A Marriage Deal With The Outlaw

A Marriage Deal With The Outlaw
Harper St. George

A dangerous attraction in Montana!Castillo Jameson has been hunting a murderer for years. The notorious outlaw never expected his search to lead to a stand-off on a train—even less to his having to save a beautiful woman caught in the cross-fire…Caroline Hartford has her own troubles—she wants to become a physician, but her parents demand she marry first. Then Castillo arrives at the wedding she’s attending, and Caroline has the perfect solution. She will keep the outlaw’s true identity a secret…if he pretends to be her fiancé!Outlaws of the Wild WestPistols at dawn, seduction at sunset!

A dangerous attraction in Montana!

Castillo Jameson has been hunting a murderer for years. The notorious outlaw never expected his search to lead to a standoff on a train—or having to save a beautiful woman caught in the crossfire...

Caroline Hartford has her own troubles—she wants to become a physician, but her parents demand she marry first. Then Castillo arrives at the wedding she’s attending, and Caroline has the perfect solution. She will keep the outlaw’s true identity a secret...if he’ll pretend to be her fiancé!

Outlaws of the Wild West (#uf603cee1-0fd4-5d7c-8177-b866f97f391e)

Pistols at dawn, seduction at sunset!

Meet Hunter Jameson, Castillo Jameson and Zane Pierce. These notorious outlaws make men quake in their shoes and set women’s hearts aflutter wherever their cowboy boots take them!

They pride themselves on their skill in the saddle and their prowess in the bedroom, but now these outlaws will be facing their greatest battle yet as they meet the only women with the power to tame their wild ways!

Read Hunter’s story in

The Innocent and the Outlaw

Castillo’s story in

A Marriage Deal with the Outlaw

Both available now!

And look for Zane’s story, coming soon…

Author Note (#uf603cee1-0fd4-5d7c-8177-b866f97f391e)

One of the reasons I love writing about the Wild West is because it was a place of great change. Towns sprang up overnight, and could become ghost towns just as quickly. Fortunes were made and lost on the turn of a card, or with a stroke of luck at a mine. Back East, people were divided by social structures and class. While that existed to an extent in the West, the barriers against moving up in the world were far easier to overcome. When it came to battling Mother Nature and outlaws, people were more likely to judge a man by his character than his bank account. The same was true for women. Necessity opened up professional opportunities that might have been closed off to women in more established cities.

That’s why I loved writing Caroline’s story. It was a great opportunity to dive into a character who had to overcome strict social and cultural mores to fulfil her dreams. I also loved the idea of Caroline having to find the one man who would support her. Who better than the outlaw Castillo, who’s had to overcome his own share of bias and hardships, to support her in reaching her dream?

If you’d like to learn more about the obstacles women had to overcome in the past, research Elizabeth Blackwell (1821—1910). She is the first recognised female doctor in the United States. A great online resource is American Memory from the Library of Congress. It devotes a section of its website to women’s history.

I hope you enjoy Castillo and Caroline’s story. Please connect with me on Facebook or visit my website at harperstgeorge.com (http://www.harperstgeorge.com) to sign up for my newsletter for sneak peeks and exclusive contests.

A Marriage Deal with the Outlaw

Harper St George

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

HARPER ST. GEORGE was raised in rural Alabama and along the tranquil coast of northwest Florida. It was this setting, filled with stories of the old days, that instilled in her a love of history, romance and adventure. At high school she discovered the romance novel, which combined all those elements into one perfect package. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two young children. Visit her website: harperstgeorge.com (http://www.harperstgeorge.com).

Books by Harper St. George

Mills & Boon Historical Romance

Outlaws of the Wild West

The Innocent and the Outlaw

A Marriage Deal with the Outlaw

Viking Warriors

Enslaved by the Viking

One Night with the Viking

In Bed with the Viking Warrior

Digital Short Stories

His Abductor’s Desire

Her Forbidden Gunslinger

Visit the Author Profile page at at millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk) for more titles.

For Kathryn Cheshire. Thank you for your insightful feedback and all that you’ve done to help me grow as a writer.

Contents

Cover (#u06900b01-42ad-5a6c-ac42-8bdfde2804f2)

Back Cover Text (#u6b3c8626-f7bd-5be9-b924-38423c2df716)

Outlaws of the Wild West (#uaffb2f81-19cd-5616-8230-ab6293f66ab9)

Author Note (#u0c59e2a3-9bfe-5b54-b90b-6487e755ffc1)

Title Page (#u1102ee4c-24a1-57e3-a27b-9d039efdfcd5)

About the Author (#u5e9e56eb-7bee-5851-b2b0-3f0b683e9a2c)

Dedication (#u99919799-3cf4-58f0-975d-7ca5a6328133)

Chapter One (#u945acd49-b739-53e7-aa38-30a3514815f1)

Chapter Two (#uc0c3234c-a635-53d3-b52e-14ae975c34c8)

Chapter Three (#u9b8d7ace-e071-57ec-9856-a2fc2088a770)

Chapter Four (#u1f7f59ec-c46f-5446-8679-87d3aaa27e0b)