Apache Promise — Janis Reams Hudson

HE SAVED HER LIFE...
Taken hostage by Indians, Angela would do anything to escape. And rancher Matt Colton seemed her only hope -- even if he insisted that the only way he could save her was by making her his bride -- in name only, of course. But all too quickly the sight of his broad shoulders and sun-bronzed chest left her breathless and yearning for his searing touch. Matt Colton had given her back her life, and now all she wanted was to be held in his arms for long nights of wild and passionate loving.

AND CLAIMED HER AS HIS OWN
Matt was glad Angela had agreed to his plan to marry, for he knew it was the only way to preserve her reputation -- and the fragile peace between the Indians and the whites. If the soldiers at Fort Bowie knew Indians had kidnapped one of their women, especially one as beautiful as Angela, there'd be hell to pay. With her soft golden skin, her full lush lips, and her emerald green eyes, Matt had no intention of ever letting her go. He had promised her a marriage of convenience, but the fire that had sparked between them promised a night of wedding rapture as hot as the Arizona desert!

Heroine: Angela Susanna Barnes