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In frontier Colorado, a train robbery leaves both David and Jesse severely injured. Abigail McKenzie takes them to her doorstep to aid their recovery. David, gentle and loving, promises her a happiness she had long forsaken. Jesse, rude, violent, and troublingly sensual, defies Abigail’s restraint, pulling her into a tempest of forbidden desire. Between the promise of stability and the pull of passion, Abigail’s heart burns for a love she has long denied herself, forcing her to confront a difficult decision.
Emily’s story explores the clash between societal propriety and the raw, unbridled feelings born of frontier life, and how a woman must navigate love, duty, and the road to self‑discovery.
First publish date: May 1, 1983
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: LaVyrle Spencer
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