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Captain Ring Montgomery was handsome, a skilled rider, a crack shot, popular with the men and their ladies. That was reason enough for a jealous, surly colonel to saddle Montgomery with a most peculiar assignment: to escort an opera singer into the Colorado gold fields. Ring's plan was to... read more
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Summary
A general of the U.S. Army has assigned a young officer as escort to famous opera singer, when he dies the head of Fort Breck Colonel Harris has been assigned the task of replacing this poor soldier and her knows just who to put on the task that is just about as embarrassing for a self... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters/Important People
- General Yovington: man whose brother loves opera and who was seemingly 'helping' Maddie with protection and advice in rescuing her sister. In the end he and his brother were the master mind behind the whole thing and all the other details were just a ruse to hide what they were really doin.
- Colonel Harrison: Older man who is set to command Fort Breck, where Captn Montgomery was posted. and has had nothing but disdain and aggravationfor the "do gooder' whom all the men seem unerrantly loyal to. He sets Capt Montgomery to a task that will get him out of Harrisons way possilbly even untill he retires.
- Captain C.H. Montgomery: 'Ring.. coined by his mother. has always been a just man even to a fault, even taking whippings for other men under unjust situations. Duty is his main objective. But he finds he's in love with LaReina (Maddie) after many attempts at getting information out of herabout her strange habits aside from opera singing in mine camps.
- Toby: an old friend who is in the Army with 'Ring actually his father had sent Toby to help 'Ring "learn about life". is loyal to the end.
- Maddie Worth aka LaReina: opera singer who is forced by unknown unscrupulous men who have abducted her sister to sing opera in mine camps and dispatch certain letters ...
- Laurel Worth: Maddies little sister who was abducted by the General, and hidden from all to persuade LaReina to sing and dispatch letters as a ruse. Rescued by 'Ring and his brother Jaime. In love with Jaime
- Jaime Montgomery: younger brother of 'Ring and co-rescuer of Laurel is seemingly smitten with her and annoyed with being outsmarted by her in gambling.
- Jefferson Worth: Maddie, Laurel, and Gemma's father, husband to Amy Worth, explorer and writer made famous by his adventures, writing and only published when his wife quietly stepped in and took anitiative.
- Amy Worth: Mother of Maddie, Gemma, and Laurel and wife to Jefferson Worth, painter and responsible for publishing her husbands works in writing about his explorations and adventures.
- Gemma Worth: not actually appearing but spoken of in this story and sister to Maddie and Laurel, oldest daughter of Jeff and Amy. another painter in the family.
- Hears Good: Crow brave who is friend of the Worths and was quietly watching over Maddie on her quest to rescue her sister.
First Sentence
Colonel Harrison read the letter a second time, then leaned back in his chair and smiled.
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- Jude Deveraux (Author)
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