From the moment Cousin Rosanne and her husband arrived from Alabama, Will Johnson was in for it. Outside, his orange crop was in danger, and now his troubles moved indoors as well.

Death and jealousy stood behind Will’s wife, the law was after Rosanne’s husband, and that unwilling bride herself was a fiery young thing who thus far had resisted gentling. Yet, though Will’s strong back already was heavily burdened, he dared to take on this one more chore—even if it sparked an emotional holocaust.