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      Daisy smiled, happy that Bass was pleased.

      Ollie moved past him and apologized. “Sorry, Bass. I must’ve left the back door open this morning. Only way Butler coulda got in the kitchen. I’ll make sure he don’t cause ya no more problems. ’Least for today.”

      “I’m grateful it was only a goat. I heard somebody downstairs and thought I’d better check since I assumed I was still alone. But I couldn’t get down here fast enough to stop the initial damage. As you can see, he fought hard in the parlor until I got him roped and cornered behind the table.”

      Bass brushed a hand through his dark hair, powdering it with even more flour. “But it was worth it, getting to hear your mama laugh like that.”

      “You laugh pretty well yourself.” Daisy returned the compliment as his eyes studied her directly.

      “That’s on my daddy list. Likes to laugh,” Ollie reminded. “Ya remember, don’tcha, Mama?”

      “Yes, love. I remember.” Able to look Mama straight in the eye was on there, too.

      Bass was beginning to qualify for a lot of the list’s requirements.

      And Daisy wasn’t sure if she was prepared for that.

      She wanted him gone, didn’t she?

      * * *

      “If I could only read one author this year

      it would be DeWanna Pace.

      Her stories always manage to touch my heart…”

      —New York Times and USA TODAY

      Bestselling Author Jodi Thomas

      DEWANNA PACE is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author who lives in Texas with her husband and pets. She has published two dozen novels and anthologies, several of which have been chosen as book-club selections by Doubleday, Rhapsody, Book-of-the-Month, Woman’s Day and The Literary Guild. DeWanna combines her faith with her love of humor and historical romance. Let her show you the ways a heart can love.

      The Daddy List

      DeWanna Pace

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      and He shall direct thy paths.

      —Proverbs 3:6

      This book is dedicated to:

      Jodi Thomas, Linda Broday, Phyliss Miranda and Gail Fortune.

      Thanks for the years, the tears and the persistence that made this dream come true.

      Most of all, thank the Lord for leading me to Shana Asaro and the crew at Love Inspired Books.

      I’ll forever feel blessed.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       About the Author

       Title Page

       Praise

       Dedication

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Chapter Twenty-Three

       Chapter Twenty-Four

       Dear Reader

       Extract

       Copyright

       Chapter One

      Spring, 1868

      Keeping her promise would wear Daisy Trumbo out before this was all over with, but keep it she would. With long strides she hurried down the planked sidewalk that led from the mercantile, where she’d been stocking up on supplies. According to a handful of outraged citizens, her seven-year-old daughter was over at the bank holding men hostage

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