Heart of a Texan
4.5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
"An emotional, fast-paced western tale, full of realistic characters, authentic settings, nonstop action, backstabbing villains and rough justice.";—RT Book Reviews
From USA Today bestselling author Leigh Greenwood comes a historical western romance filled with gritty cowboys, strong-willed women, and a whole lot of heart in the Wild West
When a group of masked bandits raid Roberta's ranch, killing her father, she is determined to discover who is behind the attack. But first she'll need to nurse the neighbor back to health. The one who came to help her; the one she shot in the chest!
Roberta never meant to hurt anyone. But the night of the raid it was hard to tell friend from foe. She didn't know Nate Dolan was only trying to help when she shot him. And when he offers to help her catch the culprits, she only feels guiltier. The absolutely least she can do is take care of the rugged cowboy while he recuperates.
Nate has been on the vengeance trail so long, he nearly forgot what a real home looked like. And Roberta is mighty fine incentive to stay put for a while—even if she has a stubborn streak as wide was the great state of Texas. She might be convinced she's healing the wound in his chest, but neither of them knows she's also soothing the hurt in his heart.
Night Riders Series:
Texas Pride
Heart of a Texan
What readers are saying about Heart of a Texan
"Strap yourself in for a wild ride with this cowboy and the stubborn love of his life."—Fresh Fiction
"Rip-roaring, fast-paced high adventure... a delicious romance."—Historical Hilarity
"An emotional, fast-paced western tale, full of realistic characters, authentic settings, nonstop action, backstabbing villains and rough justice."—RT Book Reviews
Leigh Greenwood
Okay, let's get the hard stuff out of the way right up front. Leigh is a man! He knows men aren't supposed to write romance, but he does and he doesn't intend to quit. He says it's fun. If you're still mad, you can blame it on his wife. He wouldn't have known what romance was if, after he got married in 1972, romances hadn't started collecting all over the house. They were everywhere he looked-in the den, on the kitchen table, in the living room, stacked along one whole wall in the bedroom, even in the bathroom. When his wife wasn't cooking or taking care of the children, she was reading a romance. He admits he was a little supercilious about her choice of reading material. After all, he was reading Dickens, Hemingway, Austen, the classics! He started calling them her "sin, lust, and passion" books. He said it so often his daughter started calling them Mommy's "celeste" passion books. He thought it was riotously funny. His wife didn't. One day, after what he's certain was a typically rude remark (you have to understand he'd never read a romance, just looked at the covers and made a snap judgment), she threw a book at him and told him to read it or shut up. Being an obedient husband (his wife's expletive deleted!), he read the book. It was Georgette Heyer's These Old Shades. He loved it. To this day it's one of his favorite books. Being thoroughly hooked, he searched new and used bookstores until he'd collected every book Georgette Heyer ever wrote. After reading them all several times, he asked his wife to suggest some other books. Since he has a minor in history, she started him on a diet of the icons of early historical romance: Kathleen Woodiwiss, Rosemary Rogers, Jennifer Blake, Bertrice Small, and Johanna Lindsey. By then he was completely addicted. Somewhere along the line, he read that women could make decent money (more than he could as a music teacher) writing historical romances, so he tried to get his wife to write one. She told him she couldn't write, that he ought to write one. He said he couldn't think of a plot. This went back and forth for some time until he said if she'd give him a plot, he'd write a book. She said, "I've lost everything." It wasn't a plot, but it must have been enough. He sat down and started writing. Eight hundred and eighty-nine pages later, he had finished his first romance. He didn't know much about writing, and nothing at all about the romance market, so he had to write two more books and join Romance Writers of America before he knew enough to sell his first book. Wyoming Wildfire was published by Zebra in 1987. Since then he's written 34 more books and four novellas. He's recently celebrated his 60th birthday, so he calls writing his midlife crisis career. He has a B.A. in Voice and an M.A. in Musicology from the University of North Carolina. He taught music in schools and/or was an organist/choir director in churches for 32 years before retiring to write full-time. He's been married for 29 years. His wife is a nurse, but after years of working in a hospital on weekends to help make ends meet, she took a full-time job in an HMO. She said she was too old to be a hospital nurse any longer. He thinks having three children and being married to him just wore the poor lady down. They have three grown children (notice he didn't say mature or responsible!) who are momentarily living in distant parts of the United States. He enjoys gardening when he can find time off from writing and his duties as husband, father-at-a-distance, and slave to the family cat. You may contact Leigh at LeighGwood@aol.com or by writing to P.O. Box 470761, Charlotte, NC 28226. An SASE would be appreciated. Leigh's web page address is www.tlt.com/authors/leighgreenwood.htm.
Read more from Leigh Greenwood
Just What The Doctor Ordered Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFamily Merger Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Heart of a Texan
Related ebooks
What Happened Last Night? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFlint: Intergalactic Dating Agency: Dragon Brides, #9 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSavage Bonds Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOut of Shadow: An Epic YA Fantasy Adventure: Roots of Creation, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Barons Of Texas: Kit Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpook Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRebel's Claw (Black Hills Wolves #22) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Goodenough (Tales of the Kingless Lands) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsViking's Heart: The Varangian Chronicles, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Family Ties: The Dangerous Secrets Series, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCarolina Pearl: Carolina Wolves, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYou're Kitten Me: Tiger Tails Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIndebted To Moreno Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Supernatural Beings Shorts: Volume One Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBelieve: 13 Hauntings Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUp In Flames Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Invisible World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHope for Tomorrow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Deeper Grave Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Saint, the Sinner and the Coward Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlien Commander's Mate: Warriors of the Lathar, #6 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Haunted: Ghost Children: A Collection of Ghost Stories From Beyond Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWolfSong Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Eyes of a Soldier Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Babel Walker Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fierce Lover: Fierce Mates: Sierra Pride, #8 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Forbidden Duke Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Strange Ways Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor The Love Of Sara Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlack Swamp Wolf Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Western Romance For You
Man Candy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hot Blooded Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eye of the Beholder Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Protector Cowboy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Her First Rodeo Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Untamed: Two Marks, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saddle Up: Ryker Ranch, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Redeemed Cowboy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lost Rider Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summertime on the Ranch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5King Solomon's Mines (Noslen Classics) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Redemption's Edge: Redemption Mountain Historical Western Romance, #1 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Knotted: Trails of Sin, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Call Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wilde Riders: Old Town Country Romance Series, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Play Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Taming Him: Bishop Brothers, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Man to Call My Own: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5His Inconvenient Bride (BBW Western Romance – Millionaire Cowboys 4): Millionaire Cowboys, #4 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wildfire: With linked Table of Contents Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fair Is the Rose Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Denim and Lace Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Love Like Crazy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twisted Love: The Smith Brothers Series, #1 Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Full Circle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One Heart to Win Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Can't Wait: (Originally appeared in the e-book anthology ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A COWBOY) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When She Remembered Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Marine's Marriage: Fuller Family in Brush Creek Romance, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Heart of a Texan
4 ratings1 review
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The outstanding characters made it a fun read . The entire town was stocked wit entertaining folks