Tabitha Whitlock never expected to be sent off as a mail-order bride. But when her newspaper article investigation of a notorious horse thief puts her life in danger, she's sent to Lincoln, Nebraska, where the man she's to marry might hold the answers she's seeking.
Elijah Brandt is a quiet, enigmatic rancher with a past he refuses to share. Yet, in the shadows of his land, something dark stirs-a connection to the very criminal Tabitha is determined to expose.
As horses continue to vanish and her town whispers secrets, Tabitha is drawn deeper into a tangled web of lies and deception, where her heart and safety are both at risk.
Is Elijah a man she can trust, or is he hiding more than his feelings for her?
In a town where nothing is what it seems, Tabitha must navigate betrayal, desire, and danger-uncovering not only the truth about Jack Dudoso, but also about the man she's about to marry... and the love they're both afraid to admit.