The Marshal's Bride — Maxine Douglas

Abigail Johnson hadn't expected that a lawman of the Wild West would ignite something in her she'd thought died along with her first husband. Now that they are married, he wants to take her into the Indian Territory. Gabe Hawkins aims to find what lies further beneath Abby's matronly facade. When an order from the territory judge reassigns Gabe to Fred, Indian Territory, he and Abby are forced to start a new life away from civilization. When a gang of outlaws roll into town and take over the trading post, Abby wishes she'd listened to her husband. Instead she finds herself a hostage and Gabe is trying to find a way to get her out alive.