In a novel of high-riding adventure and long-simmering desire, New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston brings to life a sweeping story of lost love, shattering secrets, and a passion waiting to be reclaimed.
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More than twenty years ago, young Verity Talbot made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the man she loved: She married the brute who'd threatened to kill him. Verity, now the Countess of Rushland, also kept a shattering secret, allowing the son of Miles Broderick, Viscount Linden, to be raised as another manโs heir. Now a widow, Verity and her grown son, Rand, arrive in the Wyoming Territory to begin a new lifeโonly to face a reckoning.
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When Miles makes the stunning realization that heโs just saved the life of the only woman he has ever lovedโwho chose to marry another manโhe is torn between anger at her betrayal and uncontrolled desire. Miles is shattered and rages against fate when he learns the truth about the son he never knew existedโuntil Rand is captured by a Sioux warrior. Suddenly, Miles realizes that the only future worth living is one with Verityโas they race to rescue their son and fulfill their dreams.