Delores Lehr

The Far Horizon Delores Lehr

The Texas Panhandle is the backdrop for this powerful family saga set in the mid 1880's. Morrow Baldwin returns home from an Eastern boarding school, determined to take her place beside her father on the family's ranch, the Esperanza. But things have changed-threat of bankruptcy, her father's failing health and a long-ago secret could seriously impact all their lives. Morrow meets Tyler Steckley, a handsome virile Californian in the market for Texas ranch land. She is on the defensive, reluctant to see an outsider own Texas land. When Morrow's father dies suddenly, the will states that Morrow and her brother William are joint heirs. But the will also discloses there is a third heir, known only to their father. Morrow and Tyler go on the trail dirve to Dodge City while William, never interested in ranching, stays home to search for the missing heir. During the three month drive, Morrow and Tyler grow close and soon find their strong attraction culminating in passion. William has found Elizabeth, the missing heir. They are drawn to each other but the buried secret turns to a devastating revelation.