Brides of the West

deLacey Honeycutt is the daughter of the infamous "King" Honeycutt, gambler extraordinaire.She figures that with the tricks of the trade taught to her by her father she should be able to build a stakes to start a new life.Ah, but she tries to take on the wealthy rancher, Joss McRae, who is a bit of a gambler himself.When she makes off with his ten thousand dollars he isn't about to let her get away. You will love the chase.He forces her to honor her contract of mail-order bride to Silas Abrams, his neighbor and enemy.deLacey decides that Silas is innocent of all the cattle rustling going on and will prove it to Joss. She has stumbled onto the culprit.Without any premeditation Joss cuckolds Silas and reaps the results. [chuckle, chuckle]Excellenty written and strong enough to keep the attention throughout the whole book. Wonderful characters, although I find most of these women a bit silly,Look for Book Two the follow-up SWEPT AWAY by Jean Anne Caldwell.Highly Recommended - enjoyable read.