A Bride for Weston by Kathleen Lawless

He didn’t want a wife. She didn’t want a husband. Yet, here they are.

After Talia’s husband is killed by unsavory types, leaving her alone and penniless, she answers an ad for mail order brides. The last thing she wants is another husband, but this story piques her interest. A sheriff out West is seeking a different kind of woman. The sheriff is also clear that theirs will be a marriage in name only, which suits her fine.

Weston’s misgiving about taking on a bride are born out the second he lays eyes on Talia. He expected someone tough and street-smart, not young and beautiful. But soon learns Talia’s appearance proves deceiving.

As she wins his grudging admiration and respect, their mutual attraction blossoms until things careen out of control in more ways than one. Talia’s dedication to Weston and the town land her in a web of criminal activity that threatens everything Weston holds dear. Including his wife.