Luck is Where You Find It — Amy Sadler

When Adam Nagel rode away from his uncle's homestead he was but nineteen. He rode to California, but met bushwhackers on the trail. Laura Deacon found him, took him home and treated his wounds. In return, he planted her crops and stayed on. She said her husband had left her, but when a blue-coat came looking for Deacon, Adam knew all was not as it seemed. Then, suddenly, he found himself on the gunsmoke trail.