An Agent for Lorelai — Jo Grafford

Lorelai Woods believes she's engaged to the perfect man and living the perfect life…until she discovers her affianced is actually the leader of the Diablos Gang. When the local deputies refuse to take her whistleblowing seriously, she realizes even the law is on the Diablos' payroll. In a desperate bid to regain control of her family's ranch that the gang has commandeered for their cattle rustling business, she signs on as Pinkerton Agent, only to discover she'll be required to marry a fellow agent (at least temporarily) before being allowed to launch an investigation into her current fiance's affairs.

Taken as a lad by pirates from the shores of England and pressed into the hard life of sailing, John Langston quickly grows bored with his new vocation as a farmer once he is free. A happenstance glance at an advert for Pinkerton Agents has him jumping at the opportunity to juggle adventure and danger once again. He can hardly believe his luck when he's ordered to marry the ravishing Lorelai Woods as part of the job!

The investigation quickly takes the newlyweds deep undercover -- in a world of aliases, lies, and a web of treachery so deep that their only hope of survival is to place their trust in a marriage neither of them ever intended to keep.

THE PINKERTON MATCHMAKER SERIES:
Lady Pinkerton detectives, their rough and ready agents, and a whole lot of excitement and romance! The Pinkerton Matchmaker series tells the stories of the women determined to bring criminals to justice, and the agents who win their hearts. Each book is a standalone story and they can be read in any order.