Life goes on after the shootout at Dead Man's Corner, and Paul Whitaker is left behind to pick up the pieces. Given the title of mayor and the responsibility of burying the dead, Paul is left to nothing but drudgery when the woman he loves rides off with another man. Now that he's alone with the dead, a wedding is the farthest thing from his mind.<br><br>Until the town's most popular whore surprises him with a marriage proposal.<br><br>Martha is beautiful and determined. Paul has always liked her from afar, but is completely dumbfounded when she announces her intention to be his bride. Is love still possible in Dead Man's Corner? Or will Paul lose another woman?

After the Incident at Dead Man's Corner

He ached. He throbbed. He didn’t know what to touch, where to touch, what to do. He didn’t know what to ask her for, but he couldn’t help but writhe and twist beside her, straining for some sort of relief. Even with his meager experience with Eliza, he had never touched anything as soft as her skin, never felt anything as warm and wonderful as her breasts pressed against his chest, her thigh sliding between his.


Paul hesitantly slid his fingers down her spine, longing to explore her body but unsure of where to start. She moaned, arching against his hand like a cat. The soft sound from deep in her throat set a sliver of pain through his groin, his cock twitching. Longing to hear that sweet moan again, he continued his exploration down her back, sliding his knuckles against the soft slope of her buttocks. She rewarded him with another moan, pressing her body closer until nothing separated them.


Chapter 9