Sunny — Linda Madl

Like so many others, Sunny Lang and her brother Jeff were struggling to rebuild their lives after the brutal devastation of the Civil War. When the tall, lean stranger came to their west Arkansas ranch, they were happy to hire him as a hand. But there was something about Cale McFarland...Sunny sensed this handsome war-scarred man wasn't what he seemed to be, as she resisted the powerful yearnings he stirred in her heart.

Cale McFarland could never tell Sunny the truth: he had been sent to track down her brother and tear her world apart. Yet he could not ignore the unquenchable flame this vibrant beauty ignited in him. When he finally took her into his arms, their surrender was all the more bittersweet for the terrible secrets Cale knew he must keep...if only to hold on to these perfect moments a little while longer. But all too soon the past caught up with them, and Jeff lay dead, branded as a traitor and a thief. Convinced of Cale's betrayal, Sunny was determined to prove her brother's innocence. In a wild race for the truth, the stakes were her very life -- and the unexpected rapture of a magnificent love.