Wild Oats

In the eight years since Cora Briggs divorced Luther, only son of the town matriarch, Maimie Briggs, Cora has largely been shunned by the folks of Dead Dog, Oklahoma Territory. So Cora is astonished when Jedwin Sparrow, the town's undertaker, comes calling--until he states his purpose: he hopes to obtain her favors in return for a "modest stipend." Cora indignantly advises Jedwin that women want romance, not propositions, but she cannot bring herself to dismiss the attractive young man completely. More enthusiastic than shrewd, Jedwin launches a seduction that ultimately heightens local interest in Cora while drawing the two of them into a relationship much deeper than the one he originally envisioned.


Genre: Historical Romance