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A riotously hilarious and passion-filled adventure of historical romance in the Wild, Wild West… The prim and prudish Katherine Simmons, a proper Boston schoolteacher, never expected to step foot in those godforsaken lands of the Wild, Wild West…let alone figuring out how to hide a dead body… Katherine Simmons liked her life the way it was – predictable, boring, but safe. Innocent of the more earthly pleasures in the world, Katherine has never lost her head to passion and intends to keep it that way. That is, until this puritanical schoolteacher inherits a saloon – or what some might call a brothel – in the Wild West town of Silver Ridge. Refusing to step down from a challenge, Katherine leaves for Silver Ridge, with the plan of bringing some of Boston’s morality to the outlaw West. But when the Mayor of Silver Ridge dies in the throes of passion right there in her saloon, Katherine tries to sneak his body out and is caught by Travis Ryland, a sexy outlaw. When the townspeople of Silver Ridge see them together, both Travis and Katherine are accused of murder and must work together to prove their innocence. Travis Ryland expected a little trouble when he was hired by Silver Ridge to put an end to the payroll robberies at the mine. A little trouble, but mostly a simple job for a man with simple talents. What he didn’t expect was a beautiful schoolteacher from Boston to turn his life…and his heart into chaos. Katherine may be innocent, but she’s willing to learn…and lucky for her, there’s a sexy outlaw more than happy to educate the schoolteacher… ** ### Review Innocent cannot begin to describe Kathryn Simmons. Imagine, if you will, a prudish Boston school teacher that inherits a saloon, must deal with the natural death of a client, gets involved with a hired gun, and crooked mine owner, helps to steal a horse and hide a dead body, doesn't know what the clap is but wants to know about love, saves the hero from a hanging only to hide him in a ravine while hiding from the bad guys, and if that's not enough it almost all occurs in one night! The poor reluctant hero is one Travis Ryland who doesn't know what he did to deserve having someone like Kathryn fall into his life! Hired by the town to stop the mining payroll robberies, Travis is thrown into the midst of chaos when he discovers that the mayor, whom he was supposed to meet, is dead, and the beautiful young school teacher is trying to cover it up to save the reputation of one of her girls. The trouble that Kathryn gets him into, however, is nothing compared to the real bad guys, and after a while you wonder if they will ever get their heads above water! But for all her innocence and naiveté, Kathryn is still eager to learn...and Travis is just as eager to teach her!This is truly, truly the best book I've ever read! I wish My Desperado was my desperado! This one out rates the ratings! Gushing over with humor and passion at it's very best!If laughter and love are the best medicine, My Desperado is a fountain of youth!Claire Haynes -- *Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved* -- *From Literary Times*