“Oh Greg.” She kissed him again, still not caring who saw. Her heart was too full of love and longing for this man to stop herself. He kissed her back with every bit of enthusiasm that she’d had.
“We’ll have a rough start of things,” he warned her. “I’m not sure that we’ll make it all the way to Oregon now. I might have to sell my wagon and oxen just so we can eat.”
“I don’t care,” she said, squeezing him tight. “I’ll help you. We’ll build a future together, even if we have to scrimp and save to do it.”
“Then it strikes me that we might just be all right after all,” he said, holding her close.
“It’s nineteen dollars,” Conrad announced after counting the bills Greg had handed him. “And that whiskey.”
“Is it good enough for you?” Mr. Evans asked.
Conrad sniffed and scratched his backside. He spit, and finally said. “Yeah.”
“Then let’s go get that bottle and get out of here,” Bruce said.
Without another word, the two men turned to go. Darcy was so happy that she laughed aloud.
“I never thought I’d be so happy to have no money and no idea what I’ll do next,” she said.
“Me neither,” Greg admitted.
He lifted her right off her feet and spun her around before setting her down again and kissing her thoroughly. She hummed with the joy of it. Even the sky seemed to be happy for them. The clouds cleared up and the sun broke through. It was perfect. Just what she had been hoping and dreaming for. She’d made it through the rain and the mud and the sorrow, and now, with Greg in her arms, it felt as though she would never feel the rain again.
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If you enjoyed Darcy and Greg’s story and would like to read more stories set along the Oregon Trail, then you’ll love my Hot on the Trail series! It begins with Trail of Kisses, the story of Lynne Tremaine, a woman under threat of murder from a vicious gang, and Cade Lawson, the man sent to escort her safely to the Colorado Territory.
And if you are interested in the life that Greg and Darcy built for themselves and where they ended up, and if you want to read about their son, Eric Quinlan, then my Montana Romance series, especially the second book, Fool for Love, is for you!
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Merry Farmer is an award-winning novelist who lives in suburban Philadelphia with her two cats, Butterfly and Torpedo. She has been writing since she was ten years old and realized one day that she didn't have to wait for the teacher to assign a creative writing project to write something. It was the best day of her life. She then went on to earn not one but two degrees in History so that she would always have something to write about. Her books have topped the Amazon and iBooks charts and finalled in the prestigious RONE and Rom Com Reader’s Crown awards.
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Other Works by Merry Farmer
The Noble Hearts Trilogy
The Loyal Heart
The Faithful Heart
The Courageous Heart
Montana Romance
Our Little Secrets
In Your Arms
Somebody to Love
Sarah Sunshine – A Montana Romance Novella
The Indomitable Eve – A Montana Romance Novella
Seeks For Her – A Montana Romance Novella
Hot on the Trail
Trail of Kisses
Trail of Hope
Trail of Longing
Trail of Dreams
Trail of Destiny
Trail of Redemption (coming June 2015)
Trail of Chances (coming July 2015)
Trail Blaze – a prequel novella
(contemporary romance)
Summer with a Star
One Night with a Star (coming May 2015)
Deal with a Star (coming fall 2015)
Table of Contents
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TRAIL BLAZE By Merry Farmer