Midnight chase

the long version

HE WAS A LOWDOWN DRIFTER Feisty Abigail Graham had no idea she'd come upon a douldecrossed bandit when she found bullet-ridden Chase Cordell beside the road. All the sweet and tender brunette saw was a hurt and bleeding human being who would die without her care. But as Abby nursed Chase back to health, he became the focus of her busy days...and her lonely nights. Even though he was stubborn and ill-tempered, secretive and rude, the young and pretty miss was sure that the right kind of love would make him want to stay with her forever. SHE WAS A PRISSY SCHOOLMARM Weakened by his injuries, hard-muscled, hard-living, and hard-hearted Chase Cordell hated every minute he was stuck in bed with that well-meaning teacher fussing over him. Her outlook was so cheerful, her touch so kind, her scent so provocative. Chase had to hightail it out of the dusty Colorado town before someone recognized him from a wanted poster. But the closer he got to bolting, the more he couldn't think of leaving without sharing his passion with his shapely nurse and showing her the breathless, boundless scope of his desire.