If Only

By Debra Cowan
Publisher	Dell

• Author: Debra Cowan
• Publisher: Dell
• Year: 1997
• Setting: post-Civil War Virginia/Reconstruction
• Amazon Listing: If Only

Book Description

All she wanted was his love...

She shot his hat off before she recognized the man she'd known as a child, returned from the War Between the States. Elise Worthen had just buried a deadly secret. She couldn't afford to let her guard down, not even for Jared Kensington, whose jade eyes consumed her--and saw too much. She hungered for Jared with a fierce, deep longing that drove her recklessly into his arms even as she lied to his face. What would he say if he knew she'd committed murder? She couldn't reveal the truth, no matter what the price.

All he wanted was the truth...

It was strictly business when Jared Kensington returned to Virginia to investigate the disappearance of a colleague and a fortune in stolen federal cash. But Elise Worthen almost banished his mission from his mind--until she paid off a lien on her home with suspect bills. By then it was too late to turn back. He was trapped between suspicion and desire, forced to choose between his honor--and his heart...