A Cowboy at Heart

Authors: Lori Copeland,Virginia Smith

A Cowboy at Heart

Amish of Apple Grove [3]

Lori Copeland

Harvest House Publishers (2013)

A Cowboy at Heart, an engaging Amish-meets-Wild West adventure from bestselling authors Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith, weaves a clever and romantic tale of new starts and second chances. 1886—Jesse Montgomery is beginning to feel restless. Though he’s grateful to his friends Colin and Emma for helping him get on his feet again after a few bad choices and some hard living, surely the Lord doesn’t want him to stay in Apple Grove forever. Doesn’t the Almighty have plans for this reformed rowdy cowboy to build a life of his own? When an unscrupulous cattle baron tries to steal Amish land, Jesse intervenes and is wounded. Lovely Katie Miller, the young healer in the district, attends to him while trying to guard her heart. This sweet Amish widow cannot risk falling in love with an Englisch cowboy, charming though he may be. And yet—she believes God has a life for her too that is more than what she can presently see. Could there be a future with Jesse only He could bring about?

About the Author

Lori Copeland is the author of more than 90 titles, both historical and contemporary fiction. With more than 3 million copies of her books in print, she has developed a loyal following among her rapidly growing fans in the inspirational market. She has been honored with the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, The Holt Medallion, and Walden Books' Best Seller award. In 2000, Lori was inducted into the Missouri Writers Hall of Fame. She lives in the beautiful Ozarks with her husband, Lance, and their three children and seven grandchildren.

Virginia Smith is the author of more than 20 inspirational novels and 50 articles and short stories. An avid reader with eclectic tastes in fiction, Ginny writes in a variety of styles, from lighthearted relationship stories to breath-snatching suspense.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or to events or locales, is entirely coincidental.

A COWBOY AT HEART

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Copeland, Lori.

A cowboy at heart / Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-7369-5341-2 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-5342-9 (eBook)

1. Amish—Fiction. I. Smith, Virginia. II. Title.

PS3553.O6336C69 2013

813'.54—dc23

2012036282

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Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me
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SALM
51:9-10

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CKNOWLEDGMENTS

A huge thank-you to Ronda Wells, MD, for advising us on the treatment of gunshot wounds in the 1880s, and to Cayenne DaBell for proofreading our German phrases. We also truly appreciate the support and professional expertise of our agent, Wendy Lawton; our editor, Kim Moore; and the entire team at Harvest House who worked so hard to get this story from our heads into your hands.

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