The Lady and the Outlaw : the Kincaid Family Series - Book Three

When a Wild West bandit takes an educated young woman hostage, the sparks that fly between them are more dangerous than bullets—“Don’t miss this one!” (Affaire de Coeur, 5 stars). A recent graduate of Wellesley College, Leslie Powers is on her way out to Arizona Territory. All she knows about the frontier comes from pulp magazines. But she’s about to get a wild education in the way of the West when Ward Cantrell, the leader of the Devil’s Canyon Gang, takes her hostage. With every reason to hate the rakishly handsome rogue, Leslie finds herself falling desperately in love with him. Ward has good reasons for preying on the Kinkaid family’s Texas and Pacific railroad—reasons that reach back to a secret, former life. He doesn’t normally let emotions get in the way of his work, but could his beautiful captive be spellbinding enough to make him forget his old grudges? “Wonderful! Bold, charming, and complete. The dialogue sparkles, the characters are truly alive and vibrant, and there is a sensitivity in the entire mood of the story . . . Don’t miss this one, it is pure joy!” —Affaire de Coeur, RWA Golden Medallion finalist The Kincaid Family #3 THE WILDEST, SWEETEST FLAMES IN ARIZONA'S SAVAGE TERRITORY. Why could she not hate him? This handsome, hell-bent outlaw, Ward Cantrell, had kidnapped her. Ravaged her. Outraged her. Yet 19 year old Leslie Powers, ever a proper Bostonian lady, had quivered under his touch. Why did she protect him? Her anger burned and her pride seethed, yet Leslie firmly told the sheriff that 28 year old Ward Cantrell was not the man who had kidnapped her. Why couldn't she forget him? Her testimony had set him free, and now he freely courted and seduced the naive young lovelies of Phoenix society. And left Leslie to curse his wanton, rugged charm. Why couldn't she resist him? Even now, his kiss enthralled her anguished heart. For behind his roguish outlaw smile loomed the specter of a secret identity-honorable and true-and the power of a faithful passion fierce enough to fire an outlaw's blood. Golden Medallion by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Historical Romance Leslie Powers has every reason in the world to hate Ward Cantrell, the devilishly handsome outlaw who kidnapped her. Instead she finds herself head-over-heels in love with him. When prompted by the sheriff to testify against Ward, Leslie firmly states that she was never Ward's hostage. Now a free man, Ward courts his way through the young ladies of Phoenix society, appearing to seduce them with wanton abandon. Leslie believes he is a rogue and worse, but she can't get him out of her mind or her heart. She's seen behind his mask and knows there is more to him than meets the eye; something in him has captured her heart. "Wonderful! Bold, charming, and complete. The dialogue sparkles, the characters are truly alive and vibrant, and there is a sensitivity in the entire mood of the story ... Don't miss this one, it is pure joy!"--Affaire de Coeur, 5 stars! RWA Golden Medallion finalist