She never dreamed of the happiness . . . Cordelia McQueen is little more than a prisoner in her father's house until he barters her off to a stranger in exchange for land and water rights. Now in a new place and married to a man as big and bold as untamed Texas, Cordelia prepares to live within her husband's shadow and help him achieve his goals. Only he could promise her . . . Dallas has one driving ambition: to put West Texas on the map....