Linda Lael Miller 
My Darling Melissa 

The reigning queen of Americana romance (Romantic Times), #1 New York Times bestseller Linda Lael Miller charms with this unforgettable Western love story of a runaway bride who wants only to hear three little words from a dashing Oregon lumber baron: My Darling Melissa When beautiful heiress Melissa Corbin discovers on her wedding day that her groom has a mistress, she begs for a ride out of town on Quinn Raffertys private railway car. Determined to prove shes an independent woman and not just the baby sister to her three older brothers, Melissa makes Quinn a tempting offer: her inheritance in exchange for a marriage that would be in name onlyuntil she says otherwise. But as Quinns burning caresses kindle a white-hot desire like shes never experienced before, the headstrong beauty knows she is falling in love…and wont admit it until the man she married does first! Its a gloriously passionate standoff for two proud hearts, a battle of wills too thrilling to resist.