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Her heart pounded as his lips closed over hers. Never before had she been kissed like this... never before had she been so willing to surrender to love's passionate promise... — Daughter of New Mexico cattle baron and an enchantingly lovely Mexican aristocrat, Maria Connolly had inherited her father's courage and strength and her mother's pride and beauty. But with both her parents dead, she found herself alone and vulnerable as her person and property came under siege by the local landowner who wanted to possess both. That was when Cheyenne Walker rode into her life, guns glittering on his hips, offering Maria the help and strength she so desperately needed and the passionate embraces she so hungrily desired.
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With several million books in print and New York Times and USA Today's bestseller lists under her belt, former CPA Patricia Rice writes emotionally-charged contemporary and historical romances which have won numerous awards, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice and Career Achievement Awards. Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA® finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories. A firm believer in happily-ever-after for good reason, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, she currently resides in Southern California, and now does accounting only for herself. She also writes under the pen name Jamie Quaid
