Description

After fulfilling a pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. No family entanglements. No disappointing those around him. Just the quiet bachelor existence he s always craved. Until fate snatches his freedom away when the baker of his favorite breakfast bun is railroaded by the city council. Despite not wanting to get involved, he can t turn a blind eye to her predicament . . . or her adorable dimples.

Abigail Kemp needs a man s name on her bakery s deed. A marriage of convenience seems the best solution . . . if it involves a man she can control. That person definitely isn t the stoic lumberman who oozes silent confidence whenever he enters her shop. Control Zacharias Hamilton? She can t even control her pulse when she s around him.
When vows are spoken, Abigail s troubles should be over. Yet threats to the bakery worsen, and darker dangers hound her sister. Can she put ever more trust in Zach without losing her dreams of independence?