Fire on the Prairie — Kate Wingo

When a gang of villainous rebel bushwhackers raids her Kansas farm, Mercy Hibbert bravely stands her ground. On the verge of meeting an untimely end, she is shocked when one of the marauders, a dangerously handsome Southerner named Spencer McCabe, comes to her rescue. That is until she learns the conditions of the rescue: if she complies with his demands, she lives. If she doesn't . . .

Hell-bent on revenge, Spencer isn't about to let anyone stop him from hunting the northern jayhawker who killed his father and two brothers. Realizing that Mercy is the perfect bait for capturing his prey, he forcibly takes her to the bushwhacker stronghold. But as Spencer and Mercy make their way across the Missouri frontier, danger and treachery follow in their wake; even as an explosive passion ignites between them.

In a land ravaged by war, where honor has lost all meaning, it takes a brave man to put down his gun, and a courageous woman to forgive her enemy. A boldly sensual western, Fire on the Prairie is full of sweeping action, vibrant historical detail and complex, richly-drawn characters; and it is the first book in a multi-generational family saga that spans the breadth of the untamed western frontier.

About the Author: Kate Wingo is the pseudonym of a two-time Golden Heart finalist. Born in Washington DC, she graduated from George Mason University with a degree in art history. Although Kate began her writing career in the romance genre, she switched gears several years ago, making the leap to thrillers. Having completed an esoteric thriller series for Penguin UK and previously Berkley Publishing under the pen name C.M. Palov, she has now happily returned to her romance roots (and her unabashed love of history). Kate lives and writes from her home in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.