The Friday 56 & First Line Friday | The Lieutenant's Bargain

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Happy Friday!

Set near Christmas of 1885, this second Fort Reno novel from Regina Jennings is a lot of fun. I so enjoyed getting to know Jack and Hattie this week, seeing their relationship play out with heartwarming humor.

First Line: If she'd known there were so few washrooms in Indian Territory, Hattie Walker wouldn't have drunk three cups of coffee at breakfast that morning.

From Page 56: "She's not my wife," Jack said. "Look, I know her from home, and yes, I do admire her, but I have no intention of marrying her."

ABOUT THE BOOK

Hattie Walker dreams of becoming a painter, while her parents want her to settle down. As a compromise, they give her two months to head to Denver and place her works in an exhibition or give up the dream forever. Her journey is derailed when a gunman attacks her stagecoach, leaving her to be rescued by a group of Arapaho . . . but she's too terrified to recognize them as friendly.

Confirmed bachelor Lieutenant Jack Hennessey has long worked with the tribe and is tasked with trying to convince them that the mission school at Fort Reno can help their children. When a message arrives about a recovered survivor, Jack heads out to take her home--and plead his case once more.

He's stunned to run into Hattie Walker, the girl who shattered his heart--but quickly realizes he has a chance to impress her. When his plan gets tangled through translation, Jack and Hattie end up in a mess that puts her dreams in peril--and tests Jack's resolve to remain single.

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