The Lawman

On the run from her ex-lover...Jilted by a no-show husband...And now mistaken for a whore in the Diamond Back Saloon...

Abigail Thornton doesn’t think things can get any worse. That is until a single slap to a man’s face starts a barroom brawl that lands her in the last place she expected to be.

Town Marshal Morgan Avery wants nothing more than to wash away the trail-dust and sleep for a week, preferably with a soft, willing woman by his side. Instead, he gets Abigail Thornton – all one hundred pounds of her thrust at him seconds before a fist connects with his face. Breaking up the fight takes more effort than he wants to admit and when the last man falls he finds Abigail still standing and not looking the least bit contrite.

Throwing her into the town jail for the night would salve his wounded pride and then he will let her go. Or that was the plan. When morning comes he finds himself oddly reluctant to do so. Miss Thornton is hiding something and he aims to find out what, even if he has to bed her to do so. But will one night in her bed be enough?

I had so much fun with this story! From the beginning it drew me right in with poor Abigail's trials and tribulations...how could one girl cause so much trouble within moments of entering town??? And sparks started flying as soon as she landed on top of Morgan...the tension between them just sizzled off the pages. I couldn't wait to find out why Abigail was on the run from Fletcher; soon I could see why...what a truly bad guy!

This is the first of 4 novellas, each centered on one of the Avery brothers. And I'm so excited to announce that author Lily Graison will be guest blogging here in March to coincide with the release of the second book in the series, The Outlaw.