Outlaw Hearts by Rosanne Bittner (
Fantastic Fiction) is the 1st novel in her Outlaw Hearts series of f/m western historical romance which unusually follows the same couple during the course of their event-filled lives, this one introducing a woman who has lost everything to a wanted gunslinger with nothing to lose, as they struggle to forge a new life together, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Sourcebooks' Casablanca imprint.
This was originally published in 1993 by Bantam. Apparently, the original standalone has been expanded into a series with the Sourcebooks pickup, and this seems to have been made free to promote the newly-released 4th novel in the saga,
The Last Outlaw, which came out just this week.
Currently free @
B&N,
Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), &
iTunes (available to Canadians). Price-drop-check linkage for
Kobo &
Google Play
Description
A decades long love story of two people, united by chance, that proves love's lasting power and its ability to overcome all odds
Miranda Hayes has lost everything—her family, her husband, her home. Orphaned and then widowed, desperate to find a safe haven, she sets out to cross a savage land alone...until chance brings her face-to-face with notorious gunslinger Jake Harkner.
Hunted by the law and haunted by a brutal past, Jake has spent a lifetime fighting for everything he has. He's never known a moment's kindness...until fate brings him to the one woman willing to reach past his harsh exterior to the man inside. He would die for her. He would kill for her. He will do whatever it takes to keep her his.
Spanning the dazzling West with its blazing deserts and booming gold towns, Jake and Miranda must struggle to endure every hardship that threatens to tear them apart. But the love of an outlaw comes with a price...and even their passion may not burn bright enough to conquer the coming darkness.