Lean Stroud is wanted for robbery and a murder he didn't commit. On the run to California with his partner-in-crime, Kenneth, he spots the relentless bounty hunter, Thomas Grady, on the train. The only way to protect Kenneth is to create a distraction, and that's what he does when he flees the train at the top of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He forces Thomas to chase him, but nothing can prepare him for what it means to be caught.<br><br>Thomas Grady always gets his man, and Leon Stroud is no exception to that rule. But almost from the moment Thomas touches Leon, he wants the outlaw for something besides his bounty. Driven by desire he doesn't understand, he repeatedly claims Leon's body on the long journey from Soda Springs to San Francisco -- and Leon only begs for more. An even bigger threat, with a larger bounty, could be the very thing they need to drive them together. Or tear them apart.

Stealing West

“Sir…” Not a word but a sigh, carrying more intent than any plea he might have uttered. “What more do you want from me?”


“Nothing. I just want you to keep still.”


He brushed his knuckles across Leon’s jaw, and then ran his palm down his chest, enjoying the contrast between his smooth skin and the rough hair on his chest. Thomas kept his touch deliberate and light, watching as Leon struggled to keep himself under control. His muscles trembled, and his mouth hung open as he gasped for air.


Thomas pushed back slightly, allowing the very tip to breach his tight ring of muscle. Leon caught his breath, his chest jerking. The corner of Thomas’s mouth lifted. “Remember.”


“This is torture,” Leon ground out. But he consciously sank back into bed, relaxing the rigid set of his shoulders as much as he could. When Thomas pressed down another half inch, Leon whimpered, only to choke it back. “Does keeping still mean keeping quiet? Because I’m not as sure about that part.”


Chapter 27