Synopsis

When her father gets attacked by bandits due to a gambling debt, Claire Conley realizes that she's in a deep hole. With her father bed ridden for months, and with no relatives to support her, she needs to work to survive and pay off his debt. But in late 1800's Montana, nobody on the Western plains is looking to hire a lady. Faced between life and death, Claire gets the great idea to find a job, but disguised as a man. If no one was going to hire her-they were going to hire him. What happens when she gets a job at the town's saloon? Will she be able to stand Shane Jackson, the obnoxious, yet handsome saloon owner? Will she be able to protect her father from the bandits who hurt him? Or will her plan not turn out as expected?

Word Count: ~75,000