Hanchart Land

Becky Barker

Original copyright © 1997 by Rebecca L Barker. Original title,  DANGEROUS. Third edition, 2011.  All rights reserved.

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   Author’s Note:  All the characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the author and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to the author, and all incidents are pure invention.

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Chapter One

The thundering sound of a horse's hooves met Susan Hanchart’s ears and her pulse lurched into the same pounding cadence. She locked the door of Shane's house for the final time, remind­ing herself to stay calm. She didn't have to look toward the fields to identify the lone rider approaching at such a break­neck speed. It had to be Shane’s cousin, Luke Hanchart.