The Runaway Mail-Order Bride

Donald's letters had won her heart. Leaving everything behind, Lisa Hanlon is ready to start her new life as a sheriff's wife. Her fiancé is attractive, influential, and eager to wed his mail-order bride. When she discovers that he's also short-tempered, violent, and possessive, she flees for California, desperate to escape the man she's promised to marry.Arriving at a broken-down ranch in the middle of nowhere, Lisa is only seeking a place to hide. She's dismayed to discover a rugged drifter, Pearce Folsom, in one of the outbuildings. Burdened with secrets of his own, Pearce hides the truth of his past, but can't hide his desire for Lisa. When he steals a burning kiss during a midnight storm, Lisa knows this handsome cowboy wants more from her than she's able to give. She can't truly offer her love until she is finally and forever free from Donald.Then one terrible day, a telegram arrives: FOUND YOU.