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Legend, Colorado, USA: Book 2

Upon a Midnight Clear : A Delightful Collection of Heartwarming Holiday Stories : The Teacher / Christmas Magic / Jolly Holly / If Only in My Dreams / White Out (edit title)

Jude Deveraux, Margaret Allison, Stef Ann Holm, Linda Howard, Mariah Stewart (?) (edit contributors)

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Heartfelt joy, enduring hope, and dazzling romance....Share the brightest treasures of the season with this acclaimed collection of holiday tales by five shining romance stars! A spirited Irishwoman comes to a rugged Colorado town to govern a young ruffian and learns a love lesson from the... read more

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The Teacher by: Jude Deveraux
from the omnibus: Upon a Midnight Clear
This is the life of Cole after Kady and Tarik save his family by going back in time to prevent a large group of unnecessary deaths caused by the towns people that in an alternate future causes generations of... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Kathryn de Long: single mother of Jeremy is running from the man who raped her and is trying to find her to take her son from her. She has answered an ad in the news paper and leaves to go to Legend, CO. to teach a 9 yr old boy of a single father there.
  • Jeremy O'Connor (McGregor) de Long: son of Caitlyn McGregor aka Kathryn de Long who is being hunted by his father who forced her into marraige and then raped her and is trying to get Jeremy from her.
  • Cole Jordan: runs and owns the town of Legend but doesnt seem to be able to control his son, hires Kathryn but doesnt realize she is young and beautiful and when he meets her he thinks she is a prostitute and doesnt believer, she thens sues him for the money for the job but gets the job instead. and she proves her metal.
  • Zach Jordan: Coles wayward son who has manipulated the paperwork to get Mrs. deLong to come to Legend and he thinks he can manipulate her as well. but she wins him over.
  • Mr Stewart: reluctantly takes the case when Kathryn decides to sue Cole for the money he promised if she wasnt satisfactory. He and his wife also give her and Jeremy a place to stay and work while they wait for the trial.
  • Mrs Stewart: talks her husband into taking the case when she reminds him of the Judge and his ire with Cole over his daughters broken heart.
  • Judge Harry Bascom: irate over Cole breaking his daughters heart and comes to Legend especially to get even with Cole. and that he does.
  • Sean O'Connor: fenegals Kathryn (truly Caitlyn McGregor) to marry him so he can sleep with her. and rapes her when she refuses. Then hunts her down in america when she has the boy and leaves Ireland.

First Sentence

"I DON'T SEE WHY-" "Please don't say it again, Jeremy," his mother said, then had to grab the side of the stagecoach to keep from slamming into the fat, snoring man beside her.

Series

This is book 2 in the Legend, Colorado, USA series.

This is book 3 in the Short Stories series.

This is book 4 in the Omnibus series.

 

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