Taken by the Cowboy [Kindle Edition]

Julianne MacLean (Author)

Book Description

HERO AND PROTECTOR
Former bounty hunter, expert gunslinger, and the toughest sheriff Dodge City has ever known, Truman Wade is a real man from the tip of his black Stetson right down to his spurs and leather boots. He's never met his match in a gunfight, but he's never met a gorgeous, gutsy woman from the twenty-first century either...

TORN BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
Newly single after a rocky breakup with her self-absorbed fiancé, newspaper columnist Jessica Delaney crashes her car in a lightning storm and soon finds herself dodging bullets in the Wild West. Before the night is out, she's tossed in jail for a murder she didn't commit, and if things don't seem complicated enough, the impossibly handsome sheriff in charge of her arrest has danger written all over him - and a sexy swagger to die for. Jessica knows she needs to get home, but when Sheriff Wade's enticing touch sets her passions on fire, she begins to wonder if fate has other plans for her, and soon she must choose between the life she longs for in the future... and the greatest love she's ever known.

"Julianne MacLean's writing is smart, thrilling, and sizzles with sensuality!"--Elizabeth Hoyt, bestselling author of Notorious Pleasures

"You can always count on Julianne MacLean to deliver ravishing romance that will keep you turning the pages until the wee hours of the morning." - Teresa Medeiros, bestselling author of Goodnight Tweetheart

"She is just and all around wonderful writer, and I look forward to reading everything she writes." - Natasha Smith, Romance Junkies

"MacLean enchants readers. Her special spark and brand of sensuality mark her rise to the top." - -Kathe Robin, Romantic Times Bookclub

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Julianne MacLean is a USA Today bestselling author of 15 historical romances, including The Highlander Trilogy with St. Martin's Press and her popular American Heiress series with Avon/Harper Collins. She also writes contemporary mainstream fiction under the pseudonym E.V. Mitchell, and her most recent release THE COLOR OF HEAVEN was an Amazon bestseller. She is a three-time RITA finalist, and has won numerous awards, including the Booksellers' Best Award, the Book Buyers Best Award, and a Reviewers' Choice Award from Romantic Times for Best Regency Historical of 2005. She lives in Nova Scotia with her husband and daughter, and is a dedicated member of Romance Writers of Atlantic Canada.

Product Details

• File Size: 388 KB
• Print Length: 270 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Julianne MacLean (June 13, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0055UIYBM
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,772 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Steamy Read June 28, 2011

By Shawna

Format:Kindle Edition

This makes for great summer reading! I love Truman, the cowboy hero of the story. The way he moves and walks and talks. He is super sexy. The chemistry between the couple is thick as June bugs in summer. ;) Her crazy experiences and modern vision make for clever writing. Her 2011 voice and thoughts are a fun contrast to the Wild West.

This is a super fun, super hot book! I highly recommend.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars fun and sexy June 21, 2011

By M. Dana

Format:Kindle Edition

I always loved the author, but this is my favorite book of hers so far. The perfect fun and sexy read. This should definitely be in your beach bag this summer!

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Plot, Bad Characters November 16, 2011

By The book lady VINE™ VOICE

Format:Kindle Edition

Jessica never knew what hit her when she was suddenly tossed back to 1881 Dodge City Kansas. Suddenly, she is being tossed in jail for a crime she didn't commit and there is something about that sexy Sheriff, Truman, that makes her not mind the bars quite so much.

I really liked the plot of this book, not saying that it isn't clichéd at times and often predictable, but I liked how it moved so quickly and not a moment of the plot was boring. If this was a movie it would be moving so fast you would miss something if you took a potty break. Now as much as I liked that, this writing style really made the characters suffer. Neither Jessica or Truman are very deep and other than their physical attraction I don't honestly know why they love each other. Don't get me wrong, they are both very likable characters but there is just no depth to them. Even when Truman is trying to tow that standard romance line of not wanting love, only wanting sex, it only lasts for about 4 sentences. Towards the end when they are inevitably separated, a scene that should have been moving, dramatic and heart wrenching, but instead the author leaves the the scene out all together. Even at the very end when the inevitable bun shows up in the over, Truman doesn't even seem to care, he just acknowledges that he is going to be a father one of these days and that's that.

If you are looking for a lighter book this is for you, but as much as I liked Truman and Jessica I want more than congeniality in my characters. But because of the enjoyable plot, likable, if thin, characters and the humor I give this:

3 stars.

More About the Author

USA Today Bestselling author, Julianne MacLean (who also writes under the pseudonym E.V. Mitchell), came to the romance genre after completing a degree in English literature from the University of King's College in Nova Scotia. She fell in love with some of the classic romances - Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice - and after a brief stint as a federal government auditor, decided to try her hand at becoming a modern day romance writer.

She is a three time Rita Finalist and winner of numerous awards, including the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers Choice Award, the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, and the Greater Detroit Romance Writers Booksellers' Best Award.

She is a devoted wife and mother, and loves to travel. She has lived in New Zealand and Ottawa, and is now settled happily in Nova Scotia, while working on her latest historical romance.

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#17 in Kindle eBooks > Religion & Spirituality

#23 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Historical Romance

#24 in Books > Romance > Historical

#78 in Books > Religion & Spirituality

#17 in Kindle eBooks > Religion & Spirituality

#23 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Historical Romance

#24 in Books > Romance > Historical

#78 in Books > Religion & Spirituality