The Sheriff's 6-year-old Secret

The Sheriff's 6-year-old Secret
Donna Clayton

Nothing could make Native American Nathan Thunder give up being a New York City police officer…except a little girl–all alone in the world–who needed a father. Returning to his Kolheek reservation to take on the safer job of sheriff, he didn't expect his heart would be in danger to teacher Gwen Fleming!Nathan's six-year-old daughter, Charity, was a handful. Gwen found herself getting to know Nathan quite well during some pretty intense parent-teacher conferences, which soon started occurring after hours. Despite being wary of relationships, Gwen couldn't deny how her soul soared when Nathan was near. Was the attraction between the flame-haired beauty and the lawman destined to turn into love?

“I feel like a teenager who’s about to be caught necking,”

Nathan whispered, chuckling softly as he helped Gwen straighten her blouse.

Gwen just smiled. He actually looked discomfited, and she thought that was too alluring for words.

At that moment she felt something happen inside her. A funny, heated hitch in her heart. Gwen had never been in love before. She’d never experienced the feeling of falling for a man. Of feeling as if she wouldn’t mind spending the rest of the night with him…or maybe even the rest of her life with him. But if she had to hazard a guess…she’d have to say that the emotion humming through her was just that.

Love.

The Sheriff’s 6-Year-Old Secret

Donna Clayton

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DONNA CLAYTON

is the recipient of the Diamond Author Award for Literary Achievement 2000, as well as two Holt Medallions. She became a writer through her love of reading. As a child, she marveled at her ability to travel the world, experience swashbuckling adventures and meet amazingly bold and daring people without ever leaving the shade of the huge oak in her very own backyard. She takes great pride in knowing that, through her work, she provides her readers the chance to indulge in some purely selfish romantic entertainment.

One of her favorite pastimes is traveling. Her other interests include walking, reading, visiting with friends, teaching Sunday school, cooking and baking, and she still collects cookbooks, too. In fact, her house is overrun with them.

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Contents

Chapter One (#u6fd6498f-f4b9-588c-bcf1-20c958e17ab6)

Chapter Two (#u154756b5-2ab6-5809-9837-2c48277365ba)

Chapter Three (#u356d3244-a205-54ed-8e68-e35444bc60d2)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)