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Jenny Chandler is a young woman, though
her daddy wants her to remain his little girl. She is
mortified when she witnesses the scene between Ranger John
“Gray” Grayling and Colleen “Irish”. She’s stuck in the
brush with her sister’s rabbit while the couple is locked in
a few passionate kisses. If she moves, they will know she is
there and everyone will be embarrassed, especially Jenny.
She is aroused by the Ranger and not sure why she is having
these feelings. It’s all due to the stupid rabbit of her
sisters running away, and her not wanting to see her sister
upset that she’s in the brush trying not to appear the
Peeping Tom. When a tragedy strikes and she and Irish are
taken hostage, Irish assures her that Gray will rescue them.
Texas Ranger Gray is swearing off
women. He has just had his heart broken for the second time
by a woman he loves announcing she is going to marry someone
else. But when his job calls and he needs to try and rescue
Jenny, he jumps at the chance. He is bothered by his
intense attraction, as he thinks her a teenager, and is a
bit relived when he learns she is nineteen, but at the same
time doesn’t want to give into the feelings he has for her.
When the rescue mission goes wrong,
Jenny still refuses to give up. As a matter of fact, she
strong arms the Spanish hoodlums into letting her take care
of Gray, who was wounded during the attempt. The more she
is around the Ranger the more she knows she is falling in
love with him. But will the rabbit keep getting her in
trouble? And will they escape the hoodlums or get
themselves further into danger before they admit their love
for each other?
Wow, talk about an action-packed story. The Abduction
of Miss Jenny Chandler takes place in the
semi-lawless times of Texas when the Rangers were just
getting a stronghold on the outlaws. Add to that the
continued tensions between some of those same Rangers and
the Native Americans in the area and you have an explosive
scene. I think the author did a good job in trying to keep
the types of interactions plausible for this time period in
Texas, though I would have gotten rid of the rabbit if I was
Ms. Chandler. I was intrigued how the author married the
desires of wanting to be loved and marrying for love with
the need for many to feel secure during those unsettling
times. I found this story to be one of the better fiction
ones that I have read that deal with this particular time
period. If you are a fan of Texas Historical Romances then
you will want to add The Abduction of Miss Jenny
Chandler to your bookshelf. |
