"Lily Singer has never belonged. Taken from her tribe as a
child and raised in a white man’s school, she no longer has
a place in either world. Teaching has become her life. When
that life is threatened by rumors and prejudice after a
string of robberies, she must turn for help to the one man
who spells disaster for her carefully ordered existence.
Will he save her or steal her heart?
Christian Avery, Justice of the Peace, is used to having
things his way. Cold Springs is his responsibility, and when
its citizens blame the local Indian population for the
mysterious robberies, it’s up to him to restore order and
maintain calm. The one person who refuses to follow his lead
is the beautiful, native-born Lily. Her defiance turns his
life upside down and ravages his heart.
But when town gossip shifts from robberies to romance after
a foolish indiscretion, Lily’s job and reputation are on the
line. She must choose between the only life she has ever
known and the only place she has ever felt at home, in
Christian’s arms."