The Rancher's Runaway Bride by Judith Bowen

Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, actual events or locales is purely coincidental.Īll rights reserved. Names, places, businesses, characters and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. When Cora comes to him in dire need of rescue, what’s a fella to do but offer matrimony and the protection of his name? But how will Gabe endure a marriage in name only, loving Cora the way he does? Gabe's friendly feelings for Cora have undergone a drastic change since she’s grown into a beautiful young woman.

If anyone can help her out of her predicament, that rugged rancher will be more than able. With no kith or kin to turn to, she flees the only home she’s ever known and seeks help from her good friend, Gabe Sanders. When her pa promises her hand to a man older than himself, Cora Hodges has no choice but to run away. Weekends and summers are for family.THE RANCHER'S RUNAWAY BRIDE A Brides of Cactus Gap Short Story by Anna St. Judith currently lives in Ladner, British Columbia, is married, with three children, and spends every day of the working week at her word processor, writing the stories she loves, and is also a member of many writing and arts organizations. She has lived in many of Canada's provinces, from Prince Edward Island to B.C., and writes from the heart, of people who live on the land that she knows best.

Her Men of Glory miniseries, set around small-town Alberta, arose directly from her experience of going to school in a small town and living in small towns all over Canada. She was published since 1990 by Harlequin.

Judith holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Carleton University, Ottawa, and worked for newspapers and magazines, before writing fiction. She bought her first horse at age 12 with money saved from allowances, gifts, and odd jobs-the horse only cost $60 and was fresh off the range! Luckily he was a sweetie, and she trained him and rode him until she left high school. She had many friends who lived on farms and ranches, a fact to which she attributes her love of the outdoors and of rural life. Judith Bowen was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and grew up in a logging camp in the Rocky Mountain foothills.

The Rancher's Runaway Bride by Judith Bowen