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Book Reviews of A Heart So Wild (Straton Family, Bk 1)

A Heart So Wild (Straton Family, Bk 1)
A Heart So Wild - Straton Family, Bk 1
Author: Johanna Lindsey
ISBN-13: 9780380750849
ISBN-10: 0380750848
Publication Date: 12/1/1986
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 190 ratings
Publisher: Avon
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed A Heart So Wild (Straton Family, Bk 1) on + 3389 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Loved it, loved it, loved it!
Chandos was the perfect hero. This is my all time favorite Johanna Linsey romance. The story had everything you could ask for in a romance - adventure, tension, suspense, danger and above all love and passion!
I read it in one sitting, (till 5am) I couldn't put it down. I wish I could read it again and again as if I hadn't read it before. I try, I read it every year or so. This is the kind of story that you hold in your heart for a long time after you have finshed reading.
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Courtney Harte is certain her missing father is a alive, lost somewhere deep in Indian territory. But she needs a guide to lead her safely through this dangerous, unfamiliar country, someone as wild and unpredictable as the land itself. And that man is the gunslinger they call Chandos.
Courtney fears this enigmatic loner whose dark secrets torture his soul, yet whose eyes, bluer than the frontier sky, enflame the innocent, determined lady with wanton desires. But on the treacherous path they have chosen they have no one to trust but each other--as shared perils to their lives and hearts unleash turbulent, unbridled, passions that only love can tame.
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One of my keepers. It was a real good story. I reread this book numerous times over the years,lent to my friends and always got great feedback.
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I love Johanna Lindsey's westerns. They are almost as good as her Mallory series.
ErinMc avatar reviewed A Heart So Wild (Straton Family, Bk 1) on + 373 more book reviews
Determined Courtnery Harte knows her missing father is alive-lost somewhere deep in Indian territory.And the man she chooses to lead her to him is as wild and dangerous as the land itself:the handsome,enigmatic gunslinger called Chandos.
With eyes bluer than the frontier shy,Chandos enflames the beautiful innocent with wanton desire-yet she fears him for the dark secrets that torture his soul.Shared perils to their lives and hearts will teach them to trust...and to unleash wild passions only love can tame.
reviewed A Heart So Wild (Straton Family, Bk 1) on + 83 more book reviews
First in a series that includes "All I need is you"
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orical Romance
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Good book!
TakingTime avatar reviewed A Heart So Wild (Straton Family, Bk 1) on + 1072 more book reviews
Their hearts taught them to trust, their desire taught them to love....
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Courtney Harte is certain her missing father is a alive, lost somewhere deep in Indian territory. But she needs a guide to lead her safely through this dangerous, unfamiliar country, someone as wild and unpredictable as the land itself. And that man is the gunslinger they call Chandos.

Courtney fears this enigmatic loner whose dark secrets torture his soul, yet whose eyes, bluer than the frontier sky, enflame the innocent, determined lady with wanton desires. But on the treacherous path they have chosen they have no one to trust but each other--as shared perils to their lives and hearts unleash turbulent, unbridled, passions that only love can tame.
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Courtney Harte gasped in disbelief. There, in a Texas newspaper, was a photograph of her beloved father...thought slain several years back in a savage Commanche massacre. The honey-haired beauty vowed to find him-but whom could she trust to accompany her through wild, dangerous Indian territory?
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Wild west romance. very good read!
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Back cover: "His name was Chandos. Tall and dark, with eyes the most startling shade of blue, he was the best funslinger around, Courtney put her faith in him...little dreaming of the dark secret that burned in Chandos's soul...little imagining the fires that would ignite under the hot summer sun, driving them together in an ecstatic frenzy that only passion understood...and love could tame.
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I have all her books in hard back but 2, There is nothing better on a rainy night than a warm cosy fire and a Johanna Lidsey Book. They are must reads all of them over and over again.
jjares avatar reviewed A Heart So Wild (Straton Family, Bk 1) on + 3263 more book reviews
This book starts out with the Harte's heading to Texas after the Civil War. Courtney's father is a doctor and he wants to set up shop in Waco, Texas. Along the way, their wagon is attacked by a band of Comanches, who kill the men. Courtney and her stepmother are saved by a blue-eyed Indian.

Years later, Courtney sees a newspaper with a photograph of a man she is sure is her father -- living in Waco. She decides to hire someone to take her through Indian Territory to get to her father. She chooses Chandos, a gunslinger of few words.

There's lots of action and drama along the trip. There's great dialogue between the characters -- Courtney learns to be more bold as she travels beside Chandos. However, Chandos is the strong, silent type. Chandos' story isn't revealed until the last 50 pages or so.

Straton Family

** 1. A Heart So Wild (1986)
2. All I Need Is You (1997)
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Love it !!! Read it twice within a week.
sfields avatar reviewed A Heart So Wild (Straton Family, Bk 1) on + 21 more book reviews
I LOVED this book. Chandos is just so yummy. A must read.
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Great condition.