
By Jude Deveraux
Captain Ring Montgomery was once good-looking, a talented rider, a crack shot, well-liked by the boys "and" their girls. That used to be cause adequate for a jealous, surly colonel to saddle Montgomery with a such a lot strange project: to escort an opera singer into the Colorado gold fields. Ring's plan used to be to scare the little girl sufficient in order that she'd hightail it for domestic. in the end, a Civil battle used to be brewing! yet LaReina, The making a song Duchess -- as Maddie worthy known as herself on degree -- did not scare effortless. and she or he did not intend to give an explanation for her purposes for coming West to any excessive and potent soldier. Captain Montgomery may be shrewdpermanent sufficient to determine that she was once no eu duchess, and gentleman adequate to not reap the benefits of her while he'd had the opportunity, yet he'd need to pass on pondering she had a few insane wish to sing opera to a host of ragtag miners. She did not dare belief him with the truth....