Soon he becomes enamored by her ability to connect not only with the students, but his cantankerous stepmother, as well. However, she does have the softest and prettiest doe eyes he has ever seen. Left with three children, hes desperate to find a mother for them.

She is gauchely dressed, tall and big-boned, and he wonders how she will be received by the 'dainties' at the academy. By Verna Clay Rated 5.00 / 5 based on 2 reviews Readers Favorite 2014 Gold Winner-Historical Romance Brant Samson has fallen on hard times after the death of his beloved wife a year earlier from lung fever. The lady is quite the opposite of the teachers and students at the Academy. He loves the Wild West, having spent time there working for his magnate father's railroad empire, but placing this young woman in such a prestigious teaching position befuddles him especially when he first sees her. The gentleman is so elegant and handsome that he takes her breath away.īrentley Stratford cannot understand his stepmother's reasoning for hiring a teacher from New Mexico Territory. Olivia Stratford, the grand lady who founded the academy. Louis train station, she is met by Brentley Stratford, the stepson of Mrs. Louis, Missouri, however, she embarks on a future she never envisioned.

When she receives an invitation to join the prestigious Stratford Girl's Academy in St. She also hopes to one day marry and raise a family there.

Left with three children, he's desperate to find a mother for them. Priscilla Johansson, daughter of Violet Hailey from book one, 'Violet's Vindication,' is grown up and anticipating her life as a teacher in her small community outside of Santa Fe, in New Mexico Territory. Verna Clay Abby, Mail Not only has Brant fallen on hard times, but his beloved wife died a year earlier of lung fever.

Abby by Verna Clay