The first novel in the Lone Star Hero's Love Story Series....Post Civil War, Laurel Tracey had lost her family and was left with a two hundred acre ranch to run on her own. Thomas Baker was a former soldier who was unable to pay off a few of his fines, and ended up in jail because of it. Since she needed help on the ranch, she paid off his debt, got him released and hired him for one year to work her ranch. When Laurel’s life is threatened, her trustworthy hired hand turns out to be just the hero she needs.
