She didn't dare trust him with the truth.

Captain Montgomery might be smart enough to figure out that she was no European duchess, and gentleman enough not to take advantage of her when he'd had the chance, but he'd have to go on thinking she had some insane desire to sing opera to a bunch of ragtag miners. And she didn't intend to explain her reasons for coming West to any high and mighty soldier. Mountain Laurel, 1990: Maddie Worth & Christopher Hring (Ring) Montgomery: Laurel Worth & Jamie Montgomery: 1859 Eternity, 1992: Carrie Montgomery & Joshua. After all, a Civil War was brewing! But LaReina, The Singing Duchess - as Maddie Worth called herself on stage - didn't scare easy.

The novels of the series are written by the famous American author Jude Deveraux. That was reason enough for a jealous, surly colonel to saddle Montgomery with a most peculiar assignment: to escort an opera singer into the Colorado gold fields.'Ring's plan was to scare the little lady enough so that she'd hightail it for home. The Montgomery and Taggert series is a series of novels dealing with the romance novels featuring the Montgomery and Taggert families. first edition, first printing light edge wear to boards and jacket, slight foxing/soiling to page ends Captain 'Ring Montgomery was handsome, a skilled rider, a crack shot, popular with the men and their ladies.

Mountain Laurel by Jude Deveraux