FIRST IN A SERIES! Sarah Halliday has returned to Wyoming on a mission - to save the reputation of the man she left behind. Deep in her soul, she knows she has to set things right between them. She can't let the man she loves lose his birthright just because he didn't love her back, and their marriage came with too many strings attached. She offers him a deal. She'll stay on a temporary basis until the gossip mill dies down, then she'll be on her way.Rafe Halliday has cooked up the perfect scheme to get his runaway bride back where he wants her - in his arms and in his bed. Permanently. He messed things up the first time, and he won't make the same mistake again. He isn't above telling a few white lies to achieve his objective, either. If only she'd cooperate.Sarah and Rafe are about to set off on a rocky road, but is their love 24 carat or Fool's Gold? marriage pact, runaway bride, second chance, reunion romance, opposites attract