Widowed young, deep in debt, lacking even children to cherish, Lily felt lower than her precious Texas bayous. Until her late husband's brother—her long-ago love—came back to town, vowing to watch over her always....
Clearly, city bachelor Mason Winslow felt honor-bound to make Lily his wife. But what was Lily to do with the wayward emotions he evoked? The hidden guilt that lapped at her soul? For Mason's blue eyes and bittersweet smile made her shiver like wind over water, and she secretly yearned for his kiss. And Lily couldn't decide whether marrying her husband's brother would be a betrayal...or a blessing.