The Proxy Brides

by Barbara Goss

Synopsis

From Book 18:

When it comes to gambling and love you must decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time.

Logan Sinclair, a gambler, has an ultimatum from his father to clean up his life and marry, or lose his inheritance. He complies with all but the marriage. His father dies before he can change his will leaving Logan just weeks to find a bride.

Left stranded in a strange town, and forced by necessity to take a job as a saloon woman, Emma Jamison finds herself fired on her first night. She is desperate for a place to go so she agrees to marry Logan who needs a wife immediately. Logan thinks he's married a saloon woman and Emma is happy to let him think it. He wants to annul the marriage after six months, and that's fine with her. Things go along well until a man from Emma's past finds her and causes trouble. Around the same time, Logan's past catches up with his life. How can such a mess in both their lives ever cause a happily ever after?