Deeply in debt, widowed Madeline Sedgewick never imagines that the person to buy her late husband's credit notes would be Brock Taylor, a former stablehand now a wealthy entrepreneur--and the man who stole her heart years ago. Brock's memories of their parting are even more bitter than Maddie's, but seeing her again awakens a desire he thought long dead. Soon a wager is made, with Brock's fortune and Maddie's independence at stake.
Deeply in debt, widowed Madeline Sedgewick never imagines that the person to buy her late husband's credit notes would be Brock Taylor, a former stablehand now a wealthy entrepreneur--and the man who stole her heart years ago. Brock's memories of their parting are even more bitter than Maddie's, but seeing her again awakens a desire he thought long dead. Soon a wager is made, with Brock's fortune and Maddie's independence at stake.