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      “Gavin!” she screamed. “Hurry.”

      Gavin pushed Lightning into a gallop, his breath coming in hard puffs as he quickly closed the distance between them. To be safe, he drew his weapon as he dismounted.

      “Lexie,” he said, afraid he was wrong, that she’d turn, it wouldn’t be her and he’d learn she’d perished in the explosion.

      She looked up from doing CPR on a man lying prone.

      It was Lexie. His Lexie. No...not his. Not anymore. “Are you okay?”

      She stopped her compressions, held up blood-covered hands and peered down at the man lying in front of her.

      “It’s Dad. He...he’s gone.” A sob tore from her throat. “Gunshot wounds. I saw it all. I tried to help Dad and failed.”

      “Oh, sugar, I’m so sorry.” Gavin didn’t think of the years that had passed...of the turmoil when they’d broken up. Instead, acting on pure instinct, he drew her into his arms. She needed his comfort, and he was only too happy to hold her.

      “This can’t be happening. Not really. Can it?” She suddenly grabbed Gavin’s arm. “The killer can’t get away with this. We have to go after him.”

      Dear Reader,

      There’s nothing I like more than starting a new series and I hope you enjoyed the first book in my McKade Law miniseries. This family is like so many I met in the time I lived in Texas. Hardworking. Honest and God-fearing. And yet their lives are invaded with turmoil and challenges just like yours and mine, and their faith is tested.

      In this story, Lexie feels abandoned and unloved. Gavin feels misunderstood and guilty. Yet, through it all, they recognize the strength and compassion of the McKade family, and both long to be part of this strong family unit once again. I hope that you will enjoy getting to know the McKades and enjoy all four books with this family as much as I am enjoying writing them.

      If you’d like to learn more about my other books, please stop by my website at www.susansleeman.com. I also love hearing from readers, so please contact me via email at [email protected], on my Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/susansleemanbooks, or write to me c/o Love Inspired, HarperCollins 24th floor, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.

      Susan Sleeman

      SUSAN SLEEMAN is a bestselling author of inspirational and clean-read romantic suspense books and mysteries. She received an RT Reviewers’ Choice Best Book Award for Thread of Suspicion. No Way Out and The Christmas Witness were finalists for the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence. She’s had the pleasure of living in nine states and currently lives in Oregon. To learn more about Susan, visit her website at susansleeman.com.

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      Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in Me will not be disappointed.

      —Isaiah 49:23

      For all the families waiting for their prodigal son or daughter to return home.

       Acknowledgments

      A special thank-you to Amanda Williams for naming Kendall’s horse Beauty. To Leslie McKee for naming Gavin’s horse Lightning. And to Lizzi Rizzi for naming Lexie’s horse Misty. Your help was greatly appreciated!

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       Dear Reader

       About the Author

       Title Page

       Bible Verse

       Dedication

       Acknowledgments

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       TWO

       THREE

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