The Colton Ransom
by Marie Ferrarella

Double Crime at Dead River Ranch

Former cop Trevor Garth left the line of duty, but his expert instincts are sharper than ever when crime strikes the Colton ranch. As ranch security, he has to step in---yet this time getting justice is personal. Mistaken for a Colton heiress and stolen from her crib, his daughter's in the hands of a killer out for ransom. Desperate for an ally, he must rely on the woman determined to help him.

Gabriella Colton doesn't think twice about joining Trevor's search for his daughter. Beneath his world-weary exterior is a passionate man in need of someone to trust---with his baby and his heart. Now, when every second counts, their dangerous investigation draws them closer to each other...and their darkest threat.

Other Books by Marie Ferrarella

Cavanaugh Justice: Cold Case Squad
Cavanaugh Justice Book 47

Matchmaker on the Ranch
Forever, Texas Book 26

Meeting His Secret Daughter
Forever, Texas Book 25

Cavanaugh Justice: Detecting a Killer
Cavanaugh Justice Book 46

Harlequin Romantic Suspense March 2023 - Box Set

Harlequin Romantic Suspense February 2023 - Box Set

Colton's Unusual Suspect
The Coltons of New York Book 1

Cavanaugh Justice: Up Close and Deadly
Cavanaugh Justice Book 45

Texas Baby Surprise

Her Texas Hero

Her Lone Star Cowboy

A Ranch to Come Home To
Forever, Texas Book 24

Serial Affair
Cavanaugh Justice Book 42

More Than a Temporary Family
Furever Yours Book 8

The Baby Trail
Cavanaugh Justice Book 42

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Marie Ferrarella's Bio

Born in West Germany, arrived in the U.S. at four, I began writing when I was eleven. I began selling many years after that. Along the way, I acquired a Masters in Shakespearean Comedy from Queens College in N.Y, a husband and two kids (in that order)---the dog came later. My first romance was bought by Second Chance At Love November of 1981. The road from there to here has a hundred and thirty-seven more sales to it. I've been published by Silhouette, Harlequin, Zebra, Harper, Bantam and Berkeley. I've been fortunate enough to have received several Rita nominations from the Romance Writers of America Association over the years, with one win for Father Goose (in the Traditional Romance Category). I've also been nominated several times in various categories by Romantic Times Magazine. I hope to be found one day---many, many years from now---slumped over my computer, writing to the last moment. But before then, I would dearly love to write a successful screenplay. My goal has always been to entertain. Entertainment Weekly 2015 named me the fifth most prolific romance author of all time---and I have since moved up to the fourth position, having published 296 works.