Requited Faith

A child of the Orphan Trains, Cara Willis, now 18, has lived her most of her life in fear. Ever since Reverend Abner Willis and his wife Lilly adopted her, she has not only been exposed to physical punishment, but lately Abner’s lust for her body has threatened her innocence. She must find a way to escape before Abner makes good on his promise to have her.

Sam Hawkins craves solitude. Since his wife’s murder, Sam has moved from the bustling city of Laramie, Wyoming, to a farm in Bluebell, Montana, where hardly anyone knows who he is. And that’s the way he likes it.

Until…

He finds a stowaway hiding in his buckboard.

Cara Willis is her name, and Sam has no idea what to do with the petite, young, and frightened woman. And though he knows nothing about her, he invites her into his home to protect her from her father’s fists.

Though Cara is attracted to the burly, handsome, and kind farmer, she cringes every time he comes near her. He is nothing but a gentleman, yet still she sees him as a threat to her virtue. Trouble is, she believes all men are like her adoptive father.

As Sam, too, starts to fall in love with Cara, he must find a way to earn her trust. Can he help her to get over her fears? Will she ever allow him to get close to her? Will the two of them have the faith they need to discover the love that will make them one?