It takes a strong man to match a MacKenzie woman: the MacKenzie sisters are smart, strong, and sassy. But when Beth is forced to marry her tong-time enemy to save the MacKenzie railroad, she wonders if the price isn't too high.

The ruthless owner of the Lone Star Railroad, Jake Carrington has desired Beth-and her railroad-for years. But when he proposes to her, he's motivated by revenge, not love. Savoring dreams of the marriage bed, the handsome devil never imagines that Beth might turn the tables on him. Like a modern-day Scheherezade, she cleverly puts off the wedding night, one night at a time-but when passion overcomes reason--will love follow?