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

She was going to look like a monster on her own wedding day. Sighing, she pulled the balm out of her traveling bag and applied it liberally to her bruises, wishing it would camouflage as well as heal.


Eliza crawled into bed alone, relieved it was the final night she’d spend by herself.


Eliza felt like everybody in the dining hall and lobby was looking at her as she descended the stairs, but she knew they probably didn’t even notice her. She thought they should not only notice her, but bow before her as well. She felt like a queen, gliding down the stairs in soft slippers and rich silk.


Chapter 73