Wish Upon a Hero — Pat Pritchard

The only thing that mattered to Nora Jamieson was the Colorado ranch her parents had built with love and laughter - and now that her mother was dead, there was nothing to stop Nora's unscrupulous stepfather, Judge Cunningham, from taking it away from her. Nothing but Nora's determination, of course - and maybe a little help from a dangerously attractive drifter named Brody who agreed to sign on as a ranch hand. Could she trust a man who had no past with her own future - and her heart? When the War Between the States claimed everything Brody Sinclair cared about, he vowed to take revenge on the man responsible for the death of his family - a wily Yankee officer named Cunningham. The years hadn't dulled Brody's anger or grief, and he believed nothing would stand between him and vengeance. Yet he hadn't counted on the judge's spirited stepdaughter - or his own response to her innocent kisses. For the first time, a new beginning seemed possible...but only if love kept them side by side...