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Where The Roads Meet

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Reads 192
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Parts 13
Time 2h 4m

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"...They say a man's worth is measured in what he can carry, what he can kill, what he can trade. I learned early what my worth was.  A number on a ledger, a debt signed over with a handshake. I was property once. Flesh paid for another man's sins..."

Lost long before they found each other, two halves of the same wound, searching for something they couldn't name. In the heart of a brutal land, they discover that love isn't light without shadow and that every road was leading them here. To this. To each other.All Rights Reserved

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Lawless Morgan | 1800's Western Outlaw Romance by PenSiobhan

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜é𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. Elizabeth is surviving the only way she can-working as a comfort girl in a saloon in Silver Springs, Montana Territory. It's 1888, she's biracial in a world that sees her as less than human, and the man who owned her just died, leaving her fate in the hands of his family-the most dangerous outlaws in the West. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫. He's 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨. The gun the James gang points at their problems. The ruthless man sent to clean up his dead brother's mess and restore order to the chaos. He's supposed to assess the damage, protect the family's interests, and leave. The only problem? The more time they spend in stolen moments, the harder it becomes to remember she belongs to his family. Not to him. When his corrupt sheriff brother claims Elizabeth as his own, Morgan faces an impossible choice: his family's loyalty or his own code of honor. But in a town where power is everything and loving the wrong person is treason, some things are worth burning down an empire for. 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟎𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞.

Cold Hands and a Warm Heart by RoseLanger

I learned a long time ago that him and I belonged in different worlds. Since forever, I'd reached out again and again, peeling back those thick layers to see the lonely boy I knew was underneath, just to have my hand slapped away. One thing a child learns though, is after their hand is slapped one too many times, they will avoid doing what caused the disciplinary action to happen. He always gets what he wants, and he knows that, and I know that. However, what am I supposed to do when he wants me? I've already given up on him, I lost interest. Hell, the sight of his gaze just makes my blood boil. I don't care about his money, I don't care about his name, I don't care about this new sudden burst of attention he's giving me. I don't care about HIM. Every argument that crackles between us leaves our lips stinging with unresolved tension he knows he caused. Every brush of our hands reminds me of all the cold things that left his lips. Even our parents don't want us in the same room! His mother thinks he could find a prettier woman, and mine says I deserve a loving man. We live oceans apart. I refuse to be another conquest for this immature boy. I can see it in his eyes now. He can't stop thinking of me. His gaze always lingers too long in my features, and his eyes soften when they lift and meet mine now. It doesn't matter though. He's the same man the boy was all those years ago. He is no different. Some wounds will never heal, but are some hearts worth breaking down every wall just to graze with your fingers?

Western Front of Forbidden Love by AnaMunoz5

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The Edge of Misery: The Mitchel Brothers Series Book Two by BritCYancey

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Lawless Morgan | 1800's Western Outlaw Romance

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜é𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. Elizabeth is surviving the only way she can-working as a comfort girl in a saloon in Silver Springs, Montana Territory. It's 1888, she's biracial in a world that sees her as less than human, and the man who owned her just died, leaving her fate in the hands of his family-the most dangerous outlaws in the West. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫. He's 𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨. The gun the James gang points at their problems. The ruthless man sent to clean up his dead brother's mess and restore order to the chaos. He's supposed to assess the damage, protect the family's interests, and leave. The only problem? The more time they spend in stolen moments, the harder it becomes to remember she belongs to his family. Not to him. When his corrupt sheriff brother claims Elizabeth as his own, Morgan faces an impossible choice: his family's loyalty or his own code of honor. But in a town where power is everything and loving the wrong person is treason, some things are worth burning down an empire for. 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟎𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞.