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by Mary Findley (Author) (edit contributors)

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Bartholomew Durant has gained a reputation as a problem-solver while serving as a Federal Judge in the New Mexico territory. When an assassin nearly kills him he is forced to confront the possibility of being helpless and in need of help, instead of always helping and serving others.... read more

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A handsome, young, popular territorial judge in thriving Santa Fe should have no problem selecting a wife. But Bartholomew Durant looks upon courtship as a necessary evil to relieve the pressure from all sides. One fine sensible girl receives the coveted invitation but Leah Masters arrives,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

A handsome, young, popular territorial judge in thriving Santa Fe should have no problem selecting a wife. But Bartholomew Durant looks upon courtship as a necessary evil to relieve the pressure from all sides. One fine sensible girl receives the coveted invitation but Leah Masters arrives, tiny, overburdened with silk and velvet, and faints at his feet before getting a word out. Hardly a good first impression. Bart dismisses her from his mind and goes about his daily business, helping the cause of justice even outside the courtroom. He gives advice on protecting the territory and spends time with his favorite people, his best friend Robert Markham, US Marshal, the territorial governor, Robert's father Michael Markham. Most of all, he gets to try to match Alethia, a Mexican childhood friend who can run rings around him for selfless service and insightful Christian character. Before long the pressures of his position close back in when Bart has to deal with Father Diego, an activist Jesuit with his own plans for the territory. An assassin almost robs Santa Fe of its problem-solving, service-minded judge and Bart is left flat on his back, bitter and depressed and begging to die rather than be dependent on receiving help he has always been more than strong enough to give. He spares no time to wonder whether his first impression of Leah Masters as spoiled, sickly and useless was correct. God forces him to find ways to get "back on his feet" spiritually, if not physically, while Leah Masters, recovered from the illness she ignored to make the trip, finds ways to be of service and impress everyone except the man she thought she was coming to marry. The assassin and the person who paid him are not through trying to get to Bart yet, though, and Robert has to work through his own bitterness and suspicions to get at the truth and protect the judge before it is too late.

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  • Bartholomew Durant: Tall, handsome, dark-haired and eyed, early thirties, normally quick-thinking and tuned to Godly character and behavior. Left paralyzed by an assassin's knife attack, he has to overcome bitterness and the feeling that he is useless.
  • Leah Masters: Small, blond, blue-eyed, mid-twenties, tends to get sick easily in the Massachusetts climate of her upbringing and the world of a stifled Boston Senator's daughter. Protective of her younger brother, likes to take charge and keep busy, helping and being productive.
  • Robert Markham: Brown hair, blue eyes, late thirties, athletic, US Marshal, socially awkward, comfortable only with a few people, uninterested in romantic matters, very protective, quick to make judgments and slow to change opinions.
  • Alethia: Tall, olive skin, black hair, brown eyes, late twenties. Mexican orphan rescued by Bart Durant from an abusive family and raised by the orphanage, where as an adult she has become assistant to the pastor/director. Selfless, devoted to serving God and others, close to Bart and Robert.
  • Randall Masters: Hot tempered, blond, slightly overweight, blue-eyed, arrogant, self-centered. He has few personal or social skills except ability to use a collection of knives with uncanny skill. He has an unexplained hatred for Bartholomew Durant and an unfailing ability to enrage Robert Markham.
  • Jonathan Markham: Seventeen, tall, redhaired, awkward, feels left out of things, searching for a real friendship in an area where there are few people his age.
  • Windwalker: Nez Perce Indian, chief's son, sixteen,long, black hair, brown eyes, copper skin. Arrogant, impatient, refuses to accept that he has Tuberculosis and constantly trying to gain freedom from hospital restrictions and the white man's God.
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  • “"I do major surgery in a hospital, not a hacienda, Marshal!" “I don’t know. This is such a lonely place. It’s a place where people struggle and suffer and die. How can you bear to be alone here?” “You’re right, Bart. Someone would have to doeverything for you; Someone Who’s used to helping the helpless; Someone Who’s all-powerful, all-wise, all-loving. Someone Who put you in this condition for a purpose. Maybe He wanted to show you that He should have been the Judge of the territory all along, but you wouldn’t let Him."”

First Sentence edit see section history

The whole territory would have been surprised to see Bartholomew Durant pacing his private chambers in the Santa Fe courthouse with long, rapid strides, back and forth, back and forth, turning his eyes again and again to the window.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter One: Problems to Solve
Chapter Two: Time to Think
Chapter Three: Flying Free
Chapter Four: Waiting for News
Chapter Five: The Perfect Suspect
Chapter Six: The Duty of a Son
Chapter Seven: A Lady With a Purpose
Chapter Eight: Awakening
Chapter Nine: Stepping Down
Chapter Ten: Visiting a Sick Friend
Chapter Eleven: Free but Captive
Chapter Twelve: Captivity and Freedom
Chapter Thirteen: Cheering Up
Chapter Fourteen: Time Is Short
Chapter Fifteen: Ready and Waiting
Chapter Sixteen: So Certain
Chapter Seventeen: The Wrong Solution
Chapter Eighteen: A Challenge Answered
Chapter Nineteen: A Hasty Proposal
Chapter Twenty: Stubborn Pride
Chapter Twenty-One: Unmistakable Messages

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Mary Findley (Author)

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

This is a romance/mystery involving adults and not suited for younger readers, though it does not contain any extra-marital sex. There is some violence, an assassination attempt and a sword/knife fight.

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

  • Findley Family Video Publications: Educational, History, Science, biblical perspectives on culture, disestablishing Secular Humanism as America's established religion.

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  • YouTube teaser for Send a White Rose: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyDYTeV97_M

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