01964cam a2200337 4500 176561528 TxAuBib 20141006120000.0 120702s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780425250372 pbk. 0425250377 pbk. (OCoLC)797967602 TxAuBib Thomas, Jodi. Wild Texas Rose / Jodi Thomas. Berkley mass market ed. New York, NY : Berkley Pub Group, 2012. 313 p. ; 18 cm. Whispering Mountain ; 6 Includes excerpt from Jodi Thomas's next book, Chance of a lifetime. Twenty-five-year-old Rose McMurray may be beautiful, smart, and capable of running her family's ranch at Whispering Mountain, but she's backed away from marriage three times without giving anyone reasons. Everyone thinks she is a coward, afraid of any adventure, including falling in love. She's never done a single wild or reckless thing in her life ... until now. Duncan McMurray, like Rose, was adopted into the family. As a Texas Ranger, he swears he'll never settle down and marry. He's been Rose's guardian angel since they were kids but for the first time in their lives he's the one who has caused her to be in danger. Somehow, he has to protect her from an outlaw gang determined to kill her without letting Rose know of the danger she's in. He's convinced that her heart can't take the stress if she knows ... the only question is can his heart take the nearness of her. When opposites collide the adventure begins ... 20141006. Texas Rangers Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Adoption Fiction. Texas Fiction. Historical fiction. Love stories. Whispering Mountain ; 6. YT4