It started in 1924. He was the strong, silent type, with more than a hint of danger in the way he carried himself. His cowboy hat dipped at a rakish angle; his gunbelt comfortably wrapped around his slim waist. His past was a mystery; his future unknown. She was a rancher’s daughter, at ease on a cow pony’s back or on a ballroom floor. Folks said she had a will of her own, and most thought she’d never be tamed. Yet every time she was in his presence, the breath caught in her throat, her


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