A Reason to Live
by Maureen McKade

How could I refuse the wish of a dying man?

May 30, 1865: During the War, I watched over too many young boys in the hospital, comforting them as they cried out for those they loved, as they whispered their final thoughts to me. Keeping a record of their names, families, and last words seemed a small tribute to their sacrifice—until the war ended, and I found a new mission in life.

I would visit the loved ones of those poor soldiers and deliver their messages so that some comfort could be found even in grief...

But Laurel Covey never expected to find a man like Creede Forrester—an ex-gunslinger who rode all the way from Texas to Virginia in the hope of finding his son and ended up saving her from a band of ruffians. It pains her deeply to tell him of his boy's death, and she believes that in his heart, Creede blames himself for driving his son away. But there is something more to this rugged, weary man. Something that draws Laurel closer to him...something she cannot resist...

Other Books by Maureen McKade

Where There's Fire

A Reason to Sin

A Reason to Believe

Convictions

Arouse Suspicion

To Find You Again

How to Lasso a Cowboy

His Unexpected Wife

Maureen McKade's Bio

Maureen McKade began her professional writing career when she sold her first manuscript to Avon Books in October 1995. That book, WINTER HEARTS, was twice a national awards finalist, first in The Golden Heart, then as a finalist in the RWA's RITA awards in the Best First Book category.

Maureen's most recent Avon release, HIS UNEXPECTED WIFE, has also been chosen by Rhapsody Book Club to be a featured alternate selection. Her first time travel romance, AT MIDNIGHT, one of the Hope Chest series, was released in October by Zebra under the pseudonym Maura McKenzie.

An Air Force wife for over seventeen years, Maureen has found a career in writing to be well suited to the somewhat nomadic life of the military. Currently she and her husband live at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota with their dog and cat.