Joker’s Wild by Ginny Sterling

When the deck is stacked against you…

Rosemary Weaver is keeping a secret that’s driving her away from everyone and everything she’s ever known. She needs protection, a place to hide, and a way to disappear from the men who are chasing her. When she hears of an outlandish opportunity to serve as a Pinkerton Agent in the wilds of Texas, it’s the perfect solution — until she realizes her new husband will be the notorious quick-draw, known as the Joker.

Agent Joaquin “Joker” Hillard knows what his peers say about him. They think he’s reckless, a prankster, wild, and unpredictable. But those are the very traits that make it no trouble to play along with an elaborate plan to capture a dangerous outlaw who’s managed to evade the authorities so far. He is highly intrigued at the opportunity to pick out a new partner via a mail-order bride company, that is, until he lays eyes on the stunning creature.

How is he supposed to work with someone who appears as soft and gentle as Rosemary? Her plan to use herself as bait to draw out the criminal worries him, but her secret — once revealed — utterly terrifies him on behalf of her safety. Can these two turn the tables on a horrific enemy, or will this case require more than Rosemary’s wildcard of a husband can deliver?