This modern look at life in Wyoming shows how connected we
all are today, how wars, the internet and the economy
affect us all. Belinda Mays is working her way through
college and living with her grandfather, fending off the
predatory attentions of her stepfather who has been asking
her to pose on the internet since her mother died.
Cane Kirk, a war veteran who lives on a neighbouring ranch,
handles the cattle well but is unable to get past the loss
of his arm which he believes makes him unattractive as a
partner. To counter his insecurity he drinks and smashes up
the local bar, and Belinda, long his friend, is called to
help calm him down. Because of the trust between them,
Belinda reluctantly turns to Cane for a loan when her
grandfather is diagnosed with heart trouble and needs
expensive medication, but she is too proud to explain all
her difficulties and Cane thinks she only wants him for his
money. Rejected, Belinda sees no option but to pawn
heirloom jewellery to pay the rent, and accedes to her
creepy stepfather's demands. This sets in motion a series
of events which will change the course of all their lives.
WYOMING FIERCE is in some ways an angry book, where
characters quail at the price of generic drugs and ask how
they are supposed to live in an economy that cares nothing
for ordinary people and provides not even menial jobs. The
concerns of the populace are well voiced, but balancing
that is the good care given to a car crash victim in the
hospital, and the general condemnation of a person who
drinks and drives. More happily we see a positive young
heroine who, raised with Methodist values, chooses not to
cheapen herself and works towards a better future. The
romance potential is always present - although Cane makes a
real idiot of himself - and Belinda, who knows what she
wants but won't be rushed, deserves happiness.
Diana Palmer has written many romances and is an expert at
drawing the country and characters she presents. WYOMING FIERCE
will be enjoyed on many levels.
Ranch owner Cane Kirk lost more than his arm in the war. He lost his way, battling his inner demons by challenging any cowboy unfortunate enough to get in his way. No one seems to be able to cool him down, except beautiful Bodie Mays. Bodie doesn't mind saving Cane from himself, even if he is a little too tempting for her own peace of mind. But soon Bodie's the one who finds herself in need of rescuing—only, she's afraid to tell Cane what's really going on. How can she trust someone as unpredictable as this fierce cowboy? When her silence only ends up getting her into even deeper hot water, it's up to Cane to save the day. And if he does it right, he won't be riding off into the sunset alone.
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