A Heart for the Taking

The Reluctant Brides #1

Although his wife died years ago, Chance Walker still blames his cousin Jonathan for her untimely death. So when Jonathan returns from England with the widowed Lady Fancy Merrivale, Chance decides to strike back at his cousin by wooing the beautiful Lady. But revenge is bittersweet for Chance as he and Fancy find themselves hopelessly in love--and in desperate danger.

The Reluctant Brides:

A Heart For The Taking (Reluctant Brides #1)

Swear by the Moon (Reluctant Brides #2)

While Passion Sleeps (Louisiana #8), (Reluctant Brides #3)

Tropes & themes

Western Bodice Ripper

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Where to read A Heart for the Taking

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