Ryan's Hand

Author: Leila Meacham
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 1984 (republished 2016)
Pages: 256
Rating: Highly Recommend

Synopsis: Some friends are more like family. . .and that's exactly how Cara Martin feels about Ryan Langston. He stood by her side through the most difficult time of her life and there's nothing she won't do for him, even now after his death. But inheriting Ryan's share of his family's ranch in west Texas and living there for a year, Cara doesn't understand what he was thinking. Still, she cannot, will not, deny Ryan's last request. . .even if it means sharing a roof with his brooding, arrogant older brother.

Jeth Langston doesn't trust Cara as far as he can throw her. Jeth is certain she prevented his baby brother from spending his last days at home. And he'll be damned if he lets this stranger take over the Langston family legacy too. Whatever the cost, he's determined to drive this beautiful outsider away-no matter how intriguing he finds her.

But as the days grow longer and sunshine sweeps across the plains, Cara can't help but fall for the untamed land-and the man whose passion for it captures her, heart and soul. Can their love bloom wild and free on this Texas ranch?

Review: I just love Leila Meacham. Her novel, Roses, is my favorite book of all time.

This novel seems a little dated, but it was first published in 1984 so that should be expected. This was truly and escape, and I loved it.