Synopsis: A small Wyoming town is about to learn a few lessons — from a new schoolteacher with the courage to win the heart of a man who swore he had nothing to give....

Mary Elizabeth Potter is a self-appointed spinster with no illusions about love. But she is a good teacher — and she wants Wolf Mackenzie’s son back in school. And after one heated confrontation with the boy’s father, she knows father and son have changed her life forever.

Still paying for a crime he didn’t commit, Wolf Mackenzie has a chip on his shoulder the size of Wyoming. But prim-and-proper Mary Elizabeth Potter doesn’t see Wolf as the dangerous half-breed the town has branded him. Somehow she sees him as a good, decent, honest man. A man who could love...

Wolf’s not sure he — or the town of Ruth, Wyoming — is ready for the taming of Wolf Mackenzie.

My Thoughts: Holy Hannah! This was a good book! I did not want it to end. The chemistry between Wolf and Mary was immediate and kept me riveted throughout the whole story. Wolf has moved right up there with some of my favorite heroes of all-time, and for good reason. He is hot! I loved his immediate reaction to Mary, and hers to Wolf.

I also really enjoyed Wolf's son, Joe and his relationship with his Dad, and also with Mary. He is strong character all by himself and I'm looking forward to reading his story down the road. The protectiveness he and Wolf had over Mary were very heartwarming and sometimes comical as well.

There really wasn’t much to dislike about this book ~ it was character driven, for sure. If I wanted to be nitpicky, about the only things that really bugged me were Mary’s constant remembrances of her Aunt Ardith and also Mary’s tendency to wear dowdy clothes, but like I said, that’s just nitpicky.

Verdict: This was Very Good. I loved every minute I spent in Ruth, WY with this couple and am looking forward to reading the other books in the Mackenzie series.

Labels: Contemporary Romance, Linda Howard, Very Good