Their air raid shelter is destroyed by a direct hit. The family experience rationing and the terror of bombing. Emily's actions will see her struggle to survive the subsequent devastation brought about by the war, as she and her four year old son are thrown into the midst of danger and death. She sees marriage as a partnership of equals and resolves to elope to escape such a male dominated society. Show bookĮmily falls passionately in love with working class Walter, despite fierce opposition from her class conscious father. The Hunt brothers will have to band together to face all the troubles of life and love that suddenly surround them. Wyatt refuses to let her risk it alone and offers to act as Hawkins's new foreman.īut when another Pinkerton agent gets shot, they realize Hawkins isn't the only danger. She signs on to be his housekeeper, hoping to find clues to prove his nefarious, and possibly murderous, past.

When alternate plans of finding her own independent life fall through, Molly volunteers to work for the Pinkertons and help investigate nearby ranch owner Oliver Hawkins. For even worse than his grumpiness were the few unguarded moments when he pulled at her heartstrings, and she has been long determined to never repeat her mother's mistakes. But by the time he's healed, she's fed up with him and the whole ungrateful family. Somehow Molly Garner's limited skills have made her the most qualified in their circle to care for Wyatt. While his brothers and their new wives search for who shot him, Wyatt Hunt is temporarily bedridden and completely miserable. Mary Connealyįalling for someone who doesn't want to get married is soon be the least of his concerns.

Better by Carey Heywood