title: Colorado Twilight (COLORADO TRILOGY, BOOK 2)
author:  Tess Pendergrass 
description: The second book of Pendergrass' Colorado trilogy features Jordan Braddock, widowed twice by age thirty, who sells the farm and heads west to paint. On the train she meets "Preacher" Elija Kelly, a former gunfighter who saves the day by preventing violence from a gun-toting gang. When Jordan sets out for beautiful Battlement Park, she again encounters Elija, who insists on escorting her but fails to keep her out of trouble. Jordan finds herself in the middle of a bank robbery; then, on a remote mountain trail, she saves Elija's life. She ends up posing as his wife once they reach the lodge, where they meet up with a group intent on hunting down the outlaw gang. Elija's brother, son, a girl named Harry, and the dog-wolf Loki are all on the case, but it's Jordan who discovers the crucial secret, putting herself in peril once again. Like <i>Colorado Shadows</i> (2000), this entertaining historical romance will also appeal to readers who like traditional westerns. <i>Diana Tixier Herald</i><br /><i>Copyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
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  ## Synopsis
  
  
  
  
  
  The dry, wide plains of the high desert are a mirror to the barren places in
  Jean McAllister's heart. With a new home in southern Colorado, and an ideal
  job as a Deputy County Attorney, she hopes to overcome a painful past.
  
  
  
  
  
  Jean meets the dedicated yet charming Sheriff Lea Hawkins when she defends the
  Sheriff’s Office in a lawsuit. Just as Jean begins to wonder if love can
  thrive in the desert, the murder of a colleague shatters her cautious
  happiness and casts doubt over everyone, including Lea.
  
  
  
  
  
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