UNTAMED HEARTS
Colleen O'Connell
Genre: Historical Romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Publication Date: June 4, 2018
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Publication Date: June 4, 2018
Two destinations lead to one destiny
Fleeing her wavering feelings for her fiancé, Taryn Ashford boards a westbound train to visit relatives. Her journey awakens unbridled passion with the dangerously handsome, Jared King. When Jared is accused of murder, she is faced with providing him an alibi at the risk of her own reputation. Did he use her to save himself or can she trust her heart – and him - to discover the truth? A truth they must work together to reveal.
Gunman, shooter, the brand is Jared King’s life. His skill with a gun creates an existence forever searching – searching every face for the bounty hunter in constant pursuit, for the settled life he is certain he will never find and for one woman’s love. Taryn Ashford jeopardizes his need to remain emotionally detached. She represents the happiness denied him, but if he pursues her, will he risk both their lives?
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My Review
Rating: 5 Stars
Untamed Hearts compelled my attention from the first scene, as we are left with a mystery--why did Jared escape from prison? What was he in prison for? I just couldn't help but flip the pages to know why. Then there's Taryn Ashford, such a sweet miss itching for independence. She's affianced, but she knew if she didn't set out to visit her relatives now, she'd never get the chance to do so. She never knew she'd end up playing the wife to Jared King, to help him avoid the detection and capture of the authorities. Where would their relationship lead her?
Jared and Taryn are great together, and their chemistry sizzles. Aunt Gwen is a wonderful secondary character; I can totally see her in my mind. Etta Briggs, a woman Taryn met on the train west, is amazing as well.
Colleen O'Connell employed vivid and detailed descriptions that we are able to picture the setting perfectly, even if it's just the train that the main characters rode in to Sacramento. I really enjoyed it! It's as if I'm right in the story and right in the midst of a Western setting!
The story is so much more than what is written on the blurb. There are surprising revelations, though perhaps I should've seen it coming, and a totally twisty, delightful resolution. The shifting POV's didn't bother me much, because it's usually a lot of paragraphs before the POV shifted to another character, so it's not confusing in whose POV we are.
All in all, a super great read! Highly recommended!
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About Colleen O'Connell
Colleen has been an avid reader her entire life and has a particular love of the historical romance genre. Having enjoyed reading romances early on, she began writing them herself when she wanted the stories to take a different turn and determined the only way to achieve it was to craft her own. She currently lives in Northern Kentucky and has a background in Human Resource Management.
Website: https://www.colleenoconnell.org
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