"When Ben Moore rode into Wileyville, he was not expecting much. He had won a deed in a poker game and wanted to check out the place for himself. From the start, though, he could tell that he was buying into a pack of troubles by claiming the old Oakley place. When he went out to look it over he was surprised by two things: the relatively good shape the property was in - the buildings needed work, but the structures were good and the surrounding land would make for good grazing - and the presence of two young boys who had been abandoned by their grandfather. If Ben decided to stay, he would have to decide what to do about the children . . . and he would have to figure out what to do about Jess Hearst, a powerful rancher who was determined to claim the Oakley place for himself. Ben had been a drifter for years, wandering from one range job to another, and Wileyville seemed as good a place as any to settle in. Better . . . no other place had a cafeĢ owner as beautiful as Elizabeth Calahan!"-- Provided by publisher.
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