My Heart Belongs in the Superstition Mountains
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“Well, he’s talking to the crowds instead of you,” Benny said.
Carmela felt faint. “Surely not about me!”
“No ma’am. The way the marshal heard it, Holden’s doing lectures on his ‘Ordeal with an Outlaw Gang’.”
Speechless, Carmela turned to her husband.
Freeland’s lips twitched. “Doggone if he’s not creative. I’ll give him that. Benny, if you don’t have other plans, why don’t you stop at our house for supper tonight?”
“I’d like that,” Benny said. “Thanks. I’ll catch you up on the doings with the Pima and the Apache.”
“You do that.” Freeland smiled down at Carmela. “Now, sweetheart, let’s get our picnic. I’m about to starve.”
Carmela let out her breath and found she was able to smile back. “That sounds like a fine idea, Mr. McKay.” She took his free hand and walked out with him into the harsh sun.
Susan Page Davis is the author of more than sixty Christian novels and novellas, which have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Her historical novels have won numerous awards, including the Carol Award, the Will Rogers Medallion for Western Fiction, and the Inspirational Readers’ Choice Contest. She has also been a finalist in the More than Magic Contest and Willa Literary Awards. She lives in western Kentucky with her husband. She’s the mother of six and grandmother of ten. Visit her website at: www.susanpagedavis.com.