A Widow’s Promise to the Orphan Boy

A Historical Western Romance Novel

By: Leslie Hales

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A young widow bound by grief and promise, Evelyn Grant is running from a powerful man determined to reclaim his nephew for his inheritance, while hiding a secret that grows heavier with every mile. As danger shadows the trail, she never expects to fall for the man sent to arrest her…

Hired to recover a stolen child, Samuel Reid joins the wagon train under false pretenses, convinced he is hunting a criminal. As days turn into weeks, the quiet devotion of the woman guarding the boy begins to fracture the story he was paid to believe, forcing Samuel to question his duty, his past betrayals, and the future he swore he would never want.

When a fellow passenger exposes Evelyn’s lies and Samuel’s true purpose comes to light, the wagon train turns against them both. With enemies closing in and the boy’s safety hanging by a thread, can they stand together to protect the child, or will the trail tear apart the fragile family they’ve begun to form?

Tropes: Forced Proximity, Guardian of an Orphan child, Widowed heroine, Brooding Hero, Second Chance at Love

"A Widow’s Promise to the Orphan Boy " is a historical western romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.