Ross MacDougal demands vengeance on the men who killed his young cousin, but his Clan Chief, older half-brother Gillis, insists that he produce an heir. Without one, they'll lose their ranch to their brutish brother in Texas when their father dies. But no woman would marry the man known as the MacDougal Devil. An Eastern contract bride is the only way to save the ranch. Amelia Smathers is desperate for her own home. Before dying of lung complications, her older sister Prudence insists that Amelia marry Nevin MacDougal, her husband Gillis's kindly younger brother. Eyes tearing in grief, Amelia signs the marriage contract and heads west. Amelia is shocked to discover a different husband, but Ross's erotic touch soothes her. Still, she's expected to share herself, just like Beth Elliott, their closest neighbor. Beth's heated description of sharing three men has Amelia both alarmed and aroused. Then Ross's past catches up with them...