Desperation: A state of despair, typically one that results in rash or extreme behavior...

Daphne Dolittle was prone to both.

Walker Brooks wasn’t looking for love, he was looking for a way out of Noelle! But his friend Jasper, an old miner, was sick and he didn’t have the money anyway. But if he didn’t leave soon, he could be in a heap of trouble. He had a reputation (or rather his father had) that caused him nothing but trouble. So when a woman approaches Walker with a way to make some money, he’d be a fool to turn it down. Unfortunately, if he takes it, he’d put her in danger. What’s a desperate man to do?