Runaway Bride — Pamela Caldwell

Zoe Smith can't run far enough away from her ruthless, power-hungry husband -- and the outrageous murder charge that's hanging over her head. So she flees west...and ends up in a bawdy boom town in the wild and woolly New Mexico territory. With her pampered, privileged girlhood now just a hazy memory, Zoe settles in for the long haul, fully prepared to work for her room and board. She opens a laundry and then a restaurant, even though she has never laundered a shirt or cooked a meal in her life! Then she meets Daniel Whittaker, the local sheriff. Although she knows the should be wary of the handsome lawman, Zoe likes Daniel's sense of justice and fair play -- not to mention his sensual smile. As for Daniel, he finds Zoe utterly irresistible. But it isn't until Zoe's husband tracks her down and Daniel is ordered to bring her in, that the two lovers must decide where their true loyalties lie...as they begin the adventure -- and fight -- of their lives...