Ladybird

Fraley MacPherson knows what it means to fear. After both her parents die, she is left alone in their mountain cabin. . .alone except for the band of outlaws that murdered her father and filled her mother’s life with terror. Fraley slips away in the night and begins a perilous journey east. Along the way she meets George Seagrave, a young man who opens her heart to love, and Violet Wentworth, a nouveau-riche socialite whose sights are set on gaining popularity through her mountain protégée. Will Fraley ever find a place to call home again?

“Listen!” she said, gripping the firm young hand in an icy clasp. . . . “You must get out of here at once.”

Beautiful Fraley MacPherson calls the wild mountains her home until her father is murdered by a ruthless band of outlaws and her mother dies after a prolonged illness. Fearing for her safety, Fraley heeds her mother’s warnings and slips away in the night, beginning a perilous journey east.

Along the way she meets George Seagrave, a young man who is captured by her childlike faith, and Violet Wentworth, a nouveau-riche socialite who hopes to gain popularity through her mountain protégée.

But as Fraley contends with the unknown dangers of bustling New York City, her past isn’t far behind. Will she ever find another place to call home. . .and a man to claim her heart?