Catch Me If You Can
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Last published Fri, Apr 24, 2015
In the tiny coal mining town of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma, a young woman resides. Her name is Ella Louise Jones, and she is undoubtedly the most beautiful woman around. She is not envied, however, for her ways are not those typical of 'proper ladies' in the old west. She is set in her loose ways, and there is nothing anybody can do to change her. At least, that's what they all believe.
John Thomas Marshall is a man of the law. He is a Royal Canadian Mountie, formerly a high-ranking officer in the Army. He is a gentleman, born and bred, and after ten years in the Army and Mounted Police each, he ends up in Cedar Valley. Soon enough, he finds himself in a particular circumstance with Ella Louise Jones, and sets about attempting to court her.
Secrets are revealed and broken hearts are healed as the trials of Ella and John's lives continue. And what will happen when an unexpected visitor returns to town to reclaim what he had lost? Find out in "Catch Me If You Can."
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