Texas Wildcat
The feud between the cattlemen and sheepherders in Texas is escalating and to make matters worse, there is a severe drought and a vicious cougar preying on the livestock.  Bailey McShane goes to the cattlemen's meeting to complain that her fences were cut in an attempt to get to her water.  Zach Rawlins is campaigning for the presidency of the cattlemen's association so he is determined to find a solution to the feud and win the job.  Bailey suggests a rodeo competition, but even the sheepherders don't want her on their team! Then she offers a $500 reward to whoever kills the cougar.  If she were a man, she wouldn't be in this heap of trouble, and therein lies her problem.  She resents having to constantly prove that she is capable as any man.  So when it comes to Zach Rawlins, Bailey butts heads with him because Zach treats her like a lady.  During the rodeo, he sees a different side of Bailey and he likes what he sees.  Zach has always been the man of Bailey's dreams, and when he offers to help out at her ranch, she takes him on, in more ways than one, and they become lovers.   A chance remark sparks an idea for Zach that presents a possible solution to the feud, but there is no easy answer for Bailey.  She feels that she has lost control of her life and her ranch to Zach, who has an even bigger problem...taming a Texas Wildcat!  This book deals with love, passion and conflict between the hero and heroine while thoroughly exploring the internal conflict Bailey experiences over her passion for her independence and her love for Zach.  At times I thought it was a little too cutesy, but overall, Texas Wildcat is worth the read.Adrienne de Wolfe is a superb talent!  Texas Wildcat is a terrific story that keeps up the romantic tradition of the Rawlins brothers! Texas Wildcat is everything that fans expect from Adrienne de Wolfe - love, passion conflict and romance!Gloria Miller  --Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc.  All rights reserved--FromLiterary Times