The Law and Miss Penny

When he awoke by the side of the road, with a throbbing head and a lovely woman bending over him, he couldn’t even remember his own name. Morgan Slater, U.S. Marshal, simply accepts pretty Mariah Penny’s word that he is her cousin, Cain Law. And that he is part of the family's medicine show.

Mariah has good reason for misleading Morgan. The hard-headed lawman is hell-bent on shutting down her legitimate business.

Soon Cain is running afoul of the law he's sworn to protect, and Mariah is caught in her own trap as cousinly banter turns into forbidden passion.

AWARDS:
Best Western Historical Romance, 1994, Romantic Times
Nominee
Best Americana Historical, 1994, Affaire de Coeur
Finalist, Best Western or Historical, 1994, San Diego Book Awards

REVIEWS:
"Oh, what a tangled web Sharon weaves!" ~Literary Times

THE LAW AND DISORDER SERIES, in series order
The Law and Miss Penny
The Outlaw was no Lady
A Lawman for Maggie
To Love a Scoundrel

ABOUT SHARON IHLE:
Sharon Ihle is the bestselling author of more than a dozen historical romances set in the American West. A lifelong Californian, Sharon recently moved from the sunny beaches of San Diego to the frozen plains of North Dakota. Hard to believe, but it’s true.

If there's one thing US Marshall Morgan Slater can't stand, it's medicine shows. Taking the hard earned money from people for worthless medicine was just short of criminal in his book, so Morgan didn't hesitate to run the latest one out of town. On the trail of the Doolittle gang, Morgan followed the show out of town to be sure it didn't come back in his absence. However, when they got stuck in the mud...Mariah Penny took great pride in her medicines. Made from natural ingredients, she made certain her potions worked in most cases before she offered them to the public. Together with her mother and father, and a little help from an Indian Princess costume, Mariah was making something of the family's show. That was until Marshall Morgan Slater ran them out of town and their wagon got stuck in the mud...So, the wagon gets stuck in the mud, Morgan gets hurt, looses his memory, and wakes to find he is Mariah's cousin and actually part of the show! But the trouble really begins when Morgan starts to have sexual feelings toward Mariah which he believes is his cousin, and she is attracted to him, but unable to reveal the fact that he is not her cousin! Meanwhile, the Doolittle gang are still at large, the couple unknowingly befriend one of them, and Morgan's memory is coming back! Oh, what a tangled web Sharon weaves!Ms. Ihle has the perfect cure for the common cold - a hot and steamy read! This is one love potion that doesn't come in a bottle! A cure-all read! Ms. Ihle takes a unique look into an often overlooked corner of our wild west history, and brings it to life with a flourish all her own! --
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