A Lady of the West (Western Ladies #1)
Linda Howard
Victoria Waverly, noble daughter of the war-ruined South, is sold in marriage to a ruthless rancher. Honor and pride help her endure life as a wife in name only but nothing can quench her forbidden desire for hired gunman Jake Roper. His gaze is hard, but tenderness he can't hide promises to unveil to Victoria the mysteries of love.
Only true love can destroy....
Jake curses his burning need for Victoria, for he wants nothing to stand in the way of his drive to reclaim Sarratt's Kingdom -- the ranch that is his legacy and obsession. But ancient wrongs and blazing passions will bind together the aristocratic beauty and the powerful cowboy. In a bloody land war, they will fight for Jake's birthright...and seize at all costs the love that is their destiny.
Tagged as:
- western 8
- historical 8
- virgin heroine 8
- vengeance 8
- western frontier 8
- marriage of convenience 7
- suspense 7
- alpha male 7
- cowboy hero 6
- poor heroine 5
- grumpy/cold hero 5
- cruel hero/bully 3
- dual pov 3
- third person pov 3
- angst 2
- enemies to lovers 2
- arranged/forced marriage 2
- other man/woman 2
- male pov 2
- tortured heroine 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- m-f romance 2
- betrayal 2
- take-charge heroine 2
- aristo/royal heroine 2
- fighter hero 2
- forced proximity 1
- slow burn 1
- forbidden love 1
- boss & employee 1
- tortured hero 1
- good grovel 1
- cheating 1
- pregnancy 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 3
- dubious consent 3
- abuse between mcs 3
- rape 3
- third party sexual assault 3
- abuse 2
- third party abuse 2
- non-consent between mcs 2
- graphic violence 2
- slut shaming 2
- past child abuse 2
- past sexual abuse 2
- geography
- usa 2
- new mexico 2
romance tags
The 'Western Ladies' series
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