Miranda Chase can't refuse when her pregnant sister asks her to return to their Colorado ranch, though her sister's new family is a painful reminder of everything Miranda knows she'll never have. Shell travel to the ends of the earth to protect Mercy's newfound happiness - even if it means sweet-talking Benjamin Lansing, whose claim to Mercy's ranch reaches beyond money. But despite Miranda's distrust of the man, the wet words come easily, as do the kisses...Ben isn't looking for love - and certainly not with Miranda, who is as pure and innocent as a spring flower. She has no need of a hardened man like him. All he wants is to collect what's owed to him and be on his way. But Miranda's soft touch is temptation indeed, and loving her - for now and forever - just might be what he's truly wanted all along...
Teresa Bodwell has always loved the rugged mountains and open spaces of the West. After serving in the U.S. Army, where she helped make the world safe for John Phillip Sousa music, she received a bachelor's degree from UCLA and a law degree from The University of Oregon. As an attorney she has done a variety of things from prosecuting bid riggers to defending consumer rights and helping clients manage the nightmare of divorce. It doesn't take long practicing law to see that life can be unfair and a joyous outcome is not always possible, yet she still believes in happily ever after. When she read her first romance novel, Teresa found a place where happy endings are guaranteed. She finds that writing love stories adds balance to her life.
Teresa lives with her family in western Montana where she teaches law and serves as a Girl Scout volunteer.
