He thought marriage was nothing more than a practical arrangement. A lonely mountain man, still carrying the grief of losing his first wife, agreed to marry a stranger who had traveled a thousand miles to reach his remote homestead. But his new bride was hiding a dangerous secret. She had spent years documenting a powerful man's crimes and fled west to survive. When her past finally caught up with her, the mountain man chose to stand between her and the danger—even when it put his own life at risk. As trust turns into love, they discover that the marriage born from duty may become something neither expected: a real home, a family, and a second chance at life.

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