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Rafferty's Bride
Revenge Was His Mission…
No person had ever caused such fire in Travis Rafferty’s blood as Civil War nurse Meredith Carter had. Yet when the prisoner of war had attempted an escape, she’d betrayed him and his bedraggled men. Now, years later, vengeance led him on his journey west, with nightmares of battle on his heels. This time, Meredith wouldn’t get away…
Love Was His Due…
She had to persuade Travis of her innocence. But how could she convince him of anything when she reacted so strongly to just standing next to him? Nursing his wounds — staying with him — was the only way to show him how she felt, that she could no more betray him than her own soul…
No person had ever caused such fire in Travis Rafferty’s blood as Civil War nurse Meredith Carter had. Yet when the prisoner of war had attempted an escape, she’d betrayed him and his bedraggled men. Now, years later, vengeance led him on his journey west, with nightmares of battle on his heels. This time, Meredith wouldn’t get away…
Love Was His Due…
She had to persuade Travis of her innocence. But how could she convince him of anything when she reacted so strongly to just standing next to him? Nursing his wounds — staying with him — was the only way to show him how she felt, that she could no more betray him than her own soul…
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Mary Burton
68 books4,074 followersMary Burton, whose latest novel is THE LIES I TOLD, loves writing suspense, getting to know her characters, keeping up with law enforcement and forensic procedure, morning walks, baking, and tiny dachshunds. She also enjoys hunting down serial killers, which she does in her New York Times and USA Today bestselling novels. Library Journal has compared her work to that of Lisa Jackson and Lisa Gardner, and Fresh Fiction likened her writing to that of James Patterson.
Mary is routinely featured among the top ten writers in Amazon’s Author Rankings for romantic suspense, thriller and mystery. Upon publication, her novels, including NEVER LOOK BACK and BURN YOU TWICE, consistently rank high on the Kindle eBooks Store Bestseller List. Her novels CUT AND RUN and YOU'RE NOT SAFE were nominated for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award for Romantic Suspense.
A Richmond native, Mary is the author of forty-five published novels and five novellas as Mary Burton and as Mary Ellen Taylor.
A member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Novelists, Inc., and Romance Writers of America, Mary is known for creating multiple suspense stories connected by characters and/or place.
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November 15, 2017
3,5
Uma história sensível sobre um capitão solitário (Rafferty) que culpava a viúva Meredith de ter traído seus companheiros e levando-os a morte. Ele jurou que a faria pagar por essas mortes.
A história se passa durante a Guerra da Secessão., onde os personagens ocupavam lados opostos.
Rafferty, no entanto, topa com uma mulher sensível e que trata a todos com carinho e atenção. Mas, ele duvida de sua inocência. Os acontecimentos a seguir vai por a prova a verdade sobre a mulher pela qual ele está começando a se sentir atraído...
Uma história sensível sobre um capitão solitário (Rafferty) que culpava a viúva Meredith de ter traído seus companheiros e levando-os a morte. Ele jurou que a faria pagar por essas mortes.
A história se passa durante a Guerra da Secessão., onde os personagens ocupavam lados opostos.
Rafferty, no entanto, topa com uma mulher sensível e que trata a todos com carinho e atenção. Mas, ele duvida de sua inocência. Os acontecimentos a seguir vai por a prova a verdade sobre a mulher pela qual ele está começando a se sentir atraído...
August 22, 2016
My ratings are always a little skewed with these romance novels because my pure enjoyment of them outweigh the issues with the writing and characters. This was very predictable with zero character development but it was such a sweet love story with just the right level of angst and tension that I loved it.
April 13, 2022
It was obvious from the start who the bad guy was. Also, at times, the dialogue seemed more suited for a contemporary than a a historical romance.
June 11, 2019
This is one of those books that a person picks up and feels comfortable with immediately. The story is compelling and the characters are very likable; this is one of my favorite reading eras: the Civil War. The reader is in the grip of the problem from page 1.
It’s February 1865 and Union prisoners are being held in Libby Prison; conditions are abysmal and the men are dying. A young soldier named Ward is seriously ill with a high fever; without a poultice, he will die. The aging doctor was to have returned a day earlier and now things are at a critical stage.
His niece, Meredith Carter, arrives and applies the poultice to Ward’s gravely injured arm. While there, she hears that the soldiers are going to make a break in the night. Rafferty is furious but accepts her promise that she will not tell.
Meredith and her uncle are both Southern sympathizers. Rafferty warns Meredith that he is one of the best trackers in the Army and if anything happens, he will hunt her down. Of course, the break-out is discovered and 17 men are killed. Rafferty escapes and promises justice for the dead men.
The next chapter opens in April 1866. Meredith and her uncle, the doctor, have moved to Texas. Her uncle has recently died but she carries on in the small town. She is the closest thing to a doctor for 100 miles.
Although it has been 2 years and she has moved 1000 miles from Richmond, Virginia, Meredith has never forgotten Rafferty and his threat. The rest of the book is about Meredith trying to convince a determined man (Rafferty) that she would never have betrayed his trust. He has a warrant to take her back to Washington, DC, to face a trial for treason – and he plans to escort her there.
The only problem with the story was there weren’t enough suspects to carry the suspense. If Meredith wasn’t guilty, there were less than a handful of possible culprits.
This is a really quick book to read; possibly because Meredith and Rafferty were such strong people, set against a turbulent time in America’s past.
It’s February 1865 and Union prisoners are being held in Libby Prison; conditions are abysmal and the men are dying. A young soldier named Ward is seriously ill with a high fever; without a poultice, he will die. The aging doctor was to have returned a day earlier and now things are at a critical stage.
His niece, Meredith Carter, arrives and applies the poultice to Ward’s gravely injured arm. While there, she hears that the soldiers are going to make a break in the night. Rafferty is furious but accepts her promise that she will not tell.
Meredith and her uncle are both Southern sympathizers. Rafferty warns Meredith that he is one of the best trackers in the Army and if anything happens, he will hunt her down. Of course, the break-out is discovered and 17 men are killed. Rafferty escapes and promises justice for the dead men.
The next chapter opens in April 1866. Meredith and her uncle, the doctor, have moved to Texas. Her uncle has recently died but she carries on in the small town. She is the closest thing to a doctor for 100 miles.
Although it has been 2 years and she has moved 1000 miles from Richmond, Virginia, Meredith has never forgotten Rafferty and his threat. The rest of the book is about Meredith trying to convince a determined man (Rafferty) that she would never have betrayed his trust. He has a warrant to take her back to Washington, DC, to face a trial for treason – and he plans to escort her there.
The only problem with the story was there weren’t enough suspects to carry the suspense. If Meredith wasn’t guilty, there were less than a handful of possible culprits.
This is a really quick book to read; possibly because Meredith and Rafferty were such strong people, set against a turbulent time in America’s past.
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March 1, 2014
really killing the time
February 17, 2016
Okay, but not great. Lovable characters, but predictable plot.
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