Eliza Quinn first meets Ford when he tracks his rival Corbett to her homestead. Ford recruits Eliza to his fight, and they defeat Corbett’s attack, but her homestead is lost in the process.<br><br>But when they travel to the frontier’s closest town, Dead Man’s Corner, they face Corbett’s brother Ben, a ruthless man with powerful friends. He plans to exact his vengeance against Ford, and destroy anybody or anything who stands in his path.<br><br>Despite the danger to herself, Eliza can’t turn her back on Ford, and is caught up in the fight to the bitter end. Will she win the fight for her future ... and their love?

Dead Man's Corner

“Well, I know that. But I thought you might…”


Eliza didn’t know how to answer. Of course, she didn’t think he would beg her not to go. She was just another person passing in and out of his life. What if he did beg her? The accompanying image of a man as hard as Ford begging for anything struck her as so absurd, she nearly laughed out loud.


“I thought you might…care…” Eliza answered.


“You’re a grown woman, Eliza. Not tied to me, or anybody anymore. Do what makes you happy.”


Would it make you happy if I stayed?Eliza looked away from him so he couldn’t see the question in her eyes.


“They’re expecting us,” he said, his words pulling her from her thoughts.


“Right, right, of course.” She quickly finished braiding her hair, winding the braid into a tight coil at the nape of her neck. She was aware of Ford’s eyes on her, marking each movement, but she did her best to ignore him.


Chapter 23