A Detective on a Mission, a Schoolteacher with Secrets-Love Takes Them Both by Surprise in True to the Law Bitter Springs, Wyoming - 1889 Private detective Cobb Bridger arrives in Bitter Springs with one assignment: find Tru Morrow and keep her in sight until the wealthy Mackey family can confront her. They claim she stole something valuable-though they refuse to say what. Cobb doesn't like the secrecy, but he takes the job. Tru has started over as the town's schoolteacher, unaware that the polite stranger she bumps into has been hired to track her down. Their early encounters turn unexpectedly warm, and soon Cobb doubts she could be guilty of anything-especially as he learns more about the Mackeys' true motives. When her accuser, Andrew Mackey, arrives, Cobb tries to protect Tru-only to discover she's far from helpless. But Mackey's obsession quickly turns violent, leaving her drugged and her home in flames. Cobb risks everything to save her, yet the truth that surfaces afterward is even more explosive than the fire itself. Perfect for fans of Diana Palmer, Lorraine Heath, and Kaki Warner. Awards: Top Ten Best Romances 2018 Library Journal Best Romance, All About Romance 2008 Annual Reader Poll Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Top Ten Romance of the Year 2011, Library Journal #5 in the Top 100 Romances of All Time, Dear Author Starred reviews, Publishers Weekly. Reviews: "A romance to savor." ~Library Journal "Goodman has a real flair…Witty dialogue, first-rate narrative prose, and clever plotting." ~Publishers Weekly "A master storyteller" ~The Romance Dish "Jo Goodman is a master at historical romance." ~Fresh Fiction
