The Sweetest Gift

by Janet Mills

When Jade Mackenzie ventures through Wyoming Territory on her way to adventure and fortune in the Black Hills, the last person she wants to see is Landon Burdett, the man she holds responsible for her father's death eight years earlier. After her traveling companion abandons her at Landon's ranch, however, Jade discovers qualities about the man that conflict with her feelings of resentment toward him. How can she care so much about someone who has caused her such grief? The accidental drowning of Jade's father still haunts Landon, and he's held strong feelings for the girl ever since that terrible day. His memories of Jade as a darling tomboy are shattered when she arrives at his ranch fully grown...and utterly beautiful. An unexpected kiss ignites a shared passion neither of them wishes to acknowledge. Will old hurts continue to keep them apart, or can they reconcile the past? Awards: Fallen Angel Review, Author of the Year 2003 Fallen Angel Review, Recommended Read, Nothing Less Than Love, The Road to Romance, Reviewer's Choice Award, Best of All, May 2004 Wcp Publisher's Pick, The Sweetest Gift, September 2004

322 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2003

About the author

Dr Janet Mills began her career teaching music and mathematics in a West Yorkshire comprehensive school before moving into violin and viola instruction. She later trained future teachers at Westminster College and the University of Exeter. As an HM Inspector of Schools, she observed over 1,000 instrumental lessons and helped create the first national inspection system for Local Authority Instrumental Music Services. A skilled multi-instrumentalist, she became a Research Fellow at the Royal College of Music and received a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004. Her publications include Music in the School, Music in the Primary School, and numerous scholarly articles.