The Wayward Cowboy — Delilah Gardner

Marie has everything worked out, and her whole life ahead of her; engaged to wed a handsome and successful associate of her father's, her life is sweet and uncomplicated. That is until she's dragged from her carriage by a masked bandit, and held in captivity until the sufficient ransom is paid!

Initially fearful for her life, Marie soon learns that her kidnapper isn't the feckless criminal she'd expected, and realizes a few harsh truths about her own life, and the man she is to marry! An irrevocable bond is born between the kidnapper and the kidnapped, and Marie's peaceful life is thrown into turmoil...