Dylan Quinn was a ward of one of the toughest prisons in the Texas territory for a crime he did not commit. He was desperate to prove his innocence and even more desperate to escape the confinement of the hostel environment in which surrounded him. He was given the chance at the life he had once longed for, only to find there was a catch. He would be sold to the highest bidder and forced to be her husband. Can he prove his innocence and find true happiness with a complete stranger? Bailey Matthews had exactly thirty days to pay off the loan to her ranch. Quickly running out of options she desperately turned to her last hope. Accepting the free money and cattle from the government, she agreed to marry a reformed prisoner providing him a new life. Could she really stand a chance of survival being married to the convicted murderer know as Dylan Quinn.