Zero. That's how many suitors Cora "Too Tall" Taggart's entertained in her nineteen years. That is, until her father corrals a man nearly twice her age needing a mother for his children. However, Cora's heart aches to find true love with a man who would embrace all of her misfit qualities.When Trigg Gentry discovers Cora in a back alley, using his horse as her own personal writing desk, sparks fly between them. While he searches for his runaway sister, Trigg crosses paths once again with Cora on a steamer bound for St. Louis, and neither Trigg nor Cora can deny their blossoming relationship.But Trigg's unexpected exit from Cora's debutante cotillion comes under suspicion. The guests' jewelry is missing, and he's linked to a murder case. Cora fears these accusations will make it impossible to avoid her father's arranged marriage. And to make matters worse, her heart belongs to the man now pegged as a criminal. How can Cora convince her father that Trigg isn't involved in either crime when all the proof points straight at him?