J U LY 2 0 0 9 F I C T I O N
Outlaw’s Bride
Bestselling author Lori Copeland weaves together elements
of a wonderful, classic Western romance with themes of
forgiveness and grace.
Falsely convicted of bank robbery, drifter Johnny McAllister
is sent to a rehabilitation program in the home of a California
judge. When he goes to Judge McMann’s home, his aim is to
be a model prisoner, hoping to be released early and return
to his life’s mission: to kill the man who wiped out his family
15 years before. He’s planned for everything…except his
encounter with Ragan, the beautiful and kind housekeeper, and
with the generous folks of Barren Flats. But can Johnny let go
of his anger and embrace a new life? One that would include
Ragan as his bride?
This tender story reveals how even the hard law of the land
doesn’t stand a chance when God’s mercy and true love come
to reside in a heart.
Formerly titled The Bride of Johnny McAllister, rewritten for
the inspirational market.
ISBN 978-0-7369-2751-2 •U.S. $12.99 •July 2009 release
5 ½ x 8 ½ Trade •Fiction--Romance •320 pp. •Case Quantity: 36
Lori Copeland is the author of over ninety titles,
both historical and contemporary fi ction. With more than
3 million copies of her books in print, she has developed
a loyal following among her rapidly growing fans in
the inspirational market. She has been honored with
the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award, The Holt
Medallion, and Walden Books’ Best Seller award.
FROM THE NOVEL
California, July, 1876—Johnny McAllister stood before Judge Robert Leonard and waited for the axe to fall.
He’d been tried for a crime he didn’t commit, in front of a jury that found him guilty and not a way in the world
to prove his innocence. The judge raised his gavel, and Johnny braced for the worst….
Paradise, aka Barren Flats, California—Ragan Ramsey parted the judge’s parlor curtains,
her eyes widening as she got her fi rst glimpse of the prisoner. He came into town handcuffed inside
a buckboard, dressed in black, looking meaner than sin and three times as evil. She swallowed against the sudden
dryness crowding her throat, and shivered against a sudden premonition that this man
was going to be more—much more—than she’d bargained for…
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