Sweet Chance — Carole Howey

Paris Delaney was out to make his fortune, and he figured cattle ranching was as good a way as any. But the former Texas Ranger hadn't even set foot in Chance, Wyoming, before his partner became smitten with the local schoolmarm. Determined to discourage the match, he enlisted the help of a sharp-tongued widow -- and soon found himself her reluctant suitor.

Pretty, reserved, and thoroughly independent, Cressida Harding had loved and lost one husband, and that was enough for her. She didn't need any man to stand up for her rights or protect her from harm, even if dumb luck had brought virile Paris Delaney to her doorstep. But the longer he was in town, the more Cress found herself savoring the joys of... Sweet Chance