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JANUARY, 2018
IN HIS CORNER
By: Linda Carroll-Bradd
The Plot:
For ten years, Viktor Andrusha muscled
his way from bare-knuckle street brawler
to heavyweight boxing champion. A
brutal battle two years earlier impaired
his vision and his opponent died. Urged
by his manager, Viktor settles for bouts
in smaller venues farther west until he
can land the opportunity for one last big
match to restore honor to the family
name.
Thwarted from attending medical col-
lege, nurse Odette Hildebrand leaves her
father‟s clinic to help relatives relocate to Montana Territory. In
the woods near Sweetwater Springs, she is drawn by the sound of
sweet music and meets a shy man with a battered face. Viktor
and Odette make a pact: he‟ll receive her treatments while she
studies the effects of different herbs, hoping to create a market-
able remedy. Her skill heals his wounded exterior, but can she
live with knowing he‟ll receive more, or worse, injuries in the
upcoming exhibition fight?
An Excerpt
About ten feet away walked a petite woman with wavy blonde
hair. A dark cloak covered all but the hem of a plain brown skirt.
Her wide-eyed expression reminded him of his face‟s bruises and
cuts. “Ma‟am, don‟t be alarmed.” Normally, he remained in seclu-
sion for several days following a fight. But something about Sweet-
water Springs and the surrounding prairie made him itch to get out-
doors.
Frowning, she closed the distance. “However did you receive
such a beating, sir?” A pale hand lifted toward his face but paused
in mid-air. “No matter the cause. What have you used for treat-
ment?”
This woman didn‟t cringe from the sight of his injuries. Up
close, he saw her eyes were a green-brown shade with flecks of
gold. As her intense gaze moved over his face he imagined her
touching his skin. When was the last time anyone, especially a total
stranger, expressed concern?
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Biography:
As a young girl, Linda was often found lying on her bed reading about fascinating characters having exciting
adventures in places far away and in other time periods. In later years, she read and then started writing ro-
mances and achieved her first publication—a confession story. Married with four adult children and two grand-
daughters, Linda now writes heartwarming contemporary and historical stories with a touch of humor and a bit
of sass from her home in the southern California mountains.
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