Thimbles
and Thistles
By Shanna Hatfield
Series: Baker City Brides, #2
Genre: Historical Romance (Sweet)
Release Date: April 9, 2015
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Stubborn,
mule-headed, independent woman!
She'd take that as
a compliment...
Maggie Dalton has
no need for a man in her life. Widowed more than ten years, she’s built a
successful business and managed quite well on her own in the bustling town of
Baker City, Oregon. Aggravated by her inability to block thoughts of the
handsome lumber mill owner from her mind, she renews her determination to
resist his attempts at friendship.
Full of Scottish
charm and mischief, Ian MacGregor could claim any available woman in Baker City
as his own, except the enchanting dress shop owner who continues to ignore him.
Not one to give up on what he wants, Ian vows to win Maggie’s heart or leave
the town he’s come to love.
Ian picked up one
of the hot irons and burned his brand onto a board before setting it back in
the fire. “Branding my wood. Not a single piece leaves the lumberyard until it
bears my brand.”
Maggie leaned over
to study the unusual brand. At the base, she could make out an “M” and a “G,”
assumably for the name MacGregor. The top of the brand proved to be a puzzle to
her. Five curved lines protruded from a perfectly round circle. The circle sat
atop a thin, straight line with a curved line on each side of it before it ran
down to connect the letters.
“What is that
thing?” Maggie pointed to the top of the brand.
Ian grinned and
rubbed a callused thumb over the wood he’d just seared with the hot iron. “That
is a thistle. It’s an important symbol to us Scots and I liked the idea of
using it in my brand.”
“A thistle? Like
the purple flowers that bloom out in the hills?” Maggie again observed the
strange symbol.
“Exactly like
that.”
“And you stamp that
on every board?”
“I do. You’ll
notice it is also on my horses, my cattle, and if I ever take a wife, I might
just brand it on her beautiful backsi…”
“I get the idea,
Mr. MacGregor.” Maggie interrupted before he said something she would have to
pretend she found offensive.
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A hopeless romantic
with a bit of sarcasm thrown in for good measure, Shanna Hatfield is a
bestselling author of sweet romantic fiction written with a healthy dose of
humor. In addition to blogging and eating too much chocolate, she is completely
smitten with her husband, lovingly known as Captain Cavedweller.
Shanna creates
character-driven romances with realistic heroes and heroines. Her historical
westerns have been described as “reminiscent of the era captured by Bonanza and
The Virginian” while her contemporary works have been called “laugh-out-loud
funny, and a little heart-pumping sexy without being explicit in any way.”
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