Counterfeit Captive

A chance for escape takes two unlikely allies on a romantic adventure along a desert trail. Orphaned at age twelve, Carmela Wade has lived a lie orchestrated by her uncle, pretending to be a survivor of an Indian kidnapping and profiting from telling her made-up story. But as she matures into adulthood, she hates the deceit and longs to be free. On a stagecoach in Arizona Territory, Carmela and her uncle are fellow passengers with U.S. Marshal Freeland McKay and his handcuffed prisoner. When the stage is attacked, a chance to make a new life is suddenly within Carmela's reach ... if she can survive the harsh terrain and being handcuffed to an unconscious man. Journey to old Tucson, Arizona and northward into the territory, for an inspirational adventure--where freedom will come at a high price for two determined individuals.