
On the day of her feckless husband's funeral, pregnant Etta Rivers is approached by what she recognizes as a charming "heartbreak cowboy," a drifter who's owed money by her husband and needs it badly enough that he'll hang around for it. There's more to Johnny Bellah than his talent with horses, but can he harness his restless spirit and put down roots?
In a unique voice that blends the South and the West, country and town, Curtiss Ann Matlock writes books that are "wise and wonderful."
Once called the 'Reba McEntire of women's fiction' because her books are much like country songs, Curtiss Ann Matlock confesses that her stories come from her own experiences and are stories of ordinary women "living and loving and learning."
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