A soldier with a secret. A daughter with a quest. Will their steam-powered chemistry help them survive an unthinkable betrayal?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 a 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 attacks, 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 ruin, he's terrified his hidden past will cost him her heart, and worse, her trust in his protection. And 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 an enemy who will stop at nothing to destroy them.
As Buck discovers, the cost of justice is high. What will be the price of their love?
Her Bodyguard is the first scorching story in the Steam! Romance and Rails series. If you like dark heroes, pulse-pounding suspense and vivid storytelling set in the real American West, then you'll adore this deftly-woven historical romance from E.E. Burke.
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
About the Author: E.E. Burke writes sexy, suspenseful historical romance set in the American West. Her latest release, Her Bodyguard, is the second in the series, Steam! Romance and Rails, which features stories based on true events from the golden age of steam railroads. Her writing has earned accolades in regional and national contests, including the prestigious Golden Heart(R). Over the years, she's been a disc jockey, a journalist and an advertising executive, before finally getting around to pursuing her dream of writing novels. Her stories are as deeply rooted in American soil as her family, which she can trace back to the earliest colonists and through both sides of the Mason-Dixon line. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and three daughters, the greatest inspiration of all.
