Her Bodyguard

A soldier with a secret. A daughter with a quest. An impossible love.

Kansas, 1870 -- Buck O'Connor rides a horse named regret. Aimless and alone after a brutal loss to the North, he risks heading cross-country to reconcile with an estranged kinsman by helping in the bloody battle to wreck a new railroad. But after he saves a beautiful widow from an overturned carriage, he's shocked to discover she's the wealthy villain he swore to sabotage.

Amy Langford is desperate to fulfill her father's legacy. And after a series of targeted mishaps, she gratefully accepts the protection of a strapping cowboy against the violent settlers. But she's up to her neck in the frantic race to finish construction, and she can ill-afford to succumb to her feelings for her new bodyguard.

With Buck falling hard for the determined promoter he's supposed to destroy, he's terrified his hidden past will cost him her heart and certain it will cost him his life.  As Amy puts everything on the line to honor her father, her guilt demands she cut the handsome stranger loose before he's the next victim of a cutthroat project.

When the truth about Buck's bloody past comes to light, can their love overcome an unthinkable betrayal?

Her Bodyguard is the first scorching tale in the Steam! Romance and Rails series. If you like pulse-pounding suspense, dark deceits, and vivid depictions of the Wild West, you'll adore this story about an outlaw's search for redemption.

Praise for the Steam! Series:

"Her portrayal of strong, realistic, well-defined characters and meticulous research transports readers back to the American West."

—Jill Marie Landis, New York Times bestselling author

"Gripping, realistic western writing at its best! E. E. Burke is an exceptional storyteller!"

—Rosanne Bittner, USA TODAY bestselling author