Mail Order Desire by Alix West

A Reclusive Hero
Nick Travis always imagined a wife and family, but the years haven’t been kind. His mail-ordered bride had a change of heart and never showed. After that, the wrong end of a knife in a street brawl left him scarred and bitter. He’s determined to live alone. He keeps busy, working his ranch, and caring for abused horses.

A Beauty with a Secret
Cora Singleton had it all, but when fate robs her of all prospects, she sets out for Texas as a mail-ordered bride. The man who wrote might not be warm or caring, but he’s her best hope. When her train is stranded outside of Colter Canyon, help comes from a stranger.

Nick Travis offers to take her to Colter Canyon. As they travel to town, she grows certain that her rescuer is a growling grizzly of a man. He claims the man who sent for her is no good, a drunk, and worse.

Sparks fly as the two clash. Nick Travis might be handsome and kind, but he’s arrogant and impossible too.

Worst of all, he threatens to keep her for himself…