When the time came, they bid goodnight to his family and headed outside to the carriage. Dense clouds draped the evening in an unusual twilight. Fat, heavy snowflakes sheeted from the sky, pillowing in heaps on the frozen ground. Ester nudged a thick pile that had formed on the walkway with the toe of her boot. Pulling her black, wool cloak tighter she shivered against the freezing wind. John held her gently by the elbow and led her to the carriage. Once they were both inside, she snuggled closer to him, trying desperately to get warm. His arm came around her and she pressed closer to his side.
“I spoke to my mother about the family moving into the mansion with us.”
“What did she say?” Ester truly hoped her new family would join them in the big sprawling mansion. It would be so lovely to not be alone in her new home.
“She agreed to discuss it with my brothers. It has to be a family decision.” He kissed the top of her head.
“I understand. I am just glad she has agreed to at least consider the prospect.” Ester was delighted that everything had went so smoothly with his family. She had been so scared, but they all treated her so kindly that her fears proved unwarranted.
“My family knows about you.” He hugged her closer to him. “I didn’t think it would be wise to keep it from them. Secrets have a way of coming out and in a family this size, that usually means sooner rather than later.”
“I figured you would have told them the truth about me.”
“You are not angry with me?”
“No, I am not angry. I love you John and I love your family.” They knew, and they accepted her. It lifted her spirits that she didn’t have to hide anything. There were no secrets kept from her new family, and she was free to be herself. Leaning her head on her husband’s shoulder, she sighed. Never had she expected life to turn out so perfect. She had God and her grandfather’s will to thank for all these blessings.
O’Brian Brothers Book 2 (9 book stand alone series)
The Texas Ranger
Topsannah Martinez knows that to the people in her small Texas town she is a half-breed. Always on the fringe of the town and never fully one of them. One man though wants her as his own. She tries hard to resist his constant advances. However, she underestimates just how far he will go to own her.
David O'Brian was a widower with a small son to raise. Leaving Chicago behind he took the position of Texas Ranger to escape the ghosts of his past. Losing his wife almost killed him. He refused to ever risk his heart that way again. However, when Topsannah finds herself in danger, David will do anything to save her. Will he finally let go of the past and let her love save him?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KVR8Z92
Other Books By A.S. McGowan
Romantic Suspense
Centaur Agency Series (4 book series, not a stand alone series)
For the Love of a Centaur (Book 1)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0RSGOE
The Ghosts of a Centaur (Book 2)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XPBD68V
The Making of a Centaur (Book 3)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/B07CRMY9TV/
The Redemption of a Centaur (Book 4)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KG92M96
Sci-Dystopian
Cockiest Red Planet Trilogy
Resistance (Book 1)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D19FL2Z
Imprisoned (Book 2)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DY3T6Z3
Uprising (Book 3)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GR6SHL2
About the Author
A.S. McGowan is a wife and mother, who lives in a small Southeast Missouri town. A multi-genre author whose brand is “keeping it behind closed doors” as the no sex on screen author.
A.S. McGowan is the 2018 Female Author of the Year in the Romance category winner for her book The Ghosts of a Centaur.
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