When The Heart Beckons

by Jill Gregory

Private investigator Annabel Brannigan’s mother was a brave Union Spy during the war, so she’s confident she has what it takes to track down her childhood friend Brett McCallum in the wilds of the Arizona Territory and rescue him from whatever trouble drove him to flee his wealthy St. Louis home. Annabel has secretly loved Brett for years and is determined to save him from the ruthless men hunting him out west – but can she save herself from Roy Steele, the rugged, dangerous gunslinger also tracking Brett? When Steele protects her from vicious desperadoes, they’re forced to travel together. Though Annabel has lied and told Steele she’s Brett’s fiancée, she finds herself drawn to the handsome gunslinger against her will. Yet Steele’s heart seems to be made of stone. And he wishes it was. Because Roy Steele is a man of secrets, and a woman slowing him down is the last thing he needs. But he can’t keep the beautiful, courageous Annabel out of his mind – or out of his arms. As danger surrounds them, he wants only two things -- to keep Annabel safe – and to have her for his own…

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Historical, Westerns, Western Historical Romance

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First published March 1, 1995

About the author

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Jill Gregory is the award-winning author of more than thirty novels. Jill has been awarded the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence and her novels NEVER LOVE A COWBOY and COLD NIGHT, WARM STRANGER were honored with back-to-back Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice awards for Best Western Historical Romance.

Jill Gregory's novels have been translated and published in Japan, Russia, Norway, France, Taiwan, Sweden, Italy, and Germany. Jill grew up in Chicago and received her bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Illinois. She currently resides in Michigan with her husband.

Reviews

[Hanna B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the characters but ... it was a little predictable.