Miss Murray On The Cattle Trail

Miss Murray On The Cattle Trail
Lynna Banning

A cattle drive is no place for a greenhorn……but this city miss is here for the ride!Cowboy Zachariah Strickland should put Alexandra Murray on the first eastbound train home. But he has no choice other than to take her on his cattle trail. She hasn’t ridden a horse to death, nor shot anybody, but she does drives him furious with longing… Is it possible Alex belongs right here in the Wild West—with Zach?

A cattle drive is no place for a greenhorn

But this city miss is here for the ride!

Cowboy Zachariah Strickland should put Alexandra Murray on the first eastbound train home. But he has no choice except to take her on his cattle trail. She hasn’t ridden a horse to death, or shot anybody, but she does drive him furious with longing... Is it possible Alex belongs right here in the Wild West—with Zach?

“[A] delightful and passionate western romance... Romance fans will enjoy the fast pace and nonstop action.”

—RT Book Reviews on Her Sheriff Bodyguard

“Charming, heartwarming and tender.”

—RT Book Reviews on Western Spring Weddings

LYNNA BANNING combines her lifelong love of history and literature in a satisfying career as a writer. Born in Oregon, she graduated from Scripps College and embarked on a career as an editor and technical writer and later as a high school English teacher. She enjoys hearing from her readers. You may write to her directly at PO Box 324, Felton, CA 95018, USA, email her at carowoolston@att.net or visit Lynna’s website at lynnabanning.net (http://www.lynnabanning.net).

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Western Spring Weddings

Printer in Petticoats

Her Sheriff Bodyguard

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Western Christmas Brides

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Miss Murray on the Cattle Trail

Lynna Banning

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MISS MURRAY ON THE CATTLE TRAIL

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Contents

Cover (#uf7f2d0d0-3a79-57b5-8b14-20be842e62f9)

Back Cover Text (#uaddbcbb8-8347-5b15-9207-36f1c7dfcf56)

About the Author (#u685e0525-2c67-579d-a7d8-f7b42339f7cb)

Booklist (#ucb9adaf7-ecc2-5952-a8e1-5d0d9d67f0d4)

Title Page (#u859e4aa9-7f1d-5248-b709-3cd979ee1d6c)

Copyright (#u7b140d1e-1687-5747-969a-8b760e21b8fa)

Dedication (#ud4238d53-4d80-5cdd-b87c-d6d2bfff7b12)

Chapter One (#u36e1b1c4-eb21-5292-a930-4ec249b30d4a)

Chapter Two (#u3e1777b1-6073-52b9-b57c-da69d4d3e29f)

Chapter Three (#ub742c528-3bba-5a1c-885b-5cae3e31d0cc)

Chapter Four (#u8356c03c-b429-52e2-aff3-2cc421f5e4cf)

Chapter Five (#ucbe84d38-0c71-598c-ba9a-acf756330cc6)

Chapter Six (#ufc08402f-c9be-5b5a-9799-8f67014b416d)