Courting Claire

the long version

Lovely, orphaned Claire Cavanaugh found her family fortune gone, and the bank about to foreclose on her home -- but then handsome Tyler McCane came to the rescue. Devastatingly masculine, he seemed a knight in shining armor to Claire's innocent heart, and she tumbled into love. But when Tyler finally made her a proposal, he wasn't suggesting a lifetime of married bliss -- no, Claire was horrified to find he was discussing business! Tyler had been after Claire's land all along -- but her spirited beauty and faith in him unexpectedly touches him. And soon this life-long scoundrel finds himself wondering: can it be possible that this small-town girl has stolen his wicked heart?