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Branded Kindle Edition

by Beth Williamson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A marriage of convenience shows a determined rancher and a stubborn woman what it means to be branded.

When a clause in his grandfather’s will forces Rafe Sinclair to marry or else lose his ranch, he sets his sights on what he thinks is a safe choice—his neighbor Emma Radcliff.

Emma has never wanted anything other than to work her family’s horse ranch. But when her father forces her to marry Rafe, she does everything in her power to make the handsome rancher regret his choice of brides.

They say oil and water don't mix, but in Emma's and Rafe's case, it does—and the result is fire. When Emma refuses to consummate the marriage, Rafe sets out to prove that marriage him is the best thing that’s ever happened to her.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B088LWLD3W
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1308 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 74 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Beth Williamson

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While no longer actively writing or publishing, Beth Williamson, who also writes as Emma Lang, was an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of both historical and contemporary romances. Her books ranged from sensual to scorching hot. She is a Career Achievement Award Nominee by Romantic Times Magazine, in both 2009 and 2010, and a quarter-finalist in the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest.

Beth has always been a dreamer, never able to escape her imagination. It led her to the craft of writing romance novels, fueled by Reese’s and tenacious pursuit of the perfect story. She’s passionate about purple, books, and her family. She has a weakness for shoes and purses as well as bookstores.

Life might be chaotic, as life usually is, but Beth always keeps a smile on her face, a song in her heart, and a cowboy on her mind. ;)

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Charlene B. Crowe
5.0 out of 5 stars Branded
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2013
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I love the Leather and Lace series. They are really well written stories with depth to them. You can feel the love between the characters which make the romance very believable. Branded is yet another victory. Thumbs up and highly recommended.
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Gi
5.0 out of 5 stars LUV IT, LUV IT!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2011
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Rafe and Emma forever, I luved this book so much and wish i could read more of those two. Sad that book was too short, but i guess oh well!!! Was happy that it was the best ever after for the both of them!!!
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My husband's book worm
5.0 out of 5 stars To short but worth every penny
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2011
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I have to say that Beth Williamson is my new favorite writer. I love every book I have read so far by her and plan to read them all!
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Libby Eastwood
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2014
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I cannot help but fall in love with Beth's characters.
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A Lady
3.0 out of 5 stars BRANDED: A Novella by Beth Williamson (PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED)
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021
Original Publication: 2007

Please Note: This novella also appeared in a 2008 anthology by Samhain Publishing titled LEATHER & LACE. That book is now out of print but you may still be able to find it in trade-paperback.

Synopsis: BRANDED is a story of two neighbors (Emma & Rafe) who agree to a marriage of convenience. Emma has always loved Rafe from afar, but it's been a couple of years since they've seen each other and now he's fascinated with the woman she's become. Emma doesn't need or want a broken heart though so she refuses to have sexual relations. Rafe will have to use all his seductive skills to woo his new wife and convince her otherwise. He might have married Emma to save his ranch but he's keeping her because they are perfect for each other, both in and out of the bedroom!

My Opinion: At just over 70 pages long this story should take most people no more than an hour or two to read. And while I did like most of the characters, they just were not developed enough for me to fall in love with. Emma herself was typical of many of Williamson's heroines, definitely a bit manly for that day and age (1870) but with a woman's needs and desires. There was a villain added for the sake of having a villain I guess, but he was more a waste of space and words that didn't quite work for me.

The ending also seemed a little contrived and more or less thrown in simply because the story needed to end. For some reason it seems as if I either love this author's work or I just think her stories are okay, and this one falls into the latter category. And while I don't consider this an erotic romance, it was definitely spicy and included plenty of explicit language. Overall it wasn't at all terrible, but I think I would have enjoyed this more had it been a full length novel.
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C. Dionne
5.0 out of 5 stars Seduction has never been so much fun!
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2008
Eastern Texas, 1879
At the age of five, Emma Radcliff made the monumental announcement that she is going to marry Rafe Sinclair. She's done a lot of growing up in the fifteen years since then and has decided that she's not going to marry at all. Wearing breeches and working horses on her father's ranch suits her just fine. Only her plans are thwarted when her father insists that she marry Rafe - no if's, and's, or but's.

Rafe Sinclair really has no interest in getting married but a stipulation in his grandfather's will forces the issue. He has to be married by the time he turns thirty or he loses the Circle S Ranch. Since he's known Emma her entire life she seems like a relatively safe choice but the last thing he anticipates is the little hellcat's insistence that he agree to stay out of her bed. To make matters worse, little Emma is looking mighty gown up and he's just discovered that he wants her - in every way.

Since Emma insists on her no sex clause, Rafe counters her with a clause of his own - that she reserves the right to change her mind and void her clause at any time. Though still not entirely comfortable with the situation Emma agrees but also requests that she be allowed to work with the horses at the Triple R. They'll both have what they want - well almost. Things don't go exactly according to plan. Emma's father refuses to allow her to return to work the horses after the marriage takes place, she counterattacks with the insistence that she takes some of the horses with her.

Rafe and Emma marry but no sooner are the vows spoken then the trouble starts. Emma's always been very attracted to Rafe and Rafe is definitely finding it difficult to adhere to her `no marital privileges' clause. What's a guy to do when he discovers that is new wife is the sexiest thing on two legs? Well being a man of his word, he can't just grab her up and take her to his bed, he's going to have to seduce her. Only Emma's just as stubborn as he is persuasive. Which one will hold out the longest?

Beth Williamson presents readers with yet another wonderful historical tale with her contribution to the LEATHER AND LACE series - BRANDED. Emma won me over from the very first page. She's so `in-your-face' and not afraid to go against convention that I couldn't wait to read all about her and find out how or even if Rafe can `tame' her. Rafe grew up knowing Emma so of course he's never seen her in any sort of sexual way but he's seeing her now and practically salivating just thinking about bedding his own wife. Ms. Williamson even throws in several supporting characters that you'll love to hate or hate to love, but in either case they're definitely unique and fun.

Be sure to keep an eye out for the other LEATHER AND LACE series books. Rebecca Goings contribution HIGH NOON was released on November 13th and Melissa Schroeder's THE SEDUCTION OF WIDOW MCEWAN was released on November 20th.

Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)
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MJ
3.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2014
Well, I was looking for a quick read when I stumbled upon this book and it turned out to be a good read. I love westerners and I loved the whole marriage of convenience. Since the story is so short it's really hard to figure out if you love the main characters or not, however, the author did do a good job. I liked Emma and Rafe together but the story would have been even better if it was made longer. The only thing I didn't like was the use of certain words like "t!ts", "p!!!y", and "d!!k" because they didn't seem to fit in a western love story unless you were at a brothel and even then I don't think I have ever read a western that used those words.

I guess I would recommend this as a quick but good read for anyone needed to pass time. The story is short enough for you to finish while wanting for a doctor/dentist appointment or such.
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