Sandy Grissom: 16 books

One synonym for pawn is hock. Hock comes from a Dutch word, hok, which is defined as prison or debt.Another definition of a pawn is a person used to advance another’s purposes. We think of a pawn broker as a person who is authorized to pay out money against personal property left with him. More...

Kinley (Lee) loves Adam but Adam is caught in a compromising situation with Kinley's sister and is forced to marry Jessie. Adam has always wanted to go west to settle but Jessie is a town girl. Lee hoped to go west with Adam but then she was pushed into a marriage with a city boy by her brother....