February 15, 2009
When ranch foreman John Roper offers an abused teenage runaway a safe home and a job as his housekeeper, the last thing he expects is to end up married. But when Katie's brutal foster parents come storming after her, the judge "suggests" a wedding for her safety. Love and passion soon follow, but trust comes more slowly as a once-burned-twice-shy hero and a mistreated and unbelievably naïve heroine work to make their union last in this sweetly sensual heart warmer with a bleak 1890 Dakota Territory setting. Davidson ("The Bride"), who primarily writes historical romance, lives near Charleston, SC.
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