The lone Texan
By: Jodi Thomas
Edition: Berkley ed.
Series: A Whispering Mountain novel
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780425230626
Subjects: Fiction; Man-woman relationships; Widows
Description: "Three days after arriving in Galveston, newly widowed Sage McMurray is furious. She's been gone from Texas long enough to forget what it takes to survive on the frontier, and finds herself taken hostage in a robbery. Sage fears if the outlaws discover who she is, she may never see Whispering Mountain again. Her fears are about to come true when the outlaws decide to auction off their pretty captive to the highest bidder, and a tall stranger offers twice the highest bid. Drummond Roak has grown up in the years since Sage left. He now makes his living as a gunfighter, but his love for her has never changed. While fighting to keep her alive, he is also determined to convince the Texas beauty that beneath his wild ways is a man worth loving ..."--Page 4 of cover.