Ride the High Lonesome by Rosanne Bittner
A man bent on revenge. A woman determined to survive. A land that knows no mercy.
WELCOME TO THE OUTLAW TRAIL.
When Kate Winters is left stranded in outlaw country, she knows she won't make it out alive...until she stumbles across a ruthless gang hanging a cowboy for his cattle. She waits until the outlaws are gone, desperate enough to claim the dead man's horse to make her escape-only to realize he's not dead after all.
Those outlaws should have made damn sure Luke Bowden was good and gone. Now he vows he'll have his revenge no matter the cost. But they're miles away from the nearest town, and the woman who saved his hide won't survive the ride back. He owes her his life-he owes her everything-and it doesn't take long before he's faced with a choice: stand by his savior...or claim his revenge?
All the best western historical novels are full of: brave heroes and romantic outlaws, gunfights and a desperate bid for survival, a dusty trail and a land that stretches on to meet the horizon...