Defending the Widow — Susannah Calloway

Shield-half-white, half-Cheyenne warrior-hates all white men. But his hatred is challenged when he's attacked by wild dogs and is rescued by a white widow and her two sons.Young widow Rebecca Reilly does her best to save the ranch she built with her late husband and still raise her sons. When the boys bring her a critically injured Indian, she wastes no time in caring for him. She and Shield come to trust one another, and Shield rethinks how he feels toward white people. When Clyde Foster arrives at Rebecca's door with an offer to buy her ranch, she is suspicious. Her sons beg her not to sell; it is their late father's legacy. Shield is falling in love with Rebecca, and he agrees that her ranch and her land are worth a battle. Rebecca has fallen for him, too, and now she has a strong man to stand with her. When Clyde Foster threatens harm to her sons, Rebecca vows to fight him, and Shield battles at her side.Clyde and his gang steal Rebecca's cattle, but when they set fire to her barn, they discover Rebecca and Shield have new allies - Cheyenne warriors. As the battle ensues, shocking discoveries come to light which will alter Rebecca's life forever.