![]() Post doctor had dug an arrowhead out of the boy’s back, but because he’d riddenĪ day and a half before reaching the fort, his wound was now infected. ![]() The basin of water for what seemed like the hundredth time. Private, a soldier she did not recognize, and dipped the scrap of muslin into How can Verity choose between her love for Jack and her loyalty to Ellie? Will she risk her chance for true love to preserve the bond between SISTERS? But, now, the unthinkable has happened-Verity and Jack have fallen in love, even as his wedding to Ellie draws ever closer. Verity understands the obstacles Jack faces, offering sympathy and encouragement-and she also understands something else: Ellie is not the person Verity thought she was.Īll her life, Verity has been a surrogate mother to Ellie, putting her sister’s needs before her own. Over the months of Jack’s recuperation and learning how to cope with his disability, Ellie reveals her selfishness and disinterest in Jack’s daily struggle. ![]() But shortly after Verity’s arrival, she realizes Jack’s wound has become infected, and he loses part of his arm. ![]() Widowed Verity Varner returns to Smoke River, Oregon, to help Ellie and serve as her chaperone until the wedding takes place. When Ellie Grenfell’s fiancé, Deputy Sheriff Jack Mallory, is wounded in the line of duty, she does what she’s done her entire life-she sends for her older sister! ![]()
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