Cutty (Prairie Grooms Book 8) Read online

  Cutty instinctively bowed. “Yes … sir.”

  Mr. Awahnee gave him a single nod in return, turned, and looked at Amon. “You will speak wid me. Outside.”

  Amon blew out a breath and headed for the church doors. Nettie stared after him as Mr. Awahnee and his wife followed. The huge man reached the end of the church aisle, turned to face the crowd and laughed. “Cuttyyyy!” he suddenly called.

  Cutty swallowed hard. The man was like a raging storm – big, loud and unpredictable. “Yes, sir?”

  The big man gave him a graceful bow. “May you be very happy wid your bride.” He straightened, grinned, then spun on his heel and stepped out the doors. They closed in his wake with a decisive thud.

  Cutty shivered. “Has he been with you the whole time?”

  Newton released the breath he’d been holding. “Every day.”

  Ryder and Seth made their way through the crowd. “Are they leavin’?” Ryder asked. “Seth and I want to see ‘em before they go!”

  “Yes, they are,” Newton said flatly. “To where, I have no idea.”

  “Those clothes they’re wearing,” Seth said. “I’ve never seen anything like them.”

  “Perhaps it’s their native clothing,” Imogene suggested. “They’re clearly not from this country.”

  “Quite right,” Newton said.

  Cutty’s attention returned to the subject at hand. “So … this is your wife?”

  Newton put an arm around the woman at his side. She was definitely not Indian, but white – pretty, with grey eyes, that red hair and the carriage of a ballet dancer. “Yes.”

  “What’s her name?” Imogene asked and looked her up and down.

  Newton took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Arya,” he said. “She’s, ah … not from around here.”

  “Well that’s stating the obvious!” Irene Dunnigan huffed.

  Newton looked at her and sighed. “Oh, you have no idea …”

  The End

  (but only for now …)

  I hope you’ve enjoyed reading Cutty, the eighth and final (?) book in the Prairie Grooms series. Be sure to check out the rest of the books:

  August (Prairie Grooms, Book One)

  Ryder (Prairie Grooms, Book Two)

  Seth (Prairie Grooms, Book Three)

  Chase (Prairie Grooms, Book Four)

  Levi (Prairie Grooms, Book Five)

  Bran (Prairie Grooms, Book Six)

  Amon (Prairie Grooms, Book Seven)

  But while the series is over (as far as I know …), we’re not quite done with Clear Creek yet – or with the mysterious Awahnees. Who knows what fun books will be coming in 2016?

  And if you’d like to know more about Kwaku Ahwanee – seriously, what could an African couple be doing wandering around post-Civil War Oregon?! – check out Geralyn Beauchamp’s books:

  Time Masters, Book One: The Call

  Time Masters, Book Two: The Prophecy

  Time Masters, Book Three: The Legacy – coming 2016

  About the Author

  Kit Morgan, aka Geralyn Beauchamp, loves a good Western. Her father loved them as well and they watched their fair share together over the years. You can keep up-to-date on future books, fun contests and more at Kit Morgan’s website, www.authorkitmorgan.com, where you will find links to her Facebook and twitter pages.