An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller

She has read literally hundreds of books on the subject, explored numerous battlegrounds and made many visits to her favorite, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where she has witnessed re-enactments of the legendary clash between North and South. Long a passionate Civil War buff, Linda has studied the era avidly for almost thirty years. For her devotion to her craft, the Romance Writers of America awarded her their prestigious Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Since then, Linda has successfully published historicals, contemporaries, paranormals, mysteries and thrillers before coming home, in a literal sense, and concentrating on novels with a Western flavor. Later, when she decided to write novels, she endured her share of rejection before she sold Fletcher’s Woman in 1983 to Pocket Books. Linda traces the birth of her writing career to the day when a Northport teacher told her that the stories she was writing were good, that she just might have a future in writing. Raised in Northport, Washington, Linda pursued her wanderlust, living in London and Arizona and traveling the world before returning to the state of her birth to settle down on a spacious property outside Spokane. Yet sparks of attraction fly, tempting Cheyenne to lay it all on the line for the passion she sees in Jesse's eyes.The daughter of a town marshal, Linda Lael Miller is a #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than 100 historical and contemporary novels, most of which reflect her love of the West. Jesse's not the kind of man Cheyenne could ever forget, but he's too wild and dangerous for a woman committed to playing it safe. Now her job is to convince Jesse to sell his property. But with his land at stake, Jesse won't get involved in Cheyenne Bridge's scheme - despite the temptation she brings.Ĭheyenne grew up in Indian Rock and left its painful memories behind to become a self-made woman. The triple M Ranch is in his blood, along with the thrill of risk.

Like his celebrated ancestors who tamed the wilds of Arizona, Jesse McKettrick's Indian Rock ties run deep. But for how long is Sawyer willing to call Blue River home?Īs the gray skies clear, Piper's one holiday wish just might bring two lonely hearts together forever.

As they wait out the storm, the handsome loner has Piper remembering long-ago dreams of marriage and motherhood. James’ room behind the schoolhouse says he’s a McKettrick, but he looks like an outlaw. The shirtless, bandaged stranger recuperating in teacher Piper St. But in a blinding snowstorm he’s injured - and collapses into the arms of a prim and proper lady in calico. So he heads to Blue River, Texas, to seek a job as a marshal. With his wild heart, Sawyer McKettrick isn’t ready to settle down on the Triple M family ranch in Arizona. 1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller. Celebrate the holidays with a brand-new McKettrick tale by beloved No.

An Outlaw's Christmas by Linda Lael Miller