Eastern Wyoming, 1884In Angel Clayton's opinion, men don't get any finer than hired hand Rowdy McGuire. The very thought of him makes her ache with need--and the sight of his golden, glistening skin only makes it worse. She knows he feels their bodies' magical, intense pull towards one another, even if the honorable cowboy refuses to admit that a drifter and a ranch owner's daughter could ever be together.But Angel is determined to get what she wants--and she wants Rowdy!
Lauri Robinson's chosen genre to write is Western historical, and when asked why, she says, "Because I know I wasn't the only girl who wanted to grow up and marry Little Joe Cartwright."
With a degree in early childhood education, Lauri has spent three decades working in the non-profit field for Head Start, Child Abuse Intervention, the March of Dimes, and United Way. She claims the once upon a time and happily ever after premise of romance novels has always been a form of stress relief. When her husband suggested she write one, she took the challenge and has loved every minute of the journey.
Lauri lives in rural Minnesota, where she and her husband spend every spare moment with their three grown sons and their families, which includes three granddaughters, two stepgrandsons and two granddogs. She volunteers for several organizations, including her local library, and spends most fall weekends filling the freezer with homemade foodstuffs from the bountiful harvest of her husband's green thumb. She's a diehard Elvis fan (yes, she's been to Graceland), and loves to spend Sundays watching NASCAR, either live or on TV. However, she says her favorite weekends are spent in the woods of northern Minnesota on the land homesteaded by her great-grandfather.
Most of her childhood was spent in western Kansas, which is the setting for several of her stories. Lauri is a member of RWA, Northern Lights Writers,and Hearts Through History Romance Writers, as well as several online writing groups. She writes for Harlequin, Mills and Boon and The Wild Rose Press.
4 Stars ~ In the year since her father had hired Rowdy to work on their ranch, Angel's been hopelessly in love with him. She's tried everything from hunting him, ignoring him, trying to make him jealous and throwing herself at his feet. But Rowdy's stubborn and certain that she deserves a better man. Of course, this little spitfire isn't having any of that!
This was a fun story. Angel knows what she wants and it's Rowdy. I loved her sparkle and the way she got under his skin. Once Rowdy realizes he is good enough, there's nothing stopping him from claiming her for his own. Ms. Robinson has a delightful talent for bringing her characters to life. I enjoyed reading Angel and Rowdy's love story
It was a cute story. Angel was sure stubborn and nothing seemed to phase her, it did not make her an unlovable character though. Her stubbornness for rowdy was kind of endearing.