Desperate (14 page)
Meg was always stunned at how much Ruby enjoyed the chase. They used her as the bait. Then Meg would pull a gun on some poor unlucky bastard, and Ruby would tie him up. Every time before a catch, Ruby’s blue eyes would sparkle and shine with excitement. She loved being a bounty hunter. She loved catching criminals, and most of all she loved playing her many roles.
They’d done everything from the distraught woman, pregnant wife, and now a saloon girl. Wherever the criminal resided, they’d lay a trap and ensnare the bastard.
“Where’s your hat?” Ruby asked.
“Right here,” Meg said and picked up her black cowboy hat and pulled it down tight.
But for Meg it was just a job. A means to an end. A way to earn a decent living and pay for the farm. Once they had enough money, she would retire and never chase another criminal if she could. But Ruby loved the chase, the entrapment, and the thrill of turning in the longrider.
Music echoed down the street, and Meg knew it was time. “Are you ready?”
Ruby smiled, her lips painted red, her cheeks tinted with the same color. “Let’s get this done, so we can go home for a while.”
“Let’s go.”
The two walked out of the hotel room together, but once they reached the street, Ruby walked to the saloon alone.
Meg gave her just enough time to get inside and then she followed. Time to go to work.
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Deadly
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Sylvia McDaniel
Sylvia McDaniel is a best-selling, award-winning author of western historical romance and contemporary romance novels. Known for her sweet, funny, family-oriented romances, Sylvia is the author of The Burnett Brides a western historical western series, The Cuvier Widows, a Louisiana historical series, and several short contemporary romances.
Former President of the Dallas Area Romance Authors, a member of the Romance Writers of America®, and a member of Novelists Inc, her novel, A Hero’s Heart was a 1996 Golden Heart Finalist. Several other books have placed or won in the San Antonio Romance Authors Contest, LERA Contest, Golden Network Finalist and a Carolyn Readers Finalist.
Married for nearly twenty years to her best friend, they have one dachshund that reigns as Queen Supreme Dog and a good-looking, grown son who thinks there’s no place like home. Sylvia loves gardening, shopping, knitting and football (Cowboys and Bronco’s fan), but not necessarily in that order.
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