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Be thrilled by this classic romantic suspense! Reformed cat burglar Clea Rice has witnessed enough crime to put her on the straight and narrow. But little does she suspect that her search for justice will land her in the arms of a wealthy English gentleman. As her attraction to Jordan Tavistock grows, so does the danger. Now her biggest concern isn't whether a cat burglar and a proper gentleman can find happiness... it's whether they'll survive...

After the Baxter Springs bank is robbed, a bloody shootout between the thieves and the town's lawmen leaves only one bandit alive - Charlie Weston, who has escaped with the haul. Marshal Pete Baker and Deputy Joe Flaherty, already under threat of losing their badges, strike a bargain with Mayor Dell: they will track down Weston and the money within two months. If they fail, they'll resign. As Weston falls in with a wagon train heading west, the pursuit...

A bank robber in Florida commandeers a car belonging to a woman U.S. marshall, climbs with her into the trunk, while an accomplice drives. So begins a novel about two people who really wish the ride had gone forever. As it is, she escapes to lead a manhunt for him.

"Something seems amiss when an overnight lock-in at Swift Enterprises turns into a quarantine lock-down, and Tom and his friends must find the real reason behind it all"--

"When word of the Pony Express being formed reached Clay Roswell in Texas, he decided to get a job as a rider. He was told his best chance for such a job was along the desert stretch in Nevada Territory, so that was where he headed. Along the trail, he met two brothers, Jess and Hoke Pickard, and agreed to team up with them, at least as far as Salt Lake. They made camp one night in Weber Cañon, east of Salt Lake, but as Roswell lay in his blankets,...

"Damnable news has reached Fort Verde. Outlaw Jessup Henry and his gang of thugs are raising hell north of Santa Fe, one homestead massacre after another. Now they're on the run in Arizona Territory, evading the law. Cavalryman Tom Skinner's command: charge south with his patrol and wipe them out. But Skinner knows the land. Military decree be damned, he's deserting the wayward route -- against orders -- for the right one. There's more at risk than...

In 'Traynor' the title character is believed to be a weak young man, having let Dr. Parker Channing steal his love, Rose Laymon, away from him. When the stage Traynor is driving into Little Snake is robbed and Traynor's best friend and stage guard, Sam Whitney, is killed by the robber, Traynor chases the thief and recovers his dropped Stetson, which was sold to Dr. Channing less than a month earlier. The medico takes off after Traynor confronts him...

Nessa Dahl always had the good sense to steer clear of trouble. Then Jeremiah MacNaught showed up in New Orleans, determined to get to the bottom of a string of bank robberies by two women wearing Mardi Gras masks. Little does Nessa realize that the handsome investigator is convinced she's involved with the crimes-or that he's willing to do anything to get the truth.

While trying to locate three widows who have gone missing in the Rocky Mountains, Skye Fargo locks horns with Dub Kreeger and his ruthless gang of army deserters who have been killing and stealing their way through the treacherous terrain.

"As Mason and Thorn prepare to guard a million-dollar gold shipment from the Denver Mint, their wives enter a cross-country motor race, not knowing that a daring day-light gold heist will put everyone on a collision course with each other, where a wrong move or an unguarded moment means death."--Publisher.