Bodine's Bounty (Harlequin Historical) [Mass Market Paperback]

Charlene Sands (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Historical | Publication Date: November 1, 2007

19th Century American West. A hard-bitten bounty hunter has no time for love...

Heiress Emma Marie Rourke is naive, innocent and very, very determined. She'll find her outlaw father and make it as a singer.

Bodine--just Bodine--has promises to keep. And looking for some spoiled flibbertigibbet runaway isn't top of his list. But, dammit, his conscience won't let him rest until he finds her. And at least there's a reward for retrieving her.

Protecting Emma isn't the easy job he expects it to be. Bodine is startled when he can't get his mind--or his hands--off Emma's diminutive figure! He's sworn to keep her safe--but who will save her from him?

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 297 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373294727
• ISBN-13: 978-0373294725
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,906,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BIO FOR CHARLENE SANDS

Charlene Sands is a USA Today bestselling author. To date, she's penned 30 novels, writing contemporary romance for Silhouette Desire and westerns for Harlequin Historicals. She's been honored with the National Readers Choice Award, the Cataromance Reviewers' Choice Award and the Booksellers Best Award.

She's an active member of Romance Writers Of America and belongs to the Orange County Chapter and the Los Angeles Chapter of Romance Writers of America where she volunteers her time as the Published Authors Liaison. Her sizzling Desires have landed on the USA Today Bestseller List and her current book, The Cowboy's Pride has been voted, The Long and Short Reviews (LASR) BOOK OF THE WEEK!

When not writing Charlene moonlights as a childbirth and baby care instructor. She's married to her high school sweetheart and loves happy endings! She enjoys Pacific beaches, playing tennis, great coffee, taking long walks with her hubby and reading from her list of favorite authors. She loves hearing from her readers. You can reach her at www.charlenesands.com

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars LACKS THE SIZZLE OF DANGER -, March 9, 2008

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M. Hartmann "abayyan" (Milan, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bodine's Bounty (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

Another female, 19 years old, who thinks she can do it on her own. Yeah, right.

Bodine is a bounty hunter that had gotten shot by Rusty Metcalf. Metcalf had shot and killed his twin brother, Josh. Now Bodine is on a trail of revenge.
Except he gets sidetracked when Eloise Rourke offers him a thousand dollars to find her runaway granddaughter Emma Marie, and bring her home to Fresno safe and untouched.

Emma Marie is on a quest to find her father, Jake Trundy, who was released from prison 5 years ago.
Yup! she has a run-in with Red Hurley taking some of his money. He is a mean kind of guy. Bodine, who has been tracking Emma Marie hustles her out of town. Two of Hurley's men just about flatten Bodine and Emmy has to get him out on the trail.

One thing leads to another, leaving Emmy responsible for saving Bodine's life. [Can't stand these women? who are willing to hop into bed with someone they have just met.] They don't know how to handle or don't recognize their hormones and sure turn silly.
The fur hits the roof when Emmy learns that Bodine intends to marry his brother's widow and son.

Well they travel, with a lot of prevarification on Bodine's part and stubborn as a mule on Emmy's part. She is determined to find her father, to see what kind of man he has turned out to be and she wants to sing on stage.

It is a well written love story but --- It does make a pleasant read - but the cover sure does not measure up to the descriptions of the characters [except for the horse, Lola, maybe]

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very pleased with the book from this supplier, March 2, 2008

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Brenda V. Rupp "Dance Alert" (Madison Heights) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bodine's Bounty (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

I really liked this author. I've been getting into reading historical romances and this is one of my favorites read lately. Thanks!