Storm Benedict was injured in a mine explosion when he was very young and wandered away from town dazed and disoriented. Ten years later, he returns a big, handsome, rough-talking, big-as-a-mountain cowboy who has inherited a ranching empire. After learning of Storm's inheritance, the town fathers legally attach the ranch and refuse to let it go until Storm gets married, so he sends for a mail-order bride. Saul Denis is a city slicker from the east with a secret desire to become a cowboy, but he doesn’t have the money to travel west until his sister Sable receives a proposal from a big, good-looking cowboy with a sexy grin. Saul swipes the letter, making a deal with Sable to go in her place. When he meets Storm, he is overwhelmed, quickly falling in love with the big cowboy. Soon, Storm reunites with an old drifter friend, Curt Sanders, and sparks fly between all three men. And then Saul’s sister Sable comes to town masquerading as a lady when she’s actually an evil little spitfire who tries to take Storm away from the other two men, including her brother. They eventually find out what she’s up to, and along with Storm, makes sure she gets what she deserves. Will Storm's passion for a drifter and a city slicker be the end of his empire, or will the three men stay together and fight for their love?

Cowboy from Hell

He was always looking for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. He spent a lot of time out of town, digging through mine shafts or just chasing down his dream one way or another. He only came into town once in a while when he needed something, or to rest up so he could go out again. He managed to have a little luck, but it was never the windfall he’d always hoped for. Due to Curt’s traveling, he only knew Storm slightly. That was because Storm didn’t take to people too quickly. He was close-mouthed and distant until he felt he could trust you, but if the day ever came that you got on his good side, you couldn’t have a better friend. In fact, if you didn’t pass his test, a vampire with a toothache would have a better chance.


Chapter 9