The Lady and the Outlaw — Katherine Compton

Longing to experience the excitement of the frontier land she read about in American dime novels, impetuous Kate O'Donovan leaves Ireland behind and travels to New Mexico to marry a man she has never met. But her grand adventure takes a turn for the worse when the tempestuous beauty is abducted by ruthless bandits and a turn for the better when a daring hired gun comes to her aid. His name is Caddo, a dangerously handsome half-breed outlaw just one step from the gallows and superbly qualified to steal back a stolen bride-to-be. But once a thief always a thief especially when he sees something he passionately desires. And now that Caddo has found the sensuous Irish spitfire, he is never going to let her go.