Train from Marietta Book

Katherine Tyler, Kate, was born into a wealthy family whose mother died when she was young. Her father dedicated himself to his work and Kate never felt like she fit in. He remarried and had another daughter but both his new wife and daughter cared for little but society. Kate decided to go against societies dictates and work to become a nurse. She was on her way to live and work with an uncle in San Francisco when she was kidnapped off the train in Texas.
Her father's business partner had forced his nephew to aid in the kidnapping and he was planning to help her escape and leave head to Mexico himself. He knew his uncle would have them both killed if he did exactly what he was told. He agreed in part to make sure that nothing happened to Kate because his uncle was making arrangements for Eddy to possibly marry Kate's sister.
Kate's father was told to not contact the authorities but he called a friend in Texas who was a Ranger. The ranger contacted Tate Castle who sometimes helped the Rangers. Tate was on the train with Kate and remembered her. He agreed to help after he found out who was holding her. He thought that Kate wasn't capable of handling the situation she was in but he soon found out that she was made of much sterner stuff than he had thought possible. Her kidnappers were a man named Hayden who was a ruthless murdered. He had escaped from the authorities and Tate wanted him in prison. Another was Squirrelly whose father was a mob boss in NY.
Tate had been married but his wife left and they divorced shortly after their child was born. Their little girl had one leg that was shorter than the other. She had a hard time getting around and Tate did what he could. He didn't know exactly what to do and he didn't have the money needed to help Emily.
Tate found Kate and rescued her as one of her kidnappers, Squirrelly was trying to rape her. They ended up having to leave on foot due to being chased and because Tate wanted to cover their tracks. They were helped by an Indian boy and got away. Hayden eventually caught up with them. He and Tate fought. Hayden had nearly won the fight when Kate got hold of his gun and shot him. She had been taught to shoot by her father.
Eddy and Squirrelly waited in the cabin where they had held Kate, waiting for Hayden to return. They had nearly given up waiting and decided to check in town for messages on their next step. They found out that Kate had come to town by listening to gossip when the went to the store to check and see if any messages had been sent to them by Eddy's uncle. They went to town the day after Tate and Kate had arrived.
Tate was badly cut from the fight so Kate took him to the local doctor for stitching and medicine. They went home and Kate met Tate's daughter. She wasn't very nice at first but Kate told her stories proving her behavior wasn't acceptable. Tate's daughter learned to accept Kate and soon wanted her to stay.
Kate called her father and told him that his business partner had her kidnapped and her father made arrangements in NY for him to be arrested. He was surprised to find his wife was having an affair with his business partner and had known about Kate's kidnapping from the start. Her name was kept out of the papers and she was allowed to stay out of jail. Both his second wife and their daughter were given a small allowance to live on.
Squirrelly and Eddy found Kate and Squirrelly tried to kill Tate and rape Kate again. Eddy ended up killing Squirrelly for Kate's safety. Tate and Kate let Eddy leave and go to Mexico because he protected Kate.
Kate's dad came to visit and Tate and Kate admitted to being in love with each other. Tate was afraid to ask Kate to stay with him but eventually did ask her to marry him. She accepted and stayed. She was a mother too Emily.
After they were married, Emily was soon sister to a baby boy, John Amos. Kate's dad agreed to let Tate and Kate live their lives independently for the most part. Tate did agree to let Kate's dad pay for some special shoes to help Emily walk. Emily wasn't in as much pain anymore.