A man's death sentence leads to a passionate new life in this classic frontier romance by the award-winning author of Silver Lining. The Civil War may be over, but ex-cavalry major Bowie Stone still stares death in the face. As a condemned man in the town of Passion's Crossing, Kansas, he can only escape execution through marriage to a local woman. In desperate need of help on her farm, Rosie Mulvehey offers her hand. Their marriage of convenience seems simple enough . . . though Bowie's wife Susan might disagree, if only she knew he was alive . . . When news of Bowie's death sentence reaches her, Susan Stone must find a new life for her and her three-year-old son. Answering an ad from a man in Wyoming, she makes her way out to the frontier to become a stranger's bride. As Bowie and Rosie discover a connection they never expected, Susan discovers that dark days can lead to new horizons . . .