A Wanted Man by Linda Lael Miller

The past has a way of catching up with folks in Stone Creek, Arizona. But schoolmarm Lark Morgan and Marshal Rowdy Rhodes are determined to hide their secrets—and deny their instant attraction. That should be easy, since each suspects the other of living a lie.

Yet Rowdy and Lark share one truth: both face real dangers. Such as the gang of train robbers heading their way, men Ranger Sam O’Ballivan expects Rowdy to nab. As past and current troubles crash head-on, Rowdy and Lark must surrender their pride to the greatest power of all—undying love. Because if they don’t, they might not survive the coming storm…

—Originally published in 2007