She's a woman hunted by the law. He's a man haunted by the past. Theirs is a love without bounds. It is 1878 and Henrietta Beedy is on the run, hunted by the Pinkerton Agency. In a bid to elude capture, she heads West, posing as a Mail Order Bride to the one person she knows in Lincoln, New Mexico.
Duke Gildownie is a lonely widower with a single passion in his life--building an Appaloosa horse ranch out of the harsh and unforgiving land outside Lincoln. The last thing he wants is to harbor a fugitive, no matter how alluring she is.
When Duke's overbearing mother turns up on his doorstep demanding he remarry, he finds his salvation in Henrietta. A fake marriage of convenience soon threatens to spill into reality as they discover their missing piece in the other.
But fate is cruel. The violence of the Lincoln County War intrudes on their burgeoning love, threatening to divide them forever.
Fall in love with Duke and Henrietta in New Mexico Territory during the turbulent Lincoln County War where every day is fraught with danger and passion.
Runaway Bride, Mail Order Bride, Fake Relationship, Outlaw romance, American Wild West, Friends to Lovers, Western and Frontier
For fans of Brooke Stanton, Stacy Reid, Dani Collins, Kaki Warner
