I don't really like 'wild west' stories, so after a while I started skipping and finally gave up on it. ( )

My second read from this author and I loved it!

A year after the death of her brother, Jessica is involved in a car accident. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the Wild West of 1881. To complicate matters further, a dead outlaw nearly lands on top of her. She's hailed as Junebug Jess, the lass who brought down Left Hand Lou. Another problem is Dodge City's sexy Sheriff, Truman Wade.

He doesn't trust the stranger, but he's drawn to her in a way he hasn't been drawn to any woman since the death of his wife. He can sense that Jessica is keeping a secret from him, but does it have anything to do with Left Hand Lou? Jessica keeps hoping that she'll find a way back to her own century. In the mean time she gets closer to Truman as well as a few townsfolk. Perhaps this was where she was meant to end up. When her life is threatened by Lou's gang who think she has something that belongs to them, Truman swears to protect her at all costs. When she does find a way to go home, can she leave Truman behind after he's come to mean everything to her?

This was so enjoyable to read, and Truman was swoon worthy! Then again, most sexy cowboys are. He has his demons and self loathing that he slowly faces and overcomes with Jessica's help. I loved the heroine instantly. She had a wonderful sense of humor and when she turned her flirt on, she was downright funny. I expected her to be a scared city girl, waking up in a strange century, but she took everything in stride, and she wasn't easily intimidated by lecherous cowboys.

The chemistry and sexual tension between the hero and heroine was off the charts. They took their time falling for each other so that when it eventually happened, it was wonderfully sweet and believable. The author writes lovely historical romances, and I always feel like I'm right there with the characters. I can picture everything with clarity and the characters always seem to come to life before my eyes.


I was a little lost at the end when it's revealed how she will get home, but I teared up right when she was about to find her happily ever after. It was a little odd, but so sweet. For a free read, this was a gem, and I'm going to purchase the paperback version to add to the other MacLean books I own.
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I am giving Taken by the Cowboy 3 1/2 stars, I really enjoyed reading this book and it had a very interesting time travel aspect. ( )

I am giving Taken by the Cowboy 3 1/2 stars, I really enjoyed reading this book and it had a very interesting time travel aspect. ( )

A time travel Western!!! Ke-wl. I’m guessing here, but I think this one is one of the the books in the new Amazon Line that Connie Brockway is part of and can I just say I am So In with this? I’m glad I have an i-pad with a Kindle app so I can read these books. A Western Time Travel isn’t a trope you see very often. Since I really like both, that’s why I was sold on this book right away.

In order to enjoy a time travel book, you have to be willing to suspend belief more that say a contemporary or romantic suspense or even some historical. Luckily I’m able to do that pretty well so I was able to enjoy this book quite a bit.

Jessica is a modern day heroine thrust back into the old West. Of course at first she has a hard time believing what’s happened. I found her reaction quite believable. I enjoyed her as a heroine. She was smart and intelligent and wasn’t intimidated by her situation.

And Truman Wade, our hero was just plain yummy-licious. A combination gunslinger AND a sheriff; one who wears spurs and a gun; one who has blue eyes and is strong confident, hunky and a sense of humour is very hard to resist. He doesn’t know what to make of Jessica, or Junebug as he calls her. She’s not like any woman he’s met before. He’s attracted to her but knows she is keeping secrets and is reluctant to get involved despite being very attracted to her, in case those secrets will compromise his job as sheriff. And Jessica is very attracted to Truman but she is also reluctant to get involved since she is determined to return to her family in her own time.

The resolution to this book was a bit unexpected and had me almost weepy. Not to worry though, it is a romance and has a HEA.

Amazon knew what they were doing when they put this one on my recommend list. I really enjoyed it. And at that price? My advice is to give it a try. It says on the site that this book will be available in print in August. ( )