"Montana winters are harsh, but bad weather won't get in the way of the Calders' Christmas reunion. Patriarch Chase Calder is determined to make this holiday the happiest yet--especially for his daughter, Cat. And Chase knows the best gifts aren't always done up in paper and ribbon... It's high time for widowed Cat to have a man in her life again, whether she'll admit it or not. But Chase has more than one ace up his sleeve--he's been thinking long...

After her fiance is killed, Cat Calder, a Montana rancher's daughter vows never to marry, but sex with a stranger is acceptable. The result is a son and years later when the stranger is appointed sheriff and she faces danger her vow is tested.

"Young and beautiful, Laura Calder isn't content to live on a Montana ranch. And a trip to Europe with her 'Aunt' Tara brings her into contact with the sophisticated world she's craved...and with the two men who will lay claim to her heart. Boon Rutledge is the son of a Texas billionaire and used to getting what he wants. He wants Laura...and so does Sebastian Dunshill, Earl of Crawford, a suave Londoner with a few secrets he can't share"--Back cover....

"Chase Benteen Calder is bound to wrest a fortune from Montana land, where the whisper of riches sweeps across a sea of buffalo grass. With the formidable and loving Lorna at his side, he will breathe life into his dream. Through the treacherous Texas prairie, the perils of Indian country, and a bustling Dodge City, they forge their way to Montana. With Calder strength, they will harvest their fortune from the rich earth, no matter what."--Back cover....