Midnight Bride — Tanya Hanson

Committed to running the shoddy Lazy Jazy ranch left by her granddaddy, Carrie Smith is eager to try her own ideas on saving the place. And she doesn't need a man to help her. When handsome cowboy Jed Jones arrives without warning in Sweetcream, Texas, he bears documents that proclaim they must wed by midnight or lose the Jazy. Both fearful of relinquishing their heritage, the two exchange vows and steaming kisses... all the while Carrie seeks an annulment even as she falls head over heels. Jed, meanwhile, intends to discover the mystery of his own pa's death all the while he falls for Carrie even faster and harder.