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The Fourth of Forever (Historical Romance)

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July 4, 1862 - Leavenworth, Kansas -- what a celebration.
Race Logan was in Kansas picking up supplies to take down the Santa Fe trail to New Mexico territory. Actually he was a legend on the trail. At 32 he is in the prime of his life.

Kate Neely, at 17, was just starting to bloom and was tormented by the young men around Leavenworth City. Someone had started the nasty rumor [the young men couldn't admit that she had turned down their advances]that Kate was free and easy.

Race Logan wanted to be the first man to teach the young beauty about love and couldn't stand that thought that she had given her favors to others. Nevertheless he wanted to take her with him when he left.

One thing lead to another and it is two years before he gets back. Now he has physical problems - what a man.
His friend Isaac looks after Kate and her daughter while waiting to see what happened to Race.
There is one little witch in the woodpile who is determined to see Kate married again. She can't stand the thought that Race turned her down in her play of seduction. She is bound and determined that Kate can't have him.

The story is fascinating as it unfolds on the strength of true love and betrayal, trust and distrust, and fragile emotions.

Learning that Kate is a strong, healthy young woman and that Race loves her to distraction - I find it had to believe that after 15 years of marriage Kate is only on her fifth child.
Given the fact that Race is wealthy, Kate is healthy, even in a growing country, five is a bad average for 15 years given the time in history.
My mother had 7 in 12 years, Daddy was from a family of 10 and his father from a family of 10 [approximate time of the story]- Ah, well it is the only discrepancy in the story I could find.
Still excellent story!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- M? Well worth reading and sighing over.