The Princess Goes West

by Nan Ryan

THE PRINCESS Marlena's tiny kingdom is flat broke, forcing the spitfire princess to tour America with a smile on her face and a royal tin cup in her hand. THE QUEEN Americans adore the the stunning beauty and the appreciation is stoking her country's coffers. But when Marlena takes ill, a quick switch by a fast-thinking royal aide lands Roberta Ann, Queen of the Silver Dollar Saloon, in the role of a lifetime. THE LONG, TALL TEXAN Meanwhile, Marlena is being hauled cussing and spitting to her new kingdom - the El Paso Country jail - by tough-as-nails Texas Ranger Virgil Black. He knows the sassy, ginger-haired saloon girl is a thief. But what Virgil doesn't know is Marlena and he are about to discover that even pampered princesses are first, last, and always.

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