A Lady of the West

the long version

Only true love could redeem....Victoria Waverly, noble daughter of the war-ruined South, is sold in marriage to a ruthless rancher. Honor and pride help her endure life as a wife in name only but nothing can quench her forbidden desire for hired gunman Jake Roper. His gaze is hard, but tenderness he can't hide promises to unveil to Victoria the mysteries of love.Only true love can destroy....Jake curses his burning need for Victoria, for he wants nothing to stand in the way of his drive to recla