A widow forced to start over leans on a handsome lawman to escort her across the western frontier in this historical romance. An outlaw''s wife… With her home burned down, her outlaw husband believed dead and five children entrusted to her care, Melody Dawson must leave the ashes of her past behind to start afresh… And an outlaw hunter… Atoning for a youthful mistake, US marshal Reeve Prentis has made tracking down criminals his life''s work. His dangerous job has always demanded a solitary existence, yet escorting Melody across the Wild West has Reeve longing for change, and a family of his own! "
