Once Upon a Time in the West Series by Lori Handeland

Once Upon a Time . . .Beauty Became the Bounty HunterCathleen Chase was an unassuming farmer’s wife until her husband was gunned down in front of her. Desperate for revenge, she offered con artist Alexi Romanov anything if he would school her in the art of the dodge.Alexi didn’t realize he’d turned Cathleen Chase into Cat O’Banyon, a ruthless bounty hunter who would stop at nothing to catch the man who murdered her husband, until she was gone... moreOnce Upon a Time . . .Beauty Became the Bounty HunterCathleen Chase was an unassuming farmer’s wife until her husband was gunned down in front of her. Desperate for revenge, she offered con artist Alexi Romanov anything if he would school her in the art of the dodge.Alexi didn’t realize he’d turned Cathleen Chase into Cat O’Banyon, a ruthless bounty hunter who would stop at nothing to catch the man who murdered her husband, until she was gone. That she took the heart he didn’t know he had along with her surprised him even more.Now Cat has a bounty on her head. Hunted by every gunslinger from Abilene to St. Louis to Denver, she won’t last long without an ally. With little choice, she turns to Alexi for help. But, again, he has his price. Again, she will pay any cost.To survive, they must trust each other, but in a relationship forged from deception and lust, is trust even possible?And if they can’t learn to trust, can they ever learn to love? less

Once Upon a Time . . .Love Healed More Than a Broken HeartAfter years spent in a Union prison, Luke Phelan goes West to fight the Indians. He soon realizes he can't stomach the slaughter of innocents and agrees to be traded to the Cheyenne in exchange for hostages.By the time Rose Varner finds him, years later in the Smoky Hills of Kansas, Luke no longer knows if he is a hero, a traitor, a soldier, a warrior, a ghost or a lunatic... moreOnce Upon a Time . . .Love Healed More Than a Broken HeartAfter years spent in a Union prison, Luke Phelan goes West to fight the Indians. He soon realizes he can't stomach the slaughter of innocents and agrees to be traded to the Cheyenne in exchange for hostages.By the time Rose Varner finds him, years later in the Smoky Hills of Kansas, Luke no longer knows if he is a hero, a traitor, a soldier, a warrior, a ghost or a lunatic.Rose has gone everywhere, bribed everyone, tried everything in her attempts to retrieve her kidnapped daughter from the Cheyenne. Luke, who lived among them and became one of them, is her last chance.But tragedy and heartache drove Luke from his adopted people and he swore never to go back. However, Rose’s bravery, her tenacity and fierce devotion against all odds changes his mind.He rescues her; she rescues him; they rescue each other . . . in every way it is possible to be rescued. Because courage matters. And love?Love matters even more. less