As a physician, Annalise Sinclair thought she knew everything about the workings of the human heart ... until she danced with a thrilling stranger at a costume ball. But to Annalise, love was a distraction she could ill afford. So she packed her bags and boarded a train heading west, eager to put as much country between herself and temptation. But Annalise's plans are derailed when she runs headlong into trouble—and into the arms of the very man she hoped to leave behind. Back east, Annalise Sinclair, the pampered daughter of a wealthy Wall Street investor, has finished medical school, but her father expects her get married and give up the nonsensical idea of practicing medicine. She agrees to consider potential spouses, but when her maid discloses that she is pregnant, the two young women run away to the West. Meanwhile, handsome former diplomat Daniel Miller is being pressured by his father, a business partner of Mr. Sinclair's, to find a bride. Daniel and Annalise are drawn to each other at a masked ball but are reluctant to pursue their mutual attraction any further. Independent and stubborn, they each have their hearts set on achieving their dreams, but love will not be denied.

She'll fight for justice... Orphan Josie Miller was saved from a life of crime when a stranger rescued her off the street. Josie owes everything she has to Dr. Annie—from her hard-won law degree to her impressive knowledge of medicine. So when a wounded man is brought to Josie's house clinging to life, she is determined to save him. With eyes as black as sin and a body riddled with bullets, Sims Callahan is clearly a dangerous man. But even after Josie learns that her patient is running from the law, she can't control the fire that the rugged loner ignites inside her—a longing that could destroy her vow to never, ever bind herself to a man. Even for an outlaw Some call Sims an outlaw and a thief—and few believe that he's just an honest man trying to clear his name. While recovering from his wounds, Sims knows the law is waiting to take him in. Only Josie believes in him—and every night they spend together in Wyoming's Big Sky country, the temptation to take the tender innocence she offers intensifies. When Sims flees again, the prim and proper lady lawyer finds herself a willing hostage who'll stop at nothing to save him...even if it means marrying him to do it.