Desperate Hearts — Alexis Harrington

A BEAUTY IN DISGUISE
The life Kyla was leading wasn't the one she had imagined for herself. Banished from her Oregon ranch and disguised as a boy, she was riding through Idaho beside a handsome bounty hunter, hoping to convince him to kill the gunslinger who stole her land and her innocence. Once she had dreamed of marrying a man who would honor her independence and cherish her enough to heal her wounds. Now she just dreamed of revenge....

PASSION REVEALED
Jace Rankin cursed himself for feeling sorry for the ragged boy outside the Silver City saloon. But he swore even louder when he discovered the "boy" was in fact a beauty in a mess of trouble. A man hardened by gun battles and old hurts, Jace wasn't ready to trust the red-haired waif fate had sent him. Yet Kyla awoke a yearning in him that he coldn't ignore. Now he wanted to prove to her that a man's touch could be gentle and a man's love so great he'd fight for her simply because she asked...even if it broke his heart....