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Outrider Noah Ericson isn't Mercy Atkins' idea of a hotel guest, but the bank pays cash—a week in advance—for their stagecoach shotgun. She worries about how long she can get away with not replacing the hotel's battered roof and she never turns away a paying guest—even if he holsters a loaded weapon. Mercy's husband Haman disappeared, and she hides a shameful secret, running a decent boarding house while caring for her young son and elderly father. Haman's vicious brother Jehu circles like a vulture, determined to lay claim to Haman's stake.

Miss Caroline Parker wants nothing more than to train her ponies, horrified that her family is pushing her to find a husband during the upcoming London Season. Captain Thomas Ogden, a wounded war veteran, is shocked to find he will inherit an ancient title and a dilapidated estate from a reclusive marquess. According to his mother, the only hope for Thomas is to find a wealthy heiress to wed in order to restore the faded fortunes of his unexpected legacy.