A stunning western historical romance from USA Today bestselling
author Jo Goodman, one of today's "premier western romance writers."*
As the owner of the Pennyroyal Saloon and Hotel, Lorraine Berry is privy
to almost everything that goes on in Bitter Springs, Wyoming--including
the bloodshed plaguing its citizens. With all of the good men dying at
the hands of a local rancher and his three sons, Raine hires a shootist
to be the town's protector. But her handsome new employee is more than a
hired hand; he's a man who keeps his guns close and his secrets closer.
After a chance encounter on a train, Kellen Coltrane travels to the
Pennyroyal to carry out a dying man's last wish. But once he meets the
hotel's fiery-haired proprietor, Coltrane finds himself assuming the
role of the shootist's accomplice and agrees to protect Bitter Springs.
And as he learns more about Raine's own tragedy, Coltrane can't deny his
growing desire for the courageous widow, or the urge to protect her from
the threat that draws near...