Fleeing from an undesirable marriage and in search of her sister, Delany steps warily into the seedy saloon. She is unprepared for what happened next. A complete stranger drags her out and back to his place. Usually not attracted big dark haired men, she was unable to deny that she enjoys his passionate kisses and his love-making. And even when she was forced to marry him, she’s still adamant about leaving with her sister.

The moment he spied the woman dressed in black, Slater was determined to be the first to bed the new whore. What he didn’t expect was that he would be protecting the little innocent. But she makes it damn hard to safeguard her against himself. Only hours after making love to her unforeseen circumstances force him to marry her. He didn’t mind because he knew it would only be for a few weeks and he was eagerly anticipating the long hours they would spend in sensual pleasure.