Everyone in Jacobsville, Texas, steered clear of taciturn Cy Parks–everyone but the spirited Lisa Monroe, who electrified the formidable loner with her tantalizing kisses.

Their fiery passion escalated when the soldier returned from the line of duty–and claimed Lisa as his bride, to shield her from a revenge-seeking desperado. Clearly Cy was getting mighty possessive of this enchanting woman who needed the type of safeguarding only he could provide. But who would protect the beguiling bride from him?