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Olivia Sterling, a headstrong seamstress, flees an arranged marriage in Chicago and heads west with dreams of opening her own shop in the all‑Black town of Henry Adams, Kansas. On her journey, her train is attacked by the infamous outlaw Neil July and his band of robbers. Neil is captivated by Olivia's spirit, a feeling he has never experienced with another woman. When their paths cross again, Olivia has become the town’s newly elected mayor while Neil remains a wanted man pursued by bounty hunters. Amid the tension between law and love, Neil must decide whether to lay down his guns for romance or continue the outlaw life.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Beverly Jenkins
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