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Taming Kate
WILD AS THE WIND
Weary of the hard life, rugged Charlie Durango is looking to settle down. So the handsome former bounty bunter agrees to an arranged marriage with lovely, headstrong Kate Maloney--provided he can tame the emerald-eyed hellion.
Beautiful as a western sunset but dangerous as a coiled rattler, dark-haired Kate enchants Charlie with her innocent sensuality and fiery spirit--then proceeds to put a ballet through his shoulder. But Charlie's pride and raging desire for the sultry, hot-tempered wildcat demand that he make her his own. He will enflame her with soul-searing kisses and drag her to the altar if necessary--to know the ecstasy of a love that is reckless, sensuous and wild.
Weary of the hard life, rugged Charlie Durango is looking to settle down. So the handsome former bounty bunter agrees to an arranged marriage with lovely, headstrong Kate Maloney--provided he can tame the emerald-eyed hellion.
Beautiful as a western sunset but dangerous as a coiled rattler, dark-haired Kate enchants Charlie with her innocent sensuality and fiery spirit--then proceeds to put a ballet through his shoulder. But Charlie's pride and raging desire for the sultry, hot-tempered wildcat demand that he make her his own. He will enflame her with soul-searing kisses and drag her to the altar if necessary--to know the ecstasy of a love that is reckless, sensuous and wild.
- GenresRomance
373 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1992
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About the author
Eugenia Riley
78 books100 followersEugenia Riley is the award-winning, bestselling author of dozens of historical, contemporary and time-travel romances, including A TRYST IN TIME, TEMPEST IN TIME, and TIMESWEPT BRIDE. She is a #1 Bestselling Author of Time Travel Romance at Amazon and Kindle. She has written for publishers including Avon, Bantam, Warner, Harlequin and Dorchester.
Eugenia is delighted to announce the launching of Eugenia Riley Classics, a new imprint featuring all of your favorite Eugenia Riley historical, contemporary, and time-travel romances, finally available again in Kindle, NOOK, Kobo and at iBooks! Eugenia's currently available e-book list includes: WANTED ACROSS TIME; BUSHWHACKED BRIDE; BUSHWHACKED GROOM; PHANTOM IN TIME; EMBERS OF TIME; A CHRISTMAS IN TIME; LOVERS AND OTHER LUNATICS; TIMESWEPT BRIDE; TIMESWEPT BABY; THE PHANTOM OF THE BATHTUB ; TEMPEST IN TIME; and TWO HEARTS IN TIME.
Eugenia's latest release, WANTED ACROSS TIME, is an April 2013 release in Kindle, NOOK, Kobo, and at iBooks. WANTED ACROSS TIME is a wild and sexy romp back in time to the Wild West, in the tradition of BUSHWHACKED BRIDE and BUSHWHACKED GROOM.
Eugenia is especially acclaimed for her nine time travel romance novels. Her first two, A TRYST IN TIME and TEMPEST IN TIME, were Waldenbooks romance bestsellers in mass-market paperback; both titles sold out of print three times. Three of her time-travels placed on the Ingram's romance list; and EMBERS OF TIME was a top ten bestseller in time-travel at Borders. Eight of Eugenia's time-travels have earned 5 star ratings or better at Heartland Critiques, and all have won numerous high ratings and rave reviews in publications such as Romantic Times, Rendezvous, and The Literary Times. Reviewer Harriet Klausner calls Eugenia "the empress of time-travel romance." She has received thousands of fan letters on her novels, from locations all over the world.
Eugenia is the winner of the HOLT Medallion for WALTZ IN TIME. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas, a former English teacher and editor of TOUCHSTONE Literary Quarterly. She lives in Texas with her husband; they have two grown daughters and two grandchildren.
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October 30, 2017
I generally like western Romance novels. The gunslinger and the beautiful young woman who grew up on a ranch.
Kate Maloney was raised by her father; her mother died during childbirth. Kate had a huge chip on her shoulder throughout the story. She acted pretty spoiled.
Charlie Durango, the handsome bounty hunter, looking to finally settle down. Jeb Maloney, Kate's father, approaches Charlie with and offer he can't refuse. Bring home his wayward daughter, marry her, and he stands to inherit Jeb's ranch.
But what Charlie doesn't anticipate is just how headstrong Kate truly is. She tries to thwart him at every turn.
Kate Maloney was raised by her father; her mother died during childbirth. Kate had a huge chip on her shoulder throughout the story. She acted pretty spoiled.
Charlie Durango, the handsome bounty hunter, looking to finally settle down. Jeb Maloney, Kate's father, approaches Charlie with and offer he can't refuse. Bring home his wayward daughter, marry her, and he stands to inherit Jeb's ranch.
But what Charlie doesn't anticipate is just how headstrong Kate truly is. She tries to thwart him at every turn.
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January 16, 2026
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I don’t know why I abandoned this book earlier. I decided to give it another try—and I absolutely loved it.
The hero is amazing. He genuinely loves the heroine, while the heroine is incredibly stubborn and headstrong. Honestly, he is the perfect man for her.
The heroine is so strong-willed that even after the book ends, she’s still fighting with him—and he’s just smiling, happy that he’s got this feisty woman for life. I adored the ending. Thank goodness it showed that the heroine was not tamed. That’s what I call perfection: a man who loves you exactly for who you are.
I really enjoy books like this, where there’s no unnecessary other people drama—just the hero and heroine and their cute, engaging conflicts.
I don’t know why I abandoned this book earlier. I decided to give it another try—and I absolutely loved it.
The hero is amazing. He genuinely loves the heroine, while the heroine is incredibly stubborn and headstrong. Honestly, he is the perfect man for her.
The heroine is so strong-willed that even after the book ends, she’s still fighting with him—and he’s just smiling, happy that he’s got this feisty woman for life. I adored the ending. Thank goodness it showed that the heroine was not tamed. That’s what I call perfection: a man who loves you exactly for who you are.
I really enjoy books like this, where there’s no unnecessary other people drama—just the hero and heroine and their cute, engaging conflicts.
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