Fired Up
October 3rd, 2013. Filed under: This & That.Fired Up
By Mary Connealy
Rollicking Wild West Adventure and Romance from Bestselling Author Mary Connealy
Dare Riker is a doctor who saves lives, but someone seems determined to end his. It may have something to do with the traitors he dealt with during the Civil War, or it might be related to the recent incident with Flint Greer and the ranch. Whoever the culprit is, he or she seems really fired up, and Dare can’t let his guard down for a moment, which is a challenge, since right now he’s trying to win the heart of the recently widowed Glynna.
Glynna Greer came west as a mail-order bride and ended up in a bad situation. Now her husband, Flint, is dead, and she’s determined to care for her son and daughter on her own. She wants to believe Dare Riker is as decent as he seems, but she’s terrified to lock herself into another marriage. She plans to support her small family by opening a diner–never mind that cooking is not her greatest talent. The men in Broken Wheel, Texas, are so desperate for home cooking that they seem willing to overlook dried-out beef and blackened biscuits.
Glynna can’t help but notice that danger follows Dare wherever he goes. There’s the avalanche. And then the fire. But things really get out of hand when someone plunges a knife from Glynna’s diner into Dare’s back. Are Flint’s cronies still plotting revenge? Is Glynna’s son engaged in a misguided attempt to protect his mother? Is a shadowy outsider still enraged over past injustices? And can Dare survive long enough to convince Glynna to take another chance on love?
ISLAND BREEZES
There’s still trouble in Broken Wheel, Texas. Part of it is caused when a woman who can’t cook opens a diner. This is a woman who errs on the overly cooked side so that the food won’t be too raw. Think smoke rolling out from the kitchen.
But that’s just a minor bit of trouble compared to the doc’s problem. Someone (or maybe more than one someone) wants him dead. Doc Riker wants to give up his doctoring, but no one will let him. There’s always someone needing his help.
Doc Riker just doesn’t have time to romance the woman he wants to marry. That’s just fine and dandy with the lady’s son. He doesn’t want another man in the house.
I really enjoyed this second book in the Trouble in Texas series. Even though reading book one will give you some good background for this novel, it isn’t necessary to enjoy this book. It’s a good stand alone read.
I’m looking forward to Ms Connealy giving us some more trouble.
***A special thank you to litfuse for providing a review copy.***
Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys. She is a Carol Award winner and a RITA, Christy and IRCC Award Finalist. She is the author of the Trouble in Texas, Lassoed in Texas, Montana Marriages and Sophie’s Daughters series, Cowboy Christmas, Black Hills Blessing, Nosy in Nebraska and was one of three contributing authors to Alaska Brides.