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Annie Malloy is in a fix. She’s gotten herself into the worst kind of trouble and there’s really only one way out. It seems the town’s handsome new sheriff, Jesse Harden, has taken a shine to her–and has offered her a way to end the scandal once and for all. Marriage, she hopes, even a hasty one to a virtual stranger, will put an end to the gossip and return her life to something like it was before. But Annie soon finds that the quiet life she once lived has been exchanged for one full of chance, desire, and the breathtaking possibility of true love.
Jesse John Harden has always followed his instincts and has no doubt that he can turn this marriage of convenience into a true marriage of the heart. With each day that passes the bond between him and his pretty new wife grows stronger and the spark between them gets hotter. But Annie is hiding a secret that could destroy their delicate happiness. Now Jesse must convince Annie to let him stand beside her to face the past so they can have a chance at a happy future.
Review
There is lots to enjoy about this engaging western romance where our heroine has decided not not marry but finds herself pregnant and the naivety of her previous points of few on being a modern woman are harshly exposed.
Our hero, because of his own up bringing, is both a realist and a feminist. He is great and I have a lot of compassion for our heroine as well.
The details of pregnancy explored in this book adds depth as does the very true to history response to the heroine's out of wedlock condition.
The growth of the characters is charming as is the love they come to share.
This said I wish we had more couple time and less time spent in her former lovers spaces and that the conflict at the end of the book hadn't been based on a very dumb choice by the heroine and dumb reactions by the hero. It would have been an excellent book instead of just a good one in that case.
