Anora King didn't plan to pretend she was married, but her new neighbors in Boulder Springs leap to that conclusion. For a young woman struggling socially and financially, the deceit has its advantages, until the sinfully handsome new marshal comes to town. Jesse Quantrill is shocked to find himself lusting after a married woman. But sweet, blushing Anora doesn't act married, and her mix of innocence and feisty determination is irresistible. No matter how hard they try to stay apart, lawbreakers, riots, and deadly danger drive Jesse and Anora straight into each other's arms. Yet a romance between them would be the town's biggest scandal ever...