Search - Nighthawk (Conard County, Bk 10)

From the back cover: "Esther Jackson needed Craig Nighthawk's protection. The father she'd helped put away for murder was now seking her out, so against her reclusive nature, she welcomed the darkly handsome Nighthawk into her home, hoping he could keep her safe.
Craig knew all about fear and isolation. After all, he was still being tried and convicted by the people of Conard County for a crime he hadn't committed. All he wanted was to be left alone. Until he met Esther, and discovered in her loving arms a peace he would safeguard at any cost..."

a former long-distance trucker who gives up the open road to start a sheep ranch. But a tragic miscarriage of justice leaves him isolated from his neighbors until one of his ewes devours a lovely artist's flower garden. Can these two lonely people learn to trust the yearnings of their hearts?