Author: Bien Tap Vien

  Hazel Lyndon stood at the front of the church in Bonham in her mother’s made … “Do You Have Anywhere to Go?” He Asked the Jilted Bride—She Said No, and He Said “Now You Do”Read more

  The first hard blizzard of the winter caught Susanna Dyer with three sticks of wood … “I’ve Got Room by the Fire,” He Told the Freezing Widow—”And I Don’t Care Who Talks”Read more

  A cold wind swept across the open prairie as Ruth Bellamy pressed herself against the … A Widow and Four Hungry Children Slept in His Barn — By Dawn the Rancher Had Made Them His Own…Read more

  They saw her before she saw them. The stagecoach had barely rolled to a stop … They Called Her the Plainest Bride in the Territory — The Rancher Married Her Before Sundown…Read more

  The man came out of the dark and the rain and he came badly hurt. … The Schoolteacher Nursed a Wounded Stranger — The Man Who Rode Away Returned Wearing Sheriff’s Star.Read more

  The broom handle struck the floor an instant after Norah did. She had been pushing … They Laughed at a Widow Sweeping for Her Keep — Until a Feared Gunslinger Said, “Enough”…Read more

  The smallest child went down in the dust just inside the gate, and that was … A Widow and Five Starving Children Begged at His Gate — The Rancher Said, “You All Live Here Now”…Read more

  The cattle hand stuck out his boot. The widow went down hard on her ruined … The Saloon Laughed at the Limping Widow Who Swept Its Floors — Until a Feared Gunslinger Stood Up…Read more

  The North Fork rose without warning on the 2nd of November, and by midm morning … No One Ever Stopped for the Widow — Until a Blizzard Left Them at Her Door…Read more

  Nora Vance ran with her boots in her hand, so they would not sound on … He Needed a Wife Before Sundown — She Needed a Man Who’d Love her and Never Raise a Hand… –Read more