Deborah Gottselig

Destiney's Fortune Deborah Gottselig

At the tender age of twelve, Cassie Thorne found herself without parents. If it were not for her older brother Travis, she would have been all alone in the world. And although, her brother was over twelve years her senior, an officer with the WHP, and making his way on his own. Brother and sister were and always had been as close as any two siblings could be. So, when their parents suddenly died in a tragic auto accident, Travis never even questioned what he had to do. Giving up his current career path, he got a job with the local PD and took on full guardianship of his little sister. By the time Cassie graduated college and then law school, Travis had been elected Sheriff of Park County. He was disappointed he couldn't make it to Austin, for his sister's graduation from Law School. Cassie understood her brother's commitment to his work, and admired his dedication so hadn't questioned the importance of his current case. However, what her brother neglected to tell her, was the case was that of the mysterious disappearance of her best friend, Gina. Cade Garrion was well known throughout the western United States for his tracking skills. But had left his home town in Wyoming, a few years back, to start up his own search and rescue operation in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana. When his older brother Luke and his brother's best friend, the Sheriff of Park County asked for his help investigating the disappearance of his sister-in-law. He was on his way as soon as he had his gear packed in his truck and horse and tack loaded into the trailer. What Cade hadn't bargained for was how the return of a pretty little auburn haired girl, he remembered meeting years before, at his brother's apartment, could have turned into the woman who held the power to capture his heart. So unlike the many clinging girls and women who had shamelessly thrown themselves at him unprovoked, over the years. Cassie Thorne, filled with spit and fire, as her brother liked to say. Would fearlessly stand toe to toe with any man, including him, to fight for a cause she believed in. However, along with that willful sass and stubborn determination. She also had a sweet naivety that could easily melt the hardest heart. The question, he found himself asking, was: did he possess the ability to inspire her to accept his love, share her own and enjoy their destiny's fortune together?