Amalie Brassel needed to run from St. Louis before her life was destroyed by her employer and an unscrupulous local business owner. Amalie’s friend, Nate Sperling, offered to assist Amalie and contacted his brother, Deke, for help. Deke Sperling didn’t want to marry again, but he wanted his brother to come back to the family’s Wyoming ranch. Agreeing to marry Amalie by proxy, offering his name as protection, only if Nate accompanied her home seemed to be the best answer. Can love unite a woman who married for protection and a bounty hunter whose heart still belongs to his deceased wife? This is a sweet romance.