HE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE MY HUSBAND.
I arrived in the Arizona Territory expecting a soft life and a gentle man. A clerical error changed everything. I was delivered to the wrong ranch. I was handed over to Tucker Haggard. He is a man of iron and shadow. He is the savage king of a sun-baked wasteland. He wanted a sturdy wife to work his land. He got a city girl in silk.
The mountain trails are washed away. I am trapped in his cabin while the storm rages. He watches me with a raw, primal hunger. He treats me like a prize he never asked for but refuses to give back. A rival rancher wants his land and sees me as the way to steal it. To protect his borders, Tucker forced me into a marriage of convenience.
The vows were a desperate shield. The wedding night was a revelation of fire. His hands are rough. His will is absolute. He intends to break my pride and master my heart. I should crave the safety of the city. Instead, I am drowning in the obsession of a man who takes what he wants.
I am his property now. I am his obsession. He will burn the world down before he lets another man touch what is his.