The Tender Texan

• Author: Jodi Thomas
• Publisher: Diamond/Charter
• Year: 1991
• Setting: Texas
• Amazon Listing: The Tender Texan - Out-of-Print

Book Description

Anna Meyer, a German settler, must remarry to keep the parcel of land she's acquired -- but the ghost of her abusive dead husband haunts her. She hatches a plan to marry for a year, and Chance Wyatt agrees to take the job. Though Chance falls in love with Anna, she cannot return his desire for intimacy.

Awards

• 1992 RITA® in the Series Historical category