Twin brothers: one is troubled and the other is trouble.

All books in this series can be read in any order.

What sort of a twin leaves his brother, a troubled man, to deal with the impending arrival of his mail order bride? Reece threatens to pay for her return to Pennsylvania, but his father falls ill, and he needs to hire her as his father's companion. Reece's past haunts him and he vows to stay clear of Maggie. Will he succeed?

Rex aids a feverish woman who was put off a train in Hays. Her destination had been Colorado to meet her intended. When Rex finds a Colt .45 in her reticule, he wonders what this woman might be up to. Why would a woman riding with a mail order bride group carry a gun? Rex is repulsed when he discovers the reason.