ROMANCING THE WEST
ISBN: 978-1-93-281592-4
Medallion Press
Beth Ciotta
The
preacher’s daughter, Emily McBride has a secret—and someone is
blackmailing her because of it. Alone after the death of her
parents, the small town California librarian is also attracting her
share of masculine attention.
Seth
Wright, an Arizona lawman, is recruited by mutual friends to help
Emily McBride, and deliver a marriage proposal from Phoenix widower,
Athens Garrett, his boss. Taking on the guise of a dandified poet so
as not to arouse Emily’s suspicions, Seth sets out to get to the
bottom of the blackmail scheme and the secret causing Emily
problems. A professed ladies man, Seth also intends to use his
considerable charm to persuade Emily to marry his boss.
But
Emily is set on maintaining her independence, fighting her own
battles and keeping her secrets. That is until she looks into the
poet’s crystal blue eyes and sees a kindred soul. Seth never
expected a slender woman who dresses like Calamity Jane to inspire
him with poetry, but Emily’s innocent curiosity, determination and
grit has done just that.
With
his boss’ proposal undelivered, the blackmailer making threats, one
of Emily’s suitors creating havoc and Emily asking him to tutor her
in the romance department, Seth’s at risk for losing his heart to a
woman who believes he’s immune to a lady’s charm.
With a
sexy hero pretending to by a fancy man, a shy librarian who is
writing scandalous novels, marvelous secondary characters like the
testosterone-infused Garrett brothers and snappy dialog, there are
bound to be a few misunderstandings in this humorous tale.
Beth
Ciotta has written a light-hearted romance that will keep you
smiling with each turn of the page. The juxtaposition of modern
sentiments with a historic western setting only adds to the fun. If
you want a fast, amusing read, a sexy romance and an intriguing
mystery, this book is for you. It’s definitely a book for my keeper
shelf. I can’t wait for her next series. |
