By: Linda Jones
Genres: Romance Contemporary
Posted: October 21, 2012
A.Z. "Zeke" Decker is the quintessential Wyoming cowboy -- a rough, bull-headed, weathered hellion and a heart-breaker to boot. He has a connection to the land and has never considered living anywhere else. Zeke's life-long housekeeper leaves him high and dry when she decides it's time to live with her daughter and help raise her grandchildren. Zeke is left with a busy ranch to run, a house to keep up with, and ten ranch hands to feed daily. He desperately needs to find a replacement housekeeper.
Kat introduces Carlin to her cousin Zeke as a prospective housekeeper and sparks fly. Carlin agrees to work for Zeke under her terms and they broker a tentative peace. Carlin keeps her secrets locked up; however Zeke tries desperately to get to the bottom of what has her spooked. The sexual tension between Carlin and Zeke finally boils over as they give in to their desire; yet Carlin continues to fight her feelings. She refuses to allow herself to get close to anyone for fear that her past will come roaring back to cause trouble for them all.
RUNNING WILD is a sizzling, suspenseful romance set in picturesque Wyoming. Linda Howard and Linda Jones did a wonderful job with character development and building the suspense during this story. And their descriptions of the Wyoming countryside were spot on -- there were times I felt I was in the Wyoming winter, I could feel the snow and the wind howling outside the window. A wonderful suspenseful romance that I highly recommend!
Book Summary
Carlin Reed lives in fear, off the grid, moving from place to place. So Battle Ridge, Wyoming, a small town in the middle of nowhere, seems like a good place to lie low for a while. But after becoming cook and housekeeper to cattle rancher Zeke Decker, Carlin suspects that she’s made her first mistake. Rugged, sexy, and too distracting for his own good, Zeke is pure temptation mixed with something deep and primal that makes Carlin feel almost safe. Soon things are getting way too hot in the kitchen.
Zeke doesn’t challenge Carlin’s terms: cash, dead bolts, and no questions. It is easy to see that she’s a woman in trouble. Problem is, he’s so blindsided by his attraction to her he can’t think straight. Zeke tries to stay all business, no complications—but that game plan is sabotaged the second Carlin gets under his skin. And when her terrifying past follows her to the ranch, Carlin faces a heartbreaking choice: run away from the man she loves, or put him in the crosshairs of a madman.
by: Linda Jones
The Men from Battle Ridge #1 Ballantine Books
December 1, 2012
On Sale: November 27, 2012
Featuring: Carlin Reed; Zeke Decker
352 pages
ISBN: 0345520785
EAN: 9780345520784
Kindle: B004J4WKHO
Paperback / e-Book