Tender Heart — Gwen Cleary

Pursued by her past...

Forced into marriage with a wealthy stranger, Hannah Turner scandalized St. Louis society by running away from her brutal husband. Now, with nothing but a ticket West, Hannah boarded a train for Sacramento...never dreaming she'd rescue a feisty street urchin from a luckless fate or tell one lie after another to protect her...

Max Garat had been waiting for the seamstress he'd hired, sight unseen, to step off the Eastern Express. Instead, a delicate beauty and a fast-talking kid descended onto the platform and into his life. The last thing the Nevada sheep rancher and his three motherless children needed were two more mouths to feed...and the last thing Hannah needed was this handsome stranger who opened her world to a love she'd only dreamed of, if only she dared to risk her heart.