Outlaw.Preacher. Night Hawk. Heβs had many names, but he canβt escape the past.
Since Ian Vanceβs beloved wife was murdered years ago, the hardened bounty hunter know sheβll never feel love or tenderness again, so heβs made it his mission to ensure others get their justice. But when heβs charged with delivering a sharp-eyed beauty to the law, Ian canβt help but feel he may still have something left to lose.
Orphaned at twelve, Maggie Freeman has always found her way out of trouble. But now thereβs a vigilante mob at her back who would like nothing more than to see her hang for a crime she didnβt commit. Maggie may have to accept help for the first time in her life . . .even if itβs from the one man standing between her and freedom.
Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewersβ Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature and was featured in both the documentary Love Between the Covers and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People magazine, and NPR.