Along Came Jones

by Linda Windsor

Book Overview

Sparks fly in a Montana ghost town when Big Apple meets Big Sky in this Christian romance.

Framed for a crime she didn't commit, fleeing from the law and a crime syndicate, New Yorker Deanna Manetti is so lost in the Montana wilderness that not even God can find her--or so she thinks. Just when it can't get any worse, she's run off the road by a wild mustang, rescued by a cowboy packing iron, and carried off on horseback to the remote ghost town he calls a ranch. Deanna can't help but wonder if God has abandoned her--or is He just giving her a place to lay low until she can figure a way out of the mess she's in? The more Deanna gets to know her handsome host, the more she suspects she's jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire--a blaze that may consume her heart and soul.

Then, along came Jones. Shep Jones is mildly amused at this city slicker's attitude. She ought to be happy he's willing to fix her fancy sports car without calling the insurance company. Before he knows it, she's moved in 'til the work gets done, but instinct tells the ex-U.S. Marshal he's not getting all of the story. Shep aims to find out what--or who--she's running from. Can he turn away someone as lost and wonded as he was when he sought refuge in the wilderness? Or will he offer Deanna the same grace God afforded him?

Love and laughter blossom at Buffalo Butte until the past catches up with the unlikely pair, placing their love, their faith, and their lives in jeopardy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590520327
• ISBN13: 9781590520321
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful rapid-fire suspenseful romance

Deanna Manetti is running for her life. When her escape is cut short by a wild stallion, she finds herself depending on a man named Shepherd Jones and the kindness of strangers. But who can she trust? "Along Came Jones" is an action-packed tale of suspense and second chances. Linda Windsor paints a colorful picture of a close-knit western community. Her writing style flows smoothly from action sequences to romance to intrigue to spirituality and back to action again. This is a wonderful novel - so engaging, I didn't want to put it down.

Along Came Jones

I have never written an online review before, but I just HAD to review this one. It's my first Linda Windsor, but it won't be my last. I loved this book! Romance, action, humor, lovable characters, a great plot, and cowboys...what's not to love? Deanna's journey back to God, and the trust she learns to rely on are common in every Christian's life at some point. A friend loaned it to me, and I went out and bought it. This book should be a movie. Read it!

loved it, you gatta read it

picture your self being acussed of a crime you did not comit. Then after being questioned for countless hours you come home to find your appartment totaly trashed, wouldn't you be freking out. Well that is just some of what happened to the lead character in this thrilling mystery/action/romance novle.deanna has to over come the fear that some one is out to get her after driving several states from the only home she has known her hole adult life. in the mean time she totaly turn the life of a simple rancher sheperd jones (ex-marshell of the US gov.)upside down when he runs her off the road destroying her sports car and stranding her at his desrted gost town. Just wait and see all the trouble deanna and shep get in to as the find that broken hearts can mend and love is not totaly lost. that if you can beat the trials that they fase together any thing is possible with the help of god.

Loved it!

What a refreshing book!!! I loved the characters along with the humor. Even though Deanna is in deep trouble, Linda Windsor does not dwell on that fact and keeps things "light". Instead, she works at developing the relationship between Deanna and Shep, while teaching good Christian principles. Shep is such a charming man. Are there any men out there like him? Don't miss this one!!

A Delightful Read!

I just finished this book. I read it in 2 days because it was soo good. Its about a city girl who is on the run. Her car gets run off the road by a cowboy's horse and while her car is being fixed she stay's at the cowboy- Shep's house. This book is cute, and comical but there were 2 things i didn't like. They fell in love and Shep asked her to marry him without even knowing each other that well, they had just met.The second thing was Shep didn't even wonder or ask if she was saved. If he really liked her that should have been the first thing on his mind. All in all this was a great book, especially if you would rather have a handsome cowboy rescue you then a knight in shining armor! lol