Six days on a stagecoach—driven by the devil himself! What with the ruts and the potholes, Tess McKinley has been bumped, bruised, scraped and scratched until she's ready to scream—and she hasn't had a wink of sleep. Next stop: Butte, Montana. Tess can't wait to sink into the biggest bed she's ever seen. Sweet slumber at last. . .and the rugged angel in the black Stetson must be a dream. . .

No, Gabe Calloway is a flesh-and-blood man. And he can't imagine what a proper Boston lady like Tess is doing way out West. All right—so she saw an ad for hard-working, honest ranchers in need of wives. That doesn't mean Gabe's looking to get hitched. He's tempted to send her back—but there's something about beautiful Tess that just melts his heart—and makes him want to share his home on the range. . .