The outlaw's bride

the long version

Emma Colby had a knack for finding trouble... Until the day when trouble -- by the name of Lang Tupper -- found her! The handsome outlaw lay half-dead on her doorstep, but couldn't help stealing a kiss before falling into a blissful state of unconsciousness. What a pickle Emma was in -- first in her care for waifs, then by having her spoiled sister drop in and finally, by housing an outlaw! What Emma dreamed of was a love of her own. Perhaps the dashing but arrogant sheriff or -- better yet -- the passionate scoundrel who slept nearby. With everyone making decisions for her, what harm was there in falling in love with a wanted man?