The Importance of Being Serviced — Karen Mercury

When Jessamine Swainbank's treasure stagecoach is held up, the outlaw Owen Crow has a heart. Owen hides with her in the station, terrified by his fellow highwayman Ryan-Owen swears he is a traveler from another place and time, wearing strange clothing and shooting an odd smokeless pistol. A messenger for the stage line, callous adventurer Gideon Storms escorts the widow and outlaw prisoner back to Laramie. Because Gideon can read Jessamine's sultry thoughts, he knows their destinies are entwined. Owen had idolized Gideon since the war, following tales of Gideon's bold travels and exploits. Flattered by the attention, Gideon opens his heart to the reformed gunman who is being pursued after wanted posters of him as the "Diaper Bandit" are plastered all over town. Ryan reappears with some shattering news that turns the trio's bliss upside down. They must help the strange traveler or risk the ruin of their happiness.