Secret Gamble

Jason McQuade is an ex-outlaw, but he means to reform his life and pay for all the wrong he's done. When he wins the deed to the Bar W Ranch is a hand of poker, he sees his chance to settle down and earn an honest living. But the property has enormous debts and Brand Kingford--a man who runs a lot of cattle and owns a lot of land--has a stake in the ranch. He won't give it up without a fight. Vanessa Chamberlain is furious at the man who took away their home. Is Jason angel or outlaw? She wonders when she finds out her father gambled away the ranch to save it from Kingford's clutches. Jason is determined to keep the Bar W and turn it around. Since the first time he saw the ranch--and Vanessa--he feels as if he's home. But can the widow of a lawman ever love a former outlaw?