Longarm Series by Tabor Evans, Lou Cameron

Escondrijo is a quiet town on the Texas coast, so Marshall Custis Long isn't expecting trouble when he heads there on his newest assignment: to escort a prisoner to Colorado. He soon finds that it's easier said than done, because a couple of trigger-happy back-shooters have the Deputy Marshal in their sights.

THE KISS OF DEATH. The notorious Gallagher gang has been a burr in Longarm's saddle blanket for far too long. So when a lonely -- and lovely -- ranch widow offers him a hot lead on the bandits, Longarm is eager for the news. But that's no all Lily Gail Wharton wants to share with Longarm... Distracted by Miss Lily Gail's talent, Longarm doesn't know she's a lethal lure who's seduced him into a Gallagher man-trap -- until he wakes up in her barn, chained and hungry as an unwanted dog... moreTHE KISS OF DEATH. The notorious Gallagher gang has been a burr in Longarm's saddle blanket for far too long. So when a lonely -- and lovely -- ranch widow offers him a hot lead on the bandits, Longarm is eager for the news. But that's no all Lily Gail Wharton wants to share with Longarm... Distracted by Miss Lily Gail's talent, Longarm doesn't know she's a lethal lure who's seduced him into a Gallagher man-trap -- until he wakes up in her barn, chained and hungry as an unwanted dog. Her outlaw in-laws baited their trap just right. And Longarm is their guest of honor. less

They started their partnership by brawling over a buxom blossom named Anna Marie. And sure as a shoe smells, Longarm and Texas Ranger Lazarus Coffin weren't ever going to be back-slappin' beer buddies. But they had a job to do together no matter who threw first mud: protect a highfalutin powwow between the Mexican and American governments in the border town of Del Rio, Texas.Distractions fly like chairs in a bar fight. Local bandits, Lazarus Coffin's wanton moronics... moreThey started their partnership by brawling over a buxom blossom named Anna Marie. And sure as a shoe smells, Longarm and Texas Ranger Lazarus Coffin weren't ever going to be back-slappin' beer buddies. But they had a job to do together no matter who threw first mud: protect a highfalutin powwow between the Mexican and American governments in the border town of Del Rio, Texas.Distractions fly like chairs in a bar fight. Local bandits, Lazarus Coffin's wanton moronics. And, of course, the forbidden fruit that is Sonia Guiterrez, daughter of the Mexican diplomat.But those little damnations are nothing compared to the ten-gallon chunk of hell that's about to break loose... less

Longarm must decide whether to keep trailing a trio of bank robbers or stay in the enticing clutches of the wily widow who wants him to take the place of her late husband, Whiskey Creek's last marshal.