Staking Their Claim (ePub)

Jenny Beaumont's brother Will told her so often about his plans to follow his friend Cody Drake to the mining town of Coloma, that the innocent young woman can't help but to romanticize the California Gold Rush. When she faces the prospect of being married off to an older man by her greedy relatives after Will's tragic death, Jenny heads west to fulfill his dream instead.

In the months he has spent waiting for Will to join him, Cody has become close friends with Nigel Simms, an Englishman who recently saved his life. After he finally gets word that Will has made it to Coloma, Cody is shocked to discover that the new arrival is actually Will's little sister Jenny disguised as a boy. Learning of his friend's passing is bad enough, and now he'll have to look out for Jenny as well. As far as he is concerned, protecting Jenny means taking legal custody of her, and he is pleased when Nigel agrees to share the responsibility.

Both men make it clear to Jenny that she will be expected to obey them or face the consequences. But Jenny has no idea how seriously these two men will take their duties until she's in their care and under their strict command. But despite her embarrassment at such treatment, Jenny quickly discovers that the two men's dominance awaken a side of her she never knew existed.

Cody and Nigel didn't plan to fall in love with the same woman, but in no time at all Jenny has captured both of their hearts. But keeping a beautiful young woman out of harm's way in a rough mining town is no easy task, even for two men. Can Jenny truly trust Cody and Nigel to keep her safe in the lawless west?