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Western Fire #1
Fire on the Prairie
When a gang of villainous rebel bushwhackers raids her Kansas farm, Mercy Hibbert bravely stands her ground. On the verge of meeting an untimely end, she is shocked when one of the marauders, a dangerously handsome Southerner named Spencer McCabe, comes to her rescue. That is until she learns the conditions of the rescue: if she complies with his demands, she lives. If she doesn’t. . . .
Hell-bent on revenge, Spencer isn’t about to let anyone stop him from hunting the northern jayhawker who killed his father and two brothers. Realizing that Mercy is the perfect bait for capturing his prey, he forcibly takes her to the bushwhacker stronghold. But as Spencer and Mercy make their way across the Missouri frontier, danger and treachery follow in their wake; even as an explosive passion ignites between them.
In a land ravaged by war, where honor has lost all meaning, it takes a brave man to put down his gun, and a courageous woman to forgive her enemy. A boldly sensual western, Fire on the Prairie is full of sweeping action, vibrant historical detail and complex, richly-drawn characters; and it is the first book in a multi-generational family saga that spans the breadth of the untamed western frontier.
Hell-bent on revenge, Spencer isn’t about to let anyone stop him from hunting the northern jayhawker who killed his father and two brothers. Realizing that Mercy is the perfect bait for capturing his prey, he forcibly takes her to the bushwhacker stronghold. But as Spencer and Mercy make their way across the Missouri frontier, danger and treachery follow in their wake; even as an explosive passion ignites between them.
In a land ravaged by war, where honor has lost all meaning, it takes a brave man to put down his gun, and a courageous woman to forgive her enemy. A boldly sensual western, Fire on the Prairie is full of sweeping action, vibrant historical detail and complex, richly-drawn characters; and it is the first book in a multi-generational family saga that spans the breadth of the untamed western frontier.
297 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 20, 2013
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Kate Wingo
7 books23 followersKate Wingo is the pseudonym of a two-time Golden Heart finalist. Born in Washington DC, she graduated from George Mason University with a degree in art history. Although Kate began her writing career in the romance genre, she switched gears several years ago, making the leap to thrillers. Having recently completed an esoteric thriller series for Penguin UK and previously Berkley Publishing, she has now happily returned to her romance roots (and her unabashed love of history). Kate lives and writes from her home in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
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April 23, 2016
There were too many bedroom scenes, which normally doesn't bother me, but it felt like the entire time the H was trying to get the h in bed. And sometimes not too kindly. Too much violence, not enough real romance. I didn't like Mercy because she was foolish and judgmental all under the guise of being a good Christian. Spencer was okay at first but then went downhill in my eyes. It was back and forth, I love you, I loathe you, between the two of them. The potential for a good story is there but I didn't like the way it was written.
September 29, 2013
Being an agnostic atheist, I simply couldn't stomach all the preaching and moralizing in this book, particularly since it was rather hypocritical coming from a harpy who was all too happy to be sexed up by some studly cowboy outside the bonds of marriage.
Ridiculous platitudes aside, Mercy was also a bit of an idiot. Ilove hate it when an author crafts a heroine who does unutterably stupid things just so there can be the grand rescue by the macho hero.
Ridiculous platitudes aside, Mercy was also a bit of an idiot. I
April 9, 2015
Story is set in Kansas and Missouri near the end of the Civil War and involves "bushwackers" and "abolutionists" and the hatred that each had for the opposing side. Two families are involved and both have suffered great losses from one of those groups.
The writer utilizes words well and correctly. The book has numerous characters with enough information about each to provide a well-rounded story. The book ends with what I personally considered a moral to live by.
There is definitely a romance for this Civil War couple. And more than enough sexual scenes which I found myself skipping through -- thus the 4 stars. The story is good and did not need as many scenes as Ms. Wingo wrote to convey that the couple simply could not deny their desire for each other.
The writer utilizes words well and correctly. The book has numerous characters with enough information about each to provide a well-rounded story. The book ends with what I personally considered a moral to live by.
There is definitely a romance for this Civil War couple. And more than enough sexual scenes which I found myself skipping through -- thus the 4 stars. The story is good and did not need as many scenes as Ms. Wingo wrote to convey that the couple simply could not deny their desire for each other.
September 23, 2013
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