Diedra Eby

Like a Candle to the Sun Diedra Eby

Somewhere in the vast wilderness beyond Palmer Lake, the paths of Johnny and Cassandra crossed rekindling for each the fire of love that had been doused by the deaths of their respective spouses. But they had little time to stoke that fire before the Sheriff and his hungry posse came galloping in. looking for Johnny whom they accuse of killing his wife and unborn child as well as a claim jumper. Cassi is certain he's innocent. The two lovers escape into the wilds of the Rocky Mountains. But not for long, as our wily Sheriff and his posse corner them. In an uncharacteristic show of generosity, he let Cassandra go free, taking Johnny away under lock and key. But Cassandra would not leave her paramour to face the law alone. Unchaperoned, and unprotected, can she make her way through the mountains to discreetly follow the posse right into town? Will Johnny live up to her expectations of his innocence? Will the Sheriff succeed in his murder plot? Will Hanging Judge Rade Williams do them all in? The Wild West comes alive in this Western Romance where nothing - and no one - is as it seems.