Rocky Mountain Marshals: Book 1
Publication Date: February 3, 2026
When bandits strike in the wilderness, can love and faith overcome the shadows of danger?
As Owen Riley and his fellow Marshals escort Delaney Bridger, her brother, and an escaped prisoner to Fort Russell, a gang of outlaws ambushes them, bringing death and devastation to their party. With their lives on the line and the outlaws in pursuit, Owen directs the rest of his battered group to seek hiding at a remote ranch.
After the attack leaves her brother Boone seriously injured, Delaney helps Owen, nursing Boone and a wounded Marshal back to health while danger looms ever closer. Despite the threat at their heels, romance sparks between Owen and Delaney as they fight for survival on their perilous trek to the fort. Can they overcome the obstacles and find a future together?
Mary Connealy presents a riveting historical Frontier series starter of adventure, love, and high jinks in the rugged wilderness of 1870s Colorado. This Western romance features a determined Marshal, a courageous woman, forced proximity romance, and a risky journey of survival.
Rather than swooning at the sound of gunfire, Delaney Bridger gears up for revenge.
Author Mary Connealy serves up the first installment in the Rocky Mountain Marshals series with Ambush of the Heart. Set in 1872, the Duncan Gang picks the wrong party to ambush. In addition to several lawmen in the group, there’s a fiercely courageous woman seeking justice.
U.S. Marshal Owen Riley takes his oath of protection seriously, but a woman like Delaney will require all his skills. Together, they must survive in the wilderness.
This rugged frontier story combines a clean romance with well-developed characters. Their struggles are offset by a strong sense of faith as they face danger together.
Ambush of the Heart not only wrangles the bad guys, but there is a certain lawman’s heart that gets nabbed in the process.
Mary Connealy writes “romantic comedies with cowboys” and is celebrated for her fun, zany, action-packed style. She has sold more than 1.5 million books and is the author of the popular series A Western Light, Wyoming Sunrise, and many other books. Mary lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her very own romantic cowboy hero.
