MacLain's Wife

Polly Brown was raised unlike most women of her day. The daughter of a notorious outlaw, she grew up handling a six-gun, riding hard, and cooking over an open fire. When a man with a grudge begins hunting her, Polly decides her safest course is to pass herself off as a mail-order bride. Dressed as a proper lady, she is sure no enemy will recognize her. What she does not expect is that the man waiting at the other end of the journey is Sheriff Ben MacLain of Indian Trails.

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Ben is not easily deceived. He sees through her story almost at once, yet his young daughter has already grown fond of Polly, and he cannot bring himself to send her away. Instead he offers her a choice: marry him or face the law, since warrants for her arrest are still outstanding. Ben intends a marriage in name only, for his child's sake, but the attraction between them proves harder to hold back than either expects.

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