Luke: Armed and Dangerous [Paperback]

Cheyenne McCray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 27, 2009

After four years abroad, Trinity MacKenna has returned home to her family's ranch in southeastern Arizona. Everything in her life is going just the way she planned it—a home in London, a brilliant career, and she's practically engaged to a gorgeous English gentleman. But when Trinity meets Luke, the cowboy turns her perfect world upside down. Everything about him is virile and sexy, dark and dangerous—and definitely not part of Trinity’s carefully arranged plans.

From the moment Luke Denver sees the sensual strawberry blond, he knows he's got to have her. Luke is intrigued by Trinity’s combination of sophistication and innocence, boldness and shyness. Even when Trinity tells him she's taken, Luke doesn't let that stop him, because he's determined to make her his…no matter the cost.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for Luke:

"The cowboys are to die for, the seroine is smart and independent, and the underlying plot is inspired by current headlines. The sex is as hot as the Arizona setting, with some laugh-out-loud funny twists. McCray balances suspense and steamy sex like no one else." --Romantic Times

"riveting" --Romance Junkies

"Definitely a must read." --Night Owl Romance (Reviewer Top Pick!)

Praise for Zack:

"A strong plot, believable characters, hot sex scenes and just enough sexual tension to keep the pages turning."

--Romantic Times

"A wonderful, sexy romance that will keep you on the edge of your seat with suspense even while it nurtures the romantic inside you."

--Wild On Books

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cheyenne McCray writes the Night Tracker novels and the Armed and Dangerous series, among others. She grew up on a ranch in southeastern Arizona. She has been writing ever since she can remember, back to her kindergarten days when she penned her first poem. She always knew one day she would write novels—she wanted to create worlds that readers would get lost in, just as she had always gotten lost in her favorite books. “Growing up I read, read, and read,” she says, “and grew up to write, write, write.” She has three sons and two dogs. A true Arizona native, she loves the desert and all of the sunshine and beautiful sunsets that go along with it.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; First Edition edition (October 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312386699
• ISBN-13: 978-0312386696
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,163 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cheyenne McCray would give just about anything to run away with Jason Bourne to any foreign country (minus the getting shot at part) or visit an Otherworld realm. Either one, she's so there.

A multiple award-winning author, Cheyenne grew up on a ranch in southeastern Arizona. Chey has been writing ever since she can remember, back to her kindergarten days when she penned her first poem. She always knew one day she would write novels, hoping her readers would get lost in the worlds she created, just as she experienced when she read some of her favorite books.

Chey has three sons, two dogs, and is an Arizona native who loves the desert, the sunshine, and the beautiful sunsets. Visit Chey's website at http://www.cheyennemccray.com

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars super police procedural romance, October 31, 2009

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Luke: Armed and Dangerous (Paperback)

Trinity MacKenna spent the last four years in London where she has a thriving career and a boyfriend. However, she has finally returned home to spend the holidays with her family on their Flying M ranch in Arizona.

At a welcome home party, Trinity meets the ranch's foreman Luke Denver. Each are attracted to one another as he wants her and her him though she insists she is going to marry some English bloke. However, Luke is actually an undercover DEA agent working the illegal drug trafficking accentuated by a turf war and the bust by County Sheriff Wayland of three Cochise College students for possession. He fears for Trinity and her sister Skylar as someone wants to use the ranch as a depot for shipping drugs.

The second Armed and Dangerous undercover police procedural romance (see Zack) is a fast-paced, heated thriller as readers will want their own hot tubs. The key to this terrific entry is the case and the safety of civilians come before the sexual need although Luke and Trinity insures the audience has plenty of encounters of the first kind (and third kind for readers and voyeurs). As expected Cheyenne McCray deftly merges the heat of suspense with that of sex and love in this super thriller.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Steamy hot cowboy, December 14, 2009

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Katie "www.bookingit.net" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Luke: Armed and Dangerous (Paperback)

Trinity MacKenna moved away from Douglas, Arizona six years previous to start a new life. In that time, she transformed herself by losing weight, scoring a successful job, moving to London, England, and had a wealthy boyfriend with a hot accent. She decided to return to Arizona when she had a month off to visit her sister, Skylar, who still ran the family ranch.

When she meets Luke Rider, she realizes that maybe her new life is missing what he may be able to give her.

Luke Denver, aka Luke Rider, is an undercover government agent living as a ranch foreman on Skylar MacKenna's ranch to investigate potential drug smugglers. Having been focused on his job for so many years, he surprised himself to be immediately attractive and possessive of the beautiful Trinity.

Can Trinity keep distance from the cowboy and can Luke maintain focus on doing his job while attempting to win Trinity?

As with all Cheyenne McCray books, Luke is steaming hot. Luke is an alpha male that is completely overwhelming to Trinity. At times, he is almost too alpha, especially when Trinity cannot speak in complete sentences to him without stuttering. On the other hand, Trinity is an easy character to relate to. Unfortunately, I became angry with her towards the end.

The pacing is pretty well done, although I thought some of the intriguing portions of Luke's job took away from his relationship with Trinity. Also, I felt the ending is rushed and messy, leaving several issues unresolved.

Overall, Luke is supremely enjoyable. The romance is hot and intense, the relationship between Luke and Trinity believable even if a bit over the top (always getting caught in embarrassing situations), and you want to keep turning the pages. Give this book a try. You won't be disappointed.

BookingIt Grade: A-

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!, September 21, 2010

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Jeramie (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Luke: Armed and Dangerous (Paperback)

I read "Luke" when it first came out and I could not put it down. It read like a movie. Without reiterating everything that has already been summarized by others, let me just say that undercover DEA agent Luke Denver aka ranch foreman Luke Rider is one hunka burnin' love. From the moment he sees Trinity at a Christmas party, he knows she's what he wants. Trinity, whose older sister Skylar is the heroine in the first book in the series, "Zack: Armed and Dangerous", is home for a holiday visit. She's carved out a nice life for herself in London with a great career and an engagement to a wealthy, gentrified businessman named Race. When she meets Luke, she's instantly in lust, but hesitant to do anything about it. How these two get together is the stuff of lusty dreams.

Although Luke made the first move, he wanted Trinity to make up her own mind because he wanted her for his own. Kudos to Trinity for realizing pretty early on that her relationship with Race was too safe and one that she had settled on; taking a chance on Luke was her heart's desire. When these two get together, it is combustible!

I loved these two characters so much that I'd like to see them as recurring characters in future books and hope Ms. McCray will someday write a spinoff series starring members of Luke's large family in Houston. Enjoy!!