Marci's Desire
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
From “an author to watch,” (Romantic Times) comes a new blazingly hot romance set in the American West.
As a new mode of transportation sweeps America, a spirited socialite and her Western hero embark on the free-wheeling journey of their lives.
Two different worlds . . .
The daughter of a high-ranking Treasury official, as game for mastering the new contraption called a bicycle as she is for studying art and photography, Marci Winters turns heads inside Washington, D.C.’s dazzling social circles. When the collegeeducated beauty is caught in an intimate encounter with political operative Stanton Caldwell, a crushing scandal threatens, forcing an appalled DeWitt Winters to send his daughter far away.
One thrilling passion . . .
Armed with her camera, Marci arrives in the grandeur of Yellowstone National Park and discovers a natural wonder: Lieutenant Myles Cade McDowell. Stationed at Fort Yellowstone to protect its wildlife from poachers, Cade hears of a test to be conducted across 400 miles of demanding terrain to prove the worthiness of an Army bicycle corps. Believing bikes could streamline how the park is patrolled, Cade joins the great ride himself. Capturing the adventure in a photo essay is a spitfire from the East who also captures Cade’s heart—but can she keep pace pedaling alongside this muscular and competitive military man? The lieutenant will soon discover that the open frontier— like love itself—is full of surprises!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Luck's latest historical western (after Rimfire Bride) follows a brash, sometimes na ve heroine from Washington, D.C.'s elite circles to the plains of Wyoming. Young socialite Marci Winters is attending Wells College in 1895 New York when she meets Cadet Cade McDowell during a weekend trip to West Point. After a truly memorable weekend, Marci and Cade lose touch and she goes home to D.C., where the vice-president's mother catches her kissing her smarmy beau, Stanton Caldwell. Marci's father ships her off to Wyoming, where she meets Cade again, who's been stationed there. As Marci and Cade rekindle their romance, he discovers her independent spirit and wonders whether she would be willing to become an army wife. Their romance is fueled by mutual lust, though a lasting permanent relationship is hampered by their differing social statuses and Stanton's threats. Though Marci and Cade's fateful encounters feel somewhat contrived, the overall plot is well developed and nicely garnished with historical figures.