Red Hills Stranger — Muncy Chapman

As a young woman, she entered an arranged marriage, but her husband died before their only child was born. Now that baby boy is ten years old, and Amy focuses all her energy on raising Alex and making a living for them as a seamstress.

That is until the red hills stranger arrives. Charles Drake may be from the most disreputable area in this section of the Florida Territory, but something about him elicits feelings in Amy that she has never before experienced. Something tells her she can trust him. But what secret has caused such a dark shadow to be cast over Charles's life?