title: Protecting the Colton Bride (The Coltons of Oklahoma)
author:  Elle James 
description: Raised an Air Force brat, Elle James got her work ethic from her dad, creativity from mom and inspiration from her sister. As a member of the reserves, she's traveled, managed a career, and raised three children. She and her husband even raised ostriches and emus. Ask her what it's like to go toe-to-toe with a 350-pound bird!&nbsp;Former manager of computer programmers, Elle is happy to write full time in NW Arkansas.
zlib_text: A brokenhearted cowboy finds his second chance with a single
  mom under siege in the newest Coltons of Texas romance!
  Being rich and powerful didn’t save T. C. Colton from painful betrayal. His beloved Jolie Peters
  walked out on him for cold, hard cash offered by his controlling mother…or so he believed at the
  time. Now, with a killer hunting down her young daughter—a witness to a murder—Jolie turns
  to T.C. to keep them safe.
  But trusting her again isn’t easy for T.C. at first…although their attraction is still hotter than a
  Texas summer and he’s crazy about little Emma. For a short time in a remote cabin hideout,
  T.C., Jolie and Emma feel like family, until the killer closes in, threatening every dream they’re
  building together…
  
  That was one of the things she’d most loved about him; Colton or
  not, he wasn’t above apologizing.
  “I shouldn’t have made such a big deal out of a passing comment,” she said.
  “And I shouldn’t have accused you of…what I did.”
  She nodded, accepting the sincerity