Pioneer Passion — Therese A. Kraemer

Historical Western Romance. A stubborn young lady, Rusty Crawford, who loves only one thing more than her father and brother are the delicious oranges she toils over. When a handsome cowboy, Guy Strong wins her land from her father in a card game, she fights against the stranger's plans to raise cattle on the land and refuses to give up her orange grove in San Joaquin Valley, where the climate is perfect for growing citrus. Months pass as Rusty and Guy fight emotions very new to them both,but… they are too stubborn to admit the truth. The battle of wills between two stubborn pioneers leads to bloodshed and frustration.