Wyoming Woman

Cattleman's daughter Rachel Tolliver believed that sheep ranchers like Luke Vincente had no business out on the open range. Yet despite his troubled past, he was an honorable man, driven by a passion for the west, and for her. But the range war brewing would surely forbid any declration of their wildfire love.

Rachel Tolliver's story takes place in 1901 when she is 22 years old. She is the adopted daughter of Morgan Tolliver and Cassie [Wyoming Widow]- she is returning to the family ranch after spending 3 years in the East - taking art lessons? This is cattle country. Wouldn't you know that she runs into a sheep man, Luke Vincente, or at least his sheep. Her old mule is traveling too fast? and she has no brakes and rather than tear through the flock of sheep crossing the road she ditches in a gully. Yup! she is stuck in the mud and in the way of a gully washer. Oh, yeah, some four miscreants are trying to drive the sheep over the steep side of the trail. Luke has her hide in the rocks and while he and his dogs turn the sheep Rachel gets a look at one of the men[?] Was that one of her brothers? Jacob or Josh? a pair of twins about 18. There is a lot of hype of emotions and distrust and hormones as Rachel slowly learns that her safe, secure world is not so safe anymore. What would her parents say if she spent the night with Luke. What were her brothers doing harassing a sheep herder and possibly causing the death of the old sheepherder. Now we hear of the Tolliver family and their doings and are reaquainted with Chang's family and of course, the villians of the story. Guess what? Ryan and his wife Molly show up to pull the family story together. Great story. excellent trilogy - another one coming??? in March 2006 - Wyoming Wildfire. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - You may really like this set.