Mattie Krane was astonished when she learned from her father's lawyer that he had gambled away everything he owned before he died. Her father only left her enough money to live on for a few months. Used to living high society in Boston, she advertised as a mail order bride to a wealthy man in the west. On her way there, the stage broke down, and the man who offered to take her to her intended accosted her, and threw her out to fend for herself.

Razor Steel found the woman who left with Old Bart passed out in the middle of the road. He tended to her and offered to take her to Brenda Holmes and her son's ranch since he was going there anyway. He sorely regretted his decision when he found Mattie to be an opinionated, fiery redhead with a temper to match.

Cia Leah is a multi-published author written in a variety of genres. Her favorite genre to read and write are westerns and historical romances. She successfully completed the Writer's Digest Short Story Course and a creative writing course. She is a member of Romance Divas and highly recommends it and the wealth of knowledge provided on the site for readers and writers.

Semi-retired, she writes as time allows due to real life and thanks her readers for their support. At present time, she is writing western short stories, novelettes, and novellas.