BECKETT'S BIRTHRIGHT

Eli Chandler didn’t need a redheaded wildcat to complicate his life.

What with a fiancée gone missing and a wily gambler on the loose, the ranch manager had enough on his plate. He had signed on at the Bar J cattle spread after tracking a cold trail east, aiming only to bide his time. So why did he hunger after the boss's daughter, with a newly whetted appetite for love?

Delilah had stormed home in trousers astride a half-wild stallion, determined to take over her ailing father’s pastures. How could a weary ex-lawman keep his mind on cattle when every clash with the spirited spitfire left him burning to haul her into his arms?

Her cantankerous father was scheming to marry her off, promising the deed to whichever bachelor could tame his headstrong daughter. Why should a seasoned lawman buy into a skinflint’s scheme, when a single glance from her amber eyes set his blood on fire?

Delilah Jackson could appreciate that. Just as she could appreciate the shocking way he made her feel without even trying—reminding her she was a woman first and a rancher second!

• Forced Proximity: Working side by side from sunup to sundown, Eli and Delilah clash over doctoring fence-busting cattle, breeding prize bulls, and keeping the Bar J running in the sweltering North Carolina heat.
• Found Family: Behind her father’s back, Delilah sneaks pantry supplies to Martha Randall’s five fatherless children, joining forces with lanky herd boss Streak and kind-hearted orphan Willy to keep the struggling clan afloat.
• Small Town Setting: Beyond the pine groves of Hillsborough, town gossips trade wild rumors about Burke Jackson’s inheritance scheme while eligible bachelors line up to try their luck with the county’s wealthiest heiress.
• Also by This Author: Blackstone’s Bride, Longshadow’s Woman and The Mail-Order Brides.