Teaser Tuesday/First Chapter First Paragraph - All in Good Time

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker. To play along, just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers!
• Share the title and author, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers! 

It was a wonder Uncle Tobias wasn't fretting over a woman left so vulnerable in a neighborhood like this. Tobias musn't know.
The thought only irritated Henry, because now he wished he didn't know either.

~All in Good Time (The Gilded Legacy) by Maureen Lang, page 35

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First Chapter/First Paragraph/Tuesday Intros is a weekly link-up hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea. To participate, share the first paragraph (or two) of a book you're reading, or thinking about reading.

PROLOGUE
Mosquito Range, near Leadville, Colorado, 1875

   "Be sure to send my gratitude and affection to Mr. Wells and Mr. Fargo," said Henry Hawkins.

   The stagecoach driver's hands shook as he offered Henry the contents of the lockbox--a box Henry had coerced the driver to blow open, providing the right mix of explosive and mud to adhere to and destroy the lock without harming anything inside the box. Heaven knew Henry had practiced enough times to get it right.

   A quick glance assured Henry he'd gotten what he'd come for. He was three times a robber, three times of the same coach. Each time he'd been certain of the lockbox's contents; otherwise it wouldn't have been worth the risk. Today the familiar green pouch nearly burst with gold fresh from Colorado mines and smelted pure in Leadville. Accompanying that was a stack of greenbacks and banknotes, all of which Henry received while still aiming his rifle at the familiar but wide-eyed driver--the only man Henry had left unbound.

Here's the blurb:

Dessa Caldwell has a dream: to open Pierson House, a refuge for former prostitutes in Denver's roughest neighborhood. But after exhausting all charitable donations, Dessa still needs a loan, and nearly every bank in town has turned her down. Her last hope hinges on the owner of Hawkins National Bank.

Henry Hawkins has a secret: though he owns the most successful bank in town, his initial capital came from three successful raids on Wells Fargo coaches. Now he's the most eligible bachelor in Denver, but to protect his criminal past, he's built a fortress around his heart. Not even the boldest matchmaking mother can tempt him . . . until the day Dessa Caldwell ventures into his bank requesting a loan.

Though he's certain her proposal is a bad investment, Henry is drawn to Dessa's passion. But that same passion drives her to make rash decisions about Pierson House . . . and about whom she can trust. One man might hold the key to the future of her mission--but he also threatens to bring Henry's darkest secrets to light. As the walls around their hearts begin to crumble, Henry and Dessa must choose between their plans and God's, between safety and love.

What do you think? Would you continue reading? If you would, I noticed that this one is on sale for just $3.03 for Kindle right now.

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