more than one reason to make a place for himself in this tiny Old West mining town...
**Pierce slipped behind the livery stable and paused to catch his breath. The crowd waiting for the wedding ceremony watched the action with nods of excitement and exclamations of how realistic the show seemed.
However, Pierce wasn't looking for awed tourists. His focus was finding a person who knew the explosion wasn't part of the planned event.
Like the man nervously glancing over his shoulder.
Pierce stepped into the street and called him out, gambling on the crowd to play their part. "You in the yellow bandanna. Put your hands on your head and turn around real slow."
On cue, the crowd stepped back, leaving Mr. Nervous standing in the middle of a circle of eager onlookers.
**Excerpt from CHALLENGING THE LEGACY, copyright Genene Valleau, writing as Genie Gabriel.
**Excerpt from CHALLENGING THE LEGACY, copyright Genene Valleau, writing as Genie Gabriel.
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