Midnight Rider

the long version

Determined to please the uncle who saved her from poverty, Caralee McConnell moves to California in 1855 to marry the man he has chosen for her, resisting her love for Ramon de la Guerra, who is determined to reclaim his stolen land. She Was His Captive As soon as the tall, handsome Spaniard leaned down from his stallion to offer her a rose, Carlee McConnell knew California held danger. But all too quickly she was forced to deny the heat Ramon de la Guerra had sparked. Determined to please her uncle who had saved her from poverty, she resigned herself to marrying a man he had chosen for her... and ignored what was in her heart. He Was The One Man She Was Forbidden To Have... Behind Ramon's dark eyes throbbed the memory of his lands, stolen by the beautiful Americana's uncle. He had sworn to reclaim them- riding by night as the ruthless outlaw, El Dragon. In a moment of rage and revenge, he stole Caralee away to his mountain lair...but there, in a passion as sweet as California wine, he would reveal a secret that could cost him his life- and his hearts freedom.