Book excerpt: She must protect a baby—with her secret husband’s help. A romance to thrill and inspire you from the USA Today–bestselling author. In this Gold Country Cowboys novel, Jack Thorn gets a surprise call from the woman he married in secret years ago. Shannon Livingston needs his protection for herself and the baby she’s hiding from a biker gang targeting the mother. Now Jack must help Shannon, even if shielding her means pretending to be a true husband to the only woman he’s ever loved . . .