A Western Romance: Love Storm - Western Historical Romance: (Western Fiction, Western Books, Western Brides) (Leap of Love Series Book 4) by Paige Powers Read Free Book Online Page B

across the mountain range, and the men knew that they would have to keep their eyes peeled because they could run into Red and Bianca at any moment. Lou had also sent word that he would increase their support, and send out more men to aid their efforts.
    The new men would be on their way from Eagle Valley, and the plan was that they would meet somewhere in the middle between their current location and the home base. At this point, Scout's patience was wearing thin, and it was beginning to become an additional chore to keep him grounded.
    Boyd, Beau, and Scout decided to ride non-stop. The last town's sheriff had been kind enough to make sure that they had supplies to last them for a few days. It was more than generous, and they were appreciative that someone who did not know them would just give to them out of the kindness of their hearts.
    It was back to the range. Boyd was tired of riding the horse and tired of the heat, but it was not anything that he would disclose to Scout or Beau. Scout was not in the mood to do anything else but find his sister safe. Beau was high off of sheer exhilaration.  It was not that Boyd wanted to give up, but he wanted to find Bianca alive and well and the thought of trailing her all this time and possibly not finding her at all, or not finding her alive was becoming heart wrenching.
    The fact was that they set out on their excursion several days after Bianca's abduction. There was a chance that Red Davies had traveled much farther with Bianca than they anticipated. There was also that chance that Red had been so close by that he was watching them run around looking for the wealthy man's gem.
    Either way, Boyd had a job to do and when it came to work, he never half stepped. Whether it was working on the family farm, something that he never truly had a desire to do, or working at the local store, which only fulfilled his time and put honest money in his pocket. Those were things that he did because he had to. Not because he wanted to. Becoming a U.S. Marshal was what Boyd thought would be a step in the right direction. Boyd was not one hundred percent sure of the direction he wanted to go in life.
    All he knew was that he wanted to do something respectable, and something that would leave him with stories to tell his family. Something that his parents would have been proud to talk about when they went to church and traded stories with their friends about what their children were doing. Being in law enforcement seemed like the right direction to go. And to boot, he was living this life with his twin brother. That would certainly make his parents proud. To know that he and Beau stuck together through everything would make them smile.
    Boyd knew that there would eventually be a point at which he and Beau would meet a crossroads. Beau was not the type that wanted to ever settle down. Of course, when one was wild and free, no one ever considered settling down. But Boyd had the inclination to want to take a wife and have a family of his own ever since he could remember. He wanted to be a family man just like his father. He did not have to have ten children like his parents did, but happy and healthy children would be enough for him.
    It was not as easy to find a woman to make his wife. Back home in South Carolina, women were constantly looking to climb the ladder of status. If your family did not come from money or have an esteemed last name, most women of substance were not interested. And the Abbott boys were well known, his parents were pretty well respected, but when it came to marriage, most women wanted to marry up and have the chance to live a life of luxury and status. Those luxuries were not available when marrying an Abbott. You would work hard like all of them did. But the family was full of love and support, and Boyd knew that he had much to offer the right woman.
    There were a few prospects, but nothing panned out. When his mother was alive, she would often try subtly to set Boyd and Beau