Oklahoma Bride

This action-packed read is very pleasing. I found it unique that the author wrote a historical with modern dialog/semantics. Very enjoyable.

Yup! a fiesty red-head - a promised commandant at Fort Reno - a very ingaging sidekick - and a really neat horse. I may be wrong but Sergeant, Major Rafe Hunter's gelding starts out as a roan and I think changes to a black? Sergeant plays a roll in the Land Run. Micah Whitfield, Rafe's second in command, turns out to be just as intrigueing as Rafe, himself. And a very good friend. Major Rafe Hunter is a great follower of the rules and Karissa Baxter believes in breaking them to survive. She has had the raising of her brother and now is determined to claim a free 160 acre parcel of land for Clint and Amanda [who is pregnant]. Karissa leads Rafe a merry chase in her determined effort to claim ranch land. Ah, but Harlan Billings is set on throwing a monkey wrench into the mix. Expecially after the absent fiance, Vanessa shows up. Except he has plans of his own. Intrigue, adventure, a bit of history [fact or not], a couple of villians, and enough humor lace this story of the opening up of the Indian territory to the hords of settlers. Touching on the greed and corruption of man, and the heroics of others who settled this country with a great romance thrown in, what a story. Desire, lust and passion kept under strict control until Karissa [the hussy] decides to give into hormones. There goes my respect, out the window. Ah well! Definitely recommended --M - a book you will really enjoy if you like Historicals.

In 1889 Indian Territory, military Commander Rafe Hunter and his troops try to keep law and order just before the first Land Run is to begin. He knows that he must warily watch the nearby Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation to insure troublemakers do not disrupt the land distribution race that will start very shortly. He also keeps an eye out for "Sooners", cheaters trying to grab land too soon by sneaking out before the contest starts.Rafe arrests Karissa Baxter for jumping the gun on the Land Run. He fears for her safety so he keeps her in his room, but wonders who will keep her protected from him as he desires her like no one before. Unable to resist Rafe decides to help Karissa obtain the land she wants, but as they fall in love, a rogue covets that claim (and others) and his fiancée arrives from the east to claim him.OKLAHOMA BRIDE is an action packed western romance that never slows down from the moment the protagonists meet. The story line is fast-paced, filled with adventure, but also provides a deep look at an intriguing moment in American history. Though the antagonists are too obvious to compete against the heroes, fans will enjoy joining the Sooners, soldiers, and others, but especially the lead couple during the first Land Run.Harriet Klausner