A lass begging to marry him might top the list of "oddest things to happen," but Chief Adam Macquarie is desperate. And no matter how much he hates to do it, he's not above lying to get what he wants. Starting with the fact that he just omitted the truth about the situation back at his home-where there are no women and only a handful of other people. Because he has a secret need for a wife himself, one she won't be too happy about when she finds out...