The son of a notorious outlaw, Roan Penny yearns to make his life count... but heroism comes with a price. Left badly injured, only the kindness of a gentle stranger can save him. He longs to be with the captivating beauty--his savior, his Texas star, his Marley Rose McClain--but he knows he'd bring her nothing but trouble. If only he could convince his heart of that. Marley's lived a charmed life, and she's determined to spend the rest of her days at her quiet hero's side... but she isn't what she seems. A life-long secret threatens to destroy everything she knows--and everything she could hope to be. As dangerous men threaten to pull her back into the shadows, a desperate Roan must ride hell-bent for leather to save the other half of his heart... before he can lose her light for good.