Angel Meets the Badman // Texas Angel — Maggie Shayne

THE TAMING OF THE BAD BOY

Jake Nash had hoped his reputation would send her running right out of the bayou, because he knew damn well that a hardened ex-con like himself was the last thing a sweet little schoolteacher like Sara Brand needed.

But she did need him. She needed him to ease the haunting memories and to keep her safe from the killer shadowing her. She needed the bad boy to be her hero. And he needed her, too -- to show him that it didn't matter how bad he thought he was... because they could be, oh, so good together.