Deflowered on the Wagon Train

Honora Redmond fights to secure her land claim on the wagon train, her quiet reserve a shield against the abandonment she dreads once the prize is won. Quentin Dunmore's protective dominance over the settlers hides his own guarded wound, turning their strategic alliance into a dangerous temptation with every accidental touch.

The rest stops belong to Quentin, and he keeps her back when the train moves ahead. Every hour of it makes the alliance harder to call strategic. In the cramped supply tent, his need to claim her innocence under his control runs against the survival that demands they both stay focused. How much will Honora give the man who could leave her more alone than before?