num_pages: 359
description: When he agreed to guard her he never bargained on having to guard his heart.Brilliant scientist Linnea Newberry is on the adventure of a lifetime traveling the Santa Fe Trail with her grandfather Dr. Powell on a botanical expedition to Colorado Territory. She longs to be valued for her contributions and not seen as a helpless liability. But at every calamity she faces her grandfather threatens to send her home.After watching his ma suffer and die in childbirth Flynn McQuaid has sworn off women and marriage forever. Headed west to start a new life he has his hands full not only taking care of his younger siblings but also delivering cattle to his older brother. He doesn't need more complications.When Flynn rescues Linnea from drowning during a river crossing Dr. Powell promptly hires Flynnunbeknownst to Linneato act as her bodyguard for the rest of the trip. As Flynn fights against the many dangers of the trail he soon finds himself in the greatest danger of allfalling for a woman he's determined not to love.
language: English
title: The Heart of a Cowboy
publisher: Bethany House