Threads of Hope: A Christian Cowboy Romance (Westward Hearts Book 4)

In the wide-open West, even the safest haven can hide a storm.Abraham “Abe” Sutton prefers ledgers to gunfights and longhorns to lawlessness. The steady-handed cowboy with a gift for numbers has helped turn the Sutton ranch into one of the most prosperous spreads in Texas - built on hard work, careful planning, and an unshakable faith that the Lord honors integrity. Trouble, in Abe’s mind, is best handled before it ever reaches the gate. But trouble arrives all the same in the form of a beautiful young woman in a torn ball gown.Penelope Fairchild has seen the darkest corners of Boston, where desperate girls disappear behind polished doors and false promises. A teacher devoted to a ministry helping women leave the streets, she never intended to uncover a criminal network luring fresh migrants and poor daughters into brothels. And she certainly never meant to become a liability to powerful men with money, influence, and no mercy. When Penelope tips off investigators, she becomes the hunted.With danger closing in, she flees west to the Sutton ranch, seeking refuge with a dear friend, and finds herself under the wary protection of the quiet cowboy who seems far more comfortable balancing accounts than guarding a fugitive. Abe tells himself she’s only there until the threat passes, but safety proves fragile. As Penelope’s courage and compassion breathe new purpose into the ranch community, Abe begins to see that her strength rivals any man’s - and that protecting her will require more than sharpened vigilance. It will demand risk. Sacrifice. Faith that stretches beyond his careful calculations.When the men she exposed reach farther than anyone imagined, bringing danger to Sutton land, Abe must decide if love is worth wagering everything he’s built. And Penelope must learn that running can preserve a life…but only trust in the Lord can truly secure it. Read more