4 R’s: Roped, Rescued, Risked, Romanced by Julie Castle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book offers 4 quick and easy romantic reads.

Book 1 finds Sarah and Rafe Halliday being brought back together after a quick courting, misunderstanding and separation. After fleeing on their wedding night, Sarah hears that Rafe is having trouble with the rumors in town since she left. She felt obligated after he saved her, to say nothing about the fact that she actually had feelings for her husband. After making a plan to return for a set period of time, she finds herself thrown back together with the man that captured her heart after he saved her. As she finds that Rafe is trying to find ways to keep his ranch alive and becomes more invested in keeping it going, the more danger they encounter. Will they be able to survive the games they are putting each other through?

Book 2 – After finding her handpicked-by-her-father fiance in a very compromising position right before their wedding, Samantha does the only thing she can think to do, and flees to her family’s cabin to lick her wounds. When she gets there, she finds her father’s goon there on vacation. He happened to be the reason she left home so many years ago, but she is determined to take the time to hide out from her ex and father. As their chemistry sizzles and she snoops through Jake’s things, she learns about the real reason for his “vacation” and insists on becoming involved. As they set plans in motion and learn more, will they be able to find the real root of the villians in Jake’s case and stay safe from both the bad guys and each other?

Book 3 – Serena’s father, a well known biographer with a current book about a local mob boss approaching its release date, has gone missing. She wondered if something was happening, but as soon as he missed her sons 5th birthday part she knew she had to find him as soon as possible. After finding his front door unlocked, home office ransacked, his computer missing, and his mail opened she takes the case to the local police department. After being treated very poorly and then threatened by a detective, she decides to hire a PI. As Serena and her PI find their way into a party at the home of the head of the mob, they peel off and search the upstairs. After finding her way through most of her assigned rooms, she opens the final door to witness her PI being murdered and thrown over the balcony. As she runs to the beach to find him, she is confronted by the detective and saved at the last minute by FBI agent Mark Riley. The agent is very bristly and very uninterested in her feelings about the case. When she finds he has collected her son, Sammy and brought them to a safehouse, she realizes just how serious the situation is. As she and Mark continue to agitate one another, it becomes obvious that they are both avoiding a mutual attraction. When they are forced together into even more of protective custody, they begin to explore the attraction. As the case ramps up and approaches an end, will they find her father? Will they find the rest of their lives with one another?

Book 4 – Candy Blake couldn’t blow town fast enough after graduation – especially eager to leave her foster mother, the snobs at school, and the Morris family behind. When she is put in a position to have to return, she is less than positive about it. When Greg Morris finds she is looking for business in town, he knows he has to do whatever it takes to sway her to have a reason to stay, and a reason to become his at last. Although their past leaves a less-than-stellar impression on Candy, Greg considers her the one who got away. What happens when he has time to make a plan? Will he be able to keep her from roaring away again?

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