Publisher's Synopsis
Oregon 1887. Anna has always wanted to be a ranch hand, riding horses with the wind in her hair, like her two brothers. But as the only daughter, her family has been pressuring her to get married and stay out of the family business. When Walter, her younger brother, after he goes off to marry into a ranch a few towns over, and promises to send for her, Anna finally has the opportunity to follow her dreams. However, when weeks go by and she doesn't hear back from Walter, she decides to set out on her own both to investigate and make good on his promise of work. Duke Henson is a hard-working ranch hand in Cherry Springs. He has worked here a couple years, since his wife left him for a wealthier man. After Duke's marriage fell apart he was left wondering if all women have such refined tastes and are nothing but trouble? At least he had his loyal dog, Rhubarb. Not until he meets Anna, a woman of a different sensibility, does his mind begin to change. When Anna arrives in Cherry Springs, she finds the ranch, her brother's would-be-bride but no brother. Anna stays on, working the ranch, while she investigates her brother's whereabouts. She learns that ranching is tougher than she thought, but Duke, who works at the neighboring ranch, is gracious and helpful. Adventure ensues as Anna and Duke find clues to unlock the mystery of Belle's ranch, teach Buster the yellow lab to scent track, and battle cattle rustlers who threaten their livelihood. Anna discovers herself and begins to feel things for Duke she's never felt before. But when the cattle rustlers return during a break in her brother's case, Anna must make an impossible decision. Can she find her brother? Is Duke the sort of man she can trust? Or even love? Debut author Juliana Mulberry invites historical romance readers to dream in the town of Cherry Springs, Oregon, where girls can be ranchers, and, sometimes, love can be found. "Dreams of Cherry Ranch" is a great read with sweet romance, a mystery, personal growth, and a love of dogs, great for animal lovers.200-page paperbackHistorical Romance Book Sub-Categories: Sweet Historical Western RomanceHistorical Western RomanceWild West RomanceCowboy Love StoriesFrontier and Pioneer