Sea Logan Hughes uses laughter such as a shield because the twists and changes his life has taken have led him far from the road he was likely to tread. He’s no priest, and despite his parents’ continuing hope, he has no desire to be one. Still, he’s no devil, either. Therefore when his try to protect an innocent person lands him with two choices-the brig or marriage to a woman he doesn’t know-he selects relationship. Which means denying his family’s programs for him once and for all.

Lena Reed doesn’t about Issued towards the Bride-to-be One Marine find it funny at all that 3 x her father has sent a man to help with her ranch, and 3 x one of her sisters has married him. She’s not really falling for the trick. She was born to run the cattle procedure at Two Willows, no man will take that away from her. So when Logan occurs, she’ll perform whatever she can to keep him at arm’s size. Only problem is the marine refuses to stay there. Piece by piece, he’s wearing down her resistance to him. But will giving into her emotions mean quitting her dreams?

Contains mature themes.