Lee Savage thundered into Montana to claim what was his - Shiloh Ranch and a virgin bride. As a young man he' d watched Ellie Shiloh come into this world, and now Lee' s promise to protect the naive young beauty bound them forever. Ellie' s feelings for him glittered in her sensuous, admiring eyes, but for Lee, matrimony did not mean love. Still, their marriage bed was not off-limits, for Ellie was eager for her first taste of ecstasy. Despite their perfect harmony in the bedroom, this bridegroom would never confess to needing his wife! The stirring in his soul, that tornado of emotion, was merely duty - or could it be love?