Compassionate Heroism Attracts Male Suitors to Nine Spirited Women
This collection of nine novellas includes Johnnie's story, "The Healing Promise," inspired by a true event that took place in Neligh, Nebraska in May 1877.
Ride into adventures alongside nine determined women of yesteryear whose acts of compassion and bravery attract male attention. Marcy helps displaced Indians. Emmy tends wounds at Fort Snelling. Ronnie stows away on a cattle drive. Daisy disguises herself as a Pony Express rider. Elinor becomes an abolitionist. Mae tames wild horses. Hannah gets help for accident victims. Lucy’s curiosity unnerves criminals. Viviana nurses soldiers on the battlefield. Will real dangers douse the sparks of love?
“The Healing Promise” by Johnnie Alexander
During their forced march from their village on the Niobrara River to Oklahoma, the Ponca Indians camp outside Neligh, Nebraska. When eighteen-month-old White Buffalo Girl dies in Marcy Whitt’s arms, the young woman risks her father’s carpentry business and her engagement to the town’s most eligible bachelor to find the toddler’s beloved stuffed toy for the grieving mother.
During her quest, Marcy draws strength from Isaiah 40:29: “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.” Though Marcy doesn’t find the toy among the destroyed village’s debris, she finds another way to bring comfort to White Buffalo Girl’s parents. She also finds the courage to break her engagement and give her love to a man worthy of her heart.
