Synopsis
Abducted by rancher Baron Selkirk—okay, it was an accident, but now he won't let her go—former TV child star turned horse whisperer Addie Jelleff enjoys a respite from the media circus that ruined her quiet retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, but she's due back to town to defend her actor pal at his trial very soon. Baron's vast, isolated ranch is only one of his many attractions, but he's awfully domineering and she can't possibly give in to their growing attraction while she's virtually his prisoner, can she? Baron sees the situation differently. Forced to drop his geology career and take over the family ranch, he's frustrated by too many people saying no to him. Isn't he in charge? Why is Addie so mysterious about her past and her commitments to another man? Why won't she give in to Baron, when every time they touch, they catch fire? It's a battle of wills—with neither one backing down. Addie can tame the wildest stallion, but taming her own growing attraction to the high-handed rancher and keeping him from breaking through her defenses requires all her strength—and some help from unexpected sources.
From the Author
The plot of Captive of the Cattle Baron was prompted by a reaction I once had to an over-the-counter allergy medicine. It knocked me for a loop, just wiped me out, and I couldn't do anything the entire day. I've always been shocked that such a powerful drug was freely available without a prescription. Then one day I thought, "What if a romance heroine took a prescription allergy medication that was even more potent? She'd be helpless." Captive of the Cattle Baron starts with just that situation. My heroine, Addie Jelleff, has followed doctor's orders but is showing signs of suffering from a drug overdose. Is it any wonder that my hero, Baron Selkirk, thinks she has a substance abuse problem? Especially when, in trying to help her, he sees that she's attempting to get into a hotel suite whose occupant will not open the door unless Baron leaves? Sounds suspicious, right? Additionally, I am a firm believer in coincidence, because it happens in real life all the time. It's totally a coincidence that my heroine ends up in my hero's power. What happens from then on is the result of their individual personalities, fueled by their life situations and their fierce physical attraction. One thing I'm adamantly opposed to: the idea of a clear winner or loser in this abduction story. My hero and heroine have to fight to a standstill. Their battle of wills can't be one person crushing the other. That's not love. Addie Jelleff is one of my feistier heroines and she fights back when Baron Selkirk attempts to control her. What Addie sees as a threat is her powerful desire to give in to her attraction to Baron. As for Baron? He's a good man, a decent man, but being the boss of a vast, isolated cattle ranch can make a man think he's the boss of everyone, can't it?
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