July Wildfire — Linda Cushman

When a neighbor's fancy barn burns, Missy Liston is falsely accused of arson. She runs from the fire, and collides with a man hiding in the shadows. Her troubles escalate when they're both hauled to jail. The gentle, kind man from Virginia steals her heart before she learns he's an outlaw. Missy schemes to get him out of jail, knowing she will never see him again, and she'll be left to fight the circuit judge's claims alone.
Already on the lam, Rand Connor, aka Tim Franklin, hid on a riverbank waiting for darkness so he could travel west. He'd made it from Virginia to a lonesome town in Kansas, evading the law. One chance encounter with a beautiful woman changed his life forever. He couldn't stay and put her in danger, but could he live with his heart still in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas?
July Wildfire is the seventh book in the Birthstone Brides series set in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. One book comes out each month throughout 2017. The first six books in this series are:
1. Castles in the Sky by Linda Cushman
2. Hometown Love by Mildred Colvin
3. Love Beyond the Fence by Mildred Colvin
4. Softly Comes Love by Linda Cushman
5. Unchanging Love by Linda Cushman
6. Tricked into Marriage by Mildred Colvin
7. July Wildfire by Linda Cushman