"Elaine Levine is a wonderfully fresh and original voice in western romance.
RACHEL AND THE HIRED GUN is full of fast-paced action and powerful emotions. I loved it!" -- Joan Johnston, New York Times bestselling author of A STRANGER'S GAME.

My husband and I live in Northern Colorado where the Plains meet the Rocky Mountains--a stone's throw from the Wyoming border. Some places out here look unchanged from how they must have been in the 19th century. And others are evolving rapidly, never again to be what they were.

The wind sounds the same, I think. It whispers stories of lives lived passionately, fearlessly, in a brutal and rugged terrain. I hope my love of this area comes through in my stories!

Westerns

The Men of Defiance Series: Stories about the hard edged men who settle in a border town called Defiance...and the women who tame them!

RACHEL AND THE HIRED GUN

Running from a brutal past to the father she’s never met, Rachel Douglas must rely on the survival skills of the hard-edged gunman her father sends to guide her across the rugged terrain of the Dakota Territory. But Sager’s got another plan…and a blood debt to settle.

Time doesn’t always heal all wounds. Sometimes it takes a little vengeance.

Clips from RACHEL AND THE HIRED GUN:

I'll be posting several videos covering scenes clipped from the final version of the book. They're short vignettes that are a fun way to introduce you to my characters. Drop me an email (elevine @ elainelevine.com) to let me know what you think about them!

Clip 1: Sager's Beginning

Download the PDF of Clip 1: Sager's Beginning

McCAID’S WOMAN

Desperate to feed her eight orphans, Audrey Sheridan chooses the wrong target when she pick-pockets wealthy sheep rancher Julian McCaid.

Publisher: Kensington Books
Release Date: Summer 2009

LEAH AND THE AVENGER

A vigilante hired to clean up the corrupt and rapidly dying town of Defiance, Jace Gage never expected to fall in love with violence-hating, man-fearing, violet-eyed tomboy, Leah Morgan.
ISBN: 978-1-4201-0551-3
Publisher: Kensington Books
Release Date: January 2009