High Stakes Bride

A woman on the run. A rancher with no plans to wed. When danger and desire collide, will love be the highest stake of all?

Mary Alice Price knows she must escape her stepbrothers' deadly plans before they can trade her away to settle a gambling debt. Fleeing into the Texas countryside, she's beset by misfortune until she's rescued by Zach Stone-a rancher as solid as his name and determined to do what's right. Inviting Mary Alice to his ranch under the watchful eyes of his aunts, Zach offers her safety and respectability, but neither expects the complications that follow.

Zach has vowed never to trust his heart to another woman after being jilted, but Mary Alice's arrival upends his carefully laid plans. As they navigate unexpected challenges and growing attraction, secrets from Mary Alice's past threaten their fragile happiness. Can Zach and Mary Alice overcome the odds stacked against them, or will fate deal them another losing hand?

Perfect for readers who love sensual western historical romance, runaway heroine stories, Texas ranch romance, marriage of convenience romance, protective hero romance, high stakes romance, and small town western series.