Tender Is the Storm

By Johanna Lindsey

Headstrong heiress Sharisse Hammond wants no part of the New York society marriage that has been arranged for her. So she heads west across a vast and dangerous land -- with no intention of honoring her agreement to become the mail-order bride of a rugged Arizona rancher.

But Lucas Holt needs a wife -- any wife -- if his plan to destroy his most hated enemy is to succeed. And this gullible Eastern lady would do quite nicely. However, their separate schemes to use one another are complicated by raw, aching passion. For Lucas's beautiful, unsuspecting pawn was not supposed to be so irresistible alluring. And freedom-loving Sharisse never dreamed she could ever desire one man so much!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 14, 2011
• ISBN: 9780062106704

Johanna Lindsey

One of the world's most successful authors of historical romance, every one of Johanna Lindsey's previous novels has been a national bestseller, and several of her titles have reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Ms. Lindsey lives in New England with her family.

Reviews for Tender Is the Storm

[sarielle-2 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed only one or two books from Johanna Lindsey. And this one is quite a nice read, even though it isn't my favourite.

Sharisse is going to marry Joel, a husband her father has chosen for her. She is not really interested in him, so when she discovers that her younger sister is deeply in love with Joel, she decides to help them. The decides to leave the house in New York and go to Arizona as an mail-ordered bride for Lucas Holt. Her new fiancé is definitely more than she imagined.

I liked Sharisse who is not your average weak and silly heroine. She can fight for herself and she knows what she wants. And I liked Lucas who cares about her from the beginning.

What I didn't like is that both, Sharisse and Lucas, cheated on each other in some way. All in all, it is a rather nice read.

[addictofromance · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Sharisse Hammond, an american heiress, is engaged to a man that she doesn't love, and feels trapped with no way out, not realizing at first that it is her younger sister that is in love with her fiancee. Once Sharisse learns of this, she learns that her sister has been corresponding with a man in Arizona who is looking for a wife as a mail order bride. So Sharisse decides to let her sister persuade her to go all the way to Arizona to marry a man she doesn't know, but would rather go out west, than marry someone that her father planned for her. However she never expected how hard life could be out west with a man, never realizing, that really never had any intention of marrying her. But Sharisse learns an aching passion in Lucas's arms, that she never expected to find, and wonders that when the truth comes about who she really is, will she lose him or find such a exquisite love.Tender Is The Storm is a single book, not part of any series, written by well known author Johanna Lindsey. It takes place in the American West. This is a story about a young woman who was unhappy in her father's plans for her, so she decided to make her own decisions regarding her happiness. And a story of a man, who has lost much, and on a quest of revenge, needs a woman, for a wife, but never plans to keep her as such. But throughout this story, we see a enticing adventure, charming characters and a tender love story that bonds two people from different worlds. I found this to be such a romance that was filled with such romance and adventure that I found I couldn't put it down. A romantic treasure to be sure!