A Southern Belle trying to survive. An outlaw with a conscience. Standing between them is a tyrant who wants her for himself.

Reformed outlaw turned Pinkerton Agent, Matthew Tate is tasked to bring to justice the one man controlling a small Utah mining town. But when the female agent posing as his wife doesn’t arrive, he must scramble to find a woman to take her place while keeping his own life, both past and present, a secret.

Having lost everything after the War Between the States, Catriona Stewart travels west as a mail-order bride only to discover her groom has been murdered. She agrees to pose as a stranger’s bride but, when they end up legally married, she vows to discover who her new husband really is.

If you like well-written romance, gutsy heroines, and suspense-filled plots, then you’ll love Heidi Vanlandingham’s page-turning series.