A Fierce Heart for the Pregnant Widow

A Historical Western Romance Novel

After her husband’s death, Lydia Hartwell is left to weather the Oklahoma Territory alone, pregnant, isolated, and fighting to keep her ranch alive. She expects nothing from anyone, least of all help, until a quiet Cherokee horseman appears at her fence line and offers his steady hands… and a gentleness she hasn’t felt in a long time.

Caleb Gower grew up between two worlds. Born Cherokee, raised by a white family, welcomed fully by neither. Passing by the Hartwell ranch, he intends only to ride on, until the sight of Lydia struggling alone pulls him from the saddle. A simple offer to mend a fence becomes something more when her unexpected kindness draws him back again and again.

But just as their hearts begin to trust one another, a man arrives claiming rights to Lydia’s land, stirring old prejudice and new danger. Amid the shadows closing in, Lydia and Caleb must choose: step back into the safety of their isolation, or stand together and risk everything for a love that has quietly taken root, fragile yet unbreakable?

Tropes: Widow/Pregnant Heroine, Brooding Hero, Falling for a Native American

"A Fierce Heart for the Pregnant Widow" is a historical western romance novel of approximately 90,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.