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

“Come on over,” she murmured, adjusting herself on the bed and pulling him between her legs.


Martha wrapped her legs around his waist, tugging him into her. Paul wanted to unleash himself, but Martha kept him under control with her legs and arms, holding him against her until he relaxed.


“This isn’t a race. Take your time.”


Paul nodded, holding his breath as he slid out and thrust into her again. She dug her nails into his flesh, throwing back her head, arching towards him. The desire to taste her overwhelmed him. He kissed every bit of skin he could reach, lingering over her neck, her throat, the swell of her breasts.


The candle puffed out, a blanket of darkness falling around them. She surrounded him in every way—all he could feel, all he could hear, all he wanted to touch. The sound of her breath, the musky scent of her skin, the way she clenched him, pulled him, moved beneath him. He fell into her again and again in the shadows.3


Chapter 10