Frail and sheltered, Ashton Robertson longed only to be a bride before illness claimed her days . . . yet Christian Montgomery offered far more than a fleeting ceremony.
Whisking her to a secluded cottage on the Galveston coast, the rugged Texas marshal swore to guard her gentle spirit without losing his heart. Beside the sea, every tender embrace awakened her soul . . . though the shadow of a tragic past still haunted his touch.
When ruthless outlaws ambush their coach, Kit must risk everything to shield the woman he was never supposed to love. Can her love make their marriage real before their time together ends—forever?
Lorraine Heath always dreamed of being a writer. After graduating from the University of Texas, she wrote training manuals, press releases, articles, and computer code, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she not only became hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She’s been writing about them ever since. Her novels have been recognized with numerous industry awards and have appeared on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists.