title: Simple Interest
author: Davis, Susan Page
description: No One Is Too Tough to be Loved
  Join seven Texas Rangers on the hunt for a menacing gang, who run straight into romances with women who foil their plans for both the job and their futures.
  
   The Ranger's Reward
   by Gabrielle Meyer
   Texas Ranger, Griffin Sommer stops to check on the young widow, Evelyn Prentis minutes before the Markham gang arrives at her farm needing a place to hide. Griff and Evelyn are forced to pretend they're married to keep Griff's identity a secret, but will Evelyn's young son let the truth out before Griff can bring the gang to justice?
  
  More Precious than Rubies
   by Lorna Seilstad
   Fun-loving, charismatic Texas Ranger Whit Murray is restless for an adventure. When bandits attack the train he is on and steal jewels Violet Tatienne is transporting home to her father's jewelry store, the two of them must work together to find the thieves. Will each one's individual goals keep them from discovering the real treasure is in each other?
  Jesse's Sparrow
   by Amanda Barratt
   Former soiled dove, Sara Byrne longs for escape. . .and rides straight into danger. Ranger Jesse Rawlings wants only to defend and protect.  . .no love involved. But when Sara's stagecoach is robbed and her possessions stolen, can she find the strength to aid a man she deems anything but trustworthy in bringing justice to the perpetrators?
  
  The Ranger's Last Ride
   by Kathleen Y'Barbo
   Cora Baker is furious that her brother sold her favorite stallion to the irritating Texas Ranger Ezra Creed. When the horse goes missing, Ezra blames Cora, who sets out to find the horse, landing in an outlaw's camp instead. Can Ezra protect the persistent Cora without falling in love, or will love make for a dangerous chase?
  Simple Interest
   by Susan Page Davis
   While making his monthly deposit, Ranger O'Neal Brewster is forced to watch robbers escape with the prim and pretty bank teller as their hostage. Augusta Ferris quickly makes the outlaws regret kidnapping her, but she is determined to get back the bank's money-whether the Ranger helps her or not.
  
  Partners in Crime
  by Vickie McDonough
   Micah McCulloch, a Texas Ranger working undercover in the Markham gang, is tasked with guarding Laurel Underwood, a silversmith, who was kidnapped to create plates for printing counterfeit money. Laurel knows she doesn't have the expertise. Her only option is to stall and seek escape. What will the outlaws do when they learn her secret?
  
  Guard Your Heart
   by Erica Vetsch
   When Constance Spanner witnesses a murder, Branch Kilborn is tasked with protecting her until she can testify against Cass Markham. This is the Ranger squad's chance to abolish the Markham gang once and for all, but Branch soon finds that protecting Constance has become about more than just the job.