From BackCover:
The bride prize!
Eleven years ago Seth O'Connor had left Josie McAllister brokenhearted -- and pregnant! Josie was convinced the good-looking cowboy had found it easier to believe the lies about her reputation than to accept the truth -- that he was the father of her child!

But now Seth was back -- and in his hands was a legal document that laid claim not only to McAllister property but to Josie, too! It seemed her father had gambled not just the family home but Josie's future, on one game of cards!

Seth was determined to claim both, and Josie could either give up her home or marry a man she'd taught herself to hate.... ( )