Proud Passion — Kathalyn Krause

Jette had struggled all her life to escape the domination of her brutal father, powerful cattle baron Elias Allanby. Determined to avoid the marriage he had arranged between herself and his arrogant ranch foreman, Jette saw a way out in dashing Nate Trasker, whose elegant manner and apparent wealth gave him an air of mysterious magnetism. Nate's ardent courtship soon won Jette's passionate response, and when Allanby was killed in a bizarre accident, Jette, now heir to his prairie empire, rushed headlong into marriage. But Jette began to realize almost immediately that her new husband was not what he seemed. As the tangled skein of his illicit transactions was slowly unraveled, Jette turned for help, comfort--and true love--from an undreamed-of source...