A Long, Sweet Ride — Cynthia Sterling

Two outcasts find love in a Wild West show in Texas in the 1890s.
All Diana Morgan wants is to be safe and make a new life for herself and her daughter when she joins Colonel Tex Mallorey's Wild West Extravaganza. But being part of the show will force Diana to face fears â€" and the native American heritage she has long shunned. The only person willing to help her is the one man she wants nothing to do with -- cowboy Corey Hammersley. But Corey's gentle persistence persuades her to trust him, until a secret from his past threatens them all. Featuring authentic historic detail and a deeply emotional romance, A Long, Sweet Ride takes readers into the captivating world of a turn-of-the-last-century Wild West Show and introduces a hero and heroine who will steal readers' hearts.