Kate Wells sold herself in marriage once and will be damned if she'll do it again. The widow of a notorious man, she has had her fill of rich men who are used to getting their way. So when a rich railroad baron offers to make her his mistress, she turns him down flat, but reconsiders when her family's home is threatened.
Until he met Kate, Sam Pickett never had a reason to spend more than a night with a woman. Now his fascination for the Widow Wells is fast turning toward love. But when she is implicated in a plot destroy him, he must decide if he will listen to reason or follow his heart.
