title: Questioning The Heiress
author:  Delores Fossen 
description: USA Today bestselling author, Delores Fossen, has sold over 70 novels with millions of copies of her books in print worldwide. She's received the Booksellers' Best Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and was a finalist for the prestigious Rita . In addition, she's had nearly a hundred short stories and articles published in national magazines. You can contact the author through her webpage at www.deloresfossen.com
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  “Are you Miss Delia Keller?”
  
  She nodded. “Who are you?”
  
  “My name’s Tucker—Jude Tucker, and I’m here because your father wanted me to
  come see you.”
  
  Delia could hardly believe her ears. “My father?
  
  You know my father? When will he be here? Oh, I knew he’d be back some day!”
  
  A cloud seemed to pass over his face. “He…he’s not coming, Miss Keller. I’m
  sorry to have to tell you he’s dead.”
  
  Delia felt the earth shift beneath her feet and she would have fallen if the
  stranger hadn’t steadied her. “What…what happened to my father?” she asked.
  
  “He died mining silver out in Nevada. There was a mine collapse….”
  
  “Thank you for coming to tell me about my father’s death, Mr. Tucker.”
  
  “But I didn’t travel all this way just to inform you of his death. I came to
  bring you something.
  
  You’re his only living heir, after all.”
  
  “Heir?”
  
  “Well, I suppose heiress would be the proper word.
  
  Your father died a rich man, Miss Keller. And now all his wealth is y