The Forfeit

At Rainbow Hill Valley, Jeffrey Masters has the figures for a twenty-thousand-dollar ranch deal—and his partner Bud Tristram would rather trust him than read them. “Figgers is hell,” Bud says, just as his daughter Nan appears at the window.

On Montana’s open ranch country, Jeffrey and Bud have fought their way from obscure beginnings to owning neighboring spreads. Now Jeffrey’s calculations promise to join their lands and turn a risky purchase into a vast new enterprise. But Bud’s easy faith leaves Jeffrey carrying the weight of the decision alone—and makes him wonder whether such trust is fair to his partner, or to Nan. When she steps into the room, her affectionate teasing meets a gaze for Jeffrey that holds more than amusement. Can friendship, business, and the feelings none of them names all survive the bargain ahead?

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