Spirit of the West
Clayton Gann

He was a cowboy, a camel-roping jokester who couldn't quite transcend his loathing of anything remotely academic--though he'd have to in order to win Roberta Wheeler, history professor extraordinaire and the most interesting woman he'd ever met.

Roberta Wheeler

She would have to deal with the nagging voice that told her Clay wasn't good enough--even though the feelings he stirred in her convinced her she'd never be able to live without him.

Indeed, sometimes it seemed they were worlds apart, when in reality they shared an intense passion not only for the West, but for each other ....