Lendle

Saddle up and enjoy this charming tale of a spirited heroine and a mysterious hero. Peggy Fielding does it again by creating interesting characters in a romantic tale that is laced with interesting historical tidbits and a memorable secondary cast that includes a crazy mule and an affectionate pig! Scoundrels’ Bargain will tickle your funny bone and make you sigh with pleasure as you experience early Oklahoma on this sentimental journey.
—Debby Camp, author of Primrose and Lady Legend

Platinum haired beauty, Annie Twig, works and speaks like a field hand, with only her drunken uncle and her pregnant teen-aged sister to help her, she is having trouble proving up on the small farm she staked out when she made the run into Oklahoma Territory. She needs a strong man to help get the “Circle Twig,” as she calls their place, up and running.

Her problem and part of her secret is that she always accepts anyone who comes by and asks for work. She knows she has not one dime to pay but she is desperate enough to keep that information to herself.

Educated sounding John Wesley Matlock, asks for a job and she hires him knowing that food and a place to sleep are all she can give him. She has no idea that the man has come to O.T. just to investigate her family because a prominent Arkansas family is missing one of its own.

Annie and John Wesley make a good team and even though they are both being secretive, they make a “Scoundrels’ Bargain,” to keep from delving too deeply into each other’s hidden agendas.
A crazy mule, a pig, and a baby add to the fun and to the strangely attractive family life that exists on the “Circle Twig.”