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    Uncivil Discord - Clean Historical Western Romance
    Uncivil Discord - Clean Historical Western Romance
    Uncivil Discord - Clean Historical Western Romance
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    Uncivil Discord - Clean Historical Western Romance

    By Johanna Jenkins

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    Mercy Thompson is trapped by a stepmother she can't stand. Penniless, she works at a shelter during the day to have a place to sleep at night. Picking up the paper one afternoon though, she sees an advertisement for a mail-order bride. Will Kale Preston provide the safety and security she longs for? 

    Kale Preston is tired of living alone. Unfortunately for him, he lives in the great state of Texas, which boasts about ten men for every woman. Take out the married women and that ratio doubles. Feeling desperate for a companion, Kale places an ad in several eastern newspapers in hopes of finding a woman willing to at least think about marriage. When he hears from Mercy Thompson Kale becomes intrigued almost instantly. Will she turn out to be everything he wants in a wife, or will the two of them find that mail-order marriage is the worst tie that binds?

    A Standalone Short Story with no cliffhanger! 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherClean & Wholesome Romance Club
    Release dateNov 22, 2018
    ISBN9781386332961
    Uncivil Discord - Clean Historical Western Romance

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      Uncivil Discord - Clean Historical Western Romance - Johanna Jenkins

      Uncivil Discord

      Chapter 1:

      Desperate Times

      Texas, June 1890

      Kale Preston looks exactly like he should, being a cowboy and all. He fits the cliché of tall, dark and handsome after spending countless hours in the Texas sun. Richly thick and sun-streaked hair sat tucked under a nice cowboy hat and he was accustomed to fitting his tall, lanky frame into a set of hip hugging jeans, a long-sleeved, button down shirt, and a sturdy pair of boots. He was handsome enough to notice, but the real kicker to that second glance came when he smiled. If his face wasn’t pleasant enough, add in two perfectly placed dimples, beautiful teeth, and a well-kept goatee and any woman would look twice. Even if all you could catch were those mysterious blue eyes, it wasn’t a disappointing view.

      Most mornings he spent time sitting on his porch, sipping coffee and greeting the day. Today was no different as he looked out across his cattle ranch and sighed. He’d never seen prettier country. The one thing his farm was lacking was a beautiful woman to share his life with. The state of marriage in Texas was about the only thing the state was lacking. Having three times as many single men as women was a good day. A bad day boast nearly six times the amount of men for every woman. That put Kale’s odds of getting married lower than slim to none.

      He hated the idea of advertising for a wife. It made him feel as if he was shopping for particular ingredients when all he really wanted was to find a woman he could live with, who could in turn live with him. He didn’t expect her to be outrageously stunning or anything, although he wouldn’t complain if she was. He wanted a simple life with a wife who would talk to him, a woman who would enjoy living on a ranch and would bask in the beauty of God’s country. If he could only say one thing about Texas, it was that God had truly put his thumbprint on the Lone Star State.  Kale sighed and finished off the rest of his coffee.

      Going into town, Kale headed for the only newspaper and hitched his horse, Mack, to a post outside. Stomping the dust from his boots and chaps, Kale opened the door. Morning Bill, Dale. Both men looked up and smiled at Kale. He returned the smile and tipped his hat.

      Morning Kale, Bill said first. How’s the ranch treatin’ ya?

      He nodded and replied, Just fine. It’s a mite lonely out there, but other than that I’m doing well.

      Bill removed his spectacles and made eye contact. That’s always good to hear. What can we do for you today?

      Kale was nervous. He didn’t want these men knowing his business but there was no way around it. He would make it fast, and no more small talk. I came to inquire about placing an ad in newspapers back east.

      Back east ya say? Well, it depends on the type of ad, how long you want it to run and how many newspapers you want to put it in.

      "Well, I’d like it to go into papers in New York, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, if it’s

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