Loving the Wayward Cowboy by Melynda Carlyle

”Just when she thought all was lost, her life took a most unexpected turn…with the help of a wayward cowboy in need.”

The line between being brave and committing a folly is thin, and Deana McCain has always tried not to cross it. Upon learning that her father wishes her to be wed to the Mayor’s corrupt son simply because that can pay off their depths, her entire world shatters. As fate shall have it, however, not all is lost. Deana saves the life of Sam, a wandering cowboy, and dares to ask him something only a fool would. To elope with her and become her husband. After all, a life saved is a life owned, and Deana knows this is her last chance to salvage hers…

Wayward Cowboy Samuel Trendell never wanted to remarry. His wife’s passing weighs greatly on Sam’s shoulders and has left deep gashes in his soul which seemed to fester. When he runs for his life he thinks himself a coward, until a brave woman saves him, giving his life a purpose again. But the price he has to pay is one he may never be able to fulfill…
Despite the rising odds, Deana and Sam go through with their insane plan to elope after the most unexpected turn of events. Yet, their life is far from calm. Deana’s father is outraged and the man she would have married is far more dangerous than anyone imagined. When rumors about Sam’s past begin to spread, Deana will have to find the courage to defend them both, while also protecting the new member of their unconventional family. Can she make it?