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Head in the Clouds
Christian romance
Head in the Clouds
368 pages · First published 2010
Adelaide Proctor travels to Texas to become a governess after an impulsive attempt to follow a man leaves her employment and reputation in disarray. Rancher Gideon Westcott hires her to teach Isabella, the young ward he fiercely protects while concealing the circumstances that brought the child into his care. Adelaide’s imagination and optimism disrupt Gideon’s guarded household, but outside danger soon makes her presence more serious than either expected. Karen Witemeyer’s historical romance combines a governess story, Western suspense, faith, and humor around two people learning that protecting a child may also require trusting each other.
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Violence, weapons, and peril · Mild romantic content, including kissing
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