very good

Maggie goes to the Appalachian mountains to meet the grandmother she never knew, the natural healer of their clan, who's suspicious of outsiders and of Maggie because she's a nurse. Maggie meets Abram, a soldier who lost his leg in Iraq, who doesn't want to let anyone close.

Kristen kidnaps her nephew Cody after his mother's death because she suspects his legal father is abusing him and that he's actually another man's son. Luke doesn't want to admit Cody might be his son but he will do anything to protect an innocent child so he agrees to hide Cody and Kristen while they try to prove that Kristen's brother-in-law killed her sister.

Heather is blackmailed by a drug cartel into working as a physical therapist for Court, a lawyer they're not sure they can trust. But she can't find any info on him and then she's caught snooping. Can she trust Court or is he as crooked as the cartel? Is her brother doomed to an early grave?
Nice romance, good suspense, liked the conclusion. NFM

Olivia and Jack met, fell in love and married very quickly but fertility and communication problems drove them apart. Now after a separation Olivia has filed for divorce but Jack has one last summer, an archeological dig together, to convince her that's a mistake. Will the Greek sun bring them together again?

Part of "The Elliotts" series.  This is the story of Bryan Elliott, the only Elliott NOT involved in the publishing companies.  The reason he's not involved?  He's secretly been working as a spy!  His restaurant business is only a cover, which he enjoys in his spare time.  Bryan's been working with Lucy, a pretty and conservative bank worker, who accidentally stumbled on embezzlement and terrorists.   When someone finds out that Lucy has been working with Bryan and The Feds, Lucy's life is in danger.  Bryan pulls her out of danger, and hides her away at his personal home because he suspects the leak about Lucy came from within his organization.  Not able to trust anyone, they pretend Lucy is Bryan's girlfriend while they work together to get to the bottom of the puzzles. 

Willa is unhappy that she has to sell part of her late husband's family ranch to someone who has money but knows nothing about ranching so she makes a deal with Daniel. He has three months to prove that he can do it or the land reverts to Willa and the sale is null and void.

Jenna never told Buck she was pregnant, she just left him, but now years later her daughter has been kidnapped and she needs Buck to pay the ransom. Buck is happy to pay, shocked to discover he has a daughter and appalled when he realises someone else knew, that the entire scheme is aimed at him. Then Jenna is kidnapped too. Will he be able to save the loves of his life?

Jasmine is an actress just making it big when her boyfriend puts a sex video of them on the Internet in an attempt to boost his own career, so she has to go into hiding and ends up on St Lucia sharing a friend's house with Darien, an ex-soldier trying to recover from Iraq and his wife's betrayal. Can they learn to trust again and discover what's really important in life?

Cowgirl Up and Ride by Lorelei James

Samhain Publishing ~ March 2008 eBook

Book #3 ~ Rough Riders

4 Stars! ~~~ Sexy cowboys, sassy cowgirls, and some good old country living.  

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