HIGH-STAKES MARRIAGE After he shoots a man, the stakes for gambler Logan Devereaux have never been higher. On trial for his life, he's offered a shocking alternative form of restitution... marriage to his victim's pregnant sweetheart! Beautiful Emma O'Toole has sworn vengeance against him - and when a newspaper man puts her tragic story to song the whole nation waits to see what she'll do. Their marriage is the riskiest gamble Logan's ever taken, but he'll put everything he's got on ...
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HIGH-STAKES MARRIAGE After he shoots a man, the stakes for gambler Logan Devereaux have never been higher. On trial for his life, he's offered a shocking alternative form of restitution... marriage to his victim's pregnant sweetheart! Beautiful Emma O'Toole has sworn vengeance against him - and when a newspaper man puts her tragic story to song the whole nation waits to see what she'll do. Their marriage is the riskiest gamble Logan's ever taken, but he'll put everything he's got on the line for a chance at winning Emma's heart.
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This is an unusual tale of Emma O'Toole's intended being killed by a gambler - before they could marry and give the coming baby a name. I think the Mormon judge was portrayed as he would have been in those days; more concerned with the baby's legitimacy than the two adults.
It hasn't been that long ago that having a baby out of wedlock left a stain of all who were around the `fallen woman.' I particularly liked that the author didn't go on and on about the angst Emma might have suffered with having to marry so suddenly. But Emma was a practical woman; women were still in short supply and her baby needed more than a single woman could provide.
There are plenty of twists to this story to keep the reader guessing. I thought the plot was refreshingly original.
