The Bounty Hunter and the Heiress. Carol Finch

      “I like being married to you. It’s convenient.”

      Eva lifted her chin rebelliously.

      Raven barked a laugh. “Not as convenient as you might think if we continue to ride the stage. We’d have to sleep together to keep up appearances, sweetheart.”

      Damn, she hadn’t thought that far ahead. Eva drew herself up to full stature. She couldn’t resist a challenge.

      “I can endure sleeping together if you can, sweetheart,” she countered defiantly. “Turn around, please.”

      “What for?”

      “So I can retrieve the money I stuffed down my dress.”

      Raven grinned scampishly and shook his head. “Being married and all, there’s no reason for me not to watch….”

      

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      “Finch delivers her signature humor, along with a big dose of colorful Texas history, in a love and laughter romp.”

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      “As always, Finch provides frying-pan-into-the-fire action that keeps the pages flying, then spices up her story with not one, but two romances, sensuality and strong emotions.”

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      The Bounty Hunter and the Heiress

      CAROL FINCH

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      This book is dedicated to my husband Ed and our children,

       Christie, Durk, Jill, Jon, Shawnna and Kurt. And to our grandchildren, Brooklynn, Kennedy, Blake, Livia, Dillon and Harleigh. Hugs and kisses!

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      Contents

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Chapter Twelve

      Chapter Thirteen

      Chapter Fourteen

      Chapter Fifteen

      Chapter Sixteen

      Chapter Seventeen

      Chapter Eighteen

      Chapter One

      Denver, Colorado

       1880s

      Dressed in her breeches and shirt, Evangeline Hallowell paced back and forth across the Aubusson rug in the spacious study of her home. At irregular intervals, she paused to glance anxiously toward the hallway, then at the window. Muttering a curse, she wheeled around to wear another rut in the imported carpet.

      Her younger sister, Lydia, had left earlier that afternoon and she hadn’t said where she was going or when she’d be back. Now it was dark and Evangeline was worried. She had the uneasy feeling that something was amiss.

      A loud wail erupted near the front door. The sound echoed through the tiled foyer and bounced off the walls. Evangeline whirled around to race to the study door.

      She