She Took On a Wild West Town... Impulsive heiress Evie Carlisle fled a greedy fiancé and New York's stifling high society for Dead Dog, New Mexico—determined to write dime novels like the thrilling Buckaroo Bill series. But when she began her unconventional research at Sophie's Pleasure Palace and the Golden Garter, she soon found herself locking horns with handsome saloon owner Connor Morgan. ...And One Man's Stubborn Heart When the lovely, emerald-eyed snoop started stirring up trouble, Connor was ready to throw her on the next stage East. That is, until fate stepped in and forced him to propose a marriage of convenience. Even though Connor believed Evie deserved better than a man who hid a dark and bitter past, he didn't know that his novelist wife believed in happy endings...and wouldn't rest until he'd given her his whole and willing heart.
Author
aka Laurel McKee (Amanda Carmack) Amanda wrote her first romance at the age of sixteen—a vast historical epic starring all her friends as the characters, written secretly during algebra class (and her parents wondered why math was not her strongest subject...) She's never since used algebra, but her books have been nominated for many awards, including the RITA Award, the Romantic Times BOOKReviews Reviewers' Choice Award, the Booksellers Best, the National Readers Choice Award, and the Holt Medallion. She lives in Oklahoma with a menagerie of two cats, a Pug, and a very bossy miniature Poodle, along with far too many books. When not writing or reading, she loves taking dance classes, collecting cheesy travel souvenirs, and watching the Food Network—even though she doesn't cook.
