Tempest! (A Sutter's Creek Novel, Book 1)

In his hometown of Chicago, physician Cody Weston is a small fish in a big pond. So, when he reads an article in the local newspaper advertising for a doctor in a small western town, he jumps at the chance. Leaving his home and his family behind, he journeys to Sutter's Creek in Montana Territory. But life there is different then what he's used to and the townspeople don't exactly welcome him with open arms. That is until he's befriended by the sheriff, Marc Baldridge, and Marc's younger sister, Kaitlyn. Cody has never met a girl like Kaitlyn -- she's open, honest, and completely without guile and it isn't long before the young doctor finds himself captivated by the dark-haired beauty. But Cody's been burned once and he's there to do his job, nothing more.

Growing up in a small town with less than 50 inhabitants, Kaitlyn Baldridge has known everyone who lives there her entire life. When the handsome new doctor arrives, she is intrigued by the man and his big-city ways. But she isn't the only one showing interest and soon every available young lady in town is trying to catch Cody's eye and win his favor. Kaitlyn has led a very sheltered life and she is unprepared for the way he makes her feel. As she struggles to understand her growing attraction to him, his attempts to distance himself from her only lead him more and more under her spell. And when a deep dark family secret surfaces, she turns to him in a desperate attempt to ease the pain of a life of lies and help her heart heal.