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TEXAS
PRINCESS
ISBN
13: 978-0-425-21825-9
Berkeley
Historical Romance
Jodi
Thomas
When
Texas Senator Mayfield's daughter, Liberty, first meets horse
breeder and trainer Tobin McMurray, she is not impressed with the
stoic, enigmatic cowboy. But her father has bought one of Tobin's
horses as a wedding present for her upcoming marriage to Captain
Samuel Buchanan, hoping she'll get over her fear of the animals.
Captain
Buchanan insists she learn how to ride a horse. He's insistent about
a lot of things these days making Liberty feel more bullied than
loved as she questions her choice in a husband-or was Captain
Buchanan really her father's choice?
Tobin's
been recruited by Buchanan to teach her to ride while the Senator,
fearing a plot against his life for his stance on Mexican issues,
recruits Tobin for a very special mission--keeping his daughter safe
incase he's attacked. When the attack occurs, Tobin rescues Liberty
from both the danger of the siege and the physical abuse of her
fiancée. As prearranged, he and Liberty head for the sanctuary of
the McMurray Ranch at Whispering Mountain.
Tobin
has lived on Whispering Mountain all his life, rarely venturing off
except when absolutely necessary for supplies or to sell a horse.
He's uncomfortable around people and more so around women, except
his sister Sage. But something about Liberty sneaks up on him and
captures his heart. Maybe it's that her experience in life has been
so different from his, maybe it's her femininity that speaks to his
protective nature, maybe it's her ability to say what's on her mind
or the grit and determination she shows despite her pampered
history. But over the course of their journey, love comes calling
and Tobin tumbles hard from this social butterfly so out of place on
the Texas range.
Liberty
has never met a man like Tobin. His quiet strength, genuine concern
and fierce protectiveness mark him as different from the ambitious,
glib-tongued, self-absorbed men in her life. Though reticent to
talk, when it comes to loving, Tobin's feelings come through loud
and clear and Liberty responds in kind. Out on the Texas plains she
experiences a kind of freedom she's never known before-a freedom to
be herself, to love and be loved unconditionally. Having tasted
passion, she can't seem to get enough of her unfettered cowboy. Her
name may be Liberty, but until she meets Tobin she's never
experienced real freedom.
But
men are after them, Liberty and the sanctity of the ranch are
threatened and Buchanan's men are gunning for Tobin. Even if they
get through these ordeals, can there be any common ground between a
woman who pines for the bright lights and social world of
Washington, D.C. and a man who is most comfortable living the life
of a recluse on an isolated mountain ranch in West Texas?
Jodi
Thomas has written a poignant love story about what we sometimes
must give up in order to be free to fulfill our potential, achieve
our destiny and find true love. Rich in history with finely drawn
characters and sizzling hot romance, this is a book I'll read again
and again. Thomas is a master at pulling the reader into the world
she creates and this book is no exception. One of her best!
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