Author:Johanna Lindsey

He was called Angel -a ruggedly handsome hired gun with eyes as black as sin.She was Cassie Stuart, a dark-haired beauty whose inheritance was a Texas ranch at the centre of a long and bitter feud.And when she hired Angel to protect the ranch and herself, she thought she was taking on a peacemaker - but ended up with a widow-maker instead.

Unwanted and unwelcomed by his ungrateful employer, Angel would just as soon have left Cassie to fend for herself, but for a stubborn sense of duty...and a desire to taste the sweetness of her kiss.He became determined to make Cassie want him come hell or high water - and not for his gun alone.