Between one womanβs life and one manβs heart . . . a fire burns.
Bert believed returning a stolen horse was the right thing for her to do. But she never imagined ranch hands would mistake her as a horse thief, then sentence her to hang. She couldnβt tell them the truth. Neither did she want to die.
Deputy John Timmonsβs middle name is responsibility. Heβs been caring for his mother and younger brothers on his ranch for five years. He thought he was saving a boy from a hangingβhis duty. But when he learns Bert is a girl, a whirlwind of emotions send his heart spinning.
Cattle rustlers have invaded the northern Colorado ranches, leaving murder in their wake. Bert is a suspect, expecially when she refuses to giver her name and what sheβs running from. John knows sheβs afraid of something, but what? He sees a sweet spirit, not a woman whoβs deceiving his family.
How can John arrest her when sheβs stolen his heart?
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