Heart's Folly — Mary Lou Rich

She took his name in marriage
He took her heart forever...

MATTIE
A respectable young widow, she fought to close dawn Jake's house of ill repute...

JAKE
He drove Mattie's millinery shop out of business, leaving her penniless--and homeless...

Jake had ruined Mattie. So she was mighty wary when he offered her a job caring for his orphaned nieces and nephews--in his home. Still, Mattie was desperate, and she adored the children. She accepted Jake's offer on two conditions: They would marry for the children's sake--and be man and wife in name only. In her mind, Mattie intended to resist the charms of her handsome husband. But in her heart, she knew that rules of love were made to be broken...

Hero: Jake Turnbull
Heroine: Mattie McFearson