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THE LAWKEEPERS HISTORICAL ROMANCE SERIES · BOOK 1

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A bounty hunter captures a bride in this gripping western romance.

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She was his captive, then his wife, but can she ever be his love?

A historical western romance where a bounty hunter claims his captive as his wife to save her from the gallows.

Bounty hunter Nathaniel Hayes has one job: bring in the notorious Glenn-Ricketts gang. When he captures a feisty redhead fleeing their camp in the New Mexico Territory, he assumes she’s the female accomplice wanted for murder. But Adeline McCarty is no outlaw. Kidnapped from her Kansas City home and forced into servitude, she has secretly been recruited by the Pinkertons to help bring the gang down from the inside.
Nate doesn’t believe her story, but he can’t deny the protective instinct she stirs in him—or the danger she faces if he hands her over to a sheriff eager for a hanging. With the gang on their heels and the law closing in, Nate makes a split-second decision to save her life: he claims she is his wife. Now bound by a marriage of convenience, Nate and Adeline must navigate a treacherous landscape of bandits, secrets, and a growing attraction that threatens to break down the walls around their hearts.
Can a union built on a lie survive the truth?

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Tropes

Marriage of Convenience, Forced Proximity, Bounty Hunter Romance, Mistaken Identity, Enemies to Lovers, Christian Western

Tone

Inspirational, Adventurous, Romantic, Protective, Suspenseful

Setting

New Mexico Territory (Cimarron), 1883

Comparable Titles

A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer, The Major's Daughter by Regina Jennings, Hunted by Karen Kirst

Director’s Commentary

This narrative weaves a tale of mistaken identity where a bounty hunter captures a woman who turns out to be a Pinkerton recruit. It explores themes of protection, honor, and faith as the couple navigates a marriage of convenience.

Main Characters

Nathaniel 'Nate' Hayes

MMC

Adeline McCarty

MFC

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She was his captive, then his wife, but can she ever be his love?

A historical western romance where a bounty hunter claims his captive as his wife to save her from the gallows.

Bounty hunter Nathaniel Hayes has one job: bring in the notorious Glenn-Ricketts gang. When he captures a feisty redhead fleeing their camp in the New Mexico Territory, he assumes she’s the female accomplice wanted for murder. But Adeline McCarty is no outlaw. Kidnapped from her Kansas City home and forced into servitude, she has secretly been recruited by the Pinkertons to help bring the gang down from the inside.
Nate doesn’t believe her story, but he can’t deny the protective instinct she stirs in him—or the danger she faces if he hands her over to a sheriff eager for a hanging. With the gang on their heels and the law closing in, Nate makes a split-second decision to save her life: he claims she is his wife. Now bound by a marriage of convenience, Nate and Adeline must navigate a treacherous landscape of bandits, secrets, and a growing attraction that threatens to break down the walls around their hearts.
Can a union built on a lie survive the truth?

Prefer a print copy? Get the autographed paperback.

 

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