Bestselling author Linda Lael Millerâs beloved novel of the American West shimmers with the unbridled passion of two adventurous hearts brought together first by dire convenience and second by blooming attraction.
When a woman has to choose between death and marriage to a total stranger, she must be in a dire predicament...
And for Jolie McKibben, about to pay by hanging for a terrible crime she didnât commit, salvation by marriage couldnât come a moment too soon. Housekeeping for Daniel Beckham, a widower who invoked the townâs wedding ordinance to rescue Jolie from the gallows, is better than the alternative...but understanding the silent stranger who is now her husband might just about kill her.
Daniel doesnât believe in Jolieâs innocence. And despite his willingness to marry the pretty, defiant âoutlawâ on the spot, the prosperous farmer had little to say to her after âI do.â But for Jolie, their arrangement of convenience soon deepens into a rich and vibrant attraction that sets her trembling with desire in Danielâs presence. Somehow, she would win his love, body and soul. Unless the desperados on her trail shatter the fragile, trusting bond of husband and wife...