Came A Stranger

Winner of the Affaire de Coeur Reader’s Choice Award for “Outstanding Hero.”

In this award-winning western romance, widow Maggie Cayton’s Wyoming ranch is drawn into a deadly range war. She turns to hired gun, Seth Sackett, to protect her home and her family. But who will protect her heart from the dangerously handsome stranger?

“An action-packed, sensual page-turner that is impossible to put down. Your heart will alternately break and rejoice with the wonderful characterization of Seth. He is undoubtedly a man to remember, and Came A Stranger is impossible to forget.” Affaire de Coeur

“Sandifer delivers a truly enjoyable read that takes you inside the very real, very troubled feelings of her characters and leaves you rooting for them till the end. [She] has the unique ability to look within the human spirit. An engaging talent that draws the reader in.” The Literary Times

“Came A Stranger is powerful, sensual, and delightful. The characters are unforgettable.” Romantic Times

From the time she was a bride of seventeen, Maggie Cayton had worked alongsider her husband to carve their White Raven Ranch out of Wyoming’s harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Then suddenly he’s dead – murdered – and Maggie suspects wealthy rancher Big Ben Tate is out to drive her off her land so he can claim it for himself. Maggie has faced too many odds and fought too many battles with man and nature to give up without a fight. She’s also experienced enough to know she needs an equalizer, a professional gun. She hires Seth Sackett, believing he is a necessary evil, a man who is no better than the person who killed her husband. She discovers he isn’t what he appears to be. He might cast a shadow of danger, but his bold kisses evoke a desire she never thought she would feel again.

In truth, Seth lives in a private hell of memories and harbors an ugly secret that haunts him day and night. He thought the White Raven Ranch would be just another job, but as he falls in love with the indomitable Maggie, he dares to dream of a life he never believed himself worthy of having. The only chance he has of seeing those dreams come true is to reveal to Maggie the truth of his past...and risk losing the only love he’s ever known.