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He didn’t want to be an outlaw...
Can this shy runaway redeem him?
When Celia’s father is implicated in a robbery, she can’t stay and suffer the wrath of the townsfolk. Her refuge is brooding Roy Hagan—he’s tough enough to protect her. But life with an outlaw is no place for a sheltered young woman like her. Unless Roy can change—and prove that beneath his steely exterior lurks a heart of gold...
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Before becoming a novelist TATIANA MARCH tried various occupations—including being a chambermaid and an accountant. Now she loves writing Western historical romance. In the course of her research Tatiana has been detained by the US border guards, had a skirmish with the Mexican army, and stumbled upon a rattlesnake. This has not diminished her determination to create authentic settings for her stories.
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The Outlaw and the Runaway
Tatiana March
ISBN: 978-1-474-07370-7
THE OUTLAW AND THE RUNAWAY
© 2018 Tatiana March
Published in Great Britain 2018
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Contents
Arizona Territory, 1882
Rock Springs was no different from other Western towns Roy Hagan had