When Bethany Silverton left the genteel life of Miss HendersonÆs School for Young Ladies back in Philadelphia for the raw frontier town of Sweetwater, Montana, she had no idea how much she would enjoy the freedom and danger of this wild country.A conservative preacherÆs daughter, Bethany canÆt resist the challenge of charming the most attractive cowboy in town into attending her fatherÆs new church. She never dreamed that the cowboy would charm the lady.But Hawk Chandler isnÆt the only man vying for BethanyÆs affections. Ruthlessly ambitious Vince Richards thinks Bethany is perfect for him: attractive, gracious, just the woman to help him become governor. And he is determined to get what he wants at any cost.Drawn to one man, an obsession of another, BethanyÆs quiet life is thrown into turmoil. She wagered her heart on love. Now she has gotten more than she bargained forÙand the stakes are about to become life and death.