Book 1 in the triology by Joan Hohl. (California Copper is book 2 and Nevada Silver is book 3). Thackery Sharp was the law in Sanderson, a peaceful little town in Texas. That is until the arrival of Barbara Holcomb, a New York women who brought more than mystery into the lawman's days and nights.
from the back cover:
Barbara Holcomb had been driving through the middle of nowhere when she saw him - all six feet four inches of man lying stretched out on the side of a hot and dusty road. With a bullet hole in his thigh and a "thank you, ma'am" from his lips, Texas Ranger Thackery Sharp was about to discover exactly how he could repay her for rescuing him. Because the one thing Barbara needed was a man with a badge...
Barbara Holcomb had been driving through the middle of nowhere when she saw him - all six feet four inches of man lying stretched out on the side of a hot and dusty road. With a bullet hole in his thigh and a "thank you, ma'am" from his lips, Texas Ranger Thackery Sharp was about to discover exactly how he could repay her for rescuing him. Because the one thing Barbara needed was a man with a badge...
