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From the Publisher: Cost $6.99They're the McCords...three rugged, sexy cowboy cousins who'll inherit the family range--if they seek the treasure hidden on it. But even more precious are the women who can tame their wild hearts...

Emergency medic Marilee Trainor likes her freedom and lives for trouble. But when she stumbles upon a clue to the legendary McCord gold, she 's suddenly in a mysterious killer's sights--and the arms of irresistible playboy Wyatt McCord. This McCord cousin has been everywhere, yet the ranch is the only place he feels at home. Now Marilee's courage and independence make him want to protect her, win her heart, and finally settle down. But trust is the one thing Wyatt and Marilee can't easily give. And their survival and everything they cherish depends on whether they can surrender to each other--to fight for their...
About the Author:New York Times bestselling author R.C. Ryan has written more than ninety fiction novels, both contemoporary and historical. Quite an accomplishment for someone who, after her fifth child started school, gave herself the gift of an hour a day to follow her dream to become a writer.

In a career spanning more than twenty years, Ms. Ryan has given dozens of radio, television, and print interviews across the country and Canada, and has been quoted in such diverse publications as the Wall Street Journal and Cosmopolitan. She has also appeared on CNN News, as well as Good Morning America.

Five Fun Facts from Author R.C. Ryan:

2) I was intrigued with the idea of a world-traveler coming back to his roots on a Montana ranch and contending with the small-town life he knew when he was a kid. In this series we see the pros and cons of life in a small town. Everyone knows everyone else's business. People can be labeled in their early years, positively or negatively, and can spend a lifetime trying to shake that label. Wyatt McCord, the eternal surfer, is seen as nothing more than a shallow heart-throb. A wanderer who will soon tire of life in a small town and move on to more exciting adventures, as did his parents. But Wyatt refuses to be labeled. A man comfortable in his own skin, Wyatt has already sampled what the world beyond this town has to offer, and knows that this place of his childhood will always own his heart.

3) When I began this story, I had no hint of Marilee's past before she arrived in Gold Fever. Little by little, as she revealed herself to Wyatt, I discovered a multi-layered personality that I found fascinating. I realized that she needed closure in her war with her father, a war she didn’t even realize she was still fighting. Like so many people whose family members have passed on before old issues can be finalized, remnants of pain lingers and festers. Her relationship with her father colored all her decisions, and almost prevented her from opening herself up to all the possibilities of love.

4) I love the name Wyatt. It speaks to me of the old West and straight-shooting Marshal Wyatt Earp in Tombstone Territory.

5) Every time I wrote Marilee I thought: "we roll along, roll along, roll along..." Sorry. Couldn't resist. But her name IS musical, and that's such a familiar childhood song.

The Review:
I have to say this was a fun easy read. The girls love any time I am doing a book review because that means that I will lay in bed with them and they can cuddle with me. This is the kind of book that you can read to just turn everything off after a long day or a busy week and need to relax. This would also be great airplane reading. Perfect for a rainy summer afternoon or cuddled by the fire in the winter spend with your favorite people and pets.

I didn't want to put this book down so that I could find out what happened. Lots of suspense, romance, and intrigue. I would absolutely recommend this book to women not sure if men would find the book as entertaining. The book began like any other Romance Novel guy takes a flying leap off of a bucking Bull to fall at the feet of his lust interest. OK so maybe they don't all begin exactly that way but they do begin with some sort of contrived way to grab the others attention. At first I was like oh no I really hope there is something more here because this is going to be painful otherwise. I am so glad that I suffered through the first few pages and really got into the book. I think everyone needs a book or two that they can pick up on whim and read and check out of life for a little while. Be prepared to spend a few hours reading though because you are going to want to know what is going on in this book.