One Wild Rose — Geri Borcz

NOT EVEN A RANGER CAN RESIST A PERFECT ROSE

Roselyn O'Neill's mother--a saloon singer with unfortunate taste in men--may have ensured her daughter's childhood was a colorful adventure, but after years of one-horse towns and embarrassing scrapes, Roselyn is ready for a quiet life. Settling down will have to wait, however, because her mother's in trouble again, and to get her out of it Roselyn must retrieve a stolen pouch of jewels. It seems simple enough--until Roselyn meets headstrong Texas Ranger Madsen Bold.

Madsen is a man of his word, and a man of the law. He doesn't take kindly to swindlers or cheats--even when they're disguised in as tempting a package as Roselyn--and he's promised to find the missing diamonds for an old friend. But getting rid of Roselyn is as hard as a stale biscuit, and before he knows it, Bold's got the unlikeliest partner he could have imagined. Trouble is, every minute spent with her makes him ache for more--until it seems a lifetime in her arms won't be long enough...