Inheriting half Jonah Spartman's ranch in Arkansas, for New York author
Maddie Taylor, was an opportunity she couldn’t believe. She was suffering from writer’s block. Her condo was being remodeled. Her boyfriend needed to move on. She was hoping to live upstairs in the ranch
house for three months, (A stipulation in Jonah Spartman’s will). She couldn’t pass it up.
The novel, Maddie’s Choice by Joyce Zeller, opens
with this situation. As the story
proceeds, Maddie meets Gideon Spartman,
the other half owner. Gideon was
prepared to hate Maddie and hoped to drive her off. The trouble is, they were made for each
other. Jonah Spartman’s Will, was a
set-up.
They are both attracted to each other. Gideon is an Afghanistan veteran who suffers
from Traumatic Stress Disorder, and at first thought Maddie a gold-digger. Maddie thought Gideon a big lout, albeit a
fine specimen of sexual masculinity.
Maddie’s retreat from New York is far from idyllic. She finds herself mothering two needy teenage
boys, whom she grows to cherish. Ranch
life is hard. Her writing isn’t
progressing as well as she hoped. Her
agent is making demands. Add to the mix,
money problems, drug dealers, cattle rustlers and carnal desire.
Did I mention the fact that this is a Western romance
novel? It’s set on a ranch with horses
and cattle and cowboys. It’s also a racy
romance. I’d rate it “adult only.” Sex hovers expectantly just about every time
Maddie and Gideon are together. They
finally do consummate their relationship explicitly. This book is not for impressionable teens.
Maddie’s Choice is an easy read. In 265 pages, the author, Joyce Zeller,
managed to express the ever present struggle of balancing family, work, love
and hate. I’d like to thank Tribute Books http://www.tribute-books.com/ for providing me with a complimentary review
copy.
Maddie chose well. I’m not spoiling the story for the
reader. Here’s a raffle “give away” to
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Prices/Formats: $4.95 ebook, $14.95 paperbackPages: 274
Publisher: Camel Press
Release: September 1, 2013
ISBN: 978-1-60381-959-6
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