Swept Away by Mary Connealy is the 1st in her Trouble in Texas series of f/m historical western romances with strong comedic elements set in the namesake state in the 1860s, this installment an action-y adventure starring a young man whose
Roaring Rampage Of Revenge mission to reclaim his family's stolen ranch is derailed by the rescue of a young woman with no place left to go, necessitating a change of plans, whereupon apparently, Hilarity (and True Love) Ensues, free courtesy of Christian publisher Baker's Bethany House imprint.
According to the customer reviews who say that this has a lot of humour mixed in with the action (and the author's bio-blurb describes her as a writer of historical romantic comedies), this has a minor tie-in with the author's Kincaid Brides series, if you happened to be a fan of those.
Currently free, apparently for a while as one of Baker's recent rotation of their long-term introductory 1st-in-series freebies @
B&N (may also drop in the
UK),
Amazon (available to Canadians & in the
UK),
Kobo &
iTunes &
Google Play (all available to Canadians) &
ChristianBook (ADE-DRM ePub available worldwide).
Description
When a cowboy focused on revenge encounters a woman determined to distract him, there's going to be trouble in Texas!
Swept away when her wagon train attempts a difficult river crossing, Ruthy MacNeil isn't terribly upset at being separated from the family who raised her. All they've ever done is work her to the bone. Alive but disoriented, she's rescued by Luke Stone...so unfortunately, there are more chances to die in her immediate future.
Luke is on a mission to reclaim the ranch stolen from his family. But the men currently on the property won't let it go without a fight. Luke plans to meet up with friends who will help him take back the land, and since he can't just leave Ruthy in the middle of nowhere, she's going to have to go with him.
But the more time Luke spends around the hardworking young woman, the more he finds himself thinking of things besides revenge. Will Ruthy convince him to give up his destructive path and be swept away by love?